Mississippi recorded 64,000 job openings in June 2025, a decrease from 68,000 openings reported in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s job openings rate 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, “The job openings rate in Mississippi was 5.1 percent in June and 5.4 percent in the previous month.”
The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening for Mississippi was measured at 0.8 for June, indicating there were fewer unemployed individuals than available jobs in the state during that period. Across the country, this measure varied: twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had ratios lower than the national average of 0.9; eighteen states had higher ratios; and seven states matched the national figure.
In terms of hiring activity, Mississippi employers made 41,000 hires and reported 40,000 separations during June—compared to May’s figures of 42,000 hires and 39,000 separations. Over the past year ending in June, monthly averages stood at approximately 44,000 hires and 43,000 separations.
Of those separating from employment in Mississippi during June, there were about 27,000 voluntary quits and roughly 11,000 layoffs or discharges—numbers that saw slight increases from May’s totals of about 26,000 quits and around 10,000 layoffs or discharges respectively. Over twelve months ending with this reporting period, monthly averages were about 28,000 quits (with a range between approximately 24,000 to just over 32,000) and roughly an average of thirteen thousand layoffs or discharges (ranging between ten thousand to eighteen thousand).
Statistics are drawn from the Bureau’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks labor demand as well as turnover across states using data sources such as JOLTS samples alongside estimates from programs like Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and Current Employment Statistics (CES). State-level unemployment figures used for some calculations come from modeling by Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Definitions used by JOLTS specify that only positions open on the last business day of each reference month count toward total job openings if they meet all program conditions.
Estimates for July will be released on September 17th at ten o’clock Eastern Time.
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