For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, November 17, 2022 USDL-22-2179

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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – SEPTEMBER 2022

Job openings rates increased in 8 states on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 2 states. Total separations

rates decreased in 16 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings and hires rates were 

little changed in September, while the total separations rate decreased.

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 September, job openings rates increased in 8 states and were little changed in 42 states and the 

District of Columbia. The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in Michigan and New 

Hampshire (+1.1 percentage points each), as well as in Alaska and Missouri (+1.0 point each). Over the 

month, the national job openings rate was little changed. (See table A.)

The number of job openings increased in 10 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed in 39

states and the District of Columbia in September. The largest increases in the job openings level

occurred in Texas (+96,000), Michigan (+58,000), and Virginia (+40,000). The decrease in the job 

openings level occurred in West Virginia (-5,000). Nationally, the number of job openings increased 

over the month (+437,000). (See table A.)

Hires

In September, hires rates decreased in 9 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 39 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in hires rates occurred in Iowa (-1.1 percentage

points), Ohio (-0.9 point), and North Dakota (-0.8 point). The increases occurred in New Hampshire

(+1.0 point) and Arizona (+0.8 point). The national hires rate was little changed over the month. (See 

table B.)

The number of hires decreased in 8 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 40 states and 

the District of Columbia in September. The largest decreases in the hires level occurred in California

(-91,000), Texas (-57,000), and Ohio (-47,000). The increases occurred in Arizona (+25,000) and New 

Hampshire (+7,000). Nationally, the number of hires edged down over the month. (See table B.)
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Total Separations

In September, total separations rates decreased in 16 states, increased in 2 states, and were little 

changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in total separations rates

occurred in Wyoming (-4.6 percentage points), Vermont (-1.6 points), and Alaska (-1.5 points). 

Increases occurred in Illinois (+1.0 point) and Kansas (+0.7 point). The national total separations rate

decreased over the month (-0.3 point). (See table C.)

In September, the number of total separations decreased in 16 states, increased in 2 states, and was

little changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in the total separations 

level occurred in Texas (-98,000), Florida (-69,000), and Georgia (-64,000). The increases in the total 

separations level occurred in Illinois (+62,000) and Kansas (+10,000). Nationally, the number of total 

separations decreased in September (-370,000). (See table C.)

Quits

In September, quits rates decreased in 8 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 39 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in quits rates occurred in Wyoming (-1.5 percentage 

points), Vermont (-1.0 point), and Texas (-0.8 point). The increases in quits rates occurred in Illinois

(+0.8 point), Kansas (+0.7 point), and Michigan (+0.5 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was

unchanged. (See table D.)

The number of quits decreased in 11 states, increased in 3 states, and was little changed in 36 states and 

the District of Columbia in September. The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in Texas

(-111,000) and Florida (-28,000), as well as in Georgia and Pennsylvania (-19,000 each). The increases

in the quits level occurred in Illinois (+50,000), Michigan (+21,000), and Kansas (+9,000). Nationally, 

the number of quits was little changed over the month. (See table D.)

Layoffs and Discharges

In September, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 9 states, increased in 2 states, and were little 

changed in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates 

occurred in Wyoming (-2.5 percentage points) and in Alaska and Georgia (-1.0 point each). The

increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Ohio (+0.4 point) and in Illinois (+0.2 point). The 

national layoffs and discharges rate was little changed. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 8 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed 

in 41 states and the District of Columbia in September. The largest decreases in the layoffs and 

discharges level occurred in Georgia (-45,000), Wisconsin (-10,000), and Oregon (-8,000). The increase

in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in Ohio (+22,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and 

discharges edged down 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 October 2022 are scheduled to 

be released on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................10,280 10,717 437 6.3 6.5 0.2

Alaska.............................................................................................. 38 42 4 10.7 11.7 1.0

Massachusetts....................................................................................... 269 289 20 6.8 7.3 0.5

Michigan............................................................................................ 276 334 58 6.0 7.1 1.1

Mississippi......................................................................................... 82 90 8 6.6 7.2 0.6

Missouri............................................................................................ 173 206 33 5.6 6.6 1.0

New Hampshire....................................................................................... 46 55 9 6.3 7.4 1.1

New Mexico.......................................................................................... 57 63 6 6.3 6.9 0.6*

Texas............................................................................................... 930 1,026 96 6.4 7.0 0.6

Virginia............................................................................................ 317 357 40 7.2 8.0 0.8

West Virginia....................................................................................... 60 55 -5 7.8 7.2 -0.6*

Wisconsin........................................................................................... 194 210 16 6.2 6.6 0.4*

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

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................6,334 6,082 -252 4.1 4.0 -0.1

Arizona............................................................................................. 116 141 25 3.8 4.6 0.8

California.......................................................................................... 639 548 -91 3.6 3.1 -0.5

Illinois............................................................................................ 272 245 -27 4.5 4.0 -0.5

Iowa................................................................................................ 70 52 -18 4.4 3.3 -1.1

Maryland............................................................................................ 127 106 -21 4.6 3.9 -0.7

Mississippi......................................................................................... 58 50 -8 5.0 4.3 -0.7

Missouri............................................................................................ 123 104 -19 4.2 3.6 -0.6

New Hampshire....................................................................................... 25 32 7 3.7 4.7 1.0

North Dakota........................................................................................ 20 17 -3* 4.7 3.9 -0.8

Ohio................................................................................................ 240 193 -47 4.4 3.5 -0.9

Texas............................................................................................... 612 555 -57 4.5 4.1 -0.4

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................6,058 5,688 -370 4.0 3.7 -0.3

Alabama............................................................................................. 99 86 -13 4.7 4.1 -0.6

Alaska.............................................................................................. 21 16 -5 6.6 5.1 -1.5

Florida............................................................................................. 437 368 -69 4.6 3.9 -0.7

Georgia............................................................................................. 288 224 -64 6.0 4.6 -1.4

Idaho............................................................................................... 42 35 -7 5.1 4.2 -0.9

Illinois............................................................................................ 183 245 62 3.0 4.0 1.0

Kansas.............................................................................................. 49 59 10 3.5 4.2 0.7

Maine............................................................................................... 26 21 -5 4.1 3.3 -0.8*

Montana............................................................................................. 30 23 -7 5.9 4.5 -1.4

New Hampshire....................................................................................... 34 27 -7 5.0 3.9 -1.1

New Jersey.......................................................................................... 147 127 -20 3.5 3.0 -0.5

North Carolina...................................................................................... 220 198 -22* 4.6 4.1 -0.5

Oregon.............................................................................................. 91 74 -17 4.6 3.7 -0.9

Pennsylvania........................................................................................ 201 171 -30 3.4 2.9 -0.5

Texas............................................................................................... 602 504 -98 4.4 3.7 -0.7

Utah................................................................................................ 84 66 -18 5.0 3.9 -1.1

Vermont............................................................................................. 17 12 -5 5.6 4.0 -1.6

Wisconsin........................................................................................... 114 98 -16 3.9 3.3 -0.6

Wyoming............................................................................................. 23 10 -13 8.1 3.5 -4.6

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

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................4,184 4,061 -123 2.7 2.7 0.0

Alabama............................................................................................. 73 64 -9 3.5 3.1 -0.4*

Alaska.............................................................................................. 14 12 -2 4.4 3.8 -0.6

Florida............................................................................................. 295 267 -28 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Georgia............................................................................................. 191 172 -19 4.0 3.6 -0.4

Illinois............................................................................................ 120 170 50 2.0 2.8 0.8

Kansas.............................................................................................. 34 43 9 2.4 3.1 0.7

Massachusetts....................................................................................... 87 76 -11 2.4 2.1 -0.3*

Michigan............................................................................................ 91 112 21 2.1 2.6 0.5

New Jersey.......................................................................................... 102 88 -14 2.4 2.1 -0.3*

Pennsylvania........................................................................................ 144 125 -19 2.4 2.1 -0.3

Texas............................................................................................... 479 368 -111 3.5 2.7 -0.8

Utah................................................................................................ 60 49 -11 3.6 2.9 -0.7

Vermont............................................................................................. 12 9 -3 4.0 3.0 -1.0

Wyoming............................................................................................. 11 7 -4 3.9 2.4 -1.5

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

August

2022

September

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................1,490 1,328 -162 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Alaska.............................................................................................. 6 3 -3 1.9 0.9 -1.0

Florida............................................................................................. 100 83 -17* 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Georgia............................................................................................. 86 41 -45 1.8 0.8 -1.0

Idaho............................................................................................... 12 7 -5 1.5 0.8 -0.7

Illinois............................................................................................ 52 65 13* 0.9 1.1 0.2

Montana............................................................................................. 8 5 -3 1.6 1.0 -0.6

Ohio................................................................................................ 59 81 22 1.1 1.5 0.4

Oregon.............................................................................................. 22 14 -8 1.1 0.7 -0.4

Vermont............................................................................................. 4 2 -2 1.3 0.7 -0.6

Wisconsin........................................................................................... 30 20 -10 1.0 0.7 -0.3

Wyoming............................................................................................. 10 3 -7 3.5 1.0 -2.5

p Preliminary

* Not significant

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

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 10,673 11,040 11,170 10,280 10,717 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.5

Alabama.......................................... 144 152 157 144 144 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.4

Alaska............................................ 50 28 27 38 42 13.9 8.3 7.9 10.7 11.7

Arizona........................................... 214 219 233 216 223 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.7

Arkansas......................................... 84 100 93 87 92 6.1 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.5

California......................................... 1,137 1,192 1,269 1,129 1,154 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.1

Colorado......................................... 201 221 231 214 214 6.8 7.2 7.5 6.9 6.9

Connecticut...................................... 93 113 115 111 114 5.4 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.4

Delaware......................................... 34 33 33 37 35 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.1

District of Columbia............................. 47 49 45 45 47 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.8

Florida............................................ 671 623 635 621 606 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0

Georgia........................................... 410 440 432 391 402 8.2 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.7

Hawaii............................................ 41 44 50 42 44 6.5 6.8 7.6 6.4 6.7

Idaho............................................. 66 61 64 64 64 7.6 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.2

Illinois............................................. 435 450 461 424 437 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.5 6.7

Indiana........................................... 231 223 238 194 201 6.9 6.6 6.9 5.7 5.9

Iowa............................................... 107 110 114 110 112 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.6

Kansas........................................... 89 101 98 90 91 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.0 6.1

Kentucky......................................... 151 171 171 162 163 7.4 8.1 8.1 7.6 7.6

Louisiana......................................... 139 159 155 139 148 7.0 7.7 7.5 6.7 7.1

Maine............................................. 49 50 47 48 49 7.3 7.3 6.9 7.0 7.1

Maryland......................................... 210 208 205 202 200 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8

Massachusetts.................................. 282 317 302 269 289 7.4 8.0 7.6 6.8 7.3

Michigan......................................... 363 301 328 276 334 7.9 6.5 7.0 6.0 7.1

Minnesota........................................ 199 223 226 216 215 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.8

Mississippi....................................... 79 85 83 82 90 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.6 7.2

Missouri.......................................... 197 215 217 173 206 6.5 6.9 6.9 5.6 6.6

Montana.......................................... 43 42 45 44 43 8.0 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.8

Nebraska......................................... 70 78 78 68 70 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.3

Nevada........................................... 106 101 105 103 101 7.1 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.5

New Hampshire................................. 57 51 50 46 55 7.9 7.0 6.8 6.3 7.4

New Jersey...................................... 288 281 263 240 253 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.6

New Mexico..................................... 63 62 66 57 63 7.1 6.8 7.2 6.3 6.9

New York........................................ 558 557 548 500 528 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.3

North Carolina................................... 341 360 362 336 342 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.6

North Dakota.................................... 32 32 33 29 31 7.1 7.0 7.2 6.3 6.7

Ohio............................................... 403 447 442 369 387 7.0 7.5 7.5 6.3 6.6

Oklahoma........................................ 122 133 128 121 123 6.9 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.8

Oregon........................................... 122 127 137 129 123 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 405 437 388 362 372 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.8

Rhode Island.................................... 36 39 40 35 35 6.9 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.6

South Carolina.................................. 177 168 176 172 166 7.6 7.0 7.3 7.1 6.9

South Dakota.................................... 36 33 34 32 32 7.5 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.6

Tennessee....................................... 227 240 264 247 257 6.8 6.9 7.5 7.1 7.3

Texas............................................. 855 1,019 983 930 1,026 6.2 7.0 6.8 6.4 7.0

Utah............................................... 111 103 114 111 113 6.4 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.3

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

Virginia........................................... 345 330 339 317 357 8.0 7.5 7.7 7.2 8.0

Washington...................................... 218 187 223 204 211 6.0 5.1 6.0 5.5 5.6

West Virginia.................................... 49 59 62 60 55 6.7 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.2

Wisconsin........................................ 234 220 217 194 210 7.5 7.0 6.9 6.2 6.6

Wyoming......................................... 29 20 20 27 27 9.4 6.6 6.6 8.6 8.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,504 6,456 6,238 6,334 6,082 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0

Alabama.......................................... 106 97 99 94 104 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.0

Alaska............................................ 31 20 17 25 27 10.0 6.4 5.4 7.9 8.5

Arizona........................................... 136 152 147 116 141 4.6 5.0 4.8 3.8 4.6

Arkansas......................................... 58 64 59 53 52 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.9

California......................................... 630 639 604 639 548 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.1

Colorado......................................... 132 131 120 128 137 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.8

Connecticut...................................... 59 66 81 59 56 3.6 4.0 4.9 3.5 3.4

Delaware......................................... 27 22 21 27 25 6.0 4.8 4.5 5.8 5.4

District of Columbia............................. 25 26 22 24 25 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.3

Florida............................................ 439 465 376 407 424 4.9 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.5

Georgia........................................... 266 269 263 275 264 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.5

Hawaii............................................ 28 29 28 30 31 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.9 5.0

Idaho............................................. 44 42 39 49 47 5.5 5.1 4.7 5.9 5.7

Illinois............................................. 271 243 248 272 245 4.6 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.0

Indiana........................................... 156 142 126 142 136 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.3

Iowa............................................... 61 64 69 70 52 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 3.3

Kansas........................................... 51 52 55 53 48 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.4

Kentucky......................................... 103 95 102 100 104 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.2

Louisiana......................................... 92 96 94 91 93 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8

Maine............................................. 36 26 27 29 29 5.8 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.5

Maryland......................................... 105 113 109 127 106 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.6 3.9

Massachusetts.................................. 139 129 135 123 134 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.6

Michigan......................................... 188 187 178 178 159 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.6

Minnesota........................................ 96 109 112 120 106 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.6

Mississippi....................................... 57 58 53 58 50 5.0 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.3

Missouri.......................................... 115 125 113 123 104 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.2 3.6

Montana.......................................... 29 27 26 31 29 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.1 5.7

Nebraska......................................... 38 45 40 41 36 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.5

Nevada........................................... 78 72 73 72 76 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.2

New Hampshire................................. 35 31 27 25 32 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.7

New Jersey...................................... 167 166 143 135 149 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.5

New Mexico..................................... 38 35 38 31 37 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.6 4.3

New York........................................ 307 290 284 289 272 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9

North Carolina................................... 237 235 233 219 223 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.6

North Dakota.................................... 20 20 20 20 17 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.9

Ohio............................................... 231 260 230 240 193 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.4 3.5

Oklahoma........................................ 80 86 81 77 78 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.6

Oregon........................................... 75 87 81 89 83 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 205 188 175 201 189 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.2

Rhode Island.................................... 22 25 22 23 20 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.0

South Carolina.................................. 108 109 114 107 110 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.9

South Dakota.................................... 23 20 22 21 19 5.2 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.2

Tennessee....................................... 152 157 153 151 156 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8

Texas............................................. 624 602 613 612 555 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1

Utah............................................... 68 69 69 74 78 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.6

Vermont.......................................... 15 11 12 13 14 5.1 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6

Virginia........................................... 192 169 185 162 177 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.0 4.3

Washington...................................... 131 130 137 119 135 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.8

West Virginia.................................... 31 34 34 34 32 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5

Wisconsin........................................ 124 106 113 117 110 4.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.7

Wyoming......................................... 20 17 14 19 19 7.2 6.0 4.9 6.7 6.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,008 6,009 5,794 6,058 5,688 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7

Alabama.......................................... 99 94 91 99 86 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.1

Alaska............................................ 13 19 21 21 16 4.2 6.1 6.7 6.6 5.1

Arizona........................................... 146 144 135 147 154 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.8 5.0

Arkansas......................................... 69 62 52 64 62 5.4 4.7 3.9 4.8 4.7

California......................................... 609 591 518 578 550 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1

Colorado......................................... 123 111 119 113 108 4.4 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.7

Connecticut...................................... 58 56 61 51 52 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.1

Delaware......................................... 18 24 20 21 20 4.0 5.2 4.3 4.5 4.3

District of Columbia............................. 21 23 22 22 24 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1

Florida............................................ 393 420 388 437 368 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.6 3.9

Georgia........................................... 258 316 271 288 224 5.6 6.6 5.6 6.0 4.6

Hawaii............................................ 23 22 21 23 23 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.7

Idaho............................................. 33 41 50 42 35 4.1 5.0 6.1 5.1 4.2

Illinois............................................. 249 229 203 183 245 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.0 4.0

Indiana........................................... 138 120 118 123 134 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.2

Iowa............................................... 63 56 59 58 60 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

Kansas........................................... 56 50 52 49 59 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.5 4.2

Kentucky......................................... 114 107 88 100 101 6.0 5.5 4.5 5.1 5.1

Louisiana......................................... 89 97 91 96 92 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.8

Maine............................................. 20 29 28 26 21 3.2 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.3

Maryland......................................... 95 94 96 100 99 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6

Massachusetts.................................. 138 154 132 123 108 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.3 2.9

Michigan......................................... 189 149 147 140 158 4.5 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.6

Minnesota........................................ 98 96 107 104 104 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.5

Mississippi....................................... 65 60 58 62 57 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.4 4.9

Missouri.......................................... 119 137 122 113 115 4.2 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.9

Montana.......................................... 22 26 27 30 23 4.4 5.1 5.3 5.9 4.5

Nebraska......................................... 40 36 39 41 42 4.0 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1

Nevada........................................... 84 62 61 64 64 6.0 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.4

New Hampshire................................. 26 27 31 34 27 3.9 4.0 4.5 5.0 3.9

New Jersey...................................... 118 135 144 147 127 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.0

New Mexico..................................... 39 34 36 34 38 4.7 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.4

New York........................................ 268 251 232 260 250 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.6

North Carolina................................... 224 238 227 220 198 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.1

North Dakota.................................... 18 17 19 18 18 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.2

Ohio............................................... 242 216 220 210 227 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1

Oklahoma........................................ 75 93 77 84 79 4.6 5.5 4.5 5.0 4.7

Oregon........................................... 69 73 74 91 74 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.6 3.7

Pennsylvania.................................... 190 159 204 201 171 3.3 2.7 3.4 3.4 2.9

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

South Carolina.................................. 96 110 102 113 102 4.5 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.6

South Dakota.................................... 14 16 17 16 15 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3

Tennessee....................................... 153 155 148 159 158 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.9

Texas............................................. 544 540 524 602 504 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.4 3.7

Utah............................................... 71 60 75 84 66 4.4 3.6 4.5 5.0 3.9

Vermont.......................................... 13 14 16 17 12 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.6 4.0

Virginia........................................... 148 152 160 146 148 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6

Washington...................................... 101 117 116 115 114 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2

West Virginia.................................... 32 34 32 32 30 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.2

Wisconsin........................................ 93 107 105 114 98 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.3

Wyoming......................................... 9 15 16 23 10 3.2 5.3 5.6 8.1 3.5

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,253 4,253 4,058 4,184 4,061 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Alabama.......................................... 64 70 66 73 64 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.1

Alaska............................................ 9 12 14 14 12 2.9 3.9 4.5 4.4 3.8

Arizona........................................... 111 113 107 105 110 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.6

Arkansas......................................... 49 46 37 45 45 3.8 3.5 2.8 3.4 3.4

California......................................... 431 401 394 383 380 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2

Colorado......................................... 93 76 83 70 72 3.4 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.5

Connecticut...................................... 40 39 40 34 39 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.3

Delaware......................................... 13 18 14 15 15 2.9 3.9 3.0 3.2 3.3

District of Columbia............................. 15 15 14 15 17 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2

Florida............................................ 282 303 267 295 267 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.8

Georgia........................................... 178 245 194 191 172 3.9 5.1 4.0 4.0 3.6

Hawaii............................................ 17 15 14 14 17 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.8

Idaho............................................. 26 28 25 28 26 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.1

Illinois............................................. 173 155 135 120 170 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.8

Indiana........................................... 103 89 88 89 96 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0

Iowa............................................... 40 41 41 40 44 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8

Kansas........................................... 38 35 38 34 43 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.4 3.1

Kentucky......................................... 75 80 63 72 74 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.7 3.7

Louisiana......................................... 64 70 66 67 66 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4

Maine............................................. 15 19 19 17 15 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3

Maryland......................................... 58 71 65 67 73 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.7

Massachusetts.................................. 84 78 98 87 76 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.1

Michigan......................................... 120 102 105 91 112 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.6

Minnesota........................................ 63 71 71 71 74 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5

Mississippi....................................... 47 44 39 42 41 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.6

Missouri.......................................... 89 86 99 85 88 3.1 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.0

Montana.......................................... 16 18 18 19 17 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.4

Nebraska......................................... 27 26 27 29 28 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7

Nevada........................................... 62 43 42 42 48 4.4 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3

New Hampshire................................. 18 18 20 19 17 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.5

New Jersey...................................... 73 91 86 102 88 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.1

New Mexico..................................... 29 24 23 24 27 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.2

New York........................................ 188 168 160 161 162 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

North Carolina................................... 157 178 152 152 143 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.0

North Dakota.................................... 12 11 13 12 12 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.8

Ohio............................................... 155 132 127 141 138 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5

Oklahoma........................................ 53 73 53 62 59 3.2 4.3 3.1 3.7 3.5

Oregon........................................... 57 53 48 61 56 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 133 109 134 144 125 2.3 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.1

Rhode Island.................................... 13 12 14 13 12 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.4

South Carolina.................................. 67 84 76 77 78 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5

South Dakota.................................... 10 11 12 11 11 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4

Tennessee....................................... 107 114 105 110 118 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6

Texas............................................. 431 415 394 479 368 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.5 2.7

Utah............................................... 56 41 48 60 49 3.5 2.5 2.9 3.6 2.9

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

Virginia........................................... 110 111 115 103 109 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.7

Washington...................................... 72 83 73 77 83 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.4

West Virginia.................................... 24 26 24 24 22 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.1

Wisconsin........................................ 71 70 75 78 71 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.4

Wyoming......................................... 7 10 10 11 7 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.9 2.4

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

June

2022

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,405 1,400 1,390 1,490 1,328 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9

Alabama.......................................... 30 18 20 20 17 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8

Alaska............................................ 3 6 5 6 3 1.0 1.9 1.6 1.9 0.9

Arizona........................................... 23 23 21 31 36 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2

Arkansas......................................... 17 13 12 15 13 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0

California......................................... 135 152 94 167 145 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.8

Colorado......................................... 26 27 24 34 28 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0

Connecticut...................................... 14 13 18 13 10 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.6

Delaware......................................... 5 5 5 5 4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9

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

Florida............................................ 89 87 98 100 83 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9

Georgia........................................... 63 52 67 86 41 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.8

Hawaii............................................ 5 6 5 7 5 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8

Idaho............................................. 5 11 20 12 7 0.6 1.3 2.4 1.5 0.8

Illinois............................................. 56 64 62 52 65 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1

Indiana........................................... 28 26 24 31 31 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Iowa............................................... 17 12 15 14 12 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8

Kansas........................................... 14 12 11 12 13 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9

Kentucky......................................... 35 20 20 21 22 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1

Louisiana......................................... 20 21 20 22 20 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0

Maine............................................. 4 8 8 7 5 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8

Maryland......................................... 32 15 25 25 21 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8

Massachusetts.................................. 44 70 28 27 26 1.2 1.9 0.8 0.7 0.7

Michigan......................................... 60 39 31 33 39 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9

Minnesota........................................ 22 21 31 29 24 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.8

Mississippi....................................... 15 12 16 15 12 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.0

Missouri.......................................... 24 45 18 21 23 0.8 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.8

Montana.......................................... 5 6 6 8 5 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.0

Nebraska......................................... 10 8 10 10 11 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1

Nevada........................................... 19 15 15 18 13 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9

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

New Jersey...................................... 40 37 53 31 35 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.8

New Mexico..................................... 8 8 8 8 9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1

New York........................................ 60 71 51 79 74 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.8

North Carolina................................... 55 49 63 45 42 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9

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

Ohio............................................... 80 67 83 59 81 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.5

Oklahoma........................................ 18 15 20 17 16 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9

Oregon........................................... 8 15 15 22 14 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7

Pennsylvania.................................... 46 44 58 47 36 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.6

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

South Carolina.................................. 24 20 20 25 20 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9

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

Tennessee....................................... 37 33 37 40 32 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0

Texas............................................. 92 94 102 114 111 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8

Utah............................................... 11 15 14 19 14 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.8

Vermont.......................................... 4 4 4 4 2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7

Virginia........................................... 31 29 36 34 30 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7

Washington...................................... 22 27 28 28 24 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

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

Wisconsin........................................ 15 32 29 30 20 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7

Wyoming......................................... 2 4 4 10 3 0.7 1.4 1.4 3.5 1.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 10,747 10,389 10,695 6.8 6.4 6.5

Alabama................................................................. 145 143 142 6.6 6.4 6.3

Alaska................................................................... 41 40 40 11.4 10.7 11.0

Arizona.................................................................. 209 230 215 6.5 7.0 6.5

Arkansas................................................................ 90 90 97 6.5 6.4 6.8

California................................................................ 1,153 1,131 1,144 6.4 6.0 6.1

Colorado................................................................ 201 220 206 6.7 7.1 6.7

Connecticut............................................................. 91 114 111 5.3 6.4 6.2

Delaware................................................................ 35 34 36 7.2 6.9 7.2

District of Columbia.................................................... 51 41 53 6.4 5.1 6.4

Florida................................................................... 653 610 581 6.8 6.1 5.8

Georgia.................................................................. 408 393 398 8.2 7.5 7.6

Hawaii................................................................... 42 41 41 6.6 6.3 6.3

Idaho.................................................................... 65 62 63 7.5 7.0 7.1

Illinois.................................................................... 441 422 442 7.0 6.5 6.7

Indiana.................................................................. 242 196 207 7.2 5.8 6.1

Iowa..................................................................... 112 106 117 6.7 6.3 6.9

Kansas.................................................................. 91 89 92 6.2 6.0 6.1

Kentucky................................................................ 148 164 159 7.2 7.7 7.4

Louisiana................................................................ 138 147 147 7.0 7.1 7.1

Maine.................................................................... 47 49 46 6.9 6.9 6.6

Maryland................................................................ 212 195 198 7.4 6.6 6.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 279 267 282 7.3 6.7 7.1

Michigan................................................................ 369 291 342 8.0 6.2 7.2

Minnesota............................................................... 203 217 215 6.6 6.8 6.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 81 94 93 6.6 7.5 7.5

Missouri................................................................. 196 171 201 6.4 5.5 6.4

Montana................................................................. 44 46 43 8.2 8.2 7.8

Nebraska................................................................ 71 67 70 6.6 6.1 6.3

Nevada.................................................................. 104 108 96 6.9 6.9 6.2

New Hampshire........................................................ 52 48 50 7.2 6.5 6.7

New Jersey............................................................. 295 244 260 6.8 5.4 5.8

New Mexico............................................................ 62 61 62 7.0 6.7 6.7

New York............................................................... 547 502 510 5.7 5.0 5.1

North Carolina.......................................................... 344 336 341 7.0 6.6 6.6

North Dakota........................................................... 34 30 33 7.5 6.5 7.1

Ohio..................................................................... 405 360 387 7.0 6.1 6.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 129 123 129 7.2 6.8 7.1

Oregon.................................................................. 129 130 125 6.4 6.2 5.9

Pennsylvania........................................................... 413 359 365 6.6 5.7 5.7

Rhode Island........................................................... 37 37 34 7.1 6.9 6.4

South Carolina......................................................... 175 171 162 7.5 7.1 6.8

South Dakota........................................................... 37 35 34 7.7 7.0 6.8

Tennessee.............................................................. 228 258 257 6.8 7.4 7.3

Texas.................................................................... 867 971 1,055 6.3 6.7 7.2

Utah..................................................................... 108 109 109 6.2 6.1 6.1

Vermont................................................................. 23 23 22 7.3 7.0 6.9

Virginia.................................................................. 354 324 365 8.2 7.4 8.2

Washington............................................................. 218 205 208 6.0 5.5 5.6

West Virginia........................................................... 58 62 63 7.7 8.0 8.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 243 195 220 7.7 6.2 6.9

Wyoming................................................................ 28 29 29 9.1 9.0 8.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,621 7,153 6,127 4.5 4.7 4.0

Alabama................................................................. 106 107 105 5.2 5.1 5.0

Alaska................................................................... 28 31 29 8.6 9.3 8.8

Arizona.................................................................. 151 137 154 5.0 4.5 5.0

Arkansas................................................................ 66 68 57 5.1 5.2 4.3

California................................................................ 653 740 551 3.9 4.2 3.1

Colorado................................................................ 127 139 130 4.6 4.8 4.5

Connecticut............................................................. 58 61 55 3.6 3.7 3.3

Delaware................................................................ 25 27 24 5.5 5.7 5.1

District of Columbia.................................................... 30 25 29 3.9 3.3 3.8

Florida................................................................... 426 448 404 4.7 4.8 4.3

Georgia.................................................................. 267 318 259 5.8 6.6 5.4

Hawaii................................................................... 27 33 29 4.6 5.4 4.7

Idaho.................................................................... 46 53 49 5.7 6.4 5.8

Illinois.................................................................... 267 297 242 4.6 4.9 4.0

Indiana.................................................................. 156 164 138 5.0 5.1 4.3

Iowa..................................................................... 63 75 54 4.1 4.8 3.4

Kansas.................................................................. 53 62 48 3.8 4.4 3.4

Kentucky................................................................ 103 123 104 5.4 6.3 5.2

Louisiana................................................................ 90 105 90 4.9 5.5 4.7

Maine.................................................................... 31 29 26 4.9 4.4 4.0

Maryland................................................................ 114 128 114 4.3 4.7 4.2

Massachusetts......................................................... 155 118 151 4.4 3.2 4.1

Michigan................................................................ 195 200 159 4.6 4.6 3.6

Minnesota............................................................... 96 141 102 3.4 4.8 3.4

Mississippi.............................................................. 59 76 51 5.2 6.6 4.4

Missouri................................................................. 116 135 104 4.1 4.6 3.5

Montana................................................................. 32 37 31 6.3 7.2 6.1

Nebraska................................................................ 38 46 35 3.8 4.5 3.4

Nevada.................................................................. 77 83 75 5.5 5.7 5.1

New Hampshire........................................................ 31 27 29 4.6 3.9 4.2

New Jersey............................................................. 186 127 165 4.6 3.0 3.9

New Mexico............................................................ 37 39 35 4.5 4.6 4.1

New York............................................................... 330 300 282 3.6 3.2 3.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 233 253 216 5.1 5.3 4.5

North Dakota........................................................... 21 22 18 5.1 5.2 4.1

Ohio..................................................................... 235 263 192 4.4 4.8 3.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 85 90 81 5.1 5.3 4.8

Oregon.................................................................. 83 97 88 4.4 4.9 4.4

Pennsylvania........................................................... 200 217 187 3.4 3.6 3.1

Rhode Island........................................................... 23 24 20 4.6 4.7 3.9

South Carolina......................................................... 103 123 105 4.8 5.5 4.7

South Dakota........................................................... 22 26 19 5.0 5.6 4.1

Tennessee.............................................................. 145 183 149 4.6 5.7 4.6

Texas.................................................................... 637 727 567 5.0 5.4 4.2

Utah..................................................................... 68 87 78 4.2 5.2 4.7

Vermont................................................................. 14 14 13 4.6 4.5 4.4

Virginia.................................................................. 186 202 174 4.7 5.0 4.2

Washington............................................................. 143 137 143 4.2 3.9 4.0

West Virginia........................................................... 36 41 35 5.2 5.8 5.0

Wisconsin............................................................... 127 124 114 4.4 4.2 3.9

Wyoming................................................................ 21 23 21 7.2 8.0 7.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,378 7,221 5,993 4.3 4.7 3.9

Alabama................................................................. 106 115 90 5.2 5.5 4.3

Alaska................................................................... 20 32 21 6.1 9.6 6.3

Arizona.................................................................. 134 161 146 4.5 5.2 4.7

Arkansas................................................................ 66 77 62 5.1 5.8 4.6

California................................................................ 645 675 566 3.8 3.8 3.2

Colorado................................................................ 142 157 121 5.1 5.4 4.2

Connecticut............................................................. 65 63 60 4.0 3.8 3.6

Delaware................................................................ 20 25 20 4.4 5.4 4.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 19 26 21 2.6 3.5 2.8

Florida................................................................... 386 478 353 4.3 5.1 3.7

Georgia.................................................................. 267 323 222 5.8 6.7 4.6

Hawaii................................................................... 24 28 24 4.0 4.7 3.9

Idaho.................................................................... 38 54 39 4.7 6.5 4.7

Illinois.................................................................... 257 226 260 4.4 3.7 4.3

Indiana.................................................................. 144 155 144 4.6 4.9 4.5

Iowa..................................................................... 67 75 63 4.3 4.8 4.0

Kansas.................................................................. 60 62 65 4.4 4.4 4.6

Kentucky................................................................ 110 114 100 5.8 5.8 5.0

Louisiana................................................................ 92 110 96 5.0 5.7 5.0

Maine.................................................................... 25 34 24 4.0 5.1 3.7

Maryland................................................................ 104 117 107 3.9 4.3 3.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 184 155 142 5.2 4.2 3.8

Michigan................................................................ 208 174 179 4.9 4.0 4.1

Minnesota............................................................... 105 121 113 3.7 4.1 3.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 67 75 58 5.9 6.5 5.0

Missouri................................................................. 127 133 124 4.5 4.6 4.2

Montana................................................................. 27 38 25 5.3 7.5 4.9

Nebraska................................................................ 40 49 42 4.0 4.7 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 87 74 71 6.2 5.1 4.8

New Hampshire........................................................ 30 42 31 4.5 6.0 4.5

New Jersey............................................................. 151 176 157 3.7 4.1 3.7

New Mexico............................................................ 41 42 42 4.9 4.9 4.9

New York............................................................... 295 338 273 3.2 3.6 2.9

North Carolina.......................................................... 227 251 196 4.9 5.2 4.1

North Dakota........................................................... 18 22 18 4.3 5.1 4.1

Ohio..................................................................... 249 254 246 4.6 4.6 4.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 76 97 79 4.6 5.8 4.7

Oregon.................................................................. 79 108 81 4.2 5.5 4.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 204 240 176 3.5 4.0 2.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 22 23 20 4.5 4.6 4.1

South Carolina......................................................... 101 125 105 4.7 5.6 4.7

South Dakota........................................................... 17 20 19 3.9 4.3 4.1

Tennessee.............................................................. 151 183 160 4.8 5.6 4.9

Texas.................................................................... 577 723 534 4.5 5.4 3.9

Utah..................................................................... 76 104 68 4.7 6.2 4.1

Vermont................................................................. 15 24 12 5.2 7.8 3.8

Virginia.................................................................. 160 175 158 4.0 4.3 3.9

Washington............................................................. 107 144 120 3.1 4.1 3.4

West Virginia........................................................... 32 38 29 4.6 5.4 4.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 101 138 102 3.5 4.6 3.4

Wyoming................................................................ 12 26 12 4.3 9.1 4.3

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,510 5,143 4,285 3.1 3.4 2.8

Alabama................................................................. 68 86 68 3.3 4.1 3.2

Alaska................................................................... 13 21 15 4.2 6.4 4.7

Arizona.................................................................. 106 120 107 3.6 3.9 3.4

Arkansas................................................................ 46 55 45 3.6 4.1 3.4

California................................................................ 475 468 404 2.8 2.7 2.3

Colorado................................................................ 110 101 84 4.0 3.5 2.9

Connecticut............................................................. 42 42 41 2.6 2.5 2.5

Delaware................................................................ 14 17 15 3.1 3.7 3.3

District of Columbia.................................................... 13 19 16 1.8 2.5 2.1

Florida................................................................... 275 318 253 3.1 3.4 2.7

Georgia.................................................................. 182 225 170 4.0 4.7 3.5

Hawaii................................................................... 18 19 18 3.0 3.1 2.9

Idaho.................................................................... 31 38 30 3.8 4.6 3.6

Illinois.................................................................... 184 166 183 3.1 2.7 3.0

Indiana.................................................................. 108 112 103 3.5 3.5 3.2

Iowa..................................................................... 40 54 45 2.6 3.4 2.8

Kansas.................................................................. 41 44 45 3.0 3.1 3.2

Kentucky................................................................ 73 85 75 3.8 4.3 3.8

Louisiana................................................................ 66 78 68 3.6 4.1 3.5

Maine.................................................................... 18 22 16 2.8 3.4 2.4

Maryland................................................................ 61 81 78 2.3 3.0 2.8

Massachusetts......................................................... 97 106 88 2.7 2.9 2.4

Michigan................................................................ 131 125 123 3.1 2.9 2.8

Minnesota............................................................... 69 86 82 2.4 2.9 2.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 48 52 43 4.2 4.5 3.8

Missouri................................................................. 97 103 95 3.4 3.5 3.2

Montana................................................................. 20 27 19 4.0 5.2 3.6

Nebraska................................................................ 28 36 29 2.8 3.5 2.8

Nevada.................................................................. 65 53 54 4.6 3.6 3.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 20 23 18 3.0 3.3 2.6

New Jersey............................................................. 90 125 104 2.2 2.9 2.4

New Mexico............................................................ 30 29 30 3.6 3.4 3.5

New York............................................................... 201 217 172 2.2 2.3 1.8

North Carolina.......................................................... 156 176 139 3.4 3.7 2.9

North Dakota........................................................... 12 16 12 2.9 3.7 2.8

Ohio..................................................................... 170 178 155 3.1 3.2 2.8

Oklahoma............................................................... 53 72 60 3.2 4.3 3.5

Oregon.................................................................. 63 77 62 3.3 3.9 3.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 138 181 128 2.4 3.0 2.1

Rhode Island........................................................... 15 15 13 3.0 3.0 2.7

South Carolina......................................................... 71 87 81 3.3 3.9 3.6

South Dakota........................................................... 12 14 13 2.8 3.1 2.8

Tennessee.............................................................. 107 130 122 3.4 4.0 3.7

Texas.................................................................... 457 584 393 3.6 4.3 2.9

Utah..................................................................... 62 79 53 3.8 4.7 3.2

Vermont................................................................. 8 17 8 2.7 5.5 2.6

Virginia.................................................................. 115 126 114 2.9 3.1 2.8

Washington............................................................. 80 99 91 2.3 2.8 2.6

West Virginia........................................................... 23 28 22 3.4 4.0 3.0

Wisconsin............................................................... 77 97 75 2.7 3.3 2.5

Wyoming................................................................ 9 15 9 3.3 5.2 3.1

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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

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

Sept.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,527 1,656 1,412 1.0 1.1 0.9

Alabama................................................................. 34 22 17 1.7 1.1 0.8

Alaska................................................................... 5 8 4 1.6 2.4 1.2

Arizona.................................................................. 19 31 32 0.6 1.0 1.0

Arkansas................................................................ 17 17 13 1.3 1.3 1.0

California................................................................ 129 183 138 0.8 1.0 0.8

Colorado................................................................ 29 47 29 1.0 1.6 1.0

Connecticut............................................................. 20 16 15 1.2 1.0 0.9

Delaware................................................................ 5 6 4 1.1 1.2 0.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 4 6 4 0.6 0.7 0.6

Florida................................................................... 94 116 85 1.0 1.2 0.9

Georgia.................................................................. 68 87 42 1.5 1.8 0.9

Hawaii................................................................... 5 7 5 0.8 1.2 0.8

Idaho.................................................................... 6 12 7 0.7 1.5 0.9

Illinois.................................................................... 55 47 67 0.9 0.8 1.1

Indiana.................................................................. 30 40 34 1.0 1.3 1.1

Iowa..................................................................... 21 17 13 1.4 1.1 0.8

Kansas.................................................................. 15 14 15 1.1 1.0 1.1

Kentucky................................................................ 33 22 21 1.7 1.1 1.0

Louisiana................................................................ 21 24 22 1.2 1.3 1.1

Maine.................................................................... 6 9 7 1.0 1.4 1.0

Maryland................................................................ 38 27 24 1.4 1.0 0.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 74 39 46 2.1 1.1 1.2

Michigan................................................................ 67 29 48 1.6 0.7 1.1

Minnesota............................................................... 22 32 24 0.8 1.1 0.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 16 19 11 1.4 1.6 1.0

Missouri................................................................. 24 23 24 0.8 0.8 0.8

Montana................................................................. 6 9 5 1.2 1.8 1.0

Nebraska................................................................ 9 10 10 0.9 1.0 1.0

Nevada.................................................................. 20 18 13 1.4 1.2 0.9

New Hampshire........................................................ 8 13 11 1.2 1.9 1.6

New Jersey............................................................. 54 38 47 1.3 0.9 1.1

New Mexico............................................................ 9 10 10 1.1 1.1 1.2

New York............................................................... 72 101 88 0.8 1.1 0.9

North Carolina.......................................................... 59 51 42 1.3 1.1 0.9

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

Ohio..................................................................... 71 65 82 1.3 1.2 1.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 18 19 16 1.1 1.1 0.9

Oregon.................................................................. 13 24 16 0.7 1.2 0.8

Pennsylvania........................................................... 56 46 38 1.0 0.8 0.6

Rhode Island........................................................... 6 6 6 1.3 1.3 1.1

South Carolina......................................................... 25 27 19 1.2 1.2 0.9

South Dakota........................................................... 4 4 5 0.9 1.0 1.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 36 43 30 1.1 1.3 0.9

Texas.................................................................... 94 120 114 0.7 0.9 0.8

Utah..................................................................... 11 19 12 0.6 1.2 0.7

Vermont................................................................. 7 5 3 2.2 1.7 1.0

Virginia.................................................................. 38 39 35 1.0 1.0 0.9

Washington............................................................. 21 33 23 0.6 0.9 0.6

West Virginia........................................................... 7 8 6 1.0 1.1 0.9

Wisconsin............................................................... 17 34 21 0.6 1.1 0.7

Wyoming................................................................ 2 10 3 0.8 3.3 0.9

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