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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Pennsylvania Labor Market

Monthly job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs for Pennsylvania from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. State tables often lag the national release (see homepage disclosure).

235K
Job openings
186K
Hires
1.8%
Quits rate
41st
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-42 Pennsylvania

235K openings · 3.7% rate · 186K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 235K
  • RATE 3.7%
  • RANK 41st
  • HIRE 186K
  • QUIT 1.8%
  • LAY 51K
  • YOY -5.2%
  • PHOTO Indiana

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Indiana (3.7%)

Indiana3.7%Wisconsin3.7%Idaho3.7%New Jersey3.8%Pennsylvania (this)3.7%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Pennsylvania is 41st of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Indiana →

Labor market health score

F

Labor market health score

25/100

Pennsylvania, 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 3.7%

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

  • Hires rate F 3.0%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate F 1.8%

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

Pennsylvania is 7th of 51 by openings volume but 32nd by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Rate placement

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

Dec 2025 openings rate (openings per 100 jobs). Highlighted bar is Pennsylvania; the hero rank uses a trailing average, this board is the latest month alone. Signature: 32nd of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.7%).

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%32. PA3.7%
Pennsylvania among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%3.7%
Pennsylvania openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Pennsylvania sits at 32nd of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Pennsylvania openings fell 5.2% year over year

Monthly job openings in Pennsylvania from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.7%.

100K200K300K400K500K600K 2019 235K

Openings vs. quits

Where Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania's own openings rate is 3.7% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.8% 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. Pennsylvania highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Pennsylvania Compares

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

Layoff Rate #25
0.9% - roughly average of all 51 states →
Quits Rate #28
1.9% - in the middle third of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #41
3.7% - near the middle of all 51 states →
Hires Rate #45
2.6% - near the bottom of all 51 states →

States with similar openings rates

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

Indiana
Openings: 123K Rate: 3.7%
Wisconsin
Openings: 115K Rate: 3.7%
Idaho
Openings: 34K Rate: 3.7%
New Jersey
Openings: 172K Rate: 3.8%
Connecticut
Openings: 67K Rate: 3.8%
California
Openings: 674K Rate: 3.6%

Nearest quits-rate peers

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

Nevada
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 52K
Rhode Island
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 22K
Minnesota
Quits rate: 1.9% Openings: 135K
Maryland
Quits rate: 1.9% Openings: 127K
Arizona
Quits rate: 1.9% Openings: 121K
California
Quits rate: 1.7% Openings: 674K

Data sourced from official public datasets for Pennsylvania (32nd of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.7%); volume 7th of 51). See our methodology.

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