How many job openings are there in Michigan?

Michigan had 221K 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 Michigan recently?

Michigan recorded 171K 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 Michigan?

111K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Michigan during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.5%. 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 Michigan?

There were 58K layoffs and discharges in Michigan 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 Michigan?

Total separations in Michigan reached 178K in Dec 2025. The figure covers every way a worker can leave a job in JOLTS accounting, quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, and intra-firm transfers alike.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Michigan Labor Market

BLS JOLTS state totals for Michigan: 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

221K
Job openings: 171K
Hires: 2.5%
Quits rate: 6th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-26 Michigan

221K openings · 4.7% rate · 171K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 221K
RATE 4.7%
RANK 6th
HIRE 171K
QUIT 2.5%
LAY 58K
YOY +14.5%
PHOTO Mississippi

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Mississippi (4.7%)

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

Michigan is 6th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Mississippi →

Labor market health score

A-

Labor market health score

82/100

Michigan, 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 A 4.7%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate B+ 3.8%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate B+ 2.5%

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

Tight rate band

Michigan sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Michigan is 7th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 7th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.7%).

Michigan among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Michigan openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Michigan openings rose 14.5% year over year

Monthly job openings in Michigan from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.7%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Michigan sits: Hot & confident

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. Michigan's own openings rate is 4.7% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.5% against a 2.2% average.