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West Virginia leads job openings rates in June 2025
August 21, 2025
West Virginia had the highest rate of openings in June 2025, at 6.0 percent, while Washington had the lowest job openings rate, at 3.7 percent. The lowest hires rate was in the District of Columbia, at 2.2 percent, and the highest was Montana’s rate of 4.9 percent. The District of Columbia and Pennsylvania had the lowest total separations rates, at 2.4 percent. Alaska’s total separations rate of 5.3 percent was the highest.
State job openings, hires, and total separations rates, June 2025
State job openings, hires, and total separations rates (in percent), June 2025, seasonally adjusted
State
Job openings rate
Hires rate
Total separations rate
Total U.S.
4.4
3.3
3.2
Alabama
4.9
3.3
3.0
Alaska
5.0
4.7
5.3
Arizona
4.4
3.6
3.6
Arkansas
5.3
4.0
2.9
California
3.8
2.9
3.4
Colorado
4.4
3.2
3.6
Connecticut
4.3
3.2
3.5
Delaware
4.5
3.7
3.2
District of Columbia
4.3
2.2
2.4
Florida
4.5
3.4
2.9
Georgia
5.4
3.0
2.7
Hawaii
3.8
3.1
3.4
Idaho
4.6
4.0
4.2
Illinois
4.4
3.1
3.0
Indiana
3.9
3.7
4.1
Iowa
4.0
3.1
3.5
Kansas
4.4
3.0
3.3
Kentucky
4.8
3.6
3.3
Louisiana
4.9
3.5
3.3
Maine
5.6
3.8
4.0
Maryland
4.8
3.2
2.7
Massachusetts
4.7
2.8
2.9
Michigan
4.0
3.2
3.4
Minnesota
4.9
2.6
2.8
Mississippi
5.1
3.4
3.3
Missouri
4.3
2.7
3.0
Montana
5.4
4.9
4.5
Nebraska
4.0
2.7
3.3
Nevada
4.1
4.1
3.8
New Hampshire
5.1
3.7
3.4
New Jersey
4.5
3.9
3.1
New Mexico
5.1
4.0
3.2
New York
5.0
2.9
2.6
North Carolina
5.6
3.1
3.4
North Dakota
4.4
3.3
3.8
Ohio
4.5
3.2
3.4
Oklahoma
5.4
3.4
3.3
Oregon
4.3
3.9
3.4
Pennsylvania
3.9
2.8
2.4
Rhode Island
5.0
3.9
4.3
South Carolina
5.6
4.0
3.5
South Dakota
3.9
3.0
3.8
Tennessee
5.1
3.8
3.6
Texas
3.9
3.7
3.2
Utah
4.2
3.7
3.8
Vermont
5.1
3.8
3.8
Virginia
5.4
3.4
3.0
Washington
3.7
3.0
2.8
West Virginia
6.0
3.9
3.6
Wisconsin
4.1
2.8
3.1
Wyoming
4.8
4.4
4.0
Job openings rates decreased in four states and increased in one state in June 2025. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in one state. Total separations rates decreased in two states and increased in one state. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little change in June.
United States Department of Labor
