Openings
95K
Dec 2025
Louisiana Labor Market
JOLTS data - latest: Dec 2025
95K
Job Openings
71K
Hires
54K
Quits
25K
Layoffs
Louisiana Labor Market Overview
As of Dec 2025, Louisiana reported 95K job openings and 71K hires, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey. Employers filled roughly 75% of available positions during this period, neither a hiring crunch nor a supply glut.
Voluntary quits reached 54K (2.7% rate). That's more than the 25K layoffs and discharges reported, a ratio that tends to track with employee confidence rather than employer-driven cuts.
Compared to a year ago, job openings in Louisiana declined by 1%, close enough to flat that the trend chart below is a better read than this single comparison.
Louisiana job openings over time
Monthly job openings in Louisiana from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.5%.
Hires
71K
Dec 2025
Quits rate
2.7%
Voluntary turnover
Layoffs rate
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Involuntary turnover
Monthly Trends
Openings Hires
Jan 2019 Dec 2025
How Louisiana Compares
Louisiana'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 Louisiana? ▼
Louisiana had 95K 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 Louisiana recently? ▼
Louisiana recorded 71K 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 Louisiana? ▼
54K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Louisiana during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.7%. 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 Louisiana? ▼
There were 25K layoffs and discharges in Louisiana 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 Louisiana? ▼
Total separations in Louisiana reached 84K 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.