Missouri recorded 136,000 job openings during December 2025. This figure was a slight decrease from the previous month. The job openings rate for the state held steady at 4.3 percent. Missouri saw 108,000 hires and 102,000 total separations. Layoffs and discharges decreased to 26,000 from November's 27,000.
https://www.bls.gov/regions/mountain-plains/news-release/jobopeningslaborturnover_missouri.htm