How many job openings are there in Ohio?

Ohio had 287K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Ohio recently?

Ohio recorded 183K hires in Dec 2025, per BLS JOLTS. The hires figure counts every new addition to the payroll that month, not just net job growth.

What is the quits rate in Ohio?

145K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Ohio during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.6%. 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 Ohio?

There were 44K layoffs and discharges in Ohio 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 Ohio?

Total separations in Ohio reached 197K in Dec 2025. Separations is the broadest JOLTS turnover measure, it sums voluntary and involuntary departures plus retirements and internal transfers.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Ohio Labor Market

Ohio 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

287K
Job openings: 183K
Hires: 2.6%
Quits rate: 8th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-39 Ohio

287K openings · 4.8% rate · 183K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 287K
RATE 4.8%
RANK 8th
HIRE 183K
QUIT 2.6%
LAY 44K
YOY +2.9%
PHOTO Virginia

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Virginia (4.8%)

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

Ohio is 8th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Virginia →

Labor market health score

71/100

Ohio, 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+ 4.8%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate F 3.2%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate A- 2.6%

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

Tight rate band

Ohio sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Ohio is 4th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 4th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.8%).

Ohio among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Ohio openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Ohio job openings over time

Monthly job openings in Ohio from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.8%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Ohio 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. Ohio's own openings rate is 4.8% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.6% against a 2.2% average.