How many job openings are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma had 101K 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 Oklahoma recently?

Oklahoma recorded 69K 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 Oklahoma?

40K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Oklahoma during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.2%. 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 Oklahoma?

There were 17K layoffs and discharges in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?

Total separations in Oklahoma reached 60K 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

Oklahoma Labor Market

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

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

101K
Job openings: 69K
Hires: 2.2%
Quits rate: 2nd
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-40 Oklahoma

101K openings · 5.3% rate · 69K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 101K
RATE 5.3%
RANK 2nd
HIRE 69K
QUIT 2.2%
LAY 17K
YOY +6.3%
PHOTO Georgia

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Georgia (5.3%)

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

Oklahoma is 2nd of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Georgia →

Labor market health score

A-

Labor market health score

82/100

Oklahoma, 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+ 5.3%

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 C 2.2%

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

Oklahoma is 24th of 51 by openings volume but 2nd by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

Oklahoma sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Oklahoma is 2nd of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 2nd of 51 by latest-month openings rate (5.3%).

Oklahoma among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Oklahoma openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Oklahoma openings rose 6.3% year over year

Monthly job openings in Oklahoma from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 5.3%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Oklahoma 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. Oklahoma's own openings rate is 5.3% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.2% against a 2.2% average.