How many job openings are there in Vermont?

Vermont had 11K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Vermont recently?

Vermont recorded 9K 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 Vermont?

7K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Vermont during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.2%. Quits are a closely-watched confidence signal, workers tend to leave voluntarily only when they expect to find something better.

How many layoffs happened in Vermont?

There were 3K layoffs and discharges in Vermont 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 Vermont?

Total separations in Vermont reached 11K in Dec 2025. The figure covers every way a worker can leave a job in JOLTS accounting, quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, and intra-firm transfers alike.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Vermont Labor Market

Vermont 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

11K
Job openings: 9K
Hires: 2.2%
Quits rate: 3K
Layoffs

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-50 Vermont

11K openings · 3.4% rate · 9K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 11K
RATE 3.4%
RANK n/a
HIRE 9K
QUIT 2.2%
LAY 3K
YOY -8.3%
PHOTO Massachusetts

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Massachusetts (3.4%)

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

Peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours in the JOLTS state pool for Dec 2025. Read Massachusetts →

Labor market health score

27/100

Vermont, 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 3.4%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate F 2.9%

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

Vermont sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Vermont ranks 44th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 44th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.4%).

Vermont among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Vermont openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Vermont sits at 44th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Vermont openings fell 8.3% year over year

Monthly job openings in Vermont from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.4%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Vermont 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. Vermont's own openings rate is 3.4% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.2% against a 2.2% average.