How many job openings are there in Connecticut?

Connecticut had 67K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Connecticut recently?

Connecticut recorded 61K 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 Connecticut?

27K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Connecticut during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 1.6%. A higher quits rate generally indicates worker confidence, employees leave when they believe better opportunities are available.

How many layoffs happened in Connecticut?

There were 17K layoffs and discharges in Connecticut during Dec 2025. This tallies involuntary job losses only, layoffs with no plan to rehire plus discharges for cause, not voluntary departures.

What are total separations in Connecticut?

Total separations in Connecticut reached 46K 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

Connecticut Labor Market

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

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

67K
Job openings: 61K
Hires: 1.6%
Quits rate: 34th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-09 Connecticut

67K openings · 3.8% rate · 61K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 67K
RATE 3.8%
RANK 34th
HIRE 61K
QUIT 1.6%
LAY 17K
YOY -6.9%
PHOTO New Jersey

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: New Jersey (3.8%)

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

Connecticut is 34th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read New Jersey →

Labor market health score

38/100

Connecticut, 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 3.8%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate C+ 3.6%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate F 1.6%

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

Rate placement

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

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is Connecticut; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 30th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.8%).

Connecticut among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Connecticut openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Connecticut sits at 30th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Connecticut openings fell 6.9% year over year

Monthly job openings in Connecticut from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.8%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Connecticut 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. Connecticut's own openings rate is 3.8% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.6% against a 2.2% average.