Alabama reported 115,000 job openings in June 2025, a decrease from 123,000 openings in May, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job openings rate for Alabama stood at 4.9 percent in June, down from 5.3 percent the previous month. Nationally, the job openings rate was 4.4 percent in June and 4.6 percent in May.
Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee stated that “the job openings rate in Alabama was 4.9 percent in June and 5.3 percent in the previous month.”
The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Alabama was measured at 0.7 for June. Across the country, this measure varied: twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had ratios lower than the national figure of 0.9; eighteen states had higher ratios; and seven states matched the national average.
In terms of hiring activity, Alabama recorded 73,000 hires and 66,000 separations during June—unchanged on hires but a decrease from May’s total of 77,000 separations. Over the past year ending in June, monthly averages were reported as 77,000 hires and 73,000 separations.
Of those who separated from employment in Alabama during June, there were 40,000 quits and 21,000 layoffs or discharges—a shift from May’s figures of 54,000 quits and 19,000 layoffs or discharges. Over the year leading up to June, quits averaged about 48,000 per month while layoffs and discharges averaged around 22,000 monthly.
The next release of State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates is scheduled for September 17, 2025.
This report is based on statistics from the Bureau’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which provides information on labor demand and turnover using model-based state estimates that incorporate JOLTS sample data along with Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates.
According to definitions provided by JOLTS: job openings refer to all positions open on the last business day of each reference month; hires are all additions to payroll within that month; separations include all departures from payroll within that period—broken down into quits (voluntary), layoffs/discharges (involuntary), or other types not published with state estimates.
Further details about these measures can be found through resources such as the State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Technical Note.
