The Factory Hires Rate Tumbles to 2.50

The Factory Hires Rate tumbles 7.4% in September 2026 to 2.50 and up 4.2% from a year earlier.

• September 2026: 2.50
• on the month: -7.4%
• on the year: +4.2%

The print sits 60% of the way up the archived range of 2.20 (May 2025) to 2.70 (August 2026), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against September 2025, which printed 2.40. Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.