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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

South Carolina Labor Market

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

103K
Job openings
105K
Hires
2.4%
Quits rate
17th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-45 South Carolina

103K openings · 4.1% rate · 105K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 103K
  • RATE 4.1%
  • RANK 17th
  • HIRE 105K
  • QUIT 2.4%
  • LAY 28K
  • YOY -23.7%
  • PHOTO Texas

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Texas (4.1%)

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

South Carolina is 17th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Texas →

Labor market health score

B+

Labor market health score

75/100

South Carolina, 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+ 4.4%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate B 2.4%

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

Tight rate band

South Carolina sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). South Carolina 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. SC4.1%
South Carolina among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%4.1%
South Carolina openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

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

South Carolina openings fell 23.7% year over year

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

50K100K150K200K250K 2019 103K

Openings vs. quits

Where South Carolina 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. South Carolina's own openings rate is 4.1% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.4% 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. South Carolina highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How South Carolina Compares

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

Hires Rate #4
4.0% - one of the highest of all 51 states →
Layoff Rate #6
1.3% - among the highest of all 51 states →
Quits Rate #9
2.3% - among the highest of all 51 states →
Job Openings Rate #17
4.4% - in the middle third of all 51 states →

Compare 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%
Maine
Openings: 28K Rate: 4.1%
Rhode Island
Openings: 22K Rate: 4.1%

Compare quits-rate peers

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

Mississippi
Quits rate: 2.4% Openings: 59K
West Virginia
Quits rate: 2.4% Openings: 42K
Michigan
Quits rate: 2.5% Openings: 221K
Wisconsin
Quits rate: 2.5% Openings: 115K
Kansas
Quits rate: 2.5% Openings: 61K
Iowa
Quits rate: 2.3% Openings: 57K

Data sourced from official public datasets for South Carolina (16th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.1%); volume 22nd of 51). See our methodology.

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