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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Rhode Island Labor Market

Rhode Island 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.

22K
Job openings
20K
Hires
1.8%
Quits rate
16th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-44 Rhode Island

22K openings · 4.1% rate · 20K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 22K
  • RATE 4.1%
  • RANK 16th
  • HIRE 20K
  • QUIT 1.8%
  • LAY 6K
  • YOY -18.5%
  • PHOTO Texas

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Texas (4.1%)

Texas4.1%New York4.1%Tennessee4.1%Missouri4.1%Rhode Island (this)4.1%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Rhode Island is 16th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Texas →

Labor market health score

C

Labor market health score

55/100

Rhode Island, 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 C 4.1%

    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 F 1.8%

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

Rhode Island is 45th of 51 by openings volume but 16th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

Rhode Island sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Rhode Island is 16th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 16th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.1%).

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%16. RI4.1%
Rhode Island among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%4.1%
Rhode Island openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Rhode Island sits at 16th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Rhode Island openings fell 18.5% year over year

Monthly job openings in Rhode Island from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.1%.

10K20K30K40K50K 2019 22K

Openings vs. quits

Where Rhode Island sits: Tight but cautious

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. Rhode Island's own openings rate is 4.1% 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. Rhode Island highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How Rhode Island Compares

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

Hires Rate #6
3.9% - one of the highest of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #16
4.4% - roughly average of all 51 states →

Nearest openings-rate peers

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

Texas
Openings: 608K Rate: 4.1%
New York
Openings: 431K Rate: 4.1%
Tennessee
Openings: 143K Rate: 4.1%
Missouri
Openings: 128K Rate: 4.1%
South Carolina
Openings: 103K Rate: 4.1%
Maine
Openings: 28K Rate: 4.1%

Compare quits-rate peers

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

Pennsylvania
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 235K
Nevada
Quits rate: 1.8% Openings: 52K
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 Rhode Island (16th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.1%); volume 45th of 51). See our methodology.

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