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Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2025

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover - October 2025

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.

Chart 1. Job openings as a percent of employment for the United States and Arizona, seasonally adjusted
Month Arizona United States

Mar 2020

4.2 3.8

Apr 2020

4.4 3.4

May 2020

5.0 4.0

Jun 2020

4.8 4.3

Jul 2020

4.7 4.5

Aug 2020

5.1 4.3

Sep 2020

5.2 4.4

Oct 2020

5.2 4.6

Nov 2020

5.1 4.6

Dec 2020

5.6 4.5

Jan 2021

5.0 4.8

Feb 2021

5.7 5.2

Mar 2021

5.8 5.6

Apr 2021

6.4 6.0

May 2021

6.9 6.4

Jun 2021

6.5 6.6

Jul 2021

7.3 7.0

Aug 2021

7.5 6.9

Sep 2021

6.4 6.9

Oct 2021

6.9 7.1

Nov 2021

6.5 7.0

Dec 2021

7.0 7.1

Jan 2022

7.6 7.0

Feb 2022

7.3 7.2

Mar 2022

7.6 7.4

Apr 2022

7.7 7.2

May 2022

7.1 7.0

Jun 2022

6.7 6.9

Jul 2022

8.0 7.0

Aug 2022

7.2 6.2

Sep 2022

7.0 6.6

Oct 2022

7.2 6.4

Nov 2022

6.8 6.5

Dec 2022

6.3 6.7

Jan 2023

6.7 6.3

Feb 2023

5.7 6.0

Mar 2023

6.1 5.8

Apr 2023

7.1 6.0

May 2023

6.0 5.6

Jun 2023

5.5 5.5

Jul 2023

5.9 5.3

Aug 2023

5.7 5.6

Sep 2023

5.7 5.6

Oct 2023

5.5 5.2

Nov 2023

5.5 5.4

Dec 2023

4.9 5.3

Jan 2024

4.2 5.3

Feb 2024

5.4 5.3

Mar 2024

4.4 5.1
View Chart Data
Chart 1. Job openings rates for the United States and Arizona, seasonally adjusted
Month Arizona United States

Oct 2021

6.7 7.1

Nov 2021

6.6 6.9

Dec 2021

7.0 7.1

Jan 2022

7.3 7.0

Feb 2022

7.5 7.2

Mar 2022

7.8 7.4

Apr 2022

7.6 7.3

May 2022

7.1 7.0

Jun 2022

6.9 6.9

Jul 2022

7.6 7.1

Aug 2022

6.8 6.2

Sep 2022

7.1 6.6

Oct 2022

7.0 6.4

Nov 2022

6.7 6.4

Dec 2022

6.3 6.6

Jan 2023

6.0 6.3

Feb 2023

6.0 6.0

Mar 2023

6.2 5.8

Apr 2023

7.9 6.0

May 2023

5.6 5.6

Jun 2023

5.5 5.6

Jul 2023

5.7 5.2

Aug 2023

5.9 5.6

Sep 2023

5.6 5.6

Oct 2023

5.3 5.2

Nov 2023

5.2 5.2

Dec 2023

4.4 5.2

Jan 2024

5.2 5.1

Feb 2024

5.1 5.1

Mar 2024

4.4 4.9

Apr 2024

5.1 4.6

May 2024

4.8 4.8

Jun 2024

5.1 4.5

Jul 2024

5.0 4.5

Aug 2024

4.7 4.6

Sep 2024

4.8 4.3

Oct 2024

4.8 4.6

Nov 2024

5.9 4.8

Dec 2024

5.3 4.5

Jan 2025

6.4 4.7

Feb 2025

5.1 4.5

Mar 2025

5.1 4.3

Apr 2025

4.7 4.4

May 2025

4.2 4.6

Jun 2025

4.2 4.4

Jul 2025

4.6 4.3

Aug 2025

4.0 4.3

Sep 2025

5.3 4.6

Oct 2025

4.8 4.5

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.

View Chart Data
Chart 2. Hires and total separations in Arizona, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Month Hires Total separations

Oct 2021

138 114

Nov 2021

144 140

Dec 2021

152 142

Jan 2022

157 152

Feb 2022

158 131

Mar 2022

156 168

Apr 2022

148 120

May 2022

156 144

Jun 2022

154 160

Jul 2022

161 142

Aug 2022

153 141

Sep 2022

145 136

Oct 2022

144 144

Nov 2022

144 139

Dec 2022

135 130

Jan 2023

142 117

Feb 2023

136 136

Mar 2023

142 149

Apr 2023

158 141

May 2023

136 112

Jun 2023

126 142

Jul 2023

126 127

Aug 2023

131 134

Sep 2023

125 128

Oct 2023

130 131

Nov 2023

111 130

Dec 2023

116 126

Jan 2024

160 117

Feb 2024

111 119

Mar 2024

104 122

Apr 2024

115 136

May 2024

118 124

Jun 2024

111 109

Jul 2024

138 122

Aug 2024

99 101

Sep 2024

112 105

Oct 2024

86 122

Nov 2024

114 100

Dec 2024

135 101

Jan 2025

112 126

Feb 2025

116 124

Mar 2025

120 121

Apr 2025

123 122

May 2025

146 133

Jun 2025

120 126

Jul 2025

121 115

Aug 2025

104 116

Sep 2025

123 118

Oct 2025

105 116
Chart 2. Hires and total separations in Arizona, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Month Hires Total separations

Mar 2020

120 237

Apr 2020

69 206

May 2020

200 79

Jun 2020

160 99

Jul 2020

98 114

Aug 2020

123 97

Sep 2020

145 120

Oct 2020

129 101

Nov 2020

115 121

Dec 2020

115 124

Jan 2021

117 100

Feb 2021

119 127

Mar 2021

145 134

Apr 2021

131 132

May 2021

115 121

Jun 2021

125 114

Jul 2021

127 115

Aug 2021

131 117

Sep 2021

137 123

Oct 2021

144 122

Nov 2021

144 141

Dec 2021

151 140

Jan 2022

163 154

Feb 2022

162 130

Mar 2022

166 153

Apr 2022

137 125

May 2022

159 140

Jun 2022

156 168

Jul 2022

158 142

Aug 2022

154 144

Sep 2022

149 139

Oct 2022

148 152

Nov 2022

150 138

Dec 2022

142 125

Jan 2023

162 123

Feb 2023

138 128

Mar 2023

147 141

Apr 2023

148 142

May 2023

147 119

Jun 2023

135 160

Jul 2023

127 131

Aug 2023

130 135

Sep 2023

130 135

Oct 2023

138 133

Nov 2023

115 132

Dec 2023

131 133

Jan 2024

126 120

Feb 2024

120 119

Mar 2024

114 111

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.

View Chart Data
Chart 3. Quits and layoffs and discharges in Arizona, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Month Quits Layoffs & discharges

Oct 2021

90 19

Nov 2021

109 26

Dec 2021

105 32

Jan 2022

111 35

Feb 2022

96 29

Mar 2022

143 19

Apr 2022

98 16

May 2022

110 27

Jun 2022

124 29

Jul 2022

110 25

Aug 2022

103 32

Sep 2022

94 36

Oct 2022

98 39

Nov 2022

94 37

Dec 2022

98 24

Jan 2023

82 30

Feb 2023

95 37

Mar 2023

103 38

Apr 2023

98 38

May 2023

86 21

Jun 2023

90 48

Jul 2023

90 31

Aug 2023

85 43

Sep 2023

88 33

Oct 2023

86 38

Nov 2023

79 44

Dec 2023

78 42

Jan 2024

76 36

Feb 2024

79 32

Mar 2024

75 41

Apr 2024

80 45

May 2024

75 42

Jun 2024

68 33

Jul 2024

64 52

Aug 2024

66 32

Sep 2024

63 36

Oct 2024

82 34

Nov 2024

65 29

Dec 2024

65 29

Jan 2025

74 39

Feb 2025

76 37

Mar 2025

73 41

Apr 2025

76 34

May 2025

81 40

Jun 2025

81 37

Jul 2025

71 35

Aug 2025

66 42

Sep 2025

69 39

Oct 2025

67 40
Chart 3. Quits and layoffs and discharges in Arizona, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Month Quits Layoffs & discharges

Mar 2020

50 181

Apr 2020

41 158

May 2020

38 35

Jun 2020

53 37

Jul 2020

66 38

Aug 2020

66 26

Sep 2020

82 32

Oct 2020

72 24

Nov 2020

80 30

Dec 2020

88 29

Jan 2021

72 22

Feb 2021

93 28

Mar 2021

88 41

Apr 2021

101 25

May 2021

91 26

Jun 2021

89 19

Jul 2021

87 23

Aug 2021

89 22

Sep 2021

96 18

Oct 2021

96 22

Nov 2021

111 26

Dec 2021

104 31

Jan 2022

115 33

Feb 2022

93 30

Mar 2022

128 18

Apr 2022

102 18

May 2022

108 26

Jun 2022

129 32

Jul 2022

112 23

Aug 2022

105 33

Sep 2022

98 33

Oct 2022

109 36

Nov 2022

94 36

Dec 2022

94 23

Jan 2023

87 29

Feb 2023

88 34

Mar 2023

95 36

Apr 2023

103 34

May 2023

90 22

Jun 2023

104 51

Jul 2023

94 30

Aug 2023

86 43

Sep 2023

93 33

Oct 2023

87 38

Nov 2023

82 43

Dec 2023

78 41

Jan 2024

76 38

Feb 2024

77 36

Mar 2024

64 42

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).

Federal Government Shutdown

September 2025 state JOLTS estimates reported in this release include partial data that businesses self-reported electronically during the lapse in appropriations and data collected in November following the shutdown. October 2025 data presented in this release were collected in November following the shutdown, as originally planned. The October 2025 unemployment data are unavailable due to the shutdown, and therefore the number of unemployed persons per job opening is also unavailable.

Additionally, BLS temporarily suspended use of the monthly alignment methodology for October 2025 preliminary estimates; use of this methodology will resume with the publication of October 2025 final estimates. See the State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Technical Note for information on state JOLTS alignment methodology.

Upcoming Change to the JOLTS State Estimates

The national State Job Openings and Labor Turnover news release will move from a monthly news release to an annual news release. The last monthly news release will occur with the December 2025 data published in February 2026. The first annual news release will be in July 2026. Going forward, monthly estimates for the prior calendar year will be published each year along with the annual news release. The annual news release will incorporate benchmark revisions to JOLTS national estimates, updated Current Employment Statistics (CES) employment estimates, and updated Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data.


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.

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