Openings
427K
Dec 2025
Florida Labor Market
JOLTS data - latest: Dec 2025
427K
Job Openings
289K
Hires
196K
Quits
103K
Layoffs
Florida Labor Market Overview
As of Dec 2025, Florida reported 427K job openings and 289K hires, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey. Employers filled roughly 68% of available positions during this period.
Voluntary quits reached 196K (2.0% rate), ahead of the 103K layoffs and discharges recorded over the same period -- a pattern usually associated with workers who feel they have other options.
Compared to a year ago, job openings in Florida declined by 6.2%, a modest move that reads as normal year-over-year variation rather than a shift.
Florida job openings over time
Monthly job openings in Florida from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.1%.
Hires
289K
Dec 2025
Quits rate
2.0%
Voluntary turnover
Layoffs rate
—
Involuntary turnover
Monthly Trends
Openings Hires
Jan 2019 Dec 2025
How Florida Compares
Florida's JOLTS metrics ranked against all 51 states and DC, Dec 2025.
Other State Labor Markets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many job openings are there in Florida? ▼
Florida had 427K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.
How many people were hired in Florida recently? ▼
Florida recorded 289K 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 Florida? ▼
196K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Florida during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.0%. Economists treat the quits rate as a proxy for worker confidence in the job market, a rising rate usually means people feel secure enough to move on.
How many layoffs happened in Florida? ▼
There were 103K layoffs and discharges in Florida 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 Florida? ▼
Total separations in Florida reached 310K 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.
Understanding Labor Data
Data source
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).
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Related
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, state-level data · 2025-12 JOLTS measures job openings, hires, and total separations (quits + layoffs + other) by state. Data is monthly with about a 1-month publication lag.