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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Massachusetts Labor Market

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

129K
Job openings
100K
Hires
1.3%
Quits rate
39th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-25 Massachusetts

129K openings · 3.4% rate · 100K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 129K
  • RATE 3.4%
  • RANK 39th
  • HIRE 100K
  • QUIT 1.3%
  • LAY 31K
  • YOY -32.5%
  • PHOTO Vermont

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Vermont (3.4%)

Vermont3.4%Illinois3.3%Colorado3.3%Oregon3.5%Massachusetts (this)3.4%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Massachusetts is 39th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Vermont →

Labor market health score

F

Labor market health score

12/100

Massachusetts, 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 3.4%

    Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month

  • Hires rate F 2.7%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate F 1.3%

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

Massachusetts is 15th of 51 by openings volume but 44th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Loose rate band

Massachusetts sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Massachusetts ranks 44th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 44th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.4%).

1. WV5.5%2. GA5.3%2. OK5.3%4. OH4.8%4. VA4.8%4. LA4.8%7. MI4.7%7. MS4.7%9. DC4.5%44. MA3.4%
Massachusetts among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%3.4%
Massachusetts openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Massachusetts sits at 44th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Massachusetts openings fell 32.5% year over year

Monthly job openings in Massachusetts from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.4%.

100K150K200K250K300K350K400K 2019 129K

Openings vs. quits

Where Massachusetts sits: Cool & settled

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. Massachusetts's own openings rate is 3.4% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.3% against a 2.2% average.

Hot & confidentTight but cautiousSlack but restlessCool & settled2.8%3.5%4.2%4.9%5.6%1.2%1.8%2.3%2.9%3.5%Openings rate (per 100 jobs)Quits rate (per 100 jobs)CA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.7%TX, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%NY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%FL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%OH, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%GA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%PA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%MI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%VA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%NC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%IL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%NJ, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%TN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%MN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%MA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.3%MO, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%MD, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%IN, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3.2%AZ, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.9%WI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%WA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%SC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%LA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%OK, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%CO, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%KY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%AL, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%OR, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%CT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.8% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.6%UT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.1%KS, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.5%AR, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.3% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%MS, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%IA, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.3%NV, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%WV, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 5.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.4%NE, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%DC, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.5%ID, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.7% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%NM, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%ME, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%DE, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.6%MT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9%NH, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%RI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 1.8%SD, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.1% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4%HI, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 2.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2%ND, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.9% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%AK, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 4.5% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 3%VT, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.4% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.2%WY, Openings rate (per 100 jobs): 3.6% · Quits rate (per 100 jobs): 2.7%
Openings rate vs. quits rate, all 51 states and D.C., Dec 2025. Massachusetts highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Massachusetts Compares

Massachusetts's JOLTS metrics ranked against all 51 states and DC, Dec 2025.

Layoff Rate #22
0.9% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Quits Rate #37
1.3% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #39
3.7% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Hires Rate #44
2.6% - near the bottom of all 51 states →

Nearest openings-rate peers

ABS(openings_rate) nationwide, not same-region neighbors.

Vermont
Openings: 11K Rate: 3.4%
Illinois
Openings: 211K Rate: 3.3%
Colorado
Openings: 100K Rate: 3.3%
Oregon
Openings: 72K Rate: 3.5%
Utah
Openings: 64K Rate: 3.5%
Iowa
Openings: 57K Rate: 3.5%

Compare quits-rate peers

ABS(quits_rate) nationwide, a second lattice independent of openings-rate peers.

District of Columbia
Quits rate: 1.5% Openings: 34K
New York
Quits rate: 1.6% Openings: 431K
Georgia
Quits rate: 1.6% Openings: 279K
New Jersey
Quits rate: 1.6% Openings: 172K
Washington
Quits rate: 1.6% Openings: 110K
Connecticut
Quits rate: 1.6% Openings: 67K

Data sourced from official public datasets for Massachusetts (44th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.4%); volume 15th of 51). See our methodology.

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