How many job openings are there in Oregon?

Oregon had 72K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Oregon recently?

Oregon recorded 70K 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 Oregon?

43K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Oregon during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.2%. A higher quits rate generally indicates worker confidence, employees leave when they believe better opportunities are available.

How many layoffs happened in Oregon?

There were 14K layoffs and discharges in Oregon 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 Oregon?

Total separations in Oregon 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

Oregon Labor Market

Oregon 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

72K
Job openings: 70K
Hires: 2.2%
Quits rate: 45th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-41 Oregon

72K openings · 3.5% rate · 70K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 72K
RATE 3.5%
RANK 45th
HIRE 70K
QUIT 2.2%
LAY 14K
YOY -32.1%
PHOTO Utah

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Utah (3.5%)

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

Oregon is 45th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Utah →

Labor market health score

43/100

Oregon, 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 3.5%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate C 3.5%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate C 2.2%

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

Loose rate band

Oregon sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Oregon ranks 39th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 39th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.5%).

Oregon among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Oregon openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Oregon sits at 39th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Oregon openings fell 32.1% year over year

Monthly job openings in Oregon from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.5%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Oregon sits: Slack but restless

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. Oregon's own openings rate is 3.5% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.2% against a 2.2% average.