Hiring: from the job post to the offer

Sources

• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, September 2026 (released November 3, 2026): openings, hires and separations, seasonally adjusted, preliminary · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026
• Minimum wage frequently asked questions: California's statewide minimum wage from January 1, 2026 · California Labor Commissioner's Office (Department of Industrial Relations), 2026
• California Equal Pay Act frequently asked questions: pay scales in job postings and salary history (Labor Code section 432.3) · California Labor Commissioner's Office (Department of Industrial Relations), 2026
• Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices: job advertisements, recruitment and pre-employment inquiries · U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Fair Chance Act: conviction history and job applicants · California Civil Rights Department

Every number

• 5.4 million peoplebls.gov ·2026 · People hired in one month, United States, September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary (all nonfarm jobs).
• 5.3 million peoplebls.gov ·2026 · People who left or lost a job in the same month (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations such as retirements), United States, September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary (all nonfarm jobs).
• 3.4 million peoplebls.gov ·2026 · People who quit their jobs in the same month, United States, September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary (all nonfarm jobs).
• 1.6 million peoplebls.gov ·2026 · Layoffs and discharges in the same month, United States, September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary (all nonfarm jobs).
• 7.5 million jobsbls.gov ·2026 · Job openings on the last business day of the month, United States, September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary (all nonfarm jobs).
• $19.00example (example number: Our example: the bottom of the sneaker chain's pay range for the job, an hour.) · Our example: the bottom of the sneaker chain's pay range for the job, an hour.
• $22.00example (example number: Our example: the top of the sneaker chain's pay range for the job, an hour.) · Our example: the top of the sneaker chain's pay range for the job, an hour.
• $16.90ca.gov ·2026 · California's statewide minimum wage an hour from the start of 2026, for employers not covered by a higher industry or local minimum.
• 15 employeesca.gov ·2026 · California employers with at least this many employees must put the pay scale in any job posting (Labor Code section 432.3).
• 40 storesexample (example number: Our example: how many stores the sneaker chain has in California.) · Our example: how many stores the sneaker chain has in California.
• 40 years oldeeoc.gov · Federal age discrimination law protects people this age and older; the EEOC's example is an ad for "recent college graduates" discouraging them.
• 5 employeesca.gov · California's Fair Chance Act generally applies to employers with this many employees or more.
• 4.4 pointsexample (example number: Our example: Ana's average score on the interview scorecard.) · Our example: Ana's average score on the interview scorecard.
• 3.8 pointsexample (example number: Our example: Ben's average score on the interview scorecard.) · Our example: Ben's average score on the interview scorecard.
• 5 pointsexample (example number: Our example: the highest score on each question of the scorecard.) · Our example: the highest score on each question of the scorecard.