How many job openings are there in Washington?

Washington had 110K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Washington recently?

Washington recorded 113K 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 Washington?

60K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Washington during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 1.6%. 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 Washington?

There were 26K layoffs and discharges in Washington 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 Washington?

Total separations in Washington reached 93K 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

Washington Labor Market

BLS JOLTS state totals for Washington: openings, hires, quits, and layoffs by month, with industry mix where the extract includes it. State releases may trail the national headline.

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

110K
Job openings: 113K
Hires: 1.6%
Quits rate: 48th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-53 Washington

110K openings · 2.9% rate · 113K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 110K
RATE 2.9%
RANK 48th
HIRE 113K
QUIT 1.6%
LAY 26K
YOY -34.9%
PHOTO Hawaii

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Hawaii (2.9%)

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

Washington is 48th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Hawaii →

Labor market health score

14/100

Washington, 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 2.9%

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 1.6%

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

Washington is 21st of 51 by openings volume but 50th by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Loose rate band

Washington sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Washington ranks 50th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 50th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (2.9%).

Washington among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Washington openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Washington sits at 50th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Washington openings fell 34.9% year over year

Monthly job openings in Washington from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 2.9%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Washington sits: Cool & settled

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. Washington's own openings rate is 2.9% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 1.6% against a 2.2% average.