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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Montana Labor Market

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

22K
Job openings
21K
Hires
2.9%
Quits rate
11th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-30 Montana

22K openings · 4.0% rate · 21K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 22K
  • RATE 4.0%
  • RANK 11th
  • HIRE 21K
  • QUIT 2.9%
  • LAY 6K
  • YOY -21.4%
  • PHOTO North Carolina

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: North Carolina (4.0%)

North Carolina4%Alabama4%Kansas4%Texas4.1%Montana (this)4%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Montana is 11th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read North Carolina →

Labor market health score

B+

Labor market health score

76/100

Montana, 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- 4.0%

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

  • Hires rate A+ 4.0%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate A+ 2.9%

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

Montana is 43rd of 51 by openings volume but 24th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Rate placement

Where Montana sits on the latest-month openings-rate board

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is Montana; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 24th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.0%).

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%24. MT4%
Montana among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%4%
Montana openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Montana sits at 24th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Montana openings fell 21.4% year over year

Monthly job openings in Montana from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.0%.

10K20K30K40K50K60K 2019 22K

Openings vs. quits

Where Montana 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. Montana's own openings rate is 4.0% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.9% 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. Montana highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Montana Compares

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

Hires Rate #2
4.6% - among the highest of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #11
4.6% - near the middle of all 51 states →

Nearest openings-rate peers

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

North Carolina
Openings: 212K Rate: 4.0%
Alabama
Openings: 91K Rate: 4.0%
Kansas
Openings: 61K Rate: 4.0%
Texas
Openings: 608K Rate: 4.1%
New York
Openings: 431K Rate: 4.1%
Tennessee
Openings: 143K Rate: 4.1%

States with similar quits rates

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

Alaska
Quits rate: 3.0% Openings: 16K
Louisiana
Quits rate: 2.7% Openings: 101K
North Dakota
Quits rate: 2.7% Openings: 18K
Wyoming
Quits rate: 2.7% Openings: 11K
Ohio
Quits rate: 2.6% Openings: 287K
Idaho
Quits rate: 2.6% Openings: 34K

Data sourced from official public datasets for Montana (24th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.0%); volume 43rd of 51). See our methodology.

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