US-based employers announced plans to hire 90,787 workers in September 2026, up from the 12,325 plans announced in August, as seasonal hiring announcements have begun. However, it is down 23% from the 117,313 announced in September 2025, and the lowest September total since 2011, when 76,551 hiring plans were recorded. Announced seasonal hiring is muted so far this year. source: Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.

Hiring Plans Announcements in the United States averaged 86428.70 Persons from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 939790.00 Persons in September of 2021 and a record low of 1494.00 Persons in August of 2025. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Hiring Plans Announcements. United States Challenger Hiring Plans Announcements - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on October of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
ADP Employment Change	90.00	36.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM	0.10	0.30	percent	Sep 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY	3.00	3.10	percent	Sep 2026
Average Weekly Hours	34.40	34.40	Hours	Sep 2026
Challenger Job Cuts	43281.00	52881.00	Persons	Sep 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims	1710.00	1714.00	Thousand	Oct 2026
Employed Persons	163152.00	162746.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Employment Cost Index	0.90	0.90	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Cost - Benefits	1.00	1.20	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Cost - Wages	0.90	0.80	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	59.20	59.10	percent	Sep 2026
Full Time Employment	134376.00	134288.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Government Payrolls	-17.00	44.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Challenger Hiring Plans	90787.00	12325.00	Persons	Sep 2026
Initial Jobless Claims	199.00	198.00	Thousand	Oct 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges	1641.00	1702.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	7079.00	7335.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
JOLTs Job Quits	3066.00	3089.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Job Quits Rate	1.90	1.90	Percent	Aug 2026
Job Openings	7067.00	7855.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Jobless Claims 4-week Average	198.50	198.25	Thousand	Oct 2026
Participation Rate	61.80	61.60	percent	Sep 2026
Labour Costs	123.98	123.62	points	Jun 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.14	1.14	percent	Sep 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	9.00	15.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Minimum Wages	7.25	7.25	USD/Hour	Dec 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	29.00	133.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	46.00	89.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Nonfarm Productivity	1.40	0.80	percent	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	28746.00	28541.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Population	342.28	340.97	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	120.02	119.59	points	Jun 2026
Retirement Age Men	67.00	66.83	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	67.00	66.83	Years	Dec 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate	7.60	7.70	percent	Sep 2026
Unemployed Persons	7109.00	7031.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.20	4.10	percent	Sep 2026
Unit Labour Costs	1.20	1.30	percent	Jun 2026
Wage Growth	4.17	4.18	percent	Aug 2026
Wages	32.60	32.53	USD/Hour	Sep 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	30.21	30.33	USD/Hour	Sep 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.90	9.10	percent	Sep 2026

United States Challenger Hiring Plans Announcements

The Challenger Job-Cut Report provides information on the total number of announced corporate layoffs. Produced by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., this monthly report collects and categorizes announcements of corporate layoffs using mass layoff data from state departments of labor.