How many job openings are there in Arkansas?

Arkansas had 60K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Arkansas recently?

Arkansas recorded 46K hires in Dec 2025, according to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. This tallies all payroll additions in the period, regardless of whether headcount grew overall.

What is the quits rate in Arkansas?

27K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Arkansas during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.0%. A higher quits rate generally indicates worker confidence, employees leave when they believe better opportunities are available.

How many layoffs happened in Arkansas?

There were 14K layoffs and discharges in Arkansas during Dec 2025. The count covers every employer-initiated separation in the period, both permanent layoffs and for-cause discharges.

What are total separations in Arkansas?

Total separations in Arkansas reached 44K in Dec 2025. The figure covers every way a worker can leave a job in JOLTS accounting, quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, and intra-firm transfers alike.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Arkansas Labor Market

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

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

60K
Job openings: 46K
Hires: 2.0%
Quits rate: 9th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-05 Arkansas

60K openings · 4.3% rate · 46K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 60K
RATE 4.3%
RANK 9th
HIRE 46K
QUIT 2.0%
LAY 14K
YOY -9.1%
PHOTO Minnesota

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Minnesota (4.3%)

Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Arkansas is 9th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Minnesota →

Labor market health score

56/100

Arkansas, 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 B+ 4.3%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate C- 3.4%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate F 2.0%

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

Arkansas is 32nd of 51 by openings volume but 13th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

Arkansas sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Arkansas is 13th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 13th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.3%).

Arkansas among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Arkansas openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Arkansas sits at 13th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Arkansas openings fell 9.1% year over year

Monthly job openings in Arkansas from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.3%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Arkansas 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. Arkansas's own openings rate is 4.3% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.0% against a 2.2% average.