Mississippi reported 64,000 job openings in June 2025, a decrease from 68,000 openings in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job openings rate for the state was 5.1 percent in June, down from 5.4 percent the previous month. Nationally, the job openings rate stood at 4.4 percent in June and 4.6 percent in May.
Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee stated that all data in this release are seasonally adjusted.
The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Mississippi was 0.8 for June. Across the country, 25 states and the District of Columbia had ratios lower than the national measure of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening; 18 states had higher ratios and seven states matched the national figure.
In June, there were 41,000 hires and 40,000 separations recorded in Mississippi, compared to May’s figures of 42,000 hires and 39,000 separations. Over the past year ending in June, monthly averages for hires and separations were reported at 44,000 and 43,000 respectively.
Of those who separated from their jobs in Mississippi during June, quits accounted for 27,000 and layoffs or discharges made up another 11,000 cases. In May, these numbers were slightly lower at 26,000 quits and 10,000 layoffs or discharges. Over the last year quits averaged about 28,000 per month while layoffs and discharges averaged approximately 13,000 per month.
The next release of State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates is scheduled for September 17, 2025.
The statistics presented are derived from the Bureau’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which uses model-based state estimates incorporating JOLTS sample data as well as information from other employment surveys such as the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and Current Employment Statistics (CES). The survey provides insight into labor demand and turnover trends within each state.
Definitions for terms such as “job openings,” “hires,” and “separations” are available through technical notes provided by JOLTS. The report also clarifies that levels and rates of other types of separations represent a small portion of total separations; therefore they are not published with state-level estimates.
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