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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Alabama Labor Market

Monthly job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs for Alabama from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. State tables often lag the national release (see homepage disclosure).

91K
Job openings
73K
Hires
2.1%
Quits rate
23rd
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-01 Alabama

91K openings · 4.0% rate · 73K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 91K
  • RATE 4.0%
  • RANK 23rd
  • HIRE 73K
  • QUIT 2.1%
  • LAY 19K
  • YOY -15.7%
  • PHOTO North Carolina

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: North Carolina (4.0%)

North Carolina4%Kansas4%Montana4%Texas4.1%Alabama (this)4%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Alabama is 23rd of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read North Carolina →

Labor market health score

D

Labor market health score

48/100

Alabama, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions

A weighted composite of the job openings, hires, and quits rates against every other state's same-month JOLTS data. It describes the latest reported month, not a forecast, and does not weigh wages, cost of living, or industry mix.

  • Job openings rate C- 4.0%

    Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month

  • Hires rate D 3.3%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate C- 2.1%

    Voluntary quits as a share of employment — a worker-confidence signal

Rate placement

Where Alabama sits on the latest-month openings-rate board

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is Alabama; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 24th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.0%).

1. WV5.5%2. GA5.3%2. OK5.3%4. OH4.8%4. VA4.8%4. LA4.8%7. MI4.7%7. MS4.7%9. DC4.5%24. AL4%
Alabama among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%4%
Alabama openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Alabama sits at 24th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Alabama openings fell 15.7% year over year

Monthly job openings in Alabama from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.0%.

50K100K150K200K 2019 91K

Openings vs. quits

Where Alabama sits: Tight but cautious

Each point is one state, Dec 2025: openings rate on the x-axis, voluntary quits rate on the y-axis. A hot job market does not reliably make workers confident enough to quit and chase it, and across the full 51-state table the two rates correlate only weakly. Alabama's own openings rate is 4.0% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.1% against a 2.2% average.

Hot & confidentTight but cautiousSlack but restlessCool & settled2.8%3.5%4.2%4.9%5.6%1.2%1.8%2.3%2.9%3.5%Openings rate (per 100 jobs)Quits rate (per 100 jobs)CA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.7%TX, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%NY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%FL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%OH, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%GA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%PA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%MI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%VA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%NC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%IL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%NJ, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%TN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%MN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%MA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.3%MO, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%MD, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%IN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3.2%AZ, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%WI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%WA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%SC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%LA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%OK, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%CO, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%KY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%AL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%OR, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%CT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%UT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%KS, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%AR, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%MS, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%IA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.3%NV, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%WV, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%NE, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%DC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.5%ID, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%NM, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%ME, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%DE, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%MT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9%NH, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%RI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%SD, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4%HI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%ND, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%AK, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3%VT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%WY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%
Openings rate vs. quits rate, all 51 states and D.C., Dec 2025. Alabama highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Alabama Compares

Alabama's JOLTS metrics ranked against all 51 states and DC, Dec 2025.

Layoff Rate #16
1.0% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #23
4.2% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Quits Rate #24
1.9% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Hires Rate #40
2.9% - near the middle of all 51 states →

States with similar openings rates

ABS(openings_rate) nationwide, not same-region neighbors.

North Carolina
Openings: 212K Rate: 4.0%
Kansas
Openings: 61K Rate: 4.0%
Montana
Openings: 22K Rate: 4.0%
Texas
Openings: 608K Rate: 4.1%
New York
Openings: 431K Rate: 4.1%
Tennessee
Openings: 143K Rate: 4.1%

States with similar quits rates

ABS(quits_rate) nationwide, a second lattice independent of openings-rate peers.

Florida
Quits rate: 2.1% Openings: 404K
Illinois
Quits rate: 2.1% Openings: 211K
Kentucky
Quits rate: 2.1% Openings: 92K
Utah
Quits rate: 2.1% Openings: 64K
Texas
Quits rate: 2.2% Openings: 608K
Virginia
Quits rate: 2.0% Openings: 213K

Data sourced from official public datasets for Alabama (24th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.0%); volume 27th of 51). See our methodology.

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