Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS)
Monthly release of labor market statistics covering employment, job openings, and earnings
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Employment
Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) shows the economy added 123.7k jobs in May 2026. This gain was driven by significant job gains in the Public Administration, Health Care and Social Assistance, and Professional and Business Services sectors. Meanwhile, Retail and Leisure and Hospitality showed significant declines again this month.
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Active job postings in the U.S. were essentially unchanged from April to May, down just 0.2%, continuing the stabilization seen since late 2025. While most industries saw declines, Leisure & Hospitality stood out with month-over-month gains of 3.7%, while Information experienced the largest drop at 3.6%.
View releaseHiring and Attrition
The hiring and attrition rates both ticked down in May. Hiring declined by 0.9 percentage points, while attrition declined by 1.3 percentage points, resulting in positive job growth last month. The sharpest pullback in hiring occurred in Leisure and Hospitality, where it fell 4.0 percentage points month-over-month, while most other sectors also experienced slower hiring. Public Administration was a notable exception, with hiring continuing to edge higher.
View releaseSalaries
Salaries from new job postings ticked down in May, decreasing by 0.4% from April to May. Sectors driving the decline were Retail Trade, and Mining and Oil Extraction.
View releaseMass-layoff Notices
Layoffs data are based on mass layoff events in the WARN notices. The WARN act requires businesses with 100 or more full-time workers must issue advance layoff notices if they plan to lay off at least 50 employees. The notices should be handed to employees and submitted to the Department of Labor 60 days in advance. The number of employees notified of layoffs declined slightly in May, and mass layoffs have generally been stable. In May, layoff notices were concentrated in the transportation sector, driven mainly by the permanent shutdown of Spirit Airlines.
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What data sources are used?
Powered by a dataset representing close to the whole population of employed people in the United States, Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) will draw from 100+ million U.S. profiles that mirror the national workforce and cover two thirds of all employed individuals, compared to an estimated 27% from the BLS establishment survey and 0.03% from the BLS household survey.
What metrics are covered?
Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) will publish (a) changes in employment, (b) job openings (c) employee hiring and attrition rates, and (d) salaries from new openings. Note that we will not be covering unemployment rate and labor force participation rate. All metrics will be available by occupation (SOC 2-digit), sector (NAICS 2-digit), and state.
What is the release schedule?
Revelio Labs will publish its data monthly, releasing Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) updates the day before Jobs Friday. These monthly releases are designed to complement the BLS's data series with more timely and granular insights.
About RPLS
Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) is a freely available macroeconomic labor market dataset built from 100+ million U.S. profiles to provide a clear, transparent view of workforce dynamics. It follows a format similar to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and is designed to be used alongside it, tracking employment levels, wages, and job transitions at a scale that traditional surveys cannot, offering a continuous picture of the labor market. Our hope is that RPLS helps close the growing information gap and delivers unbiased and trustworthy data on the U.S. workforce for policymakers, businesses, and the public.