How many job openings are there in Mississippi?

Mississippi had 59K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Mississippi recently?

Mississippi recorded 46K 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 Mississippi?

29K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Mississippi during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.4%. 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 Mississippi?

There were 14K layoffs and discharges in Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

Total separations in Mississippi reached 45K 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

Mississippi Labor Market

Mississippi labor-market flows from the federal JOLTS program, monthly openings, hires, and separations. Check the reference month; state rows can publish after the national series.

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

59K
Job openings: 46K
Hires: 2.4%
Quits rate: 4th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-28 Mississippi

59K openings · 4.7% rate · 46K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 59K
RATE 4.7%
RANK 4th
HIRE 46K
QUIT 2.4%
LAY 14K
YOY -4.8%
PHOTO Michigan

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Michigan (4.7%)

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

Mississippi is 4th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Michigan →

Labor market health score

A-

Labor market health score

81/100

Mississippi, 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 A- 3.9%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate B 2.4%

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

Mississippi is 33rd of 51 by openings volume but 7th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

Mississippi sits in the tightest openings-rate third

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

Mississippi among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Mississippi openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Mississippi openings fell 4.8% year over year

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

Openings vs. quits

Where Mississippi 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. Mississippi's own openings rate is 4.7% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.4% against a 2.2% average.