State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release - 2025 M08 Results — 2025-12-02

Job openings rates increased in 2 states in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in August. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll during the entire month. Job openings rates increased in 2 states and were little changed in 48 states and the District of Columbia in August. The increases in job openings rates occurred in Florida and Illinois (+0.6 percentage point each).