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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 12 states, increased in 6 states, and were little changed in 32 states and 

the District of Columbia on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 

today. Hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 45 states and the 

District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 9 states, increased in 5 states, and were little 

changed in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings rate decreased in April

while hires and total separations rates showed little to no change. (See tables A-E.)

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. The 

release also includes 2021 annual estimates for hires and separations.

Job Openings

In April, job openings rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 6 states. The largest decreasesin job 

openings rates occurred in Pennsylvania (-1.9 percentage points) and Kentucky (-1.4 points), as well as

Alaska and South Carolina (-1.3 points each). The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in 

Wisconsin (+0.9 percentage point) and in Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota (+0.7 point each). Over the 

month, the national job openings rate decreased (-0.3 percentage point). (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 16 states and increased in 7 states in April. The largest 

decreases in the job openings level occurred in Pennsylvania (-130,000), California (-73,000), and 

Florida (-53,000). The largest increases in the job openings level occurred in Illinois (+34,000), 

Wisconsin (+32,000), and Iowa (+14,000). Nationally, the number of job openings decreased over the 

month (-455,000). (See table A.)

Hires

In April, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 2 states. The decreases in hires rates occurred 

in Michigan (-0.8 percentage point), Arkansas (-0.7 point), and Pennsylvania (-0.5 point). Increases in 

hires rates occurred in Colorado (+0.8 percentage point) and in California (+0.4 point). The national 

hires rate was unchanged. (See table B.)

The number of hires increased in 4 states and decreased in 4 states in April. The largest increases 

occurred in California (+67,000), Colorado (+22,000), and Nevada (+12,000). The largest decreases 

occurred in Michigan (-33,000), Pennsylvania (-29,000), and Kentucky (-13,000). Nationally, the 

number of hires was little changed over the month.(See table B.)
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Total Separations

In April, total separations rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 5 states. The largest decreases 

occurred in Arizona and Florida (-1.1 percentage points each) and in Utah and Vermont (-1.0 point

each). The largest total separations rate increases occurred in Missouri (+1.1 percentage points) and in 

Iowa and North Dakota (+0.7 point each). The national totalseparations rate was little changed over the 

month. (See table C.)

The number of totalseparations decreased in 8 states in April and increased in 3 states. The largest 

decreases in the total separations level occurred in Florida (-101,000), Texas (-57,000), andCalifornia

(-56,000). Increases in the total separations level occurred in Missouri (+31,000), Massachusetts 

(+18,000), and Iowa (+11,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little changed in April. 

(See table C.)

Quits

In April, quits rates decreased in 10 states and increased in 4 states. The largest decreases in quits rates 

occurred in Utah and Wyoming (-1.1 percentage points each) and in Arizona (-1.0 point).The largest 

increases in quits rates occurred in Missouri (+1.1 percentage points), North Dakota (+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 10 states and increased in 6 states in April. The largest decreases in 

the quits level occurred in Florida (-50,000), Texas (-36,000), and Arizona (-31,000). The largest 

increases in the quits level occurred in Missouri (+32,000), Michigan (+18,000), and Georgia (+17,000).

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

Layoffs and Discharges

In April, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states and increased in 2 states. The largest 

decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Georgia and New Jersey (-0.5 percentage point

each) and in Florida (-0.4 point). The increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Minnesota 

(+0.3 percentage point) and in New York (+0.2 point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was little 

changed. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 5 states in April. The largest decreases in layoffs 

and discharges occurred in California (-53,000), Florida (-42,000), and Texas(-37,000). Nationally, the 

number of layoffs and discharges edged down over the month (-170,000). (See table E.)

Annual Levels and Rates 

Annual estimates for state data series are published concurrently with the state annual revisions. 

Calculating annual levels and rates allows additional comparisons across years. Annual levels for hires,

total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges, are the sum of the 12 revised monthly levels. Annual 

rates are computed by dividing the annual level by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual 

average employment level and multiplying that quotient by 100. Annual estimates are not calculated for 

job openings because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time, measurement for the last business day 

of each month.

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#. 
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey State estimates for May 2022 are scheduled to be 

released on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Revisions to the JOLTS State Estimates

Job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges have been revised to incorporate 

2021 benchmark updates to the Current Employment Statistics state employment estimates, Quarterly 

Census of Employment and Wages updates through third quarter 2021, Job Openings and Labor 

Turnover Survey (JOLTS) national and regional estimates, and 2022 JOLTS state seasonal adjustment 

factors. Revision tables will be available on the JOLTS website later in the day following this release at 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata.htm.

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 11,855 11,400 -455 7.3 7.0 -0.3

Alaska............................................................................................ 34 29 -5 9.7 8.4 -1.3

Arizona.......................................................................................... 259 222 -37 7.9 6.8 -1.1

California....................................................................................... 1,298 1,225 -73 6.9 6.6 -0.3

Connecticut................................................................................... 115 105 -10 6.5 6.0 -0.5

Florida............................................................................................ 765 712 -53 7.7 7.1 -0.6

Hawaii............................................................................................ 45 50 5 7.0 7.6 0.6*

Idaho............................................................................................. 61 56 -5 7.0 6.4 -0.6*

Illinois............................................................................................ 489 523 34 7.5 8.0 0.5

Iowa............................................................................................... 117 131 14 7.0 7.7 0.7

Kansas........................................................................................... 99 109 10 6.6 7.3 0.7

Kentucky........................................................................................ 213 180 -33 9.9 8.5 -1.4

Mississippi..................................................................................... 91 82 -9 7.3 6.6 -0.7

Nebraska....................................................................................... 79 86 7 7.1 7.7 0.6

North Carolina............................................................................... 424 401 -23 8.2 7.8 -0.4*

Oklahoma...................................................................................... 148 129 -19 8.1 7.1 -1.0

Oregon.......................................................................................... 158 144 -14 7.5 6.9 -0.6*

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 514 384 -130 8.0 6.1 -1.9

South Carolina............................................................................... 209 175 -34 8.7 7.4 -1.3

South Dakota................................................................................. 34 38 4 7.1 7.8 0.7

Texas............................................................................................. 1,003 955 -48 7.1 6.7 -0.4*

Utah............................................................................................... 123 106 -17 6.9 6.0 -0.9

Washington.................................................................................... 244 221 -23 6.6 6.0 -0.6

Wisconsin...................................................................................... 221 253 32 7.0 7.9 0.9

* Not significant

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary
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March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,645 6,586 -59 4.4 4.4 0.0

Arkansas........................................................................................ 73 64 -9 5.6 4.9 -0.7

California....................................................................................... 631 698 67 3.6 4.0 0.4

Colorado........................................................................................ 134 156 22 4.7 5.5 0.8

Kentucky........................................................................................ 123 110 -13 6.3 5.7 -0.6*

Michigan........................................................................................ 202 169 -33 4.7 3.9 -0.8

Nevada.......................................................................................... 69 81 12 4.8 5.6 0.8*

New Hampshire............................................................................. 28 33 5 4.1 4.8 0.7*

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 199 170 -29 3.4 2.9 -0.5

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table B. States with significant changes in hires from March 2022 to April 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,248 6,033 -215 4.1 4.0 -0.1

Alaska............................................................................................ 22 19 -3 6.9 6.0 -0.9

Arizona.......................................................................................... 158 124 -34 5.2 4.1 -1.1

California....................................................................................... 656 600 -56 3.8 3.4 -0.4

Florida............................................................................................ 519 418 -101 5.6 4.5 -1.1

Iowa............................................................................................... 57 68 11 3.6 4.3 0.7

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 100 118 18 2.7 3.2 0.5

Missouri......................................................................................... 99 130 31 3.4 4.5 1.1

New Jersey.................................................................................... 185 155 -30 4.4 3.7 -0.7

New York....................................................................................... 269 298 29* 2.9 3.2 0.3

North Carolina............................................................................... 241 218 -23* 5.1 4.6 -0.5

North Dakota................................................................................. 17 20 3* 4.0 4.7 0.7

Texas............................................................................................. 584 527 -57 4.4 4.0 -0.4

Utah............................................................................................... 81 64 -17 4.9 3.9 -1.0

Vermont......................................................................................... 14 11 -3 4.7 3.7 -1.0

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table C. States with significant changes in total separations from March 2022 to April 2022, seasonally 

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate
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March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 4,449 4,424 -25 2.9 2.9 0.0

Alaska............................................................................................ 17 15 -2 5.4 4.7 -0.7

Arizona.......................................................................................... 130 99 -31 4.3 3.3 -1.0

Florida............................................................................................ 383 333 -50 4.1 3.6 -0.5

Georgia.......................................................................................... 168 185 17 3.5 3.9 0.4

Iowa............................................................................................... 42 49 7 2.7 3.1 0.4*

Kentucky........................................................................................ 70 78 8 3.6 4.0 0.4*

Michigan........................................................................................ 110 128 18 2.5 3.0 0.5

Missouri......................................................................................... 70 102 32 2.4 3.5 1.1

Montana........................................................................................ 20 18 -2* 4.0 3.5 -0.5

Nevada.......................................................................................... 47 40 -7 3.3 2.8 -0.5

North Dakota................................................................................. 11 14 3 2.6 3.3 0.7

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 131 111 -20 2.2 1.9 -0.3

Texas............................................................................................. 439 403 -36 3.3 3.0 -0.3

Utah............................................................................................... 66 49 -17 4.0 2.9 -1.1

Vermont......................................................................................... 9 7 -2 3.0 2.3 -0.7

Washington.................................................................................... 106 95 -11 3.0 2.7 -0.3*

Wyoming........................................................................................ 13 10 -3 4.6 3.5 -1.1

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table D. States with significant changes in quits from March 2022 to April 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

March

2022

April

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 1,416 1,246 -170 0.9 0.8 -0.1

California....................................................................................... 164 111 -53 0.9 0.6 -0.3

Florida............................................................................................ 104 62 -42 1.1 0.7 -0.4

Georgia.......................................................................................... 77 54 -23 1.6 1.1 -0.5

Minnesota...................................................................................... 21 28 7* 0.7 1.0 0.3

New Jersey.................................................................................... 60 39 -21 1.4 0.9 -0.5

New York....................................................................................... 67 88 21* 0.7 0.9 0.2

Texas............................................................................................. 123 86 -37 0.9 0.6 -0.3

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table E. States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from March 2022 to April 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

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 9,265 11,283 11,344 11,855 11,400 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0

Alabama.......................................... 132 151 152 152 162 6.1 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.3

Alaska............................................ 25 33 34 34 29 7.5 9.4 9.7 9.7 8.4

Arizona........................................... 199 236 237 259 222 6.4 7.2 7.2 7.9 6.8

Arkansas......................................... 79 92 89 102 95 5.8 6.6 6.4 7.2 6.8

California......................................... 905 1,148 1,299 1,298 1,225 5.2 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.6

Colorado......................................... 187 236 203 217 221 6.4 7.7 6.7 7.1 7.2

Connecticut...................................... 94 108 112 115 105 5.5 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.0

Delaware......................................... 30 36 33 37 34 6.3 7.4 6.8 7.5 6.9

District of Columbia............................. 43 45 43 47 48 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.8 5.9

Florida............................................ 515 704 688 765 712 5.5 7.1 6.9 7.7 7.1

Georgia........................................... 338 394 432 419 419 7.0 7.7 8.4 8.1 8.1

Hawaii............................................ 40 48 47 45 50 6.5 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.6

Idaho............................................. 49 63 67 61 56 5.8 7.2 7.6 7.0 6.4

Illinois............................................. 337 484 472 489 523 5.5 7.5 7.3 7.5 8.0

Indiana........................................... 201 257 231 239 251 6.2 7.5 6.8 7.0 7.3

Iowa............................................... 94 123 115 117 131 5.8 7.3 6.8 7.0 7.7

Kansas........................................... 78 97 98 99 109 5.4 6.5 6.6 6.6 7.3

Kentucky......................................... 162 158 158 213 180 7.9 7.6 7.5 9.9 8.5

Louisiana......................................... 114 143 146 149 152 5.8 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.4

Maine............................................. 43 54 50 50 48 6.5 7.9 7.3 7.3 7.0

Maryland......................................... 232 212 201 223 221 8.1 7.3 6.9 7.6 7.6

Massachusetts.................................. 206 270 313 304 308 5.6 7.0 7.9 7.7 7.8

Michigan......................................... 338 357 355 350 356 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6

Minnesota........................................ 169 260 231 239 237 5.6 8.3 7.4 7.6 7.5

Mississippi....................................... 76 84 88 91 82 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.6

Missouri.......................................... 173 229 215 226 222 5.8 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.1

Montana.......................................... 35 45 47 46 43 6.7 8.2 8.5 8.3 7.8

Nebraska......................................... 61 84 70 79 86 5.7 7.7 6.4 7.1 7.7

Nevada........................................... 96 113 123 112 111 6.7 7.3 7.9 7.2 7.1

New Hampshire................................. 47 61 62 58 55 6.7 8.3 8.4 7.9 7.4

New Jersey...................................... 272 299 278 282 281 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.3

New Mexico..................................... 56 67 70 70 67 6.5 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.3

New York........................................ 524 591 605 588 573 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7

North Carolina................................... 314 352 374 424 401 6.5 7.0 7.4 8.2 7.8

North Dakota.................................... 27 34 32 34 36 6.1 7.4 7.0 7.4 7.8

Ohio............................................... 322 388 405 407 406 5.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9

Oklahoma........................................ 110 119 118 148 129 6.3 6.7 6.6 8.1 7.1

Oregon........................................... 123 151 156 158 144 6.2 7.3 7.5 7.5 6.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 403 506 426 514 384 6.6 8.0 6.7 8.0 6.1

Rhode Island.................................... 36 39 39 43 42 7.0 7.4 7.4 8.0 7.8

South Carolina.................................. 150 181 184 209 175 6.6 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.4

South Dakota.................................... 32 37 34 34 38 6.8 7.7 7.1 7.1 7.8

Tennessee....................................... 207 258 261 265 267 6.3 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.7

Texas............................................. 771 940 929 1,003 955 5.8 6.7 6.6 7.1 6.7

Utah............................................... 89 124 120 123 106 5.3 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.0

Vermont.......................................... 24 24 25 26 26 7.5 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.0

Virginia........................................... 264 310 305 340 321 6.3 7.2 7.1 7.8 7.4

Washington...................................... 184 221 253 244 221 5.2 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.0

West Virginia.................................... 52 57 61 61 58 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.0 7.6

Wisconsin........................................ 189 237 229 221 253 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.9

Wyoming......................................... 19 24 26 25 23 6.4 7.8 8.3 8.1 7.4

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,121 6,426 6,832 6,645 6,586 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4

Alabama.......................................... 88 106 109 106 108 4.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.2

Alaska............................................ 17 19 20 21 22 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.9

Arizona........................................... 137 156 151 157 151 4.7 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0

Arkansas......................................... 56 63 61 73 64 4.4 4.8 4.7 5.6 4.9

California......................................... 636 638 689 631 698 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.6 4.0

Colorado......................................... 127 153 148 134 156 4.7 5.4 5.2 4.7 5.5

Connecticut...................................... 65 59 61 58 59 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6

Delaware......................................... 21 27 26 24 23 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0

District of Columbia............................. 22 22 26 27 29 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.8

Florida............................................ 394 391 428 468 433 4.5 4.3 4.6 5.1 4.7

Georgia........................................... 249 266 315 275 271 5.5 5.7 6.7 5.8 5.7

Hawaii............................................ 29 30 31 31 35 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.8

Idaho............................................. 36 43 49 42 43 4.6 5.3 6.0 5.2 5.3

Illinois............................................. 243 254 261 263 253 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2

Indiana........................................... 134 154 142 148 139 4.4 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.4

Iowa............................................... 67 61 57 65 62 4.4 3.9 3.6 4.2 4.0

Kansas........................................... 52 49 45 53 52 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.8 3.7

Kentucky......................................... 104 112 106 123 110 5.5 5.8 5.5 6.3 5.7

Louisiana......................................... 81 98 98 99 89 4.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.7

Maine............................................. 26 28 29 27 25 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.9

Maryland......................................... 86 99 116 124 123 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.5

Massachusetts.................................. 128 167 147 126 139 3.7 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.8

Michigan......................................... 228 182 187 202 169 5.5 4.2 4.3 4.7 3.9

Minnesota........................................ 99 106 110 108 104 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6

Mississippi....................................... 52 55 57 57 58 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0

Missouri.......................................... 110 95 92 105 110 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.8

Montana.......................................... 26 28 31 29 30 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.9

Nebraska......................................... 41 42 38 43 41 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.0

Nevada........................................... 66 71 72 69 81 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.6

New Hampshire................................. 32 33 32 28 33 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.1 4.8

New Jersey...................................... 159 167 169 178 169 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.0

New Mexico..................................... 35 39 42 40 41 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8

New York........................................ 327 310 338 309 303 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2

North Carolina................................... 209 273 271 250 239 4.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.1

North Dakota.................................... 22 19 18 19 19 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.5

Ohio............................................... 226 219 211 211 206 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

Oklahoma........................................ 70 84 91 95 101 4.3 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.0

Oregon........................................... 80 84 92 93 92 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7

Pennsylvania.................................... 203 205 242 199 170 3.6 3.5 4.1 3.4 2.9

Rhode Island.................................... 21 23 24 23 22 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.4

South Carolina.................................. 87 114 120 120 113 4.1 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.1

South Dakota.................................... 20 19 19 20 18 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.0

Tennessee....................................... 121 162 164 159 158 3.9 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9

Texas............................................. 570 536 663 605 635 4.5 4.1 5.0 4.6 4.8

Utah............................................... 68 81 84 82 77 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.6

Vermont.......................................... 14 14 15 14 14 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7

Virginia........................................... 160 169 194 197 206 4.1 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.1

Washington...................................... 124 133 158 148 140 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.3 4.0

West Virginia.................................... 31 34 40 35 33 4.5 4.9 5.7 5.0 4.7

Wisconsin........................................ 109 118 125 115 104 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.5

Wyoming......................................... 14 15 18 17 17 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,753 6,044 6,082 6,248 6,033 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0

Alabama.......................................... 93 97 91 101 102 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.9

Alaska............................................ 18 22 23 22 19 5.8 6.9 7.3 6.9 6.0

Arizona........................................... 139 155 137 158 124 4.7 5.1 4.5 5.2 4.1

Arkansas......................................... 61 57 63 61 62 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7

California......................................... 569 667 682 656 600 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.4

Colorado......................................... 97 138 137 134 130 3.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6

Connecticut...................................... 50 56 60 53 57 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.5

Delaware......................................... 20 21 20 21 21 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.6

District of Columbia............................. 20 23 24 24 26 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4

Florida............................................ 321 363 409 519 418 3.7 4.0 4.4 5.6 4.5

Georgia........................................... 252 246 245 263 260 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.5

Hawaii............................................ 20 23 23 22 20 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.3

Idaho............................................. 39 43 38 37 38 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.7

Illinois............................................. 270 199 234 232 237 4.7 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.9

Indiana........................................... 139 140 146 144 143 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5

Iowa............................................... 58 65 60 57 68 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.6 4.3

Kansas........................................... 51 47 55 48 55 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.9

Kentucky......................................... 100 96 97 100 111 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.7

Louisiana......................................... 81 85 80 87 84 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.4

Maine............................................. 23 24 24 24 24 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

Maryland......................................... 81 94 105 103 106 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.9

Massachusetts.................................. 118 112 111 100 118 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.2

Michigan......................................... 175 181 141 158 166 4.2 4.2 3.3 3.7 3.8

Minnesota........................................ 87 91 95 99 106 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6

Mississippi....................................... 66 57 69 57 57 5.9 4.9 5.9 4.9 4.9

Missouri.......................................... 122 117 113 99 130 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.4 4.5

Montana.......................................... 26 26 28 26 25 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.9

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

Nevada........................................... 56 69 65 62 52 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.6

New Hampshire................................. 28 30 34 29 28 4.3 4.5 5.0 4.3 4.1

New Jersey...................................... 137 147 165 185 155 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.4 3.7

New Mexico..................................... 35 36 33 32 34 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.0

New York........................................ 245 271 297 269 298 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.2

North Carolina................................... 216 202 229 241 218 4.8 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.6

North Dakota.................................... 19 19 18 17 20 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.7

Ohio............................................... 201 234 237 196 198 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.6

Oklahoma........................................ 82 72 77 74 82 5.0 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.9

Oregon........................................... 91 82 81 79 74 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 199 207 179 181 162 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.7

Rhode Island.................................... 20 19 20 21 20 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.0

South Carolina.................................. 106 104 105 115 118 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.4

South Dakota.................................... 17 18 17 17 17 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.8

Tennessee....................................... 152 154 154 154 160 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.0

Texas............................................. 512 546 514 584 527 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.0

Utah............................................... 68 76 67 81 64 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.9 3.9

Vermont.......................................... 11 14 14 14 11 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7

Virginia........................................... 158 162 142 160 159 4.0 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.9

Washington...................................... 120 145 125 132 122 3.6 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.5

West Virginia.................................... 34 32 29 33 33 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.7 4.7

Wisconsin........................................ 99 102 113 111 112 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8

Wyoming......................................... 14 16 17 16 14 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 4.9

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,015 4,258 4,384 4,449 4,424 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9

Alabama.......................................... 66 69 66 69 72 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.5

Alaska............................................ 12 16 18 17 15 3.9 5.0 5.7 5.4 4.7

Arizona........................................... 110 111 103 130 99 3.8 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.3

Arkansas......................................... 46 40 45 43 44 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4

California......................................... 396 469 499 456 465 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7

Colorado......................................... 73 96 96 100 97 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4

Connecticut...................................... 30 38 39 34 39 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.4

Delaware......................................... 14 15 14 15 15 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3

District of Columbia............................. 13 16 17 16 17 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2

Florida............................................ 248 262 316 383 333 2.8 2.9 3.4 4.1 3.6

Georgia........................................... 181 171 186 168 185 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.9

Hawaii............................................ 14 17 18 17 15 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.5

Idaho............................................. 29 28 28 29 29 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6

Illinois............................................. 163 148 162 167 172 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9

Indiana........................................... 98 107 117 110 114 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.6

Iowa............................................... 41 43 45 42 49 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.1

Kansas........................................... 36 35 37 36 41 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.9

Kentucky......................................... 74 67 72 70 78 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 4.0

Louisiana......................................... 55 62 55 63 63 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.3

Maine............................................. 14 16 17 16 17 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.7

Maryland......................................... 58 70 61 68 74 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.7

Massachusetts.................................. 71 76 81 72 81 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2

Michigan......................................... 127 144 110 110 128 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.5 3.0

Minnesota........................................ 61 64 72 72 72 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5

Mississippi....................................... 50 43 39 38 41 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.5

Missouri.......................................... 84 74 80 70 102 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.4 3.5

Montana.......................................... 19 18 19 20 18 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.5

Nebraska......................................... 25 29 29 30 34 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3

Nevada........................................... 38 44 49 47 40 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.8

New Hampshire................................. 18 18 21 17 20 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.5 2.9

New Jersey...................................... 85 102 112 111 108 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6

New Mexico..................................... 24 25 24 25 26 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.1

New York........................................ 147 174 187 181 191 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0

North Carolina................................... 155 130 158 154 148 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.1

North Dakota.................................... 12 14 13 11 14 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.3

Ohio............................................... 146 153 181 145 139 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.5

Oklahoma........................................ 59 52 54 53 59 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5

Oregon........................................... 53 57 58 58 56 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 132 134 123 131 111 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.9

Rhode Island.................................... 12 12 13 14 14 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8

South Carolina.................................. 82 80 80 86 86 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.9

South Dakota.................................... 13 13 13 13 12 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7

Tennessee....................................... 109 109 108 102 113 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5

Texas............................................. 364 418 396 439 403 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.0

Utah............................................... 51 51 48 66 49 3.2 3.1 2.9 4.0 2.9

Vermont.......................................... 6 9 9 9 7 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3

Virginia........................................... 118 119 97 105 114 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.8

Washington...................................... 76 88 83 106 95 2.3 2.6 2.4 3.0 2.7

West Virginia.................................... 25 24 20 23 23 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.3 3.3

Wisconsin........................................ 72 74 83 79 80 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.7

Wyoming......................................... 10 11 12 13 10 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.6 3.5

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,384 1,403 1,354 1,416 1,246 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

Alabama.......................................... 19 23 20 24 24 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2

Alaska............................................ 4 4 4 4 3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9

Arizona........................................... 24 33 27 21 18 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6

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

California......................................... 129 166 149 164 111 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6

Colorado......................................... 17 28 34 27 25 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9

Connecticut...................................... 18 14 17 15 13 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8

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

District of Columbia............................. 6 6 6 6 6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Florida............................................ 59 83 68 104 62 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.7

Georgia........................................... 57 56 45 77 54 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.1

Hawaii............................................ 5 4 4 4 4 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Idaho............................................. 8 11 8 6 7 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.9

Illinois............................................. 94 50 63 55 49 1.6 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8

Indiana........................................... 33 22 26 26 22 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7

Iowa............................................... 13 19 13 11 13 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8

Kansas........................................... 11 9 14 9 10 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.7

Kentucky......................................... 20 25 20 24 25 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3

Louisiana......................................... 21 17 20 18 16 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8

Maine............................................. 8 6 5 6 5 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8

Maryland......................................... 18 17 37 28 25 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.0 0.9

Massachusetts.................................. 42 29 26 21 30 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8

Michigan......................................... 37 31 26 33 29 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7

Minnesota........................................ 21 21 20 21 28 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0

Mississippi....................................... 13 11 22 16 12 1.2 0.9 1.9 1.4 1.0

Missouri.......................................... 34 21 28 21 23 1.2 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.8

Montana.......................................... 6 6 7 5 5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0

Nebraska......................................... 10 9 9 7 9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9

Nevada........................................... 16 21 13 12 10 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.7

New Hampshire................................. 7 9 7 8 6 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.9

New Jersey...................................... 43 26 38 60 39 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.9

New Mexico..................................... 8 8 7 6 6 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7

New York........................................ 72 75 91 67 88 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9

North Carolina................................... 47 52 59 65 60 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3

North Dakota.................................... 5 5 4 5 5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2

Ohio............................................... 46 70 38 40 47 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.9

Oklahoma........................................ 19 16 18 16 17 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

Oregon........................................... 31 19 19 17 15 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 54 62 42 34 41 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.7

Rhode Island.................................... 7 5 6 5 5 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0

South Carolina.................................. 20 19 20 23 26 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2

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

Tennessee....................................... 37 37 38 43 37 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2

Texas............................................. 115 100 96 123 86 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6

Utah............................................... 14 19 15 13 12 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7

Vermont.......................................... 4 4 3 4 3 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0

Virginia........................................... 29 34 37 42 38 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9

Washington...................................... 35 49 31 20 21 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.6

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

Wisconsin........................................ 21 22 25 25 26 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9

Wyoming......................................... 3 3 3 3 3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 9,804 11,737 11,981 6.4 7.3 7.4

Alabama................................................................. 144 151 177 6.6 6.8 7.9

Alaska................................................................... 25 29 29 7.7 8.7 8.4

Arizona.................................................................. 202 240 222 6.4 7.3 6.8

Arkansas................................................................ 83 110 100 6.1 7.8 7.1

California................................................................ 964 1,277 1,300 5.5 6.9 6.9

Colorado................................................................ 195 219 229 6.7 7.2 7.5

Connecticut............................................................. 100 105 109 5.9 6.1 6.2

Delaware................................................................ 34 34 38 7.1 7.1 7.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 46 46 51 5.9 5.8 6.3

Florida................................................................... 552 765 752 5.9 7.6 7.5

Georgia.................................................................. 358 425 437 7.4 8.2 8.4

Hawaii................................................................... 41 45 51 6.6 6.9 7.8

Idaho.................................................................... 56 60 63 6.6 7.0 7.2

Illinois.................................................................... 350 483 551 5.7 7.5 8.4

Indiana.................................................................. 218 237 270 6.7 7.0 7.9

Iowa..................................................................... 107 117 149 6.5 7.0 8.7

Kansas.................................................................. 81 101 112 5.6 6.8 7.4

Kentucky................................................................ 167 217 186 8.1 10.1 8.7

Louisiana................................................................ 122 152 162 6.1 7.4 7.8

Maine.................................................................... 43 43 46 6.5 6.5 6.9

Maryland................................................................ 234 243 223 8.2 8.3 7.6

Massachusetts......................................................... 219 297 319 5.9 7.7 8.0

Michigan................................................................ 343 345 363 7.7 7.5 7.8

Minnesota............................................................... 184 232 262 6.1 7.5 8.3

Mississippi.............................................................. 80 95 86 6.6 7.6 6.9

Missouri................................................................. 184 235 233 6.1 7.5 7.4

Montana................................................................. 38 42 46 7.2 7.8 8.3

Nebraska................................................................ 61 78 86 5.7 7.1 7.8

Nevada.................................................................. 98 115 112 6.8 7.4 7.2

New Hampshire........................................................ 48 53 54 6.8 7.2 7.4

New Jersey............................................................. 271 265 273 6.4 6.0 6.1

New Mexico............................................................ 60 67 71 6.9 7.3 7.7

New York............................................................... 535 591 569 5.6 6.0 5.7

North Carolina.......................................................... 328 430 417 6.7 8.4 8.1

North Dakota........................................................... 27 32 37 6.2 7.1 8.1

Ohio..................................................................... 335 416 418 5.9 7.1 7.1

Oklahoma............................................................... 120 150 141 6.8 8.2 7.7

Oregon.................................................................. 125 158 146 6.3 7.6 7.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 419 500 397 6.8 7.9 6.3

Rhode Island........................................................... 37 42 42 7.2 7.9 7.9

South Carolina......................................................... 174 196 200 7.5 8.2 8.3

South Dakota........................................................... 32 34 38 6.9 7.2 8.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 220 262 281 6.7 7.6 8.0

Texas.................................................................... 845 999 1,044 6.3 7.0 7.3

Utah..................................................................... 101 117 118 6.0 6.6 6.6

Vermont................................................................. 24 23 26 7.5 7.1 8.0

Virginia.................................................................. 290 327 347 6.9 7.5 7.9

Washington............................................................. 216 241 252 6.1 6.5 6.8

West Virginia........................................................... 57 65 65 7.7 8.5 8.4

Wisconsin............................................................... 194 211 259 6.3 6.8 8.2

Wyoming................................................................ 18 20 22 6.3 6.7 7.2

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,389 6,047 6,846 4.4 4.0 4.5

Alabama................................................................. 93 95 113 4.6 4.6 5.4

Alaska................................................................... 17 15 21 5.5 5.0 6.9

Arizona.................................................................. 143 141 159 4.9 4.6 5.2

Arkansas................................................................ 57 69 65 4.5 5.2 4.9

California................................................................ 653 550 726 4.0 3.2 4.2

Colorado................................................................ 130 121 163 4.8 4.3 5.7

Connecticut............................................................. 80 56 71 5.0 3.5 4.3

Delaware................................................................ 25 21 27 5.5 4.6 6.0

District of Columbia.................................................... 23 23 30 3.1 3.0 3.9

Florida................................................................... 366 453 396 4.1 4.9 4.2

Georgia.................................................................. 249 241 270 5.5 5.1 5.7

Hawaii................................................................... 29 25 36 5.1 4.1 6.0

Idaho.................................................................... 38 37 45 4.8 4.5 5.6

Illinois.................................................................... 242 255 251 4.2 4.3 4.2

Indiana.................................................................. 143 134 146 4.7 4.2 4.6

Iowa..................................................................... 73 59 68 4.8 3.8 4.4

Kansas.................................................................. 50 49 49 3.6 3.6 3.5

Kentucky................................................................ 112 115 118 6.0 6.0 6.1

Louisiana................................................................ 84 93 92 4.5 4.9 4.8

Maine.................................................................... 29 19 27 4.8 3.1 4.3

Maryland................................................................ 95 110 134 3.6 4.1 5.0

Massachusetts......................................................... 134 106 144 3.9 3.0 4.0

Michigan................................................................ 223 182 165 5.4 4.3 3.8

Minnesota............................................................... 103 89 109 3.7 3.1 3.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 53 53 58 4.7 4.6 5.0

Missouri................................................................. 117 104 117 4.1 3.6 4.0

Montana................................................................. 28 23 33 5.7 4.7 6.5

Nebraska................................................................ 42 40 42 4.2 3.9 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 75 67 92 5.6 4.7 6.4

New Hampshire........................................................ 34 23 34 5.2 3.4 5.0

New Jersey............................................................. 161 164 168 4.1 4.0 4.0

New Mexico............................................................ 40 35 47 4.9 4.2 5.6

New York............................................................... 349 274 319 3.9 3.0 3.4

North Carolina.......................................................... 220 239 249 4.8 5.1 5.2

North Dakota........................................................... 22 17 19 5.3 4.0 4.4

Ohio..................................................................... 239 198 219 4.5 3.7 4.0

Oklahoma............................................................... 75 89 107 4.5 5.3 6.4

Oregon.................................................................. 84 86 97 4.5 4.4 5.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 245 198 201 4.3 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island........................................................... 25 20 25 5.2 4.2 5.2

South Carolina......................................................... 97 109 123 4.5 5.0 5.6

South Dakota........................................................... 22 17 19 5.0 3.9 4.4

Tennessee.............................................................. 126 152 162 4.1 4.8 5.1

Texas.................................................................... 596 548 661 4.8 4.2 5.0

Utah..................................................................... 71 65 80 4.4 3.9 4.8

Vermont................................................................. 14 11 14 4.9 3.6 4.8

Virginia.................................................................. 171 175 220 4.4 4.4 5.4

Washington............................................................. 134 141 152 4.1 4.1 4.4

West Virginia........................................................... 34 32 36 5.1 4.6 5.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 115 101 108 4.0 3.5 3.7

Wyoming................................................................ 14 12 17 5.1 4.1 5.9

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NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,740 5,562 6,025 4.0 3.7 4.0

Alabama................................................................. 97 101 109 4.8 4.9 5.3

Alaska................................................................... 14 15 15 4.7 5.0 4.7

Arizona.................................................................. 150 151 132 5.1 5.0 4.3

Arkansas................................................................ 57 54 58 4.4 4.1 4.4

California................................................................ 607 568 629 3.7 3.3 3.6

Colorado................................................................ 106 112 137 3.9 4.0 4.8

Connecticut............................................................. 48 41 54 3.0 2.5 3.3

Delaware................................................................ 20 18 20 4.4 4.0 4.5

District of Columbia.................................................... 20 22 27 2.8 2.9 3.5

Florida................................................................... 334 496 436 3.8 5.3 4.7

Georgia.................................................................. 275 267 288 6.1 5.6 6.1

Hawaii................................................................... 23 19 22 3.9 3.1 3.6

Idaho.................................................................... 39 31 37 5.0 3.9 4.6

Illinois.................................................................... 240 204 218 4.2 3.4 3.6

Indiana.................................................................. 142 123 148 4.6 3.9 4.7

Iowa..................................................................... 56 46 67 3.7 3.0 4.3

Kansas.................................................................. 46 41 50 3.3 2.9 3.6

Kentucky................................................................ 94 89 105 5.0 4.6 5.4

Louisiana................................................................ 81 84 85 4.3 4.4 4.5

Maine.................................................................... 22 18 23 3.5 2.8 3.6

Maryland................................................................ 75 84 100 2.9 3.1 3.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 103 83 107 3.0 2.3 2.9

Michigan................................................................ 171 123 160 4.1 2.9 3.7

Minnesota............................................................... 85 85 103 3.0 3.0 3.6

Mississippi.............................................................. 62 62 54 5.5 5.4 4.7

Missouri................................................................. 114 91 123 4.0 3.1 4.2

Montana................................................................. 25 20 24 5.2 4.1 4.7

Nebraska................................................................ 35 34 43 3.5 3.3 4.2

Nevada.................................................................. 57 59 51 4.3 4.1 3.5

New Hampshire........................................................ 27 25 28 4.2 3.7 4.1

New Jersey............................................................. 122 147 141 3.1 3.6 3.4

New Mexico............................................................ 35 28 34 4.4 3.3 4.0

New York............................................................... 243 205 295 2.7 2.2 3.1

North Carolina.......................................................... 209 232 212 4.6 4.9 4.5

North Dakota........................................................... 16 14 18 3.9 3.4 4.2

Ohio..................................................................... 191 164 185 3.6 3.0 3.4

Oklahoma............................................................... 82 66 83 5.0 4.0 4.9

Oregon.................................................................. 90 66 71 4.8 3.4 3.7

Pennsylvania........................................................... 188 143 152 3.3 2.4 2.6

Rhode Island........................................................... 17 17 18 3.6 3.5 3.6

South Carolina......................................................... 103 115 117 4.8 5.2 5.3

South Dakota........................................................... 15 15 15 3.5 3.3 3.3

Tennessee.............................................................. 146 148 157 4.7 4.6 4.9

Texas.................................................................... 535 562 553 4.3 4.3 4.2

Utah..................................................................... 76 72 70 4.8 4.4 4.2

Vermont................................................................. 13 12 12 4.3 3.9 4.2

Virginia.................................................................. 165 145 167 4.2 3.6 4.1

Washington............................................................. 122 115 120 3.7 3.3 3.4

West Virginia........................................................... 33 29 32 4.8 4.2 4.6

Wisconsin............................................................... 98 91 109 3.4 3.2 3.7

Wyoming................................................................ 15 12 14 5.4 4.4 4.9

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NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,076 4,052 4,530 2.8 2.7 3.0

Alabama................................................................. 69 71 78 3.4 3.4 3.7

Alaska................................................................... 10 12 11 3.2 3.9 3.6

Arizona.................................................................. 118 127 105 4.0 4.2 3.5

Arkansas................................................................ 44 38 42 3.4 2.9 3.2

California................................................................ 417 387 485 2.5 2.2 2.8

Colorado................................................................ 74 84 96 2.7 3.0 3.4

Connecticut............................................................. 31 29 40 1.9 1.8 2.5

Delaware................................................................ 13 13 14 3.0 2.8 3.1

District of Columbia.................................................... 13 14 17 1.8 1.9 2.2

Florida................................................................... 268 382 364 3.0 4.1 3.9

Georgia.................................................................. 199 168 207 4.4 3.5 4.4

Hawaii................................................................... 16 14 17 2.8 2.4 2.8

Idaho.................................................................... 29 25 28 3.7 3.1 3.5

Illinois.................................................................... 148 151 161 2.6 2.6 2.7

Indiana.................................................................. 102 95 121 3.3 3.0 3.8

Iowa..................................................................... 43 35 52 2.8 2.2 3.3

Kansas.................................................................. 33 31 39 2.4 2.2 2.8

Kentucky................................................................ 71 63 75 3.8 3.3 3.9

Louisiana................................................................ 56 62 64 3.0 3.2 3.4

Maine.................................................................... 14 12 17 2.2 1.9 2.7

Maryland................................................................ 57 58 74 2.2 2.2 2.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 67 63 78 1.9 1.8 2.1

Michigan................................................................ 126 89 129 3.1 2.1 3.0

Minnesota............................................................... 60 64 72 2.1 2.3 2.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 47 41 38 4.2 3.6 3.3

Missouri................................................................. 77 64 96 2.7 2.2 3.3

Montana................................................................. 18 16 18 3.7 3.1 3.5

Nebraska................................................................ 25 26 34 2.4 2.6 3.3

Nevada.................................................................. 38 46 39 2.8 3.2 2.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 19 15 20 2.9 2.3 3.0

New Jersey............................................................. 83 91 107 2.1 2.2 2.6

New Mexico............................................................ 24 22 25 2.9 2.6 3.0

New York............................................................... 150 153 195 1.7 1.6 2.1

North Carolina.......................................................... 158 149 151 3.5 3.2 3.2

North Dakota........................................................... 11 10 13 2.8 2.4 3.2

Ohio..................................................................... 147 126 140 2.7 2.3 2.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 59 48 60 3.6 2.9 3.5

Oregon.................................................................. 52 52 55 2.8 2.7 2.8

Pennsylvania........................................................... 136 108 113 2.4 1.8 1.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 11 12 13 2.3 2.4 2.6

South Carolina......................................................... 81 88 87 3.8 4.0 4.0

South Dakota........................................................... 11 11 11 2.6 2.6 2.5

Tennessee.............................................................. 104 99 110 3.4 3.1 3.4

Texas.................................................................... 375 433 420 3.0 3.3 3.2

Utah..................................................................... 56 59 53 3.5 3.6 3.2

Vermont................................................................. 8 8 9 2.8 2.7 3.1

Virginia.................................................................. 130 98 127 3.3 2.5 3.1

Washington............................................................. 73 94 91 2.2 2.7 2.6

West Virginia........................................................... 25 20 23 3.7 2.9 3.3

Wisconsin............................................................... 75 68 83 2.6 2.4 2.8

Wyoming................................................................ 10 10 10 3.7 3.5 3.6

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

Apr.

2021

Mar.

2022

Apr.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,323 1,154 1,154 0.9 0.8 0.8

Alabama................................................................. 20 23 25 1.0 1.1 1.2

Alaska................................................................... 3 2 2 1.1 0.7 0.7

Arizona.................................................................. 27 18 20 0.9 0.6 0.7

Arkansas................................................................ 10 12 12 0.8 1.0 0.9

California................................................................ 142 147 118 0.9 0.8 0.7

Colorado................................................................ 24 21 32 0.9 0.7 1.1

Connecticut............................................................. 14 8 10 0.9 0.5 0.6

Delaware................................................................ 6 4 5 1.2 0.9 1.0

District of Columbia.................................................... 6 7 6 0.9 0.9 0.8

Florida................................................................... 52 87 51 0.6 0.9 0.5

Georgia.................................................................. 63 82 60 1.4 1.7 1.3

Hawaii................................................................... 5 3 4 0.9 0.5 0.6

Idaho.................................................................... 8 5 7 1.0 0.6 0.9

Illinois.................................................................... 79 45 40 1.4 0.8 0.7

Indiana.................................................................. 32 20 21 1.0 0.6 0.7

Iowa..................................................................... 10 8 10 0.7 0.5 0.6

Kansas.................................................................. 10 7 8 0.7 0.5 0.6

Kentucky................................................................ 18 21 22 1.0 1.1 1.1

Louisiana................................................................ 22 17 16 1.2 0.9 0.8

Maine.................................................................... 6 4 4 1.1 0.7 0.7

Maryland................................................................ 15 21 20 0.6 0.8 0.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 31 14 22 0.9 0.4 0.6

Michigan................................................................ 36 22 24 0.9 0.5 0.6

Minnesota............................................................... 19 15 25 0.7 0.5 0.9

Mississippi.............................................................. 12 17 11 1.0 1.5 1.0

Missouri................................................................. 33 17 21 1.2 0.6 0.7

Montana................................................................. 6 4 5 1.2 0.7 0.9

Nebraska................................................................ 8 5 7 0.8 0.5 0.7

Nevada.................................................................. 16 11 10 1.2 0.8 0.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 7 7 5 1.0 1.0 0.8

New Jersey............................................................. 30 43 27 0.7 1.1 0.6

New Mexico............................................................ 9 4 6 1.1 0.5 0.7

New York............................................................... 66 33 80 0.7 0.4 0.8

North Carolina.......................................................... 39 59 52 0.8 1.3 1.1

North Dakota........................................................... 4 3 3 0.9 0.8 0.8

Ohio..................................................................... 37 29 36 0.7 0.5 0.7

Oklahoma............................................................... 20 14 18 1.2 0.8 1.0

Oregon.................................................................. 32 11 13 1.7 0.5 0.6

Pennsylvania........................................................... 39 20 29 0.7 0.3 0.5

Rhode Island........................................................... 5 4 4 1.0 0.8 0.7

South Carolina......................................................... 18 22 24 0.8 1.0 1.1

South Dakota........................................................... 3 2 2 0.7 0.5 0.6

Tennessee.............................................................. 36 41 36 1.2 1.3 1.1

Texas.................................................................... 137 111 101 1.1 0.8 0.8

Utah..................................................................... 18 10 14 1.1 0.6 0.8

Vermont................................................................. 3 3 2 1.1 0.8 0.8

Virginia.................................................................. 25 34 32 0.6 0.9 0.8

Washington............................................................. 38 13 22 1.2 0.4 0.6

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

Wisconsin............................................................... 17 17 21 0.6 0.6 0.7

Wyoming................................................................ 4 2 3 1.3 0.6 1.0

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NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 11. Annual hires levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[in thousands]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 65,585 68,556 69,911 72,635 75,550

Alabama......................................................................... 952 980 955 1,007 1,164

Alaska............................................................................ 215 227 236 213 239

Arizona........................................................................... 1,481 1,549 1,498 1,511 1,539

Arkansas......................................................................... 628 655 675 668 720

California........................................................................ 6,706 6,886 7,013 7,962 7,711

Colorado......................................................................... 1,266 1,378 1,381 1,467 1,535

Connecticut...................................................................... 654 607 682 768 715

Delaware........................................................................ 234 250 256 249 269

District of Columbia............................................................ 253 278 287 241 270

Florida............................................................................ 3,835 3,593 4,237 4,274 4,804

Georgia.......................................................................... 2,523 2,359 2,238 2,382 2,938

Hawaii............................................................................ 263 265 282 299 342

Idaho............................................................................. 374 395 430 494 489

Illinois............................................................................ 2,738 2,873 2,552 2,793 3,164

Indiana........................................................................... 1,536 1,725 1,720 1,672 1,705

Iowa.............................................................................. 654 672 680 716 781

Kansas........................................................................... 623 641 648 589 668

Kentucky......................................................................... 959 1,014 985 1,126 1,238

Louisiana........................................................................ 999 1,017 1,069 981 1,098

Maine............................................................................ 289 313 303 304 318

Maryland......................................................................... 1,113 1,149 1,264 1,177 1,173

Massachusetts.................................................................. 1,259 1,366 1,488 1,496 1,539

Michigan......................................................................... 1,863 2,033 2,009 2,418 2,492

Minnesota....................................................................... 1,159 1,195 1,177 1,166 1,248

Mississippi....................................................................... 539 572 580 635 654

Missouri.......................................................................... 1,344 1,292 1,334 1,433 1,404

Montana......................................................................... 284 275 284 311 328

Nebraska........................................................................ 447 482 471 476 510

Nevada........................................................................... 640 694 702 948 927

New Hampshire................................................................. 320 317 316 321 350

New Jersey...................................................................... 1,488 1,594 1,643 2,187 1,879

New Mexico..................................................................... 357 374 439 399 439

New York........................................................................ 3,407 3,457 3,566 3,650 3,635

North Carolina.................................................................. 2,148 2,503 2,808 2,664 2,866

North Dakota.................................................................... 212 217 240 228 243

Ohio.............................................................................. 2,336 2,526 2,522 2,794 2,653

Oklahoma........................................................................ 782 943 878 871 922

Oregon........................................................................... 915 959 1,007 1,002 972

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 2,669 2,445 2,458 2,506 2,502

Rhode Island.................................................................... 225 227 238 265 267

South Carolina.................................................................. 1,140 1,186 1,206 1,241 1,266

South Dakota................................................................... 199 218 206 207 243

Tennessee...................................................................... 1,456 1,822 1,660 1,748 1,789

Texas............................................................................ 6,172 6,875 6,843 6,427 7,049

Utah.............................................................................. 850 943 853 838 841

Vermont.......................................................................... 165 160 160 156 158

Virginia........................................................................... 1,760 1,699 1,928 1,924 2,009

Washington...................................................................... 1,381 1,467 1,623 1,558 1,538

West Virginia.................................................................... 382 408 384 389 398

Wisconsin........................................................................ 1,227 1,316 1,323 1,318 1,371

Wyoming......................................................................... 162 173 180 163 186

1 The annual hires level is the total number of hires during the entire year.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 12. Annual hires rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[percent]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 44.7 46.0 46.3 51.1 51.7

Alabama......................................................................... 47.2 47.9 46.0 50.5 57.1

Alaska............................................................................ 65.3 69.2 71.5 70.5 77.1

Arizona........................................................................... 53.3 54.2 50.9 52.9 52.0

Arkansas......................................................................... 50.2 51.7 52.7 53.6 56.2

California........................................................................ 39.9 40.1 40.2 49.2 46.2

Colorado......................................................................... 47.6 50.5 49.5 55.3 55.9

Connecticut...................................................................... 38.5 35.7 40.2 48.9 44.3

Delaware........................................................................ 51.3 54.1 54.8 56.5 59.8

District of Columbia............................................................ 32.3 35.1 36.0 32.3 36.3

Florida............................................................................ 44.7 40.9 47.3 50.1 53.9

Georgia.......................................................................... 56.7 52.0 48.4 54.0 64.3

Hawaii............................................................................ 40.2 40.3 42.8 53.4 58.6

Idaho............................................................................. 52.3 53.5 56.6 65.4 61.5

Illinois............................................................................ 45.2 47.1 41.7 49.0 54.4

Indiana........................................................................... 49.4 55.0 54.4 55.9 55.2

Iowa.............................................................................. 41.6 42.4 42.8 47.4 50.8

Kansas........................................................................... 44.4 45.3 45.5 43.3 48.7

Kentucky......................................................................... 49.9 52.5 50.6 61.3 65.3

Louisiana........................................................................ 50.6 51.1 53.6 53.2 58.7

Maine............................................................................ 46.3 49.6 47.6 50.8 51.2

Maryland......................................................................... 40.8 41.8 45.6 45.6 44.3

Massachusetts.................................................................. 34.9 37.4 40.2 44.1 43.8

Michigan......................................................................... 42.6 45.9 45.2 59.9 59.4

Minnesota....................................................................... 39.4 40.3 39.5 41.9 43.9

Mississippi....................................................................... 46.8 49.6 50.1 57.3 57.5

Missouri.......................................................................... 46.7 44.7 45.8 51.6 49.4

Montana......................................................................... 60.0 57.4 58.6 66.2 66.7

Nebraska........................................................................ 43.9 47.1 45.9 48.1 50.6

Nevada........................................................................... 47.8 50.1 49.4 74.1 67.9

New Hampshire................................................................. 47.5 46.8 46.2 50.2 52.8

New Jersey...................................................................... 36.1 38.3 39.1 56.7 46.7

New Mexico..................................................................... 43.1 44.5 51.3 49.9 54.0

New York........................................................................ 35.6 35.7 36.4 41.4 40.2

North Carolina.................................................................. 48.7 55.7 61.3 60.5 62.5

North Dakota.................................................................... 49.0 49.8 54.4 55.3 58.3

Ohio.............................................................................. 42.3 45.4 45.1 53.1 49.4

Oklahoma........................................................................ 47.0 55.8 51.5 53.5 56.2

Oregon........................................................................... 48.5 49.9 51.5 54.7 51.9

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 44.9 40.7 40.5 44.7 43.5

Rhode Island.................................................................... 45.3 45.4 47.2 57.4 55.6

South Carolina.................................................................. 54.4 55.0 55.1 59.6 59.0

South Dakota................................................................... 45.9 49.8 46.8 48.6 55.2

Tennessee...................................................................... 48.3 59.4 53.2 58.2 57.6

Texas............................................................................ 50.5 54.9 53.4 52.4 55.5

Utah.............................................................................. 57.9 62.2 54.7 54.6 52.2

Vermont.......................................................................... 52.4 50.6 50.6 54.4 53.7

Virginia........................................................................... 44.5 42.4 47.5 49.9 51.0

Washington...................................................................... 41.6 43.1 46.8 47.5 45.8

West Virginia.................................................................... 53.4 56.2 53.2 57.7 58.0

Wisconsin........................................................................ 41.6 44.2 44.3 46.7 47.6

Wyoming......................................................................... 57.0 60.5 61.9 59.5 66.9

1 The annual hires rate is the number of hires during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 13. Annual total separations levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[in thousands]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 63,500 66,245 68,097 80,778 69,045

Alabama......................................................................... 900 925 949 1,017 1,109

Alaska............................................................................ 222 233 250 225 210

Arizona........................................................................... 1,521 1,446 1,423 1,532 1,490

Arkansas......................................................................... 590 634 646 692 693

California........................................................................ 6,361 6,731 7,420 8,931 6,964

Colorado......................................................................... 1,242 1,401 1,375 1,760 1,488

Connecticut...................................................................... 653 565 621 853 619

Delaware........................................................................ 232 239 248 267 240

District of Columbia............................................................ 247 257 269 308 250

Florida............................................................................ 3,578 3,734 4,057 4,883 4,468

Georgia.......................................................................... 2,391 2,189 2,214 2,681 2,911

Hawaii............................................................................ 248 262 297 367 249

Idaho............................................................................. 340 373 412 454 446

Illinois............................................................................ 2,678 2,608 2,357 3,340 2,793

Indiana........................................................................... 1,385 1,670 1,711 1,854 1,646

Iowa.............................................................................. 619 662 673 778 710

Kansas........................................................................... 632 650 628 688 629

Kentucky......................................................................... 940 964 928 1,177 1,179

Louisiana........................................................................ 1,021 988 1,087 1,136 1,010

Maine............................................................................ 284 296 280 324 291

Maryland......................................................................... 1,151 1,178 1,243 1,294 1,044

Massachusetts.................................................................. 1,251 1,243 1,305 1,742 1,362

Michigan......................................................................... 1,879 1,943 1,993 2,704 2,220

Minnesota....................................................................... 1,124 1,161 1,109 1,407 1,138

Mississippi....................................................................... 543 581 590 679 682

Missouri.......................................................................... 1,279 1,233 1,306 1,626 1,372

Montana......................................................................... 271 268 304 306 298

Nebraska........................................................................ 442 471 451 521 482

Nevada........................................................................... 607 679 699 1,195 768

New Hampshire................................................................. 320 303 289 345 327

New Jersey...................................................................... 1,460 1,560 1,731 2,453 1,638

New Mexico..................................................................... 346 372 432 468 399

New York........................................................................ 3,308 3,334 3,426 4,302 3,162

North Carolina.................................................................. 2,044 2,444 2,651 2,676 2,668

North Dakota.................................................................... 209 210 234 282 228

Ohio.............................................................................. 2,258 2,574 2,503 3,059 2,447

Oklahoma........................................................................ 748 897 897 940 872

Oregon........................................................................... 854 934 1,044 1,168 893

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 2,649 2,428 2,378 3,011 2,251

Rhode Island.................................................................... 218 214 226 285 224

South Carolina.................................................................. 1,057 1,093 1,208 1,238 1,175

South Dakota................................................................... 192 211 202 230 200

Tennessee...................................................................... 1,367 1,645 1,447 1,816 1,765

Texas............................................................................ 6,266 6,611 6,406 7,027 6,205

Utah.............................................................................. 815 925 870 813 796

Vermont.......................................................................... 157 150 149 178 163

Virginia........................................................................... 1,692 1,563 1,815 1,942 1,780

Washington...................................................................... 1,250 1,419 1,504 1,724 1,293

West Virginia.................................................................... 360 379 392 423 376

Wisconsin........................................................................ 1,137 1,243 1,251 1,469 1,246

Wyoming......................................................................... 159 164 192 180 168

1 The annual total separations level is the total number of total separations during the entire year.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 14. Annual total separations rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[percent]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 43.3 44.5 45.1 56.8 47.2

Alabama......................................................................... 44.6 45.2 45.7 51.0 54.4

Alaska............................................................................ 67.5 71.0 75.8 74.5 67.7

Arizona........................................................................... 54.8 50.6 48.4 53.7 50.4

Arkansas......................................................................... 47.2 50.0 50.4 55.5 54.1

California........................................................................ 37.8 39.2 42.6 55.2 41.7

Colorado......................................................................... 46.7 51.4 49.3 66.4 54.2

Connecticut...................................................................... 38.5 33.2 36.6 54.3 38.4

Delaware........................................................................ 50.9 51.7 53.1 60.5 53.3

District of Columbia............................................................ 31.5 32.4 33.8 41.3 33.6

Florida............................................................................ 41.8 42.5 45.3 57.3 50.1

Georgia.......................................................................... 53.7 48.3 47.9 60.8 63.7

Hawaii............................................................................ 37.9 39.8 45.1 65.5 42.6

Idaho............................................................................. 47.6 50.5 54.2 60.1 56.1

Illinois............................................................................ 44.2 42.7 38.5 58.6 48.0

Indiana........................................................................... 44.6 53.2 54.1 61.9 53.3

Iowa.............................................................................. 39.4 41.8 42.4 51.6 46.2

Kansas........................................................................... 45.0 45.9 44.1 50.6 45.8

Kentucky......................................................................... 49.0 49.9 47.7 64.1 62.2

Louisiana........................................................................ 51.7 49.6 54.5 61.6 54.0

Maine............................................................................ 45.5 46.9 44.0 54.1 46.9

Maryland......................................................................... 42.2 42.8 44.9 50.1 39.4

Massachusetts.................................................................. 34.7 34.1 35.3 51.4 38.7

Michigan......................................................................... 42.9 43.9 44.9 66.9 52.9

Minnesota....................................................................... 38.2 39.2 37.2 50.5 40.0

Mississippi....................................................................... 47.1 50.3 50.9 61.2 60.0

Missouri.......................................................................... 44.4 42.6 44.8 58.6 48.3

Montana......................................................................... 57.3 55.9 62.7 65.1 60.6

Nebraska........................................................................ 43.4 46.0 43.9 52.7 47.9

Nevada........................................................................... 45.3 49.1 49.2 93.4 56.2

New Hampshire................................................................. 47.5 44.8 42.3 54.0 49.3

New Jersey...................................................................... 35.4 37.5 41.2 63.6 40.7

New Mexico..................................................................... 41.7 44.2 50.5 58.5 49.1

New York........................................................................ 34.6 34.4 35.0 48.8 35.0

North Carolina.................................................................. 46.3 54.4 57.9 60.8 58.2

North Dakota.................................................................... 48.3 48.2 53.1 68.4 54.7

Ohio.............................................................................. 40.9 46.3 44.7 58.1 45.5

Oklahoma........................................................................ 45.0 53.1 52.6 57.7 53.1

Oregon........................................................................... 45.3 48.6 53.4 63.8 47.7

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 44.6 40.4 39.2 53.7 39.1

Rhode Island.................................................................... 43.9 42.8 44.8 61.7 46.7

South Carolina.................................................................. 50.4 50.7 55.2 59.5 54.8

South Dakota................................................................... 44.2 48.2 45.9 54.0 45.5

Tennessee...................................................................... 45.3 53.6 46.3 60.4 56.8

Texas............................................................................ 51.2 52.8 50.0 57.2 48.8

Utah.............................................................................. 55.5 61.0 55.8 52.9 49.4

Vermont.......................................................................... 49.8 47.5 47.2 62.0 55.4

Virginia........................................................................... 42.7 39.0 44.7 50.4 45.1

Washington...................................................................... 37.6 41.7 43.4 52.5 38.5

West Virginia.................................................................... 50.3 52.2 54.3 62.8 54.8

Wisconsin........................................................................ 38.5 41.7 41.9 52.0 43.2

Wyoming......................................................................... 56.0 57.3 66.0 65.7 60.4

1 The annual total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 15. Annual quits levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[in thousands]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 37,711 40,356 42,193 35,870 47,825

Alabama......................................................................... 561 576 605 569 769

Alaska............................................................................ 132 146 155 101 145

Arizona........................................................................... 966 963 977 783 1,128

Arkansas......................................................................... 371 399 422 378 491

California........................................................................ 3,836 4,086 4,375 3,454 4,717

Colorado......................................................................... 814 888 892 722 993

Connecticut...................................................................... 338 309 337 300 402

Delaware........................................................................ 140 146 156 136 167

District of Columbia............................................................ 143 151 164 149 156

Florida............................................................................ 2,143 2,298 2,632 2,464 3,260

Georgia.......................................................................... 1,399 1,411 1,447 1,411 2,057

Hawaii............................................................................ 166 169 196 158 172

Idaho............................................................................. 212 237 273 218 322

Illinois............................................................................ 1,586 1,580 1,524 1,473 1,882

Indiana........................................................................... 838 1,026 1,040 848 1,186

Iowa.............................................................................. 357 400 414 363 490

Kansas........................................................................... 376 418 413 324 446

Kentucky......................................................................... 585 615 588 594 824

Louisiana........................................................................ 608 633 702 569 718

Maine............................................................................ 144 153 153 129 193

Maryland......................................................................... 654 650 767 593 698

Massachusetts.................................................................. 653 665 746 588 876

Michigan......................................................................... 1,049 1,216 1,289 1,141 1,519

Minnesota....................................................................... 630 682 712 554 799

Mississippi....................................................................... 338 363 376 357 488

Missouri.......................................................................... 739 777 817 814 1,005

Montana......................................................................... 169 174 180 140 209

Nebraska........................................................................ 259 296 293 261 336

Nevada........................................................................... 394 442 458 413 508

New Hampshire................................................................. 180 162 161 126 211

New Jersey...................................................................... 769 840 981 911 1,056

New Mexico..................................................................... 214 248 290 209 279

New York........................................................................ 1,719 1,710 1,789 1,502 1,950

North Carolina.................................................................. 1,216 1,504 1,639 1,258 1,808

North Dakota.................................................................... 116 127 147 122 148

Ohio.............................................................................. 1,404 1,617 1,619 1,364 1,690

Oklahoma........................................................................ 479 589 601 470 617

Oregon........................................................................... 553 602 658 470 638

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 1,415 1,355 1,341 1,085 1,449

Rhode Island.................................................................... 115 116 122 94 144

South Carolina.................................................................. 638 718 751 665 836

South Dakota................................................................... 110 125 128 104 141

Tennessee...................................................................... 856 1,097 946 925 1,224

Texas............................................................................ 3,941 4,051 4,105 3,528 4,560

Utah.............................................................................. 518 605 560 396 585

Vermont.......................................................................... 81 82 82 58 106

Virginia........................................................................... 1,030 1,033 1,124 935 1,253

Washington...................................................................... 778 822 886 713 900

West Virginia.................................................................... 219 243 251 212 266

Wisconsin........................................................................ 649 729 805 639 899

Wyoming......................................................................... 98 106 118 79 116

1 The annual quits level is the total number of quits during the entire year.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 16. Annual quits rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[percent]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 25.7 27.1 28.0 25.2 32.7

Alabama......................................................................... 27.8 28.2 29.1 28.5 37.7

Alaska............................................................................ 40.1 44.5 47.0 33.4 46.8

Arizona........................................................................... 34.8 33.7 33.2 27.4 38.1

Arkansas......................................................................... 29.7 31.5 32.9 30.3 38.3

California........................................................................ 22.8 23.8 25.1 21.3 28.2

Colorado......................................................................... 30.6 32.6 32.0 27.2 36.2

Connecticut...................................................................... 19.9 18.2 19.9 19.1 24.9

Delaware........................................................................ 30.7 31.6 33.4 30.8 37.1

District of Columbia............................................................ 18.2 19.0 20.6 20.0 21.0

Florida............................................................................ 25.0 26.2 29.4 28.9 36.6

Georgia.......................................................................... 31.4 31.1 31.3 32.0 45.0

Hawaii............................................................................ 25.3 25.7 29.7 28.2 29.5

Idaho............................................................................. 29.7 32.1 35.9 28.9 40.5

Illinois............................................................................ 26.2 25.9 24.9 25.8 32.4

Indiana........................................................................... 27.0 32.7 32.9 28.3 38.4

Iowa.............................................................................. 22.7 25.3 26.1 24.1 31.9

Kansas........................................................................... 26.8 29.5 29.0 23.8 32.5

Kentucky......................................................................... 30.5 31.9 30.2 32.3 43.5

Louisiana........................................................................ 30.8 31.8 35.2 30.9 38.4

Maine............................................................................ 23.1 24.2 24.0 21.5 31.1

Maryland......................................................................... 24.0 23.6 27.7 23.0 26.4

Massachusetts.................................................................. 18.1 18.2 20.2 17.3 24.9

Michigan......................................................................... 24.0 27.5 29.0 28.2 36.2

Minnesota....................................................................... 21.4 23.0 23.9 19.9 28.1

Mississippi....................................................................... 29.3 31.5 32.5 32.2 42.9

Missouri.......................................................................... 25.7 26.9 28.0 29.3 35.3

Montana......................................................................... 35.7 36.3 37.1 29.8 42.5

Nebraska........................................................................ 25.4 28.9 28.5 26.4 33.4

Nevada........................................................................... 29.4 31.9 32.2 32.3 37.2

New Hampshire................................................................. 26.7 23.9 23.5 19.7 31.8

New Jersey...................................................................... 18.6 20.2 23.4 23.6 26.3

New Mexico..................................................................... 25.8 29.5 33.9 26.1 34.3

New York........................................................................ 18.0 17.7 18.3 17.0 21.6

North Carolina.................................................................. 27.6 33.5 35.8 28.6 39.4

North Dakota.................................................................... 26.8 29.1 33.3 29.6 35.5

Ohio.............................................................................. 25.4 29.1 28.9 25.9 31.5

Oklahoma........................................................................ 28.8 34.9 35.2 28.9 37.6

Oregon........................................................................... 29.3 31.3 33.7 25.7 34.0

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 23.8 22.5 22.1 19.4 25.2

Rhode Island.................................................................... 23.1 23.2 24.2 20.3 30.0

South Carolina.................................................................. 30.4 33.3 34.3 31.9 39.0

South Dakota................................................................... 25.3 28.5 29.1 24.4 32.0

Tennessee...................................................................... 28.4 35.8 30.3 30.8 39.4

Texas............................................................................ 32.2 32.3 32.0 28.7 35.9

Utah.............................................................................. 35.3 39.9 35.9 25.8 36.3

Vermont.......................................................................... 25.7 25.9 25.9 20.2 36.1

Virginia........................................................................... 26.0 25.8 27.7 24.2 31.8

Washington...................................................................... 23.4 24.2 25.5 21.7 26.8

West Virginia.................................................................... 30.6 33.5 34.8 31.5 38.8

Wisconsin........................................................................ 22.0 24.5 26.9 22.6 31.2

Wyoming......................................................................... 34.5 37.1 40.5 28.8 41.7

1 The annual quits rate is the number of quits during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 17. Annual layoffs and discharges levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[in thousands]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 21,606 21,825 21,893 40,801 17,019

Alabama......................................................................... 283 289 271 389 269

Alaska............................................................................ 71 71 83 107 49

Arizona........................................................................... 480 419 378 679 298

Arkansas......................................................................... 188 200 190 268 159

California........................................................................ 2,029 2,129 2,535 4,926 1,720

Colorado......................................................................... 353 435 410 915 430

Connecticut...................................................................... 269 210 244 509 173

Delaware........................................................................ 78 79 80 118 59

District of Columbia............................................................ 84 89 83 141 69

Florida............................................................................ 1,187 1,214 1,214 2,230 991

Georgia.......................................................................... 873 649 631 1,126 684

Hawaii............................................................................ 68 76 85 193 62

Idaho............................................................................. 104 114 120 221 96

Illinois............................................................................ 955 910 712 1,712 777

Indiana........................................................................... 478 572 596 924 367

Iowa.............................................................................. 228 218 222 373 171

Kansas........................................................................... 218 193 181 326 144

Kentucky......................................................................... 293 292 281 523 293

Louisiana........................................................................ 351 301 326 505 231

Maine............................................................................ 123 122 107 180 78

Maryland......................................................................... 421 451 385 636 280

Massachusetts.................................................................. 510 473 473 1,078 389

Michigan......................................................................... 699 610 589 1,439 553

Minnesota....................................................................... 392 404 323 782 253

Mississippi....................................................................... 171 181 180 285 157

Missouri.......................................................................... 470 372 418 743 284

Montana......................................................................... 85 78 108 151 72

Nebraska........................................................................ 156 147 131 229 113

Nevada........................................................................... 184 203 210 733 225

New Hampshire................................................................. 119 119 109 205 91

New Jersey...................................................................... 562 591 606 1,436 480

New Mexico..................................................................... 103 99 120 235 91

New York........................................................................ 1,332 1,369 1,403 2,560 971

North Carolina.................................................................. 642 797 868 1,267 712

North Dakota.................................................................... 76 72 73 147 66

Ohio.............................................................................. 718 793 749 1,551 628

Oklahoma........................................................................ 222 258 241 416 204

Oregon........................................................................... 245 284 337 638 208

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 1,067 904 885 1,796 655

Rhode Island.................................................................... 89 85 89 174 64

South Carolina.................................................................. 354 316 389 493 279

South Dakota................................................................... 68 74 62 112 49

Tennessee...................................................................... 416 468 427 813 448

Texas............................................................................ 1,980 2,208 2,001 3,168 1,275

Utah.............................................................................. 253 278 266 382 168

Vermont.......................................................................... 62 57 54 112 46

Virginia........................................................................... 528 446 579 911 413

Washington...................................................................... 385 495 514 924 305

West Virginia.................................................................... 115 114 118 185 89

Wisconsin........................................................................ 410 429 372 744 276

Wyoming......................................................................... 50 50 60 91 40

1 The annual layoffs and discharges level is the total number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
Table 18. Annual layoffs and discharges rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted1

[percent]

State 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

TOTAL U.S...................................................................... 14.7 14.7 14.5 28.7 11.6

Alabama......................................................................... 14.0 14.1 13.0 19.5 13.2

Alaska............................................................................ 21.6 21.6 25.2 35.4 15.8

Arizona........................................................................... 17.3 14.7 12.8 23.8 10.1

Arkansas......................................................................... 15.0 15.8 14.8 21.5 12.4

California........................................................................ 12.1 12.4 14.5 30.4 10.3

Colorado......................................................................... 13.3 16.0 14.7 34.5 15.7

Connecticut...................................................................... 15.9 12.4 14.4 32.4 10.7

Delaware........................................................................ 17.1 17.1 17.1 26.8 13.1

District of Columbia............................................................ 10.7 11.2 10.4 18.9 9.3

Florida............................................................................ 13.9 13.8 13.5 26.2 11.1

Georgia.......................................................................... 19.6 14.3 13.7 25.5 15.0

Hawaii............................................................................ 10.4 11.6 12.9 34.5 10.6

Idaho............................................................................. 14.5 15.4 15.8 29.3 12.1

Illinois............................................................................ 15.8 14.9 11.6 30.0 13.4

Indiana........................................................................... 15.4 18.2 18.9 30.9 11.9

Iowa.............................................................................. 14.5 13.8 14.0 24.7 11.1

Kansas........................................................................... 15.5 13.6 12.7 24.0 10.5

Kentucky......................................................................... 15.3 15.1 14.4 28.5 15.5

Louisiana........................................................................ 17.8 15.1 16.3 27.4 12.4

Maine............................................................................ 19.7 19.3 16.8 30.1 12.6

Maryland......................................................................... 15.4 16.4 13.9 24.6 10.6

Massachusetts.................................................................. 14.1 13.0 12.8 31.8 11.1

Michigan......................................................................... 16.0 13.8 13.3 35.6 13.2

Minnesota....................................................................... 13.3 13.6 10.8 28.1 8.9

Mississippi....................................................................... 14.8 15.7 15.5 25.7 13.8

Missouri.......................................................................... 16.3 12.9 14.3 26.8 10.0

Montana......................................................................... 18.0 16.3 22.3 32.1 14.6

Nebraska........................................................................ 15.3 14.4 12.8 23.2 11.2

Nevada........................................................................... 13.7 14.7 14.8 57.3 16.5

New Hampshire................................................................. 17.7 17.6 15.9 32.1 13.7

New Jersey...................................................................... 13.6 14.2 14.4 37.2 11.9

New Mexico..................................................................... 12.4 11.8 14.0 29.4 11.2

New York........................................................................ 13.9 14.1 14.3 29.0 10.7

North Carolina.................................................................. 14.6 17.7 19.0 28.8 15.5

North Dakota.................................................................... 17.6 16.5 16.6 35.7 15.8

Ohio.............................................................................. 13.0 14.3 13.4 29.5 11.7

Oklahoma........................................................................ 13.3 15.3 14.1 25.6 12.4

Oregon........................................................................... 13.0 14.8 17.2 34.8 11.1

Pennsylvania.................................................................... 18.0 15.0 14.6 32.0 11.4

Rhode Island.................................................................... 17.9 17.0 17.7 37.7 13.3

South Carolina.................................................................. 16.9 14.7 17.8 23.7 13.0

South Dakota................................................................... 15.7 16.9 14.1 26.3 11.1

Tennessee...................................................................... 13.8 15.3 13.7 27.1 14.4

Texas............................................................................ 16.2 17.6 15.6 25.8 10.0

Utah.............................................................................. 17.2 18.3 17.1 24.9 10.4

Vermont.......................................................................... 19.7 18.0 17.1 39.0 15.6

Virginia........................................................................... 13.3 11.1 14.3 23.6 10.5

Washington...................................................................... 11.6 14.6 14.8 28.2 9.1

West Virginia.................................................................... 16.1 15.7 16.3 27.4 13.0

Wisconsin........................................................................ 13.9 14.4 12.4 26.4 9.6

Wyoming......................................................................... 17.6 17.5 20.6 33.2 14.4

1 The annual layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.