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State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

West Virginia Labor Market

West Virginia 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.

42K
Job openings
29K
Hires
2.4%
Quits rate
3rd
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-54 West Virginia

42K openings · 5.5% rate · 29K hires · Dec 2025

  • OPEN 42K
  • RATE 5.5%
  • RANK 3rd
  • HIRE 29K
  • QUIT 2.4%
  • LAY 7K
  • YOY -2.3%
  • PHOTO Georgia

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Georgia (5.3%)

Georgia5.3%Oklahoma5.3%Ohio4.8%Virginia4.8%West Virginia (this)5.5%
Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

West Virginia is 3rd of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Georgia →

Labor market health score

A

Labor market health score

88/100

West 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+ 5.5%

    Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month

  • Hires rate A+ 4.0%

    Hires as a share of employment, latest month

  • Quits rate B 2.4%

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

West Virginia is 36th of 51 by openings volume but 1st by latest-month openings rate, so size is not tightness.

Tight rate band

West Virginia sits in the tightest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only (not the hero's multi-month average). West Virginia is 1st of 51; rates are openings per 100 jobs, not job quality. Signature: 1st of 51 by latest-month openings rate (5.5%).

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%9. AK4.5%
West Virginia among state openings rates · Dec 2025
0%5.5%51-state median4%5.5%
West Virginia openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

West Virginia job openings over time

Monthly job openings in West Virginia from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 5.5%.

30K40K50K60K70K80K 2019 42K

Openings vs. quits

Where West Virginia 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. West Virginia's own openings rate is 5.5% 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. West Virginia highlighted; crosshairs mark the 51-state average.

How West Virginia Compares

West Virginia's JOLTS metrics ranked against all 51 states and DC, Dec 2025.

Job Openings Rate #3
5.5% - one of the highest of all 51 states →
Hires Rate #10
3.8% - one of the highest of all 51 states →

States with similar openings rates

ABS(openings_rate) nationwide, not same-region neighbors.

Georgia
Openings: 279K Rate: 5.3%
Oklahoma
Openings: 101K Rate: 5.3%
Ohio
Openings: 287K Rate: 4.8%
Virginia
Openings: 213K Rate: 4.8%
Louisiana
Openings: 101K Rate: 4.8%
Michigan
Openings: 221K Rate: 4.7%

Nearest quits-rate peers

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

South Carolina
Quits rate: 2.4% Openings: 103K
Mississippi
Quits rate: 2.4% Openings: 59K
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 West Virginia (1st of 51 by latest-month openings rate (5.5%); volume 36th of 51). See our methodology.

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