How many job openings are there in Texas?

Texas had 608K 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 Texas recently?

Texas recorded 503K hires in Dec 2025, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey data. Hires represent all additions to the payroll during the reference month.

What is the quits rate in Texas?

318K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Texas 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 Texas?

There were 137K layoffs and discharges in Texas 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 Texas?

Total separations in Texas reached 480K in Dec 2025. Separations is the broadest JOLTS turnover measure, it sums voluntary and involuntary departures plus retirements and internal transfers.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Texas Labor Market

Texas 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

608K
Job openings: 503K
Hires: 2.2%
Quits rate: 31st
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-48 Texas

608K openings · 4.1% rate · 503K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 608K
RATE 4.1%
RANK 31st
HIRE 503K
QUIT 2.2%
LAY 137K
YOY +7.2%
PHOTO New York

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: New York (4.1%)

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

Texas is 31st of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read New York →

Labor market health score

58/100

Texas, 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 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

Tight rate band

Texas sits in the tightest openings-rate third

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

Texas among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Texas openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

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

Texas openings rose 7.2% year over year

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

Openings vs. quits

Where Texas 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. Texas's own openings rate is 4.1% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.2% against a 2.2% average.