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Massachusetts had 148,000 job openings in March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.
- The March job openings rate in Massachusetts was 3.8%; nationally, the rate was 4.3%. (Massachusetts was one of three states with a decrease in the job openings rate over the month. See https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jltst.pdf.)
- In March, Massachusetts had 120,000 hires and 108,000 separations; over the 12 months ending in March, hires averaged 115,000 per month and separations averaged 101,000 per month.
- Among the March separations were 66,000 quits and 32,000 layoffs and discharges.
- The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Massachusetts was 1.2 in March. Massachusetts was among the 12 states that had ratios that were higher than the national measure.
For additional information about state estimates from the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), please see the national release.
For additional charts related to today’s release, please visit
https://www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#
Also issued recently by BLS:
- In April, unemployment rates were higher in 3 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts increased 0.2 percentage points over the month. See https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf.
- In 2024, the unemployment rate for the foreign born in the United States was 4.2%, up from 3.6% in 2023. See https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/forbrn.pdf.
