How many job openings are there in New Jersey?

New Jersey had 172K job openings as of Dec 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).

How many people were hired in New Jersey recently?

New Jersey recorded 147K 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 New Jersey?

71K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in New Jersey during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 1.6%. A higher quits rate generally indicates worker confidence, employees leave when they believe better opportunities are available.

How many layoffs happened in New Jersey?

There were 37K layoffs and discharges in New Jersey 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 New Jersey?

Total separations in New Jersey reached 117K in Dec 2025. This includes all employees who left their jobs, whether through quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, or transfers to other locations of the same firm.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

New Jersey Labor Market

New Jersey 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

172K
Job openings: 147K
Hires: 1.6%
Quits rate: 22nd
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-34 New Jersey

172K openings · 3.8% rate · 147K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 172K
RATE 3.8%
RANK 22nd
HIRE 147K
QUIT 1.6%
LAY 37K
YOY -13.6%
PHOTO Connecticut

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Connecticut (3.8%)

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

New Jersey is 22nd of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Connecticut →

Labor market health score

34/100

New Jersey, 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 3.8%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate C- 3.4%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate F 1.6%

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

New Jersey is 12th of 51 by openings volume but 30th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Rate placement

Where New Jersey sits on the latest-month openings-rate board

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is New Jersey; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 30th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.8%).

New Jersey among state openings rates · Dec 2025

New Jersey openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

New Jersey sits at 30th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

New Jersey openings fell 13.6% year over year

Monthly job openings in New Jersey from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.8%.

Openings vs. quits

Where New Jersey 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. New Jersey's own openings rate is 3.8% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.6% against a 2.2% average.