Tennessee reported 183,000 job openings in June 2025, an increase from the 165,000 openings recorded in May, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job openings rate for Tennessee rose to 5.1 percent in June from 4.6 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 Tennessee was 5.1 percent in June and 4.6 percent in the previous month.”
The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Tennessee stood at 0.7 for June, indicating a tighter labor market compared to the national ratio of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening. Across the country, twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had ratios lower than the national figure, while eighteen states had higher ratios and seven matched it.
In terms of hiring activity, Tennessee saw 130,000 hires and 122,000 separations during June, up from May’s figures of 119,000 hires and 109,000 separations. Over the past year ending in June, monthly averages were approximately 128,000 hires and 132,000 separations.
Of those separating from jobs in Tennessee during June, quits accounted for 71,000 while layoffs and discharges made up another 44,000—compared with May’s numbers of 70,000 quits and 32,000 layoffs and discharges. For the past twelve months on average each month there were about 82,000 quits (ranging between 70,000 and 105,000) and about 43,000 layoffs or discharges (ranging between 31,000 and 50,000).
The next release of state-level Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates is scheduled for September.
This information comes from the Bureau’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks labor demand as well as turnover rates using model-based estimates derived from multiple data sources including JOLTS samples along with employment census data.
Definitions provided by JOLTS clarify that job openings are counted only if they are open on the last business day of a reference month under specific conditions; hires refer to all additions to payrolls within a given month; separations include all departures—categorized as quits or layoffs/discharges—with other forms not detailed at state level due to their small share.
Additional technical notes on definitions used can be found through resources provided by JOLTS.
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