How many job openings are there in Maine?

Maine had 28K 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 Maine recently?

Maine recorded 20K hires in Dec 2025, per BLS JOLTS. The hires figure counts every new addition to the payroll that month, not just net job growth.

What is the quits rate in Maine?

13K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Maine during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.0%. A higher quits rate generally indicates worker confidence, employees leave when they believe better opportunities are available.

How many layoffs happened in Maine?

There were 7K layoffs and discharges in Maine during Dec 2025. This figure includes involuntary separations initiated by the employer, including layoffs with no intent to rehire and discharges for cause.

What are total separations in Maine?

Total separations in Maine reached 21K 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

Maine Labor Market

BLS JOLTS state totals for Maine: 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

28K
Job openings: 20K
Hires: 2.0%
Quits rate: 14th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-23 Maine

28K openings · 4.1% rate · 20K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 28K
RATE 4.1%
RANK 14th
HIRE 20K
QUIT 2.0%
LAY 7K
YOY +3.7%
PHOTO Texas

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Texas (4.1%)

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

Maine is 14th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Texas →

Labor market health score

40/100

Maine, 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 C 4.1%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate F 3.0%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate F 2.0%

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

Maine is 41st of 51 by openings volume but 16th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

Maine sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Maine is 16th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 16th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.1%).

Maine among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Maine openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Maine sits at 16th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Maine openings rose 3.7% year over year

Monthly job openings in Maine from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.1%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Maine sits: Tight but cautious

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. Maine's own openings rate is 4.1% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.0% against a 2.2% average.