Openings
150K
Dec 2025
Minnesota Labor Market
JOLTS data - latest: Dec 2025
150K
Job Openings
91K
Hires
65K
Quits
30K
Layoffs
Minnesota Labor Market Overview
As of Dec 2025, Minnesota reported 150K job openings and 91K hires, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey. Employers filled roughly 61% of available positions during this period.
Voluntary quits reached 65K (2.1% rate), outpacing the 30K layoffs and discharges -- workers leaving voluntarily generally outnumber those pushed out when the job market favors employees.
Compared to a year ago, job openings in Minnesota declined by 8.5%, suggesting relatively stable labor conditions.
Minnesota job openings over time
Monthly job openings in Minnesota from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.7%.
Hires
91K
Dec 2025
Quits rate
2.1%
Voluntary turnover
Layoffs rate
—
Involuntary turnover
Monthly Trends
Openings Hires
Jan 2019 Dec 2025
How Minnesota Compares
Minnesota'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 Minnesota? ▼
Minnesota had 150K 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 Minnesota recently? ▼
Minnesota recorded 91K 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 Minnesota? ▼
65K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Minnesota during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.1%. 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 Minnesota? ▼
There were 30K layoffs and discharges in Minnesota 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 Minnesota? ▼
Total separations in Minnesota reached 98K in Dec 2025. Separations is the broadest JOLTS turnover measure, it sums voluntary and involuntary departures plus retirements and internal transfers.
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.