Colorado had 136,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 129,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Colorado was 4.4 percent in June and 4.1 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) The job openings rate nationally was 4.4 percent in June and 4.6 percent in May. (See table 3.) All data in this release are seasonally adjusted.

  

Chart 1. Job openings rates for the United States and Colorado, seasonally adjusted

Month	Colorado	United States
Jun 2021	8.1	6.6
Jul 2021	7.7	7.0
Aug 2021	7.5	6.9
Sep 2021	6.9	6.9
Oct 2021	6.5	7.1
Nov 2021	7.0	6.9
Dec 2021	8.1	7.1
Jan 2022	7.4	7.0
Feb 2022	6.6	7.2
Mar 2022	7.3	7.4
Apr 2022	7.5	7.3
May 2022	7.7	7.0
Jun 2022	7.3	6.9
Jul 2022	7.4	7.1
Aug 2022	6.7	6.2
Sep 2022	6.7	6.6
Oct 2022	7.3	6.4
Nov 2022	6.6	6.4
Dec 2022	9.0	6.6
Jan 2023	8.5	6.3
Feb 2023	8.2	6.0
Mar 2023	7.3	5.8
Apr 2023	8.4	6.0
May 2023	6.3	5.6
Jun 2023	6.4	5.6
Jul 2023	5.7	5.2
Aug 2023	6.3	5.6
Sep 2023	6.3	5.6
Oct 2023	6.3	5.2
Nov 2023	7.4	5.2
Dec 2023	6.7	5.2
Jan 2024	5.9	5.1
Feb 2024	5.8	5.1
Mar 2024	5.9	4.9
Apr 2024	6.0	4.6
May 2024	5.8	4.8
Jun 2024	5.6	4.5
Jul 2024	6.2	4.5
Aug 2024	5.0	4.6
Sep 2024	5.3	4.3
Oct 2024	5.9	4.6
Nov 2024	5.0	4.8
Dec 2024	4.0	4.5
Jan 2025	4.9	4.7
Feb 2025	5.1	4.5
Mar 2025	4.4	4.3
Apr 2025	4.6	4.4
May 2025	4.1	4.6
Jun 2025	4.4	4.4

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The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Colorado was 1.1 in June. Nationwide, 25 states and the District of Columbia had ratios in June that were lower than the national measure of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening; 18 states had ratios that were higher than the national ratio, and 7 states had ratios equal to the national measure. (See map 1.)

In June, Colorado had 95,000 hires and 108,000 separations, compared to 130,000 hires and 118,000 separations in May. (See chart 2.) Over the 12 months ending in June, hires have averaged 115,000 per month and separations have averaged 110,000 per month. These averages include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.

  

Chart 2. Hires and total separations in Colorado, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)

Month	Hires	Total separations
Jun 2021	144	120
Jul 2021	149	149
Aug 2021	145	166
Sep 2021	134	141
Oct 2021	117	134
Nov 2021	137	124
Dec 2021	133	137
Jan 2022	139	133
Feb 2022	134	141
Mar 2022	135	130
Apr 2022	144	115
May 2022	137	128
Jun 2022	125	106
Jul 2022	108	114
Aug 2022	129	119
Sep 2022	125	125
Oct 2022	137	134
Nov 2022	122	159
Dec 2022	113	137
Jan 2023	116	118
Feb 2023	129	113
Mar 2023	118	119
Apr 2023	123	116
May 2023	113	97
Jun 2023	106	89
Jul 2023	89	98
Aug 2023	87	91
Sep 2023	97	86
Oct 2023	140	106
Nov 2023	118	106
Dec 2023	108	102
Jan 2024	111	117
Feb 2024	97	101
Mar 2024	98	101
Apr 2024	105	141
May 2024	109	110
Jun 2024	109	121
Jul 2024	134	155
Aug 2024	107	108
Sep 2024	109	94
Oct 2024	106	136
Nov 2024	103	115
Dec 2024	126	82
Jan 2025	94	117
Feb 2025	106	99
Mar 2025	146	102
Apr 2025	119	89
May 2025	130	118
Jun 2025	95	108

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Among the June separations in Colorado, 64,000 were quits and 40,000 were layoffs and discharges, compared to 68,000 quits and 42,000 layoffs and discharges in May. (See chart 3.) Over the year, quits averaged 66,000 per month, ranging from 49,000 to 108,000. Layoffs and discharges have averaged 38,000 per month, ranging from 23,000 to 71,000.

  

Chart 3. Quits and layoffs and discharges in Colorado, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)

Month	Quits	Layoffs & discharges
Jun 2021	84	30
Jul 2021	95	50
Aug 2021	91	67
Sep 2021	106	31
Oct 2021	111	17
Nov 2021	91	29
Dec 2021	89	42
Jan 2022	94	26
Feb 2022	99	33
Mar 2022	102	21
Apr 2022	87	22
May 2022	87	30
Jun 2022	70	27
Jul 2022	76	28
Aug 2022	67	44
Sep 2022	81	36
Oct 2022	67	62
Nov 2022	95	55
Dec 2022	97	27
Jan 2023	78	31
Feb 2023	82	26
Mar 2023	71	36
Apr 2023	78	34
May 2023	68	25
Jun 2023	63	23
Jul 2023	63	29
Aug 2023	65	22
Sep 2023	56	21
Oct 2023	67	33
Nov 2023	61	32
Dec 2023	66	32
Jan 2024	78	34
Feb 2024	72	23
Mar 2024	72	23
Apr 2024	90	43
May 2024	64	43
Jun 2024	75	38
Jul 2024	108	42
Aug 2024	70	32
Sep 2024	52	37
Oct 2024	60	71
Nov 2024	81	29
Dec 2024	49	27
Jan 2025	67	37
Feb 2025	54	40
Mar 2025	62	37
Apr 2025	60	23
May 2025	68	42
Jun 2025	64	40

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The State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for July 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (MT).

This news release presents statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS program provides information on labor demand and turnover. The state estimates produced by JOLTS are model-based, incorporating JOLTS sample, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates. For more information see the JOLTS State Estimates Methodology.

Job Openings. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month. A job is open only if it meets all three of these conditions:

• A specific position exists and there is work available for that position.
• The job could start within 30 days.
• The employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the position.

The number of unemployed persons per job opening is a ratio of the level of unemployed persons and the level of job openings. The number of unemployed persons at the national level is an estimate from the Current Population Survey (CPS), while state-level unemployment estimates are modeled by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. A ratio of 1.0 means there is a job available for every unemployed person. Lower ratios signal tighter labor markets, where firms have more job openings than there are unemployed persons available to work. Higher ratios indicate there are more unemployed persons competing for each job opening.

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll during the entire reference month.

Separations. Separations include all separations from the payroll during the entire reference month and is reported by type of separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations.

• Quits include employees who left voluntarily, except for retirements or transfers to other locations.
• Layoffs and discharges include involuntary separations initiated by the employer.
• Other separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, separations due to employee disability, and deaths.

Levels and rates of other separations represent a small portion of total separations and are not published with the release of state estimates.

Complete definitions, including exclusions, and additional information about the State JOLTS data presented in this release are available in the State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Technical Note.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.