How many job openings are there in Virginia?

Virginia had 213K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Virginia recently?

Virginia recorded 132K 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 Virginia?

86K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Virginia during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.0%. Economists treat the quits rate as a proxy for worker confidence in the job market, a rising rate usually means people feel secure enough to move on.

How many layoffs happened in Virginia?

There were 43K layoffs and discharges in Virginia during Dec 2025. This tallies involuntary job losses only, layoffs with no plan to rehire plus discharges for cause, not voluntary departures.

What are total separations in Virginia?

Total separations in Virginia reached 141K 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

Virginia Labor Market

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

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

213K
Job openings: 132K
Hires: 2.0%
Quits rate: 7th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-51 Virginia

213K openings · 4.8% rate · 132K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 213K
RATE 4.8%
RANK 7th
HIRE 132K
QUIT 2.0%
LAY 43K
YOY -6.6%
PHOTO Ohio

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Ohio (4.8%)

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

Virginia is 7th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Ohio →

Labor market health score

55/100

Virginia, 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 A+ 4.8%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate F 3.1%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate F 2.0%

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

Tight rate band

Virginia sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). Virginia is 4th of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 4th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (4.8%).

Virginia among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Virginia openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Virginia openings fell 6.6% year over year

Monthly job openings in Virginia from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 4.8%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Virginia 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. Virginia's own openings rate is 4.8% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.0% against a 2.2% average.