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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Arizona Labor Market

BLS JOLTS state totals for Arizona: openings, hires, quits, and layoffs by month, with industry mix where the extract includes it. State releases may trail the national headline.

121K
Job openings
127K
Hires
1.9%
Quits rate
27th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-04 Arizona

121K openings · 3.6% rate · 127K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 121K
  • RATE 3.6%
  • RANK 27th
  • HIRE 127K
  • QUIT 1.9%
  • LAY 24K
  • YOY -32.0%
  • PHOTO California

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: California (3.6%)

California3.6%Wyoming3.6%Pennsylvania3.7%Indiana3.7%Arizona (this)3.6%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Arizona is 27th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read California →

Labor market health score

D

Labor market health score

44/100

Arizona, 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 F 3.6%

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

  • Hires rate A- 3.9%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate F 1.9%

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

Arizona is 19th of 51 by openings volume but 36th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Loose rate band

Arizona sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Arizona ranks 36th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 36th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.6%).

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%36. AZ3.6%
Arizona among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%3.6%
Arizona openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Arizona sits at 36th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Arizona openings fell 32% year over year

Monthly job openings in Arizona from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.6%.

100K150K200K250K300K 2019 121K

Openings vs. quits

Where Arizona sits: Cool & settled

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. Arizona's own openings rate is 3.6% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.9% 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. Arizona highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Arizona Compares

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

Hires Rate #14
3.5% - near the middle of all 51 states →
Layoff Rate #20
0.9% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Quits Rate #21
2.0% - near the middle of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #27
4.1% - roughly average of all 51 states →

States with similar openings rates

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

California
Openings: 674K Rate: 3.6%
Wyoming
Openings: 11K Rate: 3.6%
Pennsylvania
Openings: 235K Rate: 3.7%
Indiana
Openings: 123K Rate: 3.7%
Wisconsin
Openings: 115K Rate: 3.7%
Oregon
Openings: 72K Rate: 3.5%

States with similar quits rates

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

Minnesota
Quits rate: 1.9% Openings: 135K
Maryland
Quits rate: 1.9% Openings: 127K
Pennsylvania
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 235K
Nevada
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 52K
Rhode Island
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 22K
Virginia
Quits rate: 2.0% Openings: 213K

Data sourced from official public datasets for Arizona (36th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.6%); volume 19th of 51). See our methodology.

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