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Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2025

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - November 2025

Utah had 70,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 74,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the job openings rate in Utah was 3.8 percent in November and 4.0 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) The job openings rate nationally was 4.3 percent in November and 4.5 percent in October. (See table 3.) All data in this release are seasonally adjusted.

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

Nov 2021

6.4 6.9

Dec 2021

6.9 7.1

Jan 2022

7.2 7.0

Feb 2022

6.9 7.2

Mar 2022

7.1 7.4

Apr 2022

6.7 7.3

May 2022

6.8 7.0

Jun 2022

6.3 6.9

Jul 2022

6.8 7.1

Aug 2022

6.2 6.2

Sep 2022

6.4 6.6

Oct 2022

6.1 6.4

Nov 2022

6.2 6.4

Dec 2022

7.1 6.6

Jan 2023

5.9 6.3

Feb 2023

5.8 6.0

Mar 2023

5.7 5.8

Apr 2023

6.4 6.0

May 2023

5.7 5.6

Jun 2023

5.5 5.6

Jul 2023

5.7 5.2

Aug 2023

6.8 5.6

Sep 2023

5.6 5.6

Oct 2023

5.2 5.2

Nov 2023

4.8 5.2

Dec 2023

4.4 5.2

Jan 2024

4.7 5.1

Feb 2024

4.6 5.1

Mar 2024

4.6 4.9

Apr 2024

4.2 4.6

May 2024

4.7 4.8

Jun 2024

4.4 4.5

Jul 2024

4.1 4.5

Aug 2024

4.3 4.6

Sep 2024

4.2 4.3

Oct 2024

4.6 4.6

Nov 2024

4.6 4.8

Dec 2024

4.3 4.5

Jan 2025

4.6 4.7

Feb 2025

4.6 4.5

Mar 2025

4.3 4.3

Apr 2025

4.1 4.4

May 2025

3.7 4.6

Jun 2025

4.0 4.4

Jul 2025

4.1 4.3

Aug 2025

4.0 4.3

Sep 2025

4.5 4.6

Oct 2025

4.0 4.5

Nov 2025

3.8 4.3

The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Utah was 0.9 in November. Nationwide, 37 states and the District of Columbia had ratios in November that were lower than the national measure of 1.1 unemployed persons per job opening; 10 states had ratios that were higher than the national ratio, and 3 states had ratios equal to the national measure. (See map 1.)

Map 1. Number of unemployed persons per job opening by state, November 2025, seasonally adjusted

(U.S. ratio = 1.1)

In November, Utah had 62,000 hires and 64,000 separations, compared to 65,000 hires and 69,000 separations in October. (See chart 2.) Over the 12 months ending in November, hires and separations each averaged 67,000 per month. These averages include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.

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

Nov 2021

84 74

Dec 2021

73 72

Jan 2022

82 72

Feb 2022

78 64

Mar 2022

82 76

Apr 2022

83 58

May 2022

72 64

Jun 2022

72 61

Jul 2022

68 66

Aug 2022

84 81

Sep 2022

80 79

Oct 2022

73 71

Nov 2022

71 72

Dec 2022

73 83

Jan 2023

73 65

Feb 2023

69 60

Mar 2023

68 68

Apr 2023

65 61

May 2023

72 64

Jun 2023

63 57

Jul 2023

68 77

Aug 2023

59 87

Sep 2023

70 69

Oct 2023

71 64

Nov 2023

64 71

Dec 2023

64 70

Jan 2024

66 70

Feb 2024

62 72

Mar 2024

64 66

Apr 2024

67 67

May 2024

71 75

Jun 2024

67 61

Jul 2024

66 62

Aug 2024

64 65

Sep 2024

62 56

Oct 2024

58 70

Nov 2024

65 55

Dec 2024

79 54

Jan 2025

57 65

Feb 2025

66 74

Mar 2025

66 67

Apr 2025

68 71

May 2025

78 70

Jun 2025

65 72

Jul 2025

64 67

Aug 2025

59 66

Sep 2025

73 69

Oct 2025

65 69

Nov 2025

62 64

Among the November separations in Utah, 38,000 were quits and 22,000 were layoffs and discharges, compared to 43,000 quits and 22,000 layoffs and discharges in October. (See chart 3.) Over the year, quits averaged 41,000 per month, ranging from 38,000 to 49,000. Layoffs and discharges have averaged 22,000 per month, ranging from 14,000 to 29,000.

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

Nov 2021

57 13

Dec 2021

55 13

Jan 2022

52 15

Feb 2022

47 14

Mar 2022

65 9

Apr 2022

44 11

May 2022

45 15

Jun 2022

40 17

Jul 2022

41 16

Aug 2022

61 17

Sep 2022

57 18

Oct 2022

48 20

Nov 2022

51 16

Dec 2022

64 15

Jan 2023

42 19

Feb 2023

44 14

Mar 2023

45 19

Apr 2023

39 18

May 2023

41 18

Jun 2023

38 17

Jul 2023

53 21

Aug 2023

66 18

Sep 2023

48 17

Oct 2023

45 16

Nov 2023

46 21

Dec 2023

44 21

Jan 2024

49 18

Feb 2024

46 21

Mar 2024

42 20

Apr 2024

40 22

May 2024

44 28

Jun 2024

39 18

Jul 2024

39 19

Aug 2024

38 25

Sep 2024

33 20

Oct 2024

46 21

Nov 2024

33 21

Dec 2024

38 14

Jan 2025

41 18

Feb 2025

41 29

Mar 2025

42 23

Apr 2025

49 18

May 2025

42 22

Jun 2025

40 29

Jul 2025

40 23

Aug 2025

39 21

Sep 2025

40 23

Oct 2025

43 22

Nov 2025

38 22
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.

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for December 2025 are scheduled to be released on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (MT).


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 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.

Table 1. Job openings and labor turnover for Utah, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Estimate November 2024 August 2025(p) September 2025 October 2025 November 2025(p) Change from October 2025 to November 2025(p)

Openings

84 74 84 74 70 -4

Hires

65 59 73 65 62 -3

Total separations

55 66 69 69 64 -5

Quits

33 39 40 43 38 -5

Layoffs & discharges

21 21 23 22 22 0

(p) Preliminary.

Table 2. Job openings and labor turnover rates for Utah, seasonally adjusted
Estimate November 2024 August 2025(p) September 2025 October 2025 November 2025(p) Change from October 2025 to November 2025(p)

Openings(1)

4.6 4.0 4.5 4.0 3.8 -0.2

Hires(2)

3.7 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 -0.2

Total separations(3)

3.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.6 -0.3

Quits(3)

1.9 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.1 -0.3

Layoffs & discharges(3)

1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.0

(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 November 2024 August 2025(p) September 2025 October 2025 November 2025(p) Change from October 2025 to November 2025(p)

Openings(1)

4.8 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.3 -0.2

Hires(2)

3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.2 -0.2

Total separations(3)

3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 0.0

Quits(3)

1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 0.1

Layoffs & discharges(3)

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 -0.1

(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.

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