For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 USDL-22-2037

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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 26 states and increased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 3 states.

Total separations rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings rate 

decreased in August, the hires rate was unchanged, and the total separations rate changed little.

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and 

layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia.

Job Openings

In August, job openings rates decreased in 26 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 22

states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Michigan 

(-2.4 percentage points), Ohio (-2.0 points), and Indiana (-1.9 points). The increases in job openings 

rates occurred in Alaska (+4.0 percentage points) and Wyoming (+2.3 points). Over the month, the

national job openings rate decreased (-0.6 point). (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 26 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 22 

states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in

Ohio (-122,000), Michigan (-118,000), and California (-106,000). The increases in the job openings 

level occurred in Alaska (+16,000) and Wyoming (+8,000). Nationally, the number of job openings 

decreased over the month (-1.1 million). (See table A.)

Hires

In August, hires rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 41 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in hires rates occurred in Alaska (+4.7 percentage

points) and Wyoming (+1.8 points) as well as in Delaware and Idaho (+1.3 points each). The decreases

occurred in Connecticut (-1.6 percentage points), Arizona (-1.0 point), and New Mexico (-0.9 point). 

The national hires rate was unchanged over the month. (See table B.)

The number of hires increased in 6 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 41 states and 

the District of Columbia in August. The largest increases in the hires level occurred in Maryland

(+25,000), Alaska (+15,000), and Idaho (+10,000). The decreases occurred in Arizona (-31,000), 

Connecticut (-26,000), and New Mexico (-7,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed 

over the month. (See table B.)
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Total Separations

In August, total separations rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in

39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in total separations rates occurred in 

Wyoming (+2.1 percentage points), Arkansas (+1.0 point), and Oklahoma (+0.8 point). Decreases 

occurred in Idaho (-1.1 percentage points), North Dakota (-0.7 point), and Connecticut (-0.6 point). The 

national total separations rate was little changed over the month. (See table C.) 

In August, the number of total separations increased in 8 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little 

changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in the total separations level

occurred in Texas (+80,000), Florida (+39,000), and South Carolina (+16,000). The decreases in the 

total separations level occurred in Connecticut (-10,000) and Idaho (-9,000). Nationally, the number of 

total separations was little changed in August. (See table C.) 

 

Quits

In August, quits rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 5 states, and were little changed in 37 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Oklahoma (+0.9 percentage 

point), in Oregon (+0.7 point), and in Arkansas and Utah (+0.6 point each). The decreases in quits rates 

occurred in North Dakota (-0.7 percentage point) and Missouri (-0.6 point), as well as in Kansas, 

Michigan, and South Dakota (-0.5 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate was unchanged. 

(See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 8 states, decreased in 4 states, and was little changed in 38 states and 

the District of Columbia in August. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Texas (+71,000), 

Florida (+39,000), and New Jersey (+16,000). The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in

Michigan (-23,000), Missouri (-18,000), and Kansas (-7,000). Nationally, the number of quits was little 

changed over the month. (See table D.) 

 

Layoffs and Discharges 

In August, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states, increased in 4 states, and were little 

changed in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates 

occurred in Idaho (-1.2 percentage points), in New Jersey (-0.6 point), and in Connecticut and Ohio 

(-0.4 point each). The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Wyoming 

(+1.8 percentage points) and in California and Georgia (+0.4 point each). The national layoffs and 

discharges rate was little changed. (See table E.) 

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 4 states, increased in 4 states, and was little 

changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the layoffs and 

discharges level occurred in New Jersey (-22,000), Ohio (-20,000), and North Carolina (-17,000). The

largest increases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in California (+58,000), Georgia (+19,000), 

and South Carolina (+8,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over 

the month. (See table E.) 

For more information, please see the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) interactive 

charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#. 

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey State estimates for September 2022 are scheduled 

to be released on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 11,170 10,053 -1,117 6.8 6.2 -0.6

Alabama........................................................................................ 157 143 -14 7.0 6.4 -0.6

Alaska............................................................................................ 27 43 16 7.9 11.9 4.0

California....................................................................................... 1,269 1,163 -106 6.7 6.2 -0.5

Georgia.......................................................................................... 432 388 -44 8.2 7.4 -0.8

Hawaii............................................................................................ 50 43 -7 7.6 6.6 -1.0

Illinois............................................................................................ 461 396 -65 7.1 6.1 -1.0

Indiana........................................................................................... 238 169 -69 6.9 5.0 -1.9

Iowa............................................................................................... 114 97 -17 6.8 5.8 -1.0

Kansas........................................................................................... 98 76 -22 6.5 5.2 -1.3

Kentucky........................................................................................ 171 161 -10* 8.1 7.6 -0.5

Louisiana....................................................................................... 155 140 -15 7.5 6.8 -0.7

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 302 278 -24 7.6 7.0 -0.6

Michigan........................................................................................ 328 210 -118 7.0 4.6 -2.4

Minnesota...................................................................................... 226 192 -34 7.2 6.2 -1.0

Missouri......................................................................................... 217 154 -63 6.9 5.0 -1.9

Nebraska....................................................................................... 78 56 -22 7.0 5.2 -1.8

New Mexico................................................................................... 66 55 -11 7.2 6.1 -1.1

New York....................................................................................... 548 501 -47 5.5 5.0 -0.5

North Carolina............................................................................... 362 322 -40 7.0 6.3 -0.7

North Dakota................................................................................. 33 25 -8 7.2 5.5 -1.7

Ohio............................................................................................... 442 320 -122 7.5 5.5 -2.0

Rhode Island................................................................................. 40 34 -6 7.5 6.4 -1.1

South Dakota................................................................................. 34 28 -6 7.0 5.8 -1.2

Tennessee..................................................................................... 264 243 -21 7.5 7.0 -0.5

Texas............................................................................................. 983 936 -47 6.8 6.5 -0.3*

Virginia........................................................................................... 339 318 -21 7.7 7.2 -0.5

Washington.................................................................................... 223 206 -17 6.0 5.5 -0.5

Wisconsin...................................................................................... 217 167 -50 6.9 5.4 -1.5

Wyoming........................................................................................ 20 28 8 6.6 8.9 2.3

Table A. States with significant changes in job openings from July 2022 to August 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,238 6,277 39 4.1 4.1 0.0

Alaska............................................................................................ 17 32 15 5.4 10.1 4.7

Arizona.......................................................................................... 147 116 -31 4.8 3.8 -1.0

Connecticut................................................................................... 81 55 -26 4.9 3.3 -1.6

Delaware....................................................................................... 21 27 6 4.5 5.8 1.3

Idaho............................................................................................. 39 49 10 4.7 6.0 1.3

Maryland........................................................................................ 109 134 25 4.0 4.9 0.9

Montana........................................................................................ 26 30 4 5.1 5.9 0.8

New Mexico................................................................................... 38 31 -7 4.5 3.6 -0.9

Wyoming........................................................................................ 14 19 5 4.9 6.7 1.8

Table B. States with significant changes in hires from July 2022 to August 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 5,794 5,976 182 3.8 3.9 0.1

Arkansas........................................................................................ 52 65 13 3.9 4.9 1.0

Connecticut................................................................................... 61 51 -10 3.7 3.1 -0.6

Florida............................................................................................ 388 427 39 4.1 4.5 0.4

Idaho............................................................................................. 50 41 -9 6.1 5.0 -1.1

Kentucky........................................................................................ 88 103 15 4.5 5.2 0.7

North Dakota................................................................................. 19 16 -3* 4.4 3.7 -0.7

Oklahoma...................................................................................... 77 90 13 4.5 5.3 0.8

Oregon.......................................................................................... 74 87 13 3.8 4.4 0.6

South Carolina............................................................................... 102 118 16 4.6 5.3 0.7

Texas............................................................................................. 524 604 80 3.9 4.5 0.6

Wyoming........................................................................................ 16 22 6 5.6 7.7 2.1

Table C. States with significant changes in total separations from July 2022 to August 2022, seasonally 

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 4,058 4,158 100 2.7 2.7 0.0

Arkansas........................................................................................ 37 45 8 2.8 3.4 0.6

Florida............................................................................................ 267 306 39 2.8 3.2 0.4

Kansas........................................................................................... 38 31 -7 2.7 2.2 -0.5

Kentucky........................................................................................ 63 72 9 3.2 3.7 0.5

Michigan........................................................................................ 105 82 -23 2.4 1.9 -0.5

Missouri......................................................................................... 99 81 -18 3.4 2.8 -0.6

New Jersey.................................................................................... 86 102 16 2.0 2.4 0.4

North Dakota................................................................................. 13 10 -3 3.0 2.3 -0.7

Oklahoma...................................................................................... 53 67 14 3.1 4.0 0.9

Oregon.......................................................................................... 48 61 13 2.4 3.1 0.7

South Dakota................................................................................. 12 10 -2* 2.7 2.2 -0.5

Texas............................................................................................. 394 465 71 2.9 3.4 0.5

Utah............................................................................................... 48 59 11 2.9 3.5 0.6

Table D. States with significant changes in quits from July 2022 to August 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

July

2022

August

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 1,390 1,460 70 0.9 1.0 0.1

California....................................................................................... 94 152 58 0.5 0.9 0.4

Colorado........................................................................................ 24 31 7* 0.8 1.1 0.3

Connecticut................................................................................... 18 12 -6* 1.1 0.7 -0.4

Georgia.......................................................................................... 67 86 19 1.4 1.8 0.4

Idaho............................................................................................. 20 10 -10 2.4 1.2 -1.2

New Jersey.................................................................................... 53 31 -22 1.3 0.7 -0.6

North Carolina............................................................................... 63 46 -17 1.3 1.0 -0.3

Ohio............................................................................................... 83 63 -20 1.5 1.1 -0.4

South Carolina............................................................................... 20 28 8 0.9 1.2 0.3*

Wyoming........................................................................................ 4 9 5 1.4 3.2 1.8

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table E. States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from July 2022 to August 2022, 

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate
Technical Note 

 This news release presents statistics from the Job 

Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The 

JOLTS program provides information on labor 

demand and turnover. Additional information about 

the JOLTS program can be found at 

www.bls.gov/jlt/. Estimates are published for job 

openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and 

total separations. The JOLTS program covers all 

private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian 

federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 

states and the District of Columbia. Industries are 

classified in accordance with the North American 

Industry Classification System. 

Definitions and Methodology (National/State) 

Shared definitions and procedures for National and 

State JOLTS Estimates can be found at: 

www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.tn.htm 

Data Element Definitions

 Employment. Employment includes persons on 

the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay 

period that includes the 12th day of the reference 

month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, 

seasonal, salaried, and hourly employees are 

included, as are employees on paid vacation or other 

paid leave. Proprietors or partners of unincorporated 

businesses, unpaid family workers, or employees on 

strike for the entire pay period, and employees on 

leave without pay for the entire pay period are not 

counted as employed. Employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, and consultants are counted by their 

employer of record, not by the establishment where 

they are working. JOLTS does not publish 

employment estimates but uses the reported 

employment for validation of the other reported data 

elements. 

Job Openings. Job openings include all 

positions that are open on the last business day of the 

reference month. A job is open only if it meets all 

three of these conditions: 

 A specific position exists and there is work 

available for that position. The position can be 

full-time or part-time, and it can be permanent, 

short-term, or seasonal. 

 The job could start within 30 days, whether or 

not the employer can find a suitable candidate 

during that time. 

 The employer is actively recruiting workers from 

outside the establishment to fill the position. 

Active recruiting means that the establishment is 

taking steps to fill a position. It may include 

advertising in newspapers, on television, or on 

the radio; posting Internet notices, posting “help 

wanted” signs, networking or making “word-ofmouth” announcements; accepting applications; 

interviewing candidates; contacting employment 

agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, 

state or local employment offices, or similar 

sources. 

 Excluded are positions open only to internal 

transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from 

layoffs. Also excluded are openings for positions 

with start dates more than 30 days in the future, 

positions for which employees have been hired but 

the employees have not yet reported for work, and 

positions to be filled by employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is 

computed by dividing the number of job openings by 

the sum of employment and job openings and 

multiplying that quotient by 100. 

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll 

during the entire reference month, including newly 

hired and rehired employees; full-time and part-time 

employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal 

employees; employees who were recalled to a job at 

the location following a layoff (formal suspension 

from pay status) lasting more than 7 days; on-call or 

intermittent employees who returned to work after 

having been formally separated; workers who were 

hired and separated during the month, and transfers 

from other locations. Excluded are transfers or 

promotions within the reporting location, employees 

returning from strike, employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is 

computed by dividing the number of hires by 

employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

 Separations. Total Separations include all 

separations from the payroll during the entire 

reference month and is reported by type of 

separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other 

separations. Quits include employees who left 

voluntarily with the exception of retirements or 
transfers to other locations. Layoffs and discharges 

includes involuntary separations initiated by the 

employer including layoffs with no intent to rehire; 

layoffs (formal suspensions from pay status) lasting 

or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges 

resulting from mergers, downsizing, or closings; 

firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of 

permanent or short-term employees; and terminations 

of seasonal employees (whether or not they are 

expected to return the next season). Other separations 

include retirements, transfers to other locations, 

separations due to employee disability; and deaths. 

Excluded from other separations are transfers within 

the same location; employees on strike; employees of 

temporary help agencies, employee leasing 

companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The 

other separations component is not published for 

states due to its comparatively high error, and 

because it comprises less than 8% of total 

separations. The separations rate is computed by 

dividing the number of separations by employment 

and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and 

layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly. 

State Estimates Methodology

The JOLTS sample of 21,000 establishments 

does not directly support the production of sample 

based state estimates. However, state estimates have 

been produced by combining the available sample 

with model-based estimates. 

 These estimates consist of four major estimating 

models; the Composite Regional model, the 

Synthetic model, the Composite Synthetic model, 

and the Extended Composite Synthetic model. The 

Composite Regional model uses JOLTS microdata, 

JOLTS regional published estimates, and Current 

Employment Statistics (CES) employment data. The 

Composite Synthetic model uses JOLTS microdata 

and Synthetic model estimates derived from monthly 

employment changes in microdata from the Quarterly 

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and 

JOLTS published regional data. The Extended 

Composite Synthetic extends the Composite 

Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite 

Synthetic by the ratio of the current Composite 

Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional 

model estimate from one year ago. 

 The Extended Composite Synthetic model (and 

its major component—the Composite Regional 

model) is used to extend the Composite Synthetic 

estimates because all of the inputs required by this 

model are available at the time monthly estimate are 

produced. In contrast, the Composite Synthetic model 

(and its major component—the Synthetic model) can 

only be produced when the latest QCEW data are 

available. The current model uses the Extended 

Composite Synthetic model estimates to extend the 

Composite Synthetic model estimates during the 

annual JOLTS re-tabulation process. The extension 

of the Composite Synthetic model using current databased Composite Regional model estimates will 

ensure that the Composite Synthetic model estimates 

reflect current economic trends. 

 The Composite Regional model calculates statelevel JOLTS estimates from JOLTS microdata using 

sample weights, and the adjustments for nonresponse (NRAF). The Composite Regional estimate 

is then benchmarked to CES state-supersector 

employment to produce state-supersector estimates. 

The JOLTS sample, by itself, cannot ensure a 

reasonably sized sample for each state-supersector 

cell. The small JOLTS sample results in quite a 

number of state-supersector cells that lack enough 

data to produce a reasonable estimate. To overcome 

this issue, the state-level estimates derived directly 

from the JOLTS sample are augmented using JOLTS 

regional estimates when the number of respondents is 

low (that is, less than 30). This approach is known as 

a composite estimate which leverages the small 

JOLTS sample to the greatest extent possible and 

supplements that with a model-based estimate. 

 In this approach, the JOLTS microdata-based 

estimate is used, without model augmentation, in all 

state-supersector cells that have 30 or more 

respondents. The JOLTS regional estimate will be 

used, without a sample-based component, in all statesupersector cells that have fewer than five 

respondents. In all state-supersector cells with 5–30 

respondents an estimate is calculated that is a 

composition of a weighted estimate of the microdatabased estimate and a weighted estimate of the JOLTS 

regional estimate. The weight assigned to the JOLTS 

data in those cells is proportional the number of 

JOLTS respondents in the cell (weight=n∕30, where n 

is the number of respondents). 

 Benchmarking. The JOLTS State estimates 

utilize and leverage data from three BLS programs; 

JOLTS, CES, and QCEW. These state estimates are 

published as a historical series comprised of an 

historical annually revised benchmark component for 
the Composite Synthetic model and a current 

component Extended Composite Synthetic model 

which provides monthly "real-time" estimates 

between lagged benchmarks.

 Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses X-13 ARIMA 

for seasonal adjustment. A concurrent seasonal 

adjustment methodology is used in which new 

seasonal adjustment factors are calculated each 

month, using all relevant data, up to and including 

current month data. JOLTS state seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors 

at the beginning and end of the series and to detect 

and adjust for outliers in the series. The seasonally 

adjusted CES over-the-month employment trends are 

applied to the seasonally adjusted JOLTS state 

implied employment trends (hires minus separations) 

forcing them to be approximately the same, while 

preserving the seasonality of the JOLTS data. 

Reliability of the estimates 

 JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling 

and nonsampling error. Sampling error occurs when a 

sample is surveyed rather than the entire population. 

There is a chance that the sample estimates may 

differ from the true population values they represent. 

The difference, or sampling error, varies depending 

on the particular sample selected. This variability is 

measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 

analysis is generally conducted at the 90-percent 

level of confidence. That means that there is a 90-

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an 

estimate based on a sample will differ by no more 

than 1.6 standard errors from the true population 

value because of sampling error. Sampling error 

estimates are available on the JOLTS Median 

Standard Errors page: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by 

nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for 

many reasons including: the failure to include a 

segment of the population; the inability to obtain data 

from all units in the sample; the inability or 

unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 

timely basis; mistakes made by respondents; errors 

made in the collection or processing of the data; and 

errors from the employment benchmark data used in 

estimation. 

 The JOLTS State variance estimates account for 

both sampling error and the error attributable to 

modeling. A small area domain model uses a 

Bayesian model to develop estimates of JOLTS State 

variance. The small area model uses QCEW-based 

JOLTS synthetic model data to generate a Bayesian 

prior distribution, then updates the prior distribution 

using JOLTS microdata and sample-based variance 

estimates at the State and US Census Regional level 

to generate a Bayesian posterior distribution. Once 

the Bayesian posterior distribution has been 

generated, an estimate of JOLTS State variance 

estimates is made by drawing 2,500 estimates from 

the Bayesian posterior distribution. This Bayesian 

approach thus indirectly accounts for sampling error 

and directly for model error. 

Other information 

Detailed information about the JOLTS State 

methodology can be found at: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm 

 If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 10,629 11,303 11,040 11,170 10,053 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.2

Alabama.......................................... 147 146 152 157 143 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.4

Alaska............................................ 42 29 28 27 43 12.0 8.5 8.3 7.9 11.9

Arizona........................................... 215 218 219 233 218 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6

Arkansas......................................... 83 96 100 93 87 6.1 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.2

California......................................... 1,098 1,345 1,192 1,269 1,163 6.1 7.1 6.4 6.7 6.2

Colorado......................................... 217 236 221 231 222 7.3 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.2

Connecticut...................................... 106 119 113 115 114 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.4

Delaware......................................... 38 33 33 33 36 7.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.2

District of Columbia............................. 48 45 49 45 45 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.6

Florida............................................ 669 621 623 635 605 6.9 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0

Georgia........................................... 420 376 440 432 388 8.4 7.3 8.4 8.2 7.4

Hawaii............................................ 43 46 44 50 43 6.7 7.1 6.8 7.6 6.6

Idaho............................................. 73 61 61 64 65 8.3 7.0 6.9 7.2 7.3

Illinois............................................. 414 449 450 461 396 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.1

Indiana........................................... 220 225 223 238 169 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.9 5.0

Iowa............................................... 107 118 110 114 97 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.8 5.8

Kansas........................................... 79 98 101 98 76 5.4 6.6 6.7 6.5 5.2

Kentucky......................................... 169 167 171 171 161 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.6

Louisiana......................................... 133 163 159 155 140 6.6 7.9 7.7 7.5 6.8

Maine............................................. 55 48 50 47 47 8.1 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.9

Maryland......................................... 208 224 208 205 204 7.2 7.6 7.1 7.0 6.9

Massachusetts.................................. 275 347 317 302 278 7.2 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.0

Michigan......................................... 369 345 301 328 210 8.0 7.4 6.5 7.0 4.6

Minnesota........................................ 186 228 223 226 192 6.1 7.3 7.1 7.2 6.2

Mississippi....................................... 80 87 85 83 83 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.7

Missouri.......................................... 200 232 215 217 154 6.5 7.4 6.9 6.9 5.0

Montana.......................................... 46 45 42 45 46 8.5 8.2 7.6 8.2 8.3

Nebraska......................................... 69 79 78 78 56 6.4 7.1 7.0 7.0 5.2

Nevada........................................... 116 108 101 105 108 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.9

New Hampshire................................. 55 53 51 50 48 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6

New Jersey...................................... 298 277 281 263 245 6.9 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.5

New Mexico..................................... 58 65 62 66 55 6.6 7.1 6.8 7.2 6.1

New York........................................ 546 541 557 548 501 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.0

North Carolina................................... 367 380 360 362 322 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.3

North Dakota.................................... 30 32 32 33 25 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 5.5

Ohio............................................... 342 414 447 442 320 5.9 7.0 7.5 7.5 5.5

Oklahoma........................................ 100 125 133 128 124 5.7 6.9 7.3 7.0 6.8

Oregon........................................... 138 138 127 137 131 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.5 6.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 433 482 437 388 371 7.0 7.5 6.8 6.1 5.8

Rhode Island.................................... 36 41 39 40 34 6.9 7.6 7.3 7.5 6.4

South Carolina.................................. 183 179 168 176 174 7.8 7.5 7.0 7.3 7.2

South Dakota.................................... 32 33 33 34 28 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 5.8

Tennessee....................................... 219 252 240 264 243 6.5 7.3 6.9 7.5 7.0

Texas............................................. 923 974 1,019 983 936 6.7 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.5

Utah............................................... 121 116 103 114 112 6.9 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.3

Vermont.......................................... 25 26 26 24 23 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.1

Virginia........................................... 293 312 330 339 318 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.2

Washington...................................... 209 225 187 223 206 5.8 6.1 5.1 6.0 5.5

West Virginia.................................... 56 57 59 62 60 7.5 7.4 7.7 8.1 7.8

Wisconsin........................................ 209 224 220 217 167 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.9 5.4

Wyoming......................................... 30 23 20 20 28 9.7 7.5 6.6 6.6 8.9

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Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,362 6,507 6,456 6,238 6,277 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1

Alabama.......................................... 104 88 97 99 95 5.1 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.6

Alaska............................................ 31 20 20 17 32 10.0 6.4 6.4 5.4 10.1

Arizona........................................... 106 151 152 147 116 3.6 5.0 5.0 4.8 3.8

Arkansas......................................... 53 61 64 59 54 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.1

California......................................... 637 629 639 604 637 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6

Colorado......................................... 141 139 131 120 127 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.4

Connecticut...................................... 61 71 66 81 55 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.9 3.3

Delaware......................................... 28 23 22 21 27 6.2 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.8

District of Columbia............................. 22 25 26 22 25 2.9 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.3

Florida............................................ 431 462 465 376 407 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3

Georgia........................................... 255 270 269 263 275 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7

Hawaii............................................ 29 31 29 28 29 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8

Idaho............................................. 47 43 42 39 49 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.7 6.0

Illinois............................................. 233 271 243 248 259 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.3

Indiana........................................... 146 140 142 126 131 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.1

Iowa............................................... 64 65 64 69 66 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.2

Kansas........................................... 53 52 52 55 50 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6

Kentucky......................................... 99 98 95 102 101 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.1

Louisiana......................................... 88 96 96 94 92 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8

Maine............................................. 31 26 26 27 28 5.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.4

Maryland......................................... 105 110 113 109 134 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.9

Massachusetts.................................. 127 136 129 135 127 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.4

Michigan......................................... 222 160 187 178 170 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 3.9

Minnesota........................................ 106 102 109 112 114 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9

Mississippi....................................... 54 55 58 53 59 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.1

Missouri.......................................... 112 122 125 113 120 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.1

Montana.......................................... 32 30 27 26 30 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.9

Nebraska......................................... 45 41 45 40 37 4.5 4.0 4.4 3.9 3.6

Nevada........................................... 91 98 72 73 70 6.5 6.8 5.0 5.0 4.8

New Hampshire................................. 26 34 31 27 24 3.9 5.0 4.6 4.0 3.5

New Jersey...................................... 162 165 166 143 133 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.1

New Mexico..................................... 33 39 35 38 31 4.0 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.6

New York........................................ 313 320 290 284 293 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1

North Carolina................................... 229 222 235 233 223 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.6

North Dakota.................................... 22 18 20 20 18 5.3 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.2

Ohio............................................... 223 240 260 230 230 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.2

Oklahoma........................................ 71 86 86 81 80 4.3 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.7

Oregon........................................... 83 84 87 81 84 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 182 194 188 175 194 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.2

Rhode Island.................................... 21 23 25 22 21 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.4 4.2

South Carolina.................................. 111 117 109 114 108 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.1 4.8

South Dakota.................................... 21 18 20 22 20 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.9 4.4

Tennessee....................................... 157 147 157 153 151 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7

Texas............................................. 609 648 602 613 600 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.4

Utah............................................... 70 69 69 69 74 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4

Vermont.......................................... 14 13 11 12 14 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.6

Virginia........................................... 172 170 169 185 171 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.2

Washington...................................... 125 130 130 137 122 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.5

West Virginia.................................... 32 34 34 34 35 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0

Wisconsin........................................ 109 109 106 113 114 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9

Wyoming......................................... 22 17 17 14 19 7.9 6.0 6.0 4.9 6.7

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Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,913 6,017 6,009 5,794 5,976 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9

Alabama.......................................... 93 96 94 91 101 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.8

Alaska............................................ 19 22 19 21 22 6.1 7.0 6.1 6.7 6.9

Arizona........................................... 124 134 144 135 142 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.6

Arkansas......................................... 63 61 62 52 65 4.9 4.7 4.7 3.9 4.9

California......................................... 616 682 591 518 547 3.6 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.1

Colorado......................................... 164 129 111 119 116 5.9 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.0

Connecticut...................................... 48 55 56 61 51 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.1

Delaware......................................... 20 21 24 20 21 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.3 4.5

District of Columbia............................. 16 23 23 22 22 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9

Florida............................................ 388 468 420 388 427 4.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.5

Georgia........................................... 268 256 316 271 286 5.8 5.4 6.6 5.6 5.9

Hawaii............................................ 20 22 22 21 21 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4

Idaho............................................. 41 42 41 50 41 5.1 5.2 5.0 6.1 5.0

Illinois............................................. 238 187 229 203 192 4.1 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.2

Indiana........................................... 141 115 120 118 119 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7

Iowa............................................... 58 64 56 59 54 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.4

Kansas........................................... 54 49 50 52 45 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.2

Kentucky......................................... 105 97 107 88 103 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.2

Louisiana......................................... 86 95 97 91 97 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.0

Maine............................................. 25 24 29 28 26 4.0 3.8 4.6 4.4 4.1

Maryland......................................... 80 102 94 96 105 3.0 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.8

Massachusetts.................................. 118 99 154 132 128 3.3 2.7 4.2 3.6 3.5

Michigan......................................... 188 191 149 147 131 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.0

Minnesota........................................ 106 100 96 107 97 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3

Mississippi....................................... 57 53 60 58 62 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.0 5.4

Missouri.......................................... 118 126 137 122 111 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.2 3.8

Montana.......................................... 27 29 26 27 29 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.3 5.7

Nebraska......................................... 44 41 36 39 39 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.8

Nevada........................................... 59 58 62 61 62 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2

New Hampshire................................. 31 30 27 31 32 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.7

New Jersey...................................... 141 144 135 144 146 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.4

New Mexico..................................... 34 41 34 36 33 4.1 4.8 4.0 4.2 3.9

New York........................................ 262 275 251 232 237 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5

North Carolina................................... 234 214 238 227 229 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.8

North Dakota.................................... 19 18 17 19 16 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.4 3.7

Ohio............................................... 206 201 216 220 206 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8

Oklahoma........................................ 74 76 93 77 90 4.5 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.3

Oregon........................................... 75 73 73 74 87 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.4

Pennsylvania.................................... 182 199 159 204 195 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.4 3.3

Rhode Island.................................... 19 18 20 21 21 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.2

South Carolina.................................. 91 105 110 102 118 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.3

South Dakota.................................... 17 19 16 17 15 3.8 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.3

Tennessee....................................... 151 144 155 148 157 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.8

Texas............................................. 497 511 540 524 604 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.5

Utah............................................... 68 70 60 75 81 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.5 4.8

Vermont.......................................... 20 12 14 16 18 6.8 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0

Virginia........................................... 153 158 152 160 155 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8

Washington...................................... 98 115 117 116 113 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2

West Virginia.................................... 32 32 34 32 33 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.7

Wisconsin........................................ 112 105 107 105 107 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6

Wyoming......................................... 16 16 15 16 22 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.6 7.7

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Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,126 4,274 4,253 4,058 4,158 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7

Alabama.......................................... 64 62 70 66 74 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.5

Alaska............................................ 13 15 12 14 15 4.2 4.8 3.9 4.5 4.7

Arizona........................................... 90 102 113 107 104 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.4

Arkansas......................................... 45 42 46 37 45 3.5 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.4

California......................................... 405 467 401 394 377 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.1

Colorado......................................... 93 87 76 83 75 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.6

Connecticut...................................... 35 36 39 40 35 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.1

Delaware......................................... 14 15 18 14 15 3.1 3.3 3.9 3.0 3.2

District of Columbia............................. 10 15 15 14 15 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0

Florida............................................ 282 349 303 267 306 3.1 3.7 3.2 2.8 3.2

Georgia........................................... 200 184 245 194 188 4.3 3.8 5.1 4.0 3.9

Hawaii............................................ 14 14 15 14 14 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3

Idaho............................................. 29 29 28 25 28 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.4

Illinois............................................. 171 154 155 135 127 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.1

Indiana........................................... 104 97 89 88 84 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.6

Iowa............................................... 41 44 41 41 37 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.3

Kansas........................................... 40 35 35 38 31 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.2

Kentucky......................................... 78 71 80 63 72 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.2 3.7

Louisiana......................................... 63 63 70 66 68 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.5

Maine............................................. 16 15 19 19 18 2.6 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.8

Maryland......................................... 56 73 71 65 72 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6

Massachusetts.................................. 74 73 78 98 93 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.5

Michigan......................................... 123 121 102 105 82 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.9

Minnesota........................................ 75 69 71 71 67 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3

Mississippi....................................... 41 39 44 39 42 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.6

Missouri.......................................... 86 95 86 99 81 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.8

Montana.......................................... 19 19 18 18 20 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.0

Nebraska......................................... 31 28 26 27 26 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5

Nevada........................................... 40 40 43 42 42 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9

New Hampshire................................. 19 21 18 20 19 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.8

New Jersey...................................... 95 78 91 86 102 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.4

New Mexico..................................... 22 23 24 23 24 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8

New York........................................ 184 177 168 160 150 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6

North Carolina................................... 147 158 178 152 160 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.3

North Dakota.................................... 13 13 11 13 10 3.1 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.3

Ohio............................................... 144 132 132 127 134 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4

Oklahoma........................................ 52 53 73 53 67 3.2 3.2 4.3 3.1 4.0

Oregon........................................... 55 53 53 48 61 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.1

Pennsylvania.................................... 122 155 109 134 137 2.1 2.6 1.8 2.2 2.3

Rhode Island.................................... 13 12 12 14 14 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8

South Carolina.................................. 64 81 84 76 81 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.6

South Dakota.................................... 11 13 11 12 10 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.2

Tennessee....................................... 107 107 114 105 109 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.4

Texas............................................. 366 394 415 394 465 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.4

Utah............................................... 47 45 41 48 59 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.5

Vermont.......................................... 14 8 9 11 12 4.7 2.7 3.0 3.6 4.0

Virginia........................................... 106 110 111 115 108 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6

Washington...................................... 76 82 83 73 77 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.2

West Virginia.................................... 24 23 26 24 24 3.5 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.4

Wisconsin........................................ 84 70 70 75 72 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4

Wyoming......................................... 10 11 10 10 11 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.9

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Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,404 1,416 1,400 1,390 1,460 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Alabama.......................................... 20 29 18 20 22 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.1

Alaska............................................ 5 5 6 5 5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6

Arizona........................................... 26 24 23 21 27 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

Arkansas......................................... 14 14 13 12 15 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1

California......................................... 162 172 152 94 152 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.9

Colorado......................................... 68 31 27 24 31 2.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1

Connecticut...................................... 9 16 13 18 12 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.7

Delaware......................................... 5 5 5 5 5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

District of Columbia............................. 4 6 5 6 6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Florida............................................ 75 100 87 98 97 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0

Georgia........................................... 50 66 52 67 86 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.8

Hawaii............................................ 5 6 6 5 5 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8

Idaho............................................. 9 10 11 20 10 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.2

Illinois............................................. 55 19 64 62 53 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.9

Indiana........................................... 29 11 26 24 33 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.8 1.0

Iowa............................................... 14 16 12 15 15 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Kansas........................................... 11 12 12 11 12 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9

Kentucky......................................... 23 21 20 20 22 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1

Louisiana......................................... 17 27 21 20 22 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.1

Maine............................................. 7 6 8 8 7 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1

Maryland......................................... 20 23 15 25 26 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0

Massachusetts.................................. 36 22 70 28 26 1.0 0.6 1.9 0.8 0.7

Michigan......................................... 53 64 39 31 34 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.8

Minnesota........................................ 24 26 21 31 27 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9

Mississippi....................................... 13 11 12 16 16 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4

Missouri.......................................... 26 24 45 18 22 0.9 0.8 1.6 0.6 0.8

Montana.......................................... 7 8 6 6 7 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4

Nebraska......................................... 9 10 8 10 10 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Nevada........................................... 16 15 15 15 16 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1

New Hampshire................................. 9 7 8 9 7 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0

New Jersey...................................... 36 59 37 53 31 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.3 0.7

New Mexico..................................... 9 15 8 8 7 1.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

New York........................................ 61 81 71 51 67 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.7

North Carolina................................... 76 47 49 63 46 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0

North Dakota.................................... 5 5 5 5 5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Ohio............................................... 49 56 67 83 63 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.1

Oklahoma........................................ 17 18 15 20 18 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1

Oregon........................................... 17 14 15 15 18 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 44 34 44 58 50 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.8

Rhode Island.................................... 6 5 6 6 6 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2

South Carolina.................................. 21 19 20 20 28 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2

South Dakota.................................... 4 5 4 4 4 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9

Tennessee....................................... 32 30 33 37 41 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3

Texas............................................. 101 93 94 102 122 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9

Utah............................................... 16 21 15 14 17 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0

Vermont.......................................... 4 4 4 4 4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

Virginia........................................... 37 41 29 36 37 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9

Washington...................................... 17 25 27 28 26 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7

West Virginia.................................... 6 7 6 6 7 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0

Wisconsin........................................ 21 29 32 29 28 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

Wyoming......................................... 5 4 4 4 9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.2

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Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 10,924 12,140 10,166 6.9 7.4 6.2

Alabama................................................................. 149 172 140 6.8 7.6 6.3

Alaska................................................................... 41 32 41 11.1 8.7 10.9

Arizona.................................................................. 237 251 233 7.4 7.7 7.0

Arkansas................................................................ 90 100 91 6.6 7.0 6.4

California................................................................ 1,126 1,395 1,168 6.2 7.4 6.2

Colorado................................................................ 229 261 228 7.6 8.3 7.3

Connecticut............................................................. 108 121 117 6.3 6.8 6.6

Delaware................................................................ 34 40 34 7.0 7.9 6.7

District of Columbia.................................................... 44 50 41 5.6 6.1 5.1

Florida................................................................... 665 667 587 6.9 6.7 5.9

Georgia.................................................................. 422 451 391 8.4 8.6 7.5

Hawaii................................................................... 44 58 42 6.9 8.7 6.5

Idaho.................................................................... 72 69 64 8.2 7.6 7.1

Illinois.................................................................... 414 496 390 6.6 7.5 6.0

Indiana.................................................................. 230 261 173 6.9 7.6 5.1

Iowa..................................................................... 103 129 92 6.3 7.6 5.5

Kansas.................................................................. 81 104 78 5.5 7.0 5.3

Kentucky................................................................ 173 184 163 8.3 8.7 7.7

Louisiana................................................................ 143 173 148 7.1 8.3 7.1

Maine.................................................................... 56 54 48 8.1 7.5 6.8

Maryland................................................................ 205 225 196 7.1 7.6 6.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 279 318 275 7.2 7.9 6.9

Michigan................................................................ 394 339 226 8.5 7.2 4.9

Minnesota............................................................... 189 246 186 6.1 7.7 5.9

Mississippi.............................................................. 93 87 95 7.6 7.0 7.6

Missouri................................................................. 201 227 155 6.6 7.2 5.0

Montana................................................................. 49 51 48 8.9 9.0 8.5

Nebraska................................................................ 68 82 56 6.3 7.4 5.2

Nevada.................................................................. 124 117 113 8.2 7.4 7.2

New Hampshire........................................................ 58 52 50 7.9 7.0 6.8

New Jersey............................................................. 305 272 249 7.0 6.0 5.5

New Mexico............................................................ 67 81 59 7.5 8.7 6.4

New York............................................................... 564 609 501 5.9 6.0 5.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 373 396 319 7.5 7.7 6.2

North Dakota........................................................... 31 34 26 6.9 7.3 5.6

Ohio..................................................................... 347 461 329 6.0 7.7 5.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 104 141 127 6.0 7.8 7.0

Oregon.................................................................. 145 156 132 7.1 7.3 6.2

Pennsylvania........................................................... 442 398 367 7.1 6.2 5.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 39 41 36 7.5 7.5 6.7

South Carolina......................................................... 183 199 173 7.8 8.2 7.2

South Dakota........................................................... 36 37 30 7.4 7.4 6.2

Tennessee.............................................................. 234 288 253 7.0 8.2 7.2

Texas.................................................................... 970 1,115 974 7.1 7.6 6.7

Utah..................................................................... 121 128 110 6.9 7.1 6.2

Vermont................................................................. 25 28 23 7.8 8.3 7.1

Virginia.................................................................. 297 365 323 7.0 8.2 7.3

Washington............................................................. 219 269 207 6.1 7.1 5.5

West Virginia........................................................... 57 67 61 7.6 8.7 8.0

Wisconsin............................................................... 212 222 170 6.8 7.0 5.4

Wyoming................................................................ 31 23 29 9.9 7.3 9.2

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Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 7,120 6,914 6,995 4.8 4.5 4.6

Alabama................................................................. 117 110 109 5.7 5.3 5.2

Alaska................................................................... 31 20 31 9.3 6.1 9.1

Arizona.................................................................. 135 163 135 4.5 5.4 4.4

Arkansas................................................................ 71 66 69 5.5 5.0 5.3

California................................................................ 737 645 733 4.4 3.7 4.2

Colorado................................................................ 153 134 136 5.5 4.7 4.7

Connecticut............................................................. 65 89 58 4.1 5.4 3.5

Delaware................................................................ 26 26 27 5.8 5.5 5.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 22 28 26 3.0 3.6 3.4

Florida................................................................... 477 363 442 5.3 3.9 4.7

Georgia.................................................................. 289 293 314 6.3 6.1 6.5

Hawaii................................................................... 32 32 32 5.4 5.3 5.2

Idaho.................................................................... 49 43 51 6.1 5.2 6.2

Illinois.................................................................... 254 263 280 4.3 4.3 4.6

Indiana.................................................................. 169 138 150 5.4 4.4 4.7

Iowa..................................................................... 67 81 70 4.4 5.1 4.5

Kansas.................................................................. 62 62 57 4.5 4.5 4.1

Kentucky................................................................ 122 109 123 6.4 5.6 6.3

Louisiana................................................................ 101 103 105 5.4 5.4 5.5

Maine.................................................................... 30 35 27 4.8 5.2 4.2

Maryland................................................................ 103 135 135 3.8 4.9 4.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 125 168 122 3.5 4.5 3.3

Michigan................................................................ 238 179 183 5.6 4.1 4.2

Minnesota............................................................... 120 125 131 4.2 4.2 4.4

Mississippi.............................................................. 68 55 75 6.0 4.8 6.5

Missouri................................................................. 122 123 132 4.3 4.2 4.5

Montana................................................................. 36 30 35 7.2 5.8 6.7

Nebraska................................................................ 51 41 42 5.0 4.0 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 100 80 80 7.2 5.5 5.5

New Hampshire........................................................ 32 33 27 4.7 4.8 3.9

New Jersey............................................................. 160 162 126 4.0 3.8 3.0

New Mexico............................................................ 44 44 39 5.4 5.2 4.5

New York............................................................... 327 374 295 3.6 3.9 3.1

North Carolina.......................................................... 266 256 255 5.8 5.4 5.3

North Dakota........................................................... 24 21 20 5.7 4.8 4.7

Ohio..................................................................... 242 244 250 4.5 4.4 4.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 85 88 93 5.2 5.3 5.5

Oregon.................................................................. 89 97 89 4.7 4.9 4.5

Pennsylvania........................................................... 190 202 203 3.3 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island........................................................... 22 27 20 4.5 5.4 4.0

South Carolina......................................................... 126 126 123 5.8 5.7 5.5

South Dakota........................................................... 25 23 24 5.6 5.1 5.2

Tennessee.............................................................. 187 164 181 6.0 5.1 5.6

Texas.................................................................... 709 673 702 5.6 5.0 5.2

Utah..................................................................... 80 77 86 5.0 4.6 5.1

Vermont................................................................. 14 16 14 4.9 5.3 4.6

Virginia.................................................................. 209 205 214 5.3 5.0 5.2

Washington............................................................. 145 159 139 4.3 4.5 3.9

West Virginia........................................................... 38 39 42 5.5 5.6 5.9

Wisconsin............................................................... 112 126 119 3.8 4.2 4.0

Wyoming................................................................ 23 14 23 8.1 4.9 7.8

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Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 7,032 6,407 7,092 4.8 4.2 4.6

Alabama................................................................. 104 104 117 5.1 5.0 5.6

Alaska................................................................... 28 18 32 8.4 5.3 9.4

Arizona.................................................................. 135 163 156 4.6 5.4 5.1

Arkansas................................................................ 73 61 78 5.7 4.6 5.9

California................................................................ 716 600 637 4.2 3.4 3.6

Colorado................................................................ 215 138 157 7.7 4.8 5.4

Connecticut............................................................. 60 67 62 3.7 4.0 3.7

Delaware................................................................ 24 20 25 5.3 4.3 5.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 20 24 27 2.7 3.1 3.5

Florida................................................................... 422 432 467 4.7 4.6 5.0

Georgia.................................................................. 302 307 318 6.6 6.4 6.6

Hawaii................................................................... 25 26 27 4.3 4.2 4.4

Idaho.................................................................... 51 56 53 6.3 6.7 6.4

Illinois.................................................................... 290 218 231 5.0 3.6 3.8

Indiana.................................................................. 181 145 149 5.8 4.6 4.7

Iowa..................................................................... 79 64 71 5.1 4.1 4.5

Kansas.................................................................. 69 57 58 5.0 4.1 4.1

Kentucky................................................................ 120 101 118 6.3 5.2 6.0

Louisiana................................................................ 99 95 112 5.3 5.0 5.8

Maine.................................................................... 31 31 33 4.9 4.6 5.0

Maryland................................................................ 94 103 124 3.5 3.8 4.5

Massachusetts......................................................... 149 134 158 4.2 3.6 4.3

Michigan................................................................ 239 170 162 5.6 3.9 3.7

Minnesota............................................................... 123 108 113 4.3 3.6 3.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 68 61 75 5.9 5.3 6.5

Missouri................................................................. 142 134 131 5.0 4.6 4.5

Montana................................................................. 33 29 38 6.6 5.7 7.3

Nebraska................................................................ 51 40 45 5.1 3.9 4.4

Nevada.................................................................. 70 67 72 5.0 4.6 5.0

New Hampshire........................................................ 36 33 38 5.4 4.7 5.5

New Jersey............................................................. 169 163 174 4.2 3.8 4.1

New Mexico............................................................ 42 45 41 5.1 5.3 4.8

New York............................................................... 341 253 307 3.8 2.7 3.2

North Carolina.......................................................... 266 238 260 5.8 5.0 5.4

North Dakota........................................................... 23 19 20 5.6 4.3 4.7

Ohio..................................................................... 253 242 250 4.7 4.4 4.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 84 85 102 5.1 5.0 6.1

Oregon.................................................................. 90 91 104 4.8 4.6 5.2

Pennsylvania........................................................... 217 216 229 3.8 3.6 3.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 21 21 23 4.4 4.2 4.6

South Carolina......................................................... 104 112 134 4.8 5.0 6.0

South Dakota........................................................... 22 16 19 5.0 3.6 4.1

Tennessee.............................................................. 171 168 181 5.5 5.2 5.6

Texas.................................................................... 582 578 722 4.6 4.3 5.4

Utah..................................................................... 77 79 101 4.8 4.7 6.0

Vermont................................................................. 22 16 23 7.6 5.2 7.6

Virginia.................................................................. 184 169 188 4.6 4.1 4.6

Washington............................................................. 125 131 140 3.7 3.7 4.0

West Virginia........................................................... 37 36 39 5.4 5.1 5.5

Wisconsin............................................................... 132 107 125 4.5 3.6 4.2

Wyoming................................................................ 19 17 26 6.8 5.9 8.8

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Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,141 4,665 5,122 3.5 3.1 3.4

Alabama................................................................. 74 77 87 3.6 3.7 4.2

Alaska................................................................... 20 12 22 6.0 3.5 6.6

Arizona.................................................................. 106 127 119 3.6 4.2 3.9

Arkansas................................................................ 54 46 56 4.2 3.5 4.2

California................................................................ 513 465 460 3.0 2.7 2.6

Colorado................................................................ 130 99 107 4.7 3.4 3.7

Connecticut............................................................. 44 47 43 2.7 2.9 2.6

Delaware................................................................ 17 15 17 3.8 3.2 3.7

District of Columbia.................................................... 14 17 19 1.9 2.2 2.5

Florida................................................................... 308 306 332 3.4 3.3 3.5

Georgia.................................................................. 236 218 221 5.1 4.6 4.6

Hawaii................................................................... 19 17 19 3.2 2.8 3.1

Idaho.................................................................... 39 30 39 4.9 3.6 4.7

Illinois.................................................................... 226 155 171 3.9 2.5 2.8

Indiana.................................................................. 138 115 105 4.4 3.6 3.3

Iowa..................................................................... 58 47 51 3.8 3.0 3.3

Kansas.................................................................. 52 44 41 3.8 3.1 3.0

Kentucky................................................................ 91 75 86 4.8 3.9 4.4

Louisiana................................................................ 74 72 80 4.0 3.7 4.2

Maine.................................................................... 21 22 23 3.3 3.4 3.6

Maryland................................................................ 69 75 89 2.6 2.7 3.3

Massachusetts......................................................... 91 103 112 2.5 2.8 3.0

Michigan................................................................ 178 128 114 4.2 2.9 2.6

Minnesota............................................................... 92 76 82 3.2 2.6 2.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 50 40 52 4.4 3.5 4.5

Missouri................................................................. 108 114 100 3.8 3.9 3.4

Montana................................................................. 25 20 28 5.0 3.8 5.4

Nebraska................................................................ 39 29 33 3.8 2.8 3.2

Nevada.................................................................. 52 47 53 3.7 3.2 3.6

New Hampshire........................................................ 23 23 23 3.4 3.4 3.4

New Jersey............................................................. 113 105 124 2.8 2.5 2.9

New Mexico............................................................ 29 29 30 3.6 3.4 3.6

New York............................................................... 244 187 205 2.7 2.0 2.2

North Carolina.......................................................... 174 164 184 3.8 3.5 3.8

North Dakota........................................................... 17 14 15 4.2 3.3 3.4

Ohio..................................................................... 184 150 170 3.4 2.7 3.1

Oklahoma............................................................... 60 61 76 3.7 3.6 4.5

Oregon.................................................................. 71 59 78 3.7 3.0 3.9

Pennsylvania........................................................... 157 152 172 2.7 2.5 2.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 15 16 16 3.1 3.1 3.2

South Carolina......................................................... 75 83 94 3.5 3.7 4.2

South Dakota........................................................... 17 12 14 3.7 2.7 3.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 126 126 129 4.0 3.9 4.0

Texas.................................................................... 442 441 570 3.5 3.3 4.2

Utah..................................................................... 58 52 79 3.6 3.1 4.7

Vermont................................................................. 16 11 17 5.6 3.8 5.5

Virginia.................................................................. 132 128 134 3.3 3.1 3.3

Washington............................................................. 102 91 101 3.0 2.6 2.8

West Virginia........................................................... 28 28 29 4.1 3.9 4.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 103 84 88 3.5 2.8 3.0

Wyoming................................................................ 14 11 16 5.0 3.9 5.4

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Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

Aug.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,483 1,359 1,574 1.0 0.9 1.0

Alabama................................................................. 21 23 23 1.0 1.1 1.1

Alaska................................................................... 6 4 7 1.8 1.3 2.1

Arizona.................................................................. 24 24 28 0.8 0.8 0.9

Arkansas................................................................ 15 12 17 1.2 0.9 1.3

California................................................................ 156 94 164 0.9 0.5 0.9

Colorado................................................................ 80 25 41 2.9 0.9 1.4

Connecticut............................................................. 12 16 14 0.7 0.9 0.9

Delaware................................................................ 5 4 6 1.1 0.9 1.2

District of Columbia.................................................... 5 6 6 0.6 0.7 0.7

Florida................................................................... 82 104 109 0.9 1.1 1.2

Georgia.................................................................. 44 79 84 1.0 1.7 1.7

Hawaii................................................................... 5 6 6 0.8 1.0 1.0

Idaho.................................................................... 9 21 11 1.1 2.5 1.3

Illinois.................................................................... 51 57 47 0.9 0.9 0.8

Indiana.................................................................. 34 25 41 1.1 0.8 1.3

Iowa..................................................................... 16 13 16 1.0 0.9 1.0

Kansas.................................................................. 12 11 13 0.8 0.8 0.9

Kentucky................................................................ 24 20 22 1.3 1.0 1.1

Louisiana................................................................ 19 20 24 1.0 1.0 1.2

Maine.................................................................... 8 7 7 1.3 1.0 1.1

Maryland................................................................ 21 22 28 0.8 0.8 1.0

Massachusetts......................................................... 51 24 37 1.4 0.6 1.0

Michigan................................................................ 45 28 29 1.1 0.7 0.7

Minnesota............................................................... 24 26 28 0.8 0.9 1.0

Mississippi.............................................................. 14 17 19 1.3 1.5 1.6

Missouri................................................................. 28 16 24 1.0 0.6 0.8

Montana................................................................. 7 7 8 1.4 1.3 1.5

Nebraska................................................................ 9 9 9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Nevada.................................................................. 16 15 16 1.1 1.0 1.1

New Hampshire........................................................ 11 7 9 1.6 1.1 1.3

New Jersey............................................................. 47 48 36 1.2 1.1 0.8

New Mexico............................................................ 10 9 8 1.3 1.0 1.0

New York............................................................... 80 44 81 0.9 0.5 0.8

North Carolina.......................................................... 83 64 49 1.8 1.3 1.0

North Dakota........................................................... 4 4 5 1.1 0.9 1.1

Ohio..................................................................... 53 83 69 1.0 1.5 1.2

Oklahoma............................................................... 19 20 20 1.2 1.2 1.2

Oregon.................................................................. 17 16 19 0.9 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 41 51 46 0.7 0.8 0.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 5 4 6 1.1 0.8 1.1

South Carolina......................................................... 23 22 29 1.1 1.0 1.3

South Dakota........................................................... 4 3 4 0.9 0.7 0.9

Tennessee.............................................................. 32 36 43 1.0 1.1 1.3

Texas.................................................................... 98 110 126 0.8 0.8 0.9

Utah..................................................................... 15 13 17 0.9 0.8 1.0

Vermont................................................................. 5 3 5 1.6 1.1 1.5

Virginia.................................................................. 43 32 43 1.1 0.8 1.1

Washington............................................................. 19 25 29 0.6 0.7 0.8

West Virginia........................................................... 7 7 8 1.0 0.9 1.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 22 21 29 0.7 0.7 1.0

Wyoming................................................................ 4 4 9 1.6 1.4 3.0

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