Openings
68K
Dec 2025
Kansas Labor Market
JOLTS data - latest: Dec 2025
68K
Job Openings
50K
Hires
37K
Quits
16K
Layoffs
Kansas Labor Market Overview
As of Dec 2025, Kansas reported 68K job openings and 50K hires, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey. Employers filled roughly 74% of available positions during this period, neither a hiring crunch nor a supply glut.
Voluntary quits reached 37K (2.5% rate), ahead of the 16K 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 Kansas declined by 6.8%, suggesting relatively stable labor conditions.
Kansas job openings over time
Monthly job openings in Kansas from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.5%.
Hires
50K
Dec 2025
Quits rate
2.5%
Voluntary turnover
Layoffs rate
—
Involuntary turnover
Monthly Trends
Openings Hires
Jan 2019 Dec 2025
How Kansas Compares
Kansas'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 Kansas? ▼
Kansas had 68K job openings as of Dec 2025, per the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the federal government's monthly labor-demand series.
How many people were hired in Kansas recently? ▼
Kansas recorded 50K 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 Kansas? ▼
37K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Kansas during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.5%. 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 Kansas? ▼
There were 16K layoffs and discharges in Kansas 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 Kansas? ▼
Total separations in Kansas reached 54K in Dec 2025. This includes all employees who left their jobs, whether through quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, or transfers to other locations of the same firm.
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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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.