Arizona had 164,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 182,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Arizona was 4.8 percent in October and 5.3 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) The job openings rate nationally was 4.5 percent in October and 4.6 percent in September. (See table 3.) All data in this release are seasonally adjusted.

In October, Arizona had 105,000 hires and 116,000 separations, compared to 123,000 hires and 118,000 separations in September. (See chart 2.) Over the 12 months ending in October, hires have averaged 120,000 per month and separations have averaged 118,000 per month. These averages include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.

Among the October separations in Arizona, 67,000 were quits and 40,000 were layoffs and discharges, compared to 69,000 quits and 39,000 layoffs and discharges in September. (See chart 3.) Over the year, quits averaged 72,000 per month, ranging from 65,000 to 81,000. Layoffs and discharges have averaged 37,000 per month, ranging from 29,000 to 42,000.

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for November 2025 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

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 are 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.

Table 1. Job openings and labor turnover for Arizona, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)

Estimate	October 2024	July 2025	August 2025	September 2025	October 2025(p)	Change from September 2025 to October 2025(p)
Openings	162	158	137	182	164	-18
Hires	86	121	104	123	105	-18
Total separations	122	115	116	118	116	-2
Quits	82	71	66	69	67	-2
Layoffs & discharges	34	35	42	39	40	1
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary.

Table 2. Job openings and labor turnover rates for Arizona, seasonally adjusted

Estimate	October 2024	July 2025	August 2025	September 2025	October 2025(p)	Change from September 2025 to October 2025(p)
Openings(1)	4.8	4.6	4.0	5.3	4.8	-0.5
Hires(2)	2.7	3.7	3.2	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Total separations(3)	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
Quits(3)	2.5	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Layoffs & discharges(3)	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary. (1) The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that quotient by 100. (2) The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. (3) The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly.

Table 3. Job openings and labor turnover rates for the United States, seasonally adjusted

Estimate	October 2024	July 2025	August 2025	September 2025	October 2025	Change from September 2025 to October 2025
Openings(1)	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Hires(2)	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4	0.0
Total separations(3)	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Quits(3)	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Layoffs & discharges(3)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Footnotes: (1) The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that quotient by 100. (2) The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. (3) The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly.