How many job openings are there in Idaho?

Idaho had 34K job openings as of Dec 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).

How many people were hired in Idaho recently?

Idaho recorded 34K hires in Dec 2025, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey data. Hires represent all additions to the payroll during the reference month.

What is the quits rate in Idaho?

23K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Idaho during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.6%. Quits are a closely-watched confidence signal, workers tend to leave voluntarily only when they expect to find something better.

How many layoffs happened in Idaho?

There were 96K layoffs and discharges in Idaho 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 Idaho?

Total separations in Idaho reached 121K in Dec 2025. Separations is the broadest JOLTS turnover measure, it sums voluntary and involuntary departures plus retirements and internal transfers.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Idaho Labor Market

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

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

34K
Job openings: 34K
Hires: 2.6%
Quits rate: 32nd
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-16 Idaho

34K openings · 3.7% rate · 34K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 34K
RATE 3.7%
RANK 32nd
HIRE 34K
QUIT 2.6%
LAY 96K
YOY -20.9%
PHOTO Pennsylvania

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Pennsylvania (3.7%)

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

Idaho is 32nd of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Pennsylvania →

Labor market health score

C+

Labor market health score

64/100

Idaho, 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 3.7%

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 A- 2.6%

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

Rate placement

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

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is Idaho; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 32nd of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.7%).

Idaho among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Idaho openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Idaho sits at 32nd of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Idaho openings fell 20.9% year over year

Monthly job openings in Idaho from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.7%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Idaho sits: Slack but restless

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. Idaho's own openings rate is 3.7% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.6% against a 2.2% average.