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Workforce Insights
Monthly Report — September 2025
Welcome to the September edition of the BambooHR Workforce Insights report, where we dive into the latest trends shaping the world of employment.
Workforce Insights is powered by aggregated data trends from the millions of admins, managers, and employees who use BambooHR in the US and across the globe.
Turnover drops to February levels
The US jobs report may be delayed, but BambooHR’s comprehensive platform data, sourced from over 5 million employee data points across the world, provides a global perspective on the current job market in these volatile times.
In September 2025, global turnover dropped sharply—down 30% month over month, reaching its lowest level since February. The slowdown offers a brief period of stability following a volatile summer. Hiring held steady from August, while job openings rose another 5%, marking the second consecutive month of increased demand for talent.
Year over year, both hiring and turnover are down 14%, while job openings are up 24%, suggesting employers are cautious about adding headcount but continuing to post new roles as they prepare for future growth.
The US closely mirrored global patterns, with flat hiring, a sharp decline in turnover, and a modest rise in openings.
Additional key trends from this month:
- Hiring leaders: Restaurant, food, and beverage maintained the highest share of hires in September, while nonprofit led in job openings.
- Regional trends: Turnover decreased across all regions, led by North America and the Middle East/Africa (–33%), while Europe saw a 35% drop in job openings.
- Company size dynamics: Small companies (fewer than 25 employees) continued to post the highest proportions of both hiring and turnover, while large organizations (151+ employees) had the lowest across all three metrics.
Hiring, job openings & turnover
Globally, in September 2025, hiring was down 1%, turnover was down 30%, and job openings were up 5% compared to August.
Hiring
- In the US:
- 1% decrease in hiring from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 13% decrease in hiring year-over-year from September 2024.
- Globally:
- No change in hiring from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 14% decrease in hiring year-over-year from September 2024.
Job Openings
- In the US:
- 5% increase in job openings from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 28% increase in job openings year-over-year from September 2024.
- Globally:
- 5% increase in job openings from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 24% increase in job openings year-over-year from September 2024.
Turnover
- In the US:
- 31% decrease in turnover from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 16% decrease in turnover year-over-year from September 2024.
- Globally:
- 30% decrease in turnover from August 2025 to September 2025.
- 14% decrease in turnover year-over-year from September 2024.
Month-over-Month (MoM),
Year-over-Year (YoY)
Industry Trends: Hiring, Job Openings & Turnover
- All industries saw significant decreases in turnover from August to September.
- The education sector saw a predictable dip in hiring month-over-month after August’s hiring frenzy, a 42% decrease.
- The nonprofit sector once again had the highest proportion of job openings.
- Restaurant, food, and beverage had the highest proportion of hires but saw a 17% decrease in job openings month-over-month.
- Tech had the lowest proportion of hires and job openings among all industries.
Regional Trends: Hiring, Job Openings & Turnover
- North America had the highest percentage of hires in proportion to total employees, while Middle East/Africa (MEA) had the lowest percentage of hires.
- North America had the highest proportion of turnover and MEA had the lowest.
- Europe had the lowest percentage of job openings in proportion to total employees; North America had the highest, followed closely by MEA.
- Turnover decreased across all regions month-over-month with North America and MEA leading the way (33%).
- Job openings decreased by 35% from August to September in Europe.
Company Size Trends: Hiring, Job Openings & Turnover
- Smaller companies (<25 employees) had the highest percentage of hires and turnover in proportion to total employees.
- Larger companies (151+ employees) had the lowest percentage of hires and job openings in proportion to total employees.
- Turnover decreased for all company sizes from August to September.
Methodology
All source data is from the BambooHR® platform, gathered between December 2018 and September 2025, and includes over 5.01 million employee data points across the globe.
The data includes hiring, turnover, and job openings and other data points that have been analyzed in an aggregated, anonymized way to protect the privacy of employees and the integrity of the metrics.
Turnover includes all types of separation of an employee from their company, including voluntary and involuntary separations.
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