For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 20, 2022 USDL-22-0674

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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2022 

Job openings rates decreased in 13 states, increased in 6 states, and were little changed in 31 states and 

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

reported today. Hires rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 41 

states and the District of Columbia. Total separations rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 1 state, and 

were little changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings rate was 

unchanged in February, and hires and total separations rates were little changed. (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. 

Job Openings 

In February, job openings rates decreased in 13 states and increased in 6 states. The largest decreases in 

job openings rates occurred in Nebraska and Pennsylvania (-1.8 percentage points each) and Delaware 

(-1.5 points). The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in Georgia and Washington (+1.0 

percentage point each) and in California and West Virginia (+0.8 point each). The national job openings 

rate was unchanged. (See table A.) 

The number of job openings decreased in 13 states and increased in 7 states in February. The largest 

decreases occurred in Pennsylvania (-117,000), Minnesota (-43,000), and Colorado (-38,000). The 

largest increases in the job openings level occurred in California (+158,000), Georgia (+54,000), and 

Washington (+45,000). Nationally, the number of job openings was little changed. (See table A.) 

Hires 

In February, hires rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest increases in hires 

rates occurred in Washington (+1.1 percentage points) and in Pennsylvania and Texas (+0.7 point each). 

Decreases occurred in Delaware and Kentucky (-0.9 percentage point each) and in Massachusetts (-0.7 

point). The national hires rate was little changed. (See table B.) 

The number of hires increased in 7 states and decreased in 4 states in February. The largest increases 

occurred in Texas (+94,000), Pennsylvania (+43,000), and Washington (+41,000). The largest decreases 

occurred in Massachusetts (-25,000), Indiana (-19,000), and Kentucky (-15,000). Nationally, the number 

of hires edged up over the month (+263,000). (See table B.) 
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Total Separations 

In February, total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1 state. The largest increases 

occurred in Mississippi (+1.7 percentage points), Illinois (+0.8 point), and Kansas (+0.7 point). The total 

separations rate decreased in Arizona (-1.0 percentage point). The national total separations rate was 

little changed over the month. (See table C.) 

The number of total separations increased in 6 states in February and decreased in 2 states. The largest 

increases occurred in Illinois (+47,000), North Carolina (+24,000), and Mississippi (+20,000). 

Decreases in the total separations level occurred in Arizona (-28,000) and Michigan (-22,000). 

Nationally, the number of total separations was little changed. (See table C.) 

 

Quits 

In February, quits rates increased in 7 states and decreased in 5 states. The largest increases in quits 

rates occurred in North Carolina and Ohio (+0.5 percentage point each), and in Florida, Missouri, and 

Wisconsin (+0.4 point each). Decreases in the quits rate occurred in Arizona and Michigan (-0.5 

percentage point each), and in Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia (-0.4 point each). Over the month, the 

national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.) 

The number of quits increased in 7 states and decreased in 4 states in February. The largest increases in 

the quits level occurred in Florida (+40,000), Ohio (+25,000), and North Carolina (+24,000). The largest 

decreases in the quits level occurred in Michigan (-20,000), Virginia (-16,000), and Arizona (-14,000). 

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

 

Layoffs and Discharges 

In February, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 4 states. The largest 

increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Mississippi (+1.6 percentage points), Maryland 

(+0.8 point), and Kansas (+0.5 point). The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in 

Ohio (-0.7 percentage point), Washington (-0.5 point), and Iowa (-0.4 point). The national layoffs and 

discharges rate was unchanged. (See table E.) 

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 6 states and decreased in 4 states in February. The 

largest increases in layoffs and discharges were in Maryland (+21,000), Illinois (+20,000), and New 

Jersey (+19,000). The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges were in Ohio (-40,000), Florida 

 (-21,000), and Washington (-19,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges was little 

changed over the month. (See table E.) 

For more information, please see the JOLTS interactive charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-jobopenings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#. 

 

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

be released on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 
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Upcoming Revisions to the JOLTS State Estimates 

State annual revisions will be released June 29, 2022. These revisions will incorporate the annual 

benchmark revisions to JOLTS national estimates, the Current Employment Statistics employment 

estimates, and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data. Seasonally adjusted and not 

seasonally adjusted estimates will be revised from January 2017 forward. 
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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: 

http://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

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 7,860 10,922 11,448 11,283 11,266 5.2 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.0

Alabama.......................................... 117 155 151 144 152 5.5 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.9

Alaska............................................ 24 30 34 30 32 7.3 8.8 9.7 8.6 9.2

Arizona........................................... 174 221 241 251 242 5.7 6.9 7.4 7.7 7.4

Arkansas......................................... 66 85 92 88 85 5.0 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.1

California......................................... 724 1,164 1,251 1,139 1,297 4.3 6.5 6.8 6.2 7.0

Colorado......................................... 139 217 236 248 210 5.0 7.3 7.8 8.1 6.9

Connecticut...................................... 76 114 105 112 109 4.6 6.6 6.0 6.4 6.2

Delaware......................................... 23 29 33 40 32 4.9 6.0 6.8 8.1 6.6

District of Columbia............................. 30 41 42 45 43 3.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.3

Florida............................................ 451 623 688 701 688 5.0 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.9

Georgia........................................... 281 419 419 400 454 5.9 8.3 8.2 7.8 8.8

Hawaii............................................ 25 53 59 47 51 4.4 8.4 9.0 7.3 7.8

Idaho............................................. 43 60 69 63 67 5.2 7.1 7.9 7.2 7.6

Illinois............................................. 251 395 445 476 449 4.2 6.3 7.0 7.4 7.0

Indiana........................................... 154 241 267 252 219 4.8 7.2 7.8 7.4 6.5

Iowa............................................... 77 115 124 119 109 4.8 6.9 7.4 7.1 6.5

Kansas........................................... 74 96 97 93 90 5.2 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.1

Kentucky......................................... 110 138 166 167 160 5.6 6.8 8.0 8.0 7.6

Louisiana......................................... 105 129 147 143 152 5.4 6.5 7.2 7.0 7.4

Maine............................................. 34 44 47 57 48 5.3 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.0

Maryland......................................... 161 205 224 212 207 5.8 7.1 7.7 7.3 7.1

Massachusetts.................................. 171 290 274 264 286 4.8 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.3

Michigan......................................... 252 345 354 359 335 5.8 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.2

Minnesota........................................ 130 195 230 264 221 4.5 6.3 7.4 8.4 7.1

Mississippi....................................... 66 80 89 81 89 5.6 6.5 7.2 6.5 7.1

Missouri.......................................... 145 224 238 231 222 4.9 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.1

Montana.......................................... 30 41 50 43 44 5.9 7.8 9.1 7.9 8.0

Nebraska......................................... 55 73 77 87 67 5.2 6.7 7.1 7.9 6.1

Nevada........................................... 79 109 112 104 112 5.8 7.4 7.3 6.8 7.2

New Hampshire................................. 42 60 62 62 57 6.0 8.3 8.4 8.5 7.8

New Jersey...................................... 228 280 291 301 290 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.5

New Mexico..................................... 46 63 68 71 69 5.5 7.1 7.5 7.8 7.6

New York........................................ 397 640 590 592 627 4.3 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.3

North Carolina................................... 280 358 425 361 378 5.9 7.3 8.4 7.2 7.5

North Dakota.................................... 21 32 34 35 31 4.8 7.1 7.4 7.6 6.8

Ohio............................................... 281 426 412 394 409 5.0 7.3 7.1 6.8 7.0

Oklahoma........................................ 91 117 126 119 118 5.3 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.6

Oregon........................................... 114 139 156 150 156 5.9 6.8 7.5 7.2 7.5

Pennsylvania.................................... 304 422 490 499 382 5.1 6.8 7.7 7.9 6.1

Rhode Island.................................... 26 38 37 39 38 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.4 7.2

South Carolina.................................. 130 172 200 185 188 5.8 7.4 8.4 7.8 7.9

South Dakota.................................... 24 31 34 33 31 5.3 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.5

Tennessee....................................... 160 232 234 272 260 5.0 6.9 6.9 7.9 7.5

Texas............................................. 610 878 923 917 932 4.7 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.6

Utah............................................... 85 115 134 129 122 5.1 6.6 7.6 7.3 6.9

Vermont.......................................... 16 25 26 25 26 5.3 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.0

Virginia........................................... 243 296 313 307 313 5.9 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.2

Washington...................................... 167 225 225 210 255 4.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 6.8

West Virginia.................................... 48 54 57 54 61 6.6 7.2 7.6 7.2 8.0

Wisconsin........................................ 130 218 219 245 231 4.4 7.0 7.0 7.8 7.3

Wyoming......................................... 18 21 29 22 24 6.2 7.1 9.3 7.2 7.7

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,028 6,705 6,450 6,426 6,689 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4

Alabama.......................................... 87 100 97 102 103 4.3 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.0

Alaska............................................ 19 20 19 19 20 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.3

Arizona........................................... 122 135 142 159 152 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.0

Arkansas......................................... 55 62 68 63 60 4.4 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.6

California......................................... 591 700 648 646 671 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.9

Colorado......................................... 117 139 123 155 147 4.4 5.0 4.4 5.5 5.2

Connecticut...................................... 60 65 60 58 62 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.8

Delaware......................................... 20 21 22 28 24 4.5 4.6 4.9 6.2 5.3

District of Columbia............................. 20 23 22 20 25 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3

Florida............................................ 332 457 379 397 433 3.9 5.1 4.1 4.3 4.7

Georgia........................................... 206 241 248 263 292 4.6 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.2

Hawaii............................................ 18 37 26 26 27 3.3 6.4 4.4 4.4 4.5

Idaho............................................. 38 44 40 44 50 4.9 5.6 5.0 5.4 6.1

Illinois............................................. 247 277 261 250 255 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.3

Indiana........................................... 133 145 157 151 132 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.2

Iowa............................................... 64 62 64 60 56 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6

Kansas........................................... 51 57 57 48 44 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.2

Kentucky......................................... 88 104 100 111 96 4.7 5.5 5.2 5.8 4.9

Louisiana......................................... 80 98 94 99 95 4.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0

Maine............................................. 27 28 28 29 28 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4

Maryland......................................... 78 101 107 101 111 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.1

Massachusetts.................................. 123 121 134 163 138 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.5 3.8

Michigan......................................... 211 203 208 192 195 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5

Minnesota........................................ 94 110 107 105 105 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

Mississippi....................................... 46 59 55 54 56 4.1 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.8

Missouri.......................................... 109 115 114 97 98 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4

Montana.......................................... 24 27 27 28 29 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.7

Nebraska......................................... 43 45 43 42 36 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.5

Nevada........................................... 62 66 63 69 71 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.8 5.0

New Hampshire................................. 28 32 30 33 32 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.7

New Jersey...................................... 163 154 138 164 163 4.2 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.9

New Mexico..................................... 33 38 32 39 42 4.2 4.6 3.8 4.7 5.0

New York........................................ 289 323 337 315 346 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.7

North Carolina................................... 230 234 241 271 254 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.4

North Dakota.................................... 19 20 21 19 17 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.0

Ohio............................................... 211 203 221 219 206 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.8

Oklahoma........................................ 63 81 84 81 82 3.9 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.9

Oregon........................................... 82 82 79 86 92 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 242 252 235 208 251 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.6 4.3

Rhode Island.................................... 22 23 22 24 24 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.9

South Carolina.................................. 92 125 119 113 119 4.4 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.4

South Dakota.................................... 18 19 20 17 17 4.2 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.8

Tennessee....................................... 122 160 158 163 168 4.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.3

Texas............................................. 469 638 646 549 643 3.8 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.9

Utah............................................... 74 76 68 81 81 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.9 4.9

Vermont.......................................... 13 14 14 14 15 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0

Virginia........................................... 164 149 174 164 182 4.2 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.5

Washington...................................... 124 138 125 123 164 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.6 4.7

West Virginia.................................... 33 35 36 34 38 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.4

Wisconsin........................................ 122 120 125 118 120 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1

Wyoming......................................... 15 15 14 15 17 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.3 6.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,400 6,197 6,042 6,044 6,092 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1

Alabama.......................................... 84 103 95 95 87 4.2 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.2

Alaska............................................ 20 17 24 21 22 6.6 5.5 7.6 6.6 7.0

Arizona........................................... 126 130 138 162 134 4.4 4.3 4.6 5.4 4.4

Arkansas......................................... 57 61 64 55 63 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.2 4.8

California......................................... 541 570 593 667 668 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.9

Colorado......................................... 107 141 137 136 137 4.0 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8

Connecticut...................................... 48 74 50 57 59 3.0 4.6 3.1 3.5 3.6

Delaware......................................... 18 22 22 20 19 4.1 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.2

District of Columbia............................. 23 24 26 24 26 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4

Florida............................................ 362 427 433 371 395 4.2 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.3

Georgia........................................... 205 273 238 251 239 4.6 5.9 5.1 5.3 5.1

Hawaii............................................ 20 23 23 25 25 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.2

Idaho............................................. 34 40 39 42 38 4.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.7

Illinois............................................. 220 247 223 198 245 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.3 4.1

Indiana........................................... 121 143 157 137 136 4.0 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.3

Iowa............................................... 60 68 59 66 62 4.0 4.4 3.8 4.2 4.0

Kansas........................................... 48 60 54 46 56 3.5 4.3 3.9 3.3 4.0

Kentucky......................................... 75 105 97 92 91 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.7

Louisiana......................................... 86 97 89 85 82 4.7 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.3

Maine............................................. 25 32 24 24 24 4.1 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.8

Maryland......................................... 88 103 101 93 107 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.0

Massachusetts.................................. 112 123 121 113 118 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.3

Michigan......................................... 171 188 197 178 156 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.1 3.6

Minnesota........................................ 81 110 109 95 99 2.9 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4

Mississippi....................................... 55 60 57 57 77 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.9 6.6

Missouri.......................................... 110 108 125 115 119 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.1

Montana.......................................... 21 31 25 26 28 4.4 6.4 5.0 5.2 5.5

Nebraska......................................... 42 42 42 45 42 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.1

Nevada........................................... 66 66 67 69 69 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8

New Hampshire................................. 25 40 26 30 34 3.8 6.0 3.9 4.5 5.0

New Jersey...................................... 144 159 129 140 154 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.7

New Mexico..................................... 37 37 40 37 33 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.4 3.9

New York........................................ 247 284 267 274 295 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.2

North Carolina................................... 187 238 219 204 228 4.2 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.9

North Dakota.................................... 19 24 20 20 19 4.6 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.5

Ohio............................................... 197 202 221 238 227 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.2

Oklahoma........................................ 63 87 76 73 80 3.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.8

Oregon........................................... 71 86 84 80 82 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 205 209 163 211 188 3.6 3.6 2.8 3.6 3.2

Rhode Island.................................... 18 22 21 19 21 3.9 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.3

South Carolina.................................. 86 106 115 100 94 4.1 4.9 5.3 4.6 4.3

South Dakota.................................... 17 18 17 18 16 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.6

Tennessee....................................... 125 145 149 165 150 4.1 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.7

Texas............................................. 463 545 517 536 523 3.7 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0

Utah............................................... 68 74 71 72 68 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.1

Vermont.......................................... 12 16 14 13 13 4.2 5.4 4.7 4.3 4.3

Virginia........................................... 139 140 176 159 149 3.6 3.5 4.4 4.0 3.7

Washington...................................... 111 119 124 145 131 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.2 3.8

West Virginia.................................... 38 33 33 32 31 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4

Wisconsin........................................ 114 117 118 99 116 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.4 4.0

Wyoming......................................... 16 16 14 15 16 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.3 5.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 3,439 4,510 4,403 4,258 4,352 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9

Alabama.......................................... 57 78 65 69 62 2.8 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.0

Alaska............................................ 12 12 17 15 16 3.9 3.9 5.4 4.7 5.1

Arizona........................................... 89 98 104 112 98 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.2

Arkansas......................................... 38 45 43 40 44 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.4

California......................................... 320 428 437 467 491 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8

Colorado......................................... 64 91 83 97 95 2.4 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.4

Connecticut...................................... 26 47 38 37 38 1.7 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.3

Delaware......................................... 12 16 15 15 13 2.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9

District of Columbia............................. 14 17 16 17 17 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Florida............................................ 238 318 335 264 304 2.8 3.5 3.7 2.9 3.3

Georgia........................................... 135 199 172 175 177 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7

Hawaii............................................ 12 16 16 19 18 2.2 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.0

Idaho............................................. 22 28 28 28 27 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

Illinois............................................. 116 187 172 152 167 2.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.8

Indiana........................................... 80 115 112 105 109 2.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4

Iowa............................................... 38 44 40 42 44 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.8

Kansas........................................... 31 44 39 35 39 2.3 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.8

Kentucky......................................... 47 79 63 65 66 2.5 4.2 3.3 3.4 3.4

Louisiana......................................... 54 69 64 61 57 2.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0

Maine............................................. 14 22 19 16 15 2.3 3.6 3.0 2.5 2.4

Maryland......................................... 52 69 67 73 62 2.0 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.3

Massachusetts.................................. 68 85 93 77 82 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.3

Michigan......................................... 115 135 149 141 121 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.3 2.8

Minnesota........................................ 52 75 80 67 75 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.6

Mississippi....................................... 36 45 41 43 41 3.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.5

Missouri.......................................... 78 82 94 73 85 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.9

Montana.......................................... 13 21 17 18 20 2.7 4.3 3.4 3.6 4.0

Nebraska......................................... 28 29 29 31 31 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0

Nevada........................................... 42 45 46 47 51 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6

New Hampshire................................. 14 29 19 18 20 2.1 4.4 2.8 2.7 3.0

New Jersey...................................... 88 100 95 101 101 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4

New Mexico..................................... 25 25 27 25 23 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.7

New York........................................ 124 196 183 176 194 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1

North Carolina................................... 118 181 151 130 154 2.7 4.0 3.2 2.8 3.3

North Dakota.................................... 11 17 13 14 13 2.7 4.0 3.1 3.3 3.1

Ohio............................................... 121 140 168 152 177 2.3 2.6 3.1 2.8 3.3

Oklahoma........................................ 43 60 54 54 57 2.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4

Oregon........................................... 46 59 60 58 58 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 106 143 131 135 122 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.1

Rhode Island.................................... 10 15 15 12 13 2.2 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.7

South Carolina.................................. 56 81 75 76 71 2.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2

South Dakota.................................... 10 12 12 13 12 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7

Tennessee....................................... 84 113 108 116 106 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.3

Texas............................................. 314 407 395 412 400 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0

Utah............................................... 48 55 54 49 49 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0

Vermont.......................................... 7 12 10 8 9 2.4 4.1 3.4 2.7 3.0

Virginia........................................... 88 102 131 117 101 2.3 2.6 3.3 2.9 2.5

Washington...................................... 68 84 86 86 87 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

West Virginia.................................... 20 25 24 24 22 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.1

Wisconsin........................................ 68 92 90 72 86 2.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.9

Wyoming......................................... 10 10 10 10 11 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,641 1,295 1,262 1,403 1,386 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9

Alabama.......................................... 22 19 23 22 19 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9

Alaska............................................ 6 4 5 5 5 2.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6

Arizona........................................... 32 25 26 34 29 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0

Arkansas......................................... 15 12 16 12 14 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1

California......................................... 194 104 116 168 144 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.8

Colorado......................................... 33 38 43 27 33 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2

Connecticut...................................... 20 21 8 15 16 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.0

Delaware......................................... 5 4 6 4 5 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia............................. 7 5 7 6 7 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9

Florida............................................ 107 97 76 91 70 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.8

Georgia........................................... 61 53 57 53 49 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0

Hawaii............................................ 6 6 5 4 5 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Idaho............................................. 10 10 7 11 9 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.4 1.1

Illinois............................................. 96 47 43 47 67 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1

Indiana........................................... 36 21 36 19 24 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.8

Iowa............................................... 18 20 16 21 14 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.9

Kansas........................................... 13 12 12 7 14 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0

Kentucky......................................... 22 20 27 23 20 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.0

Louisiana......................................... 26 21 19 19 19 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0

Maine............................................. 9 7 4 6 6 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.9

Maryland......................................... 22 27 28 14 35 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.3

Massachusetts.................................. 36 27 21 29 28 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8

Michigan......................................... 50 42 37 30 28 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6

Minnesota........................................ 25 23 21 22 21 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7

Mississippi....................................... 13 11 12 11 29 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 2.5

Missouri.......................................... 26 18 22 19 29 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.0

Montana.......................................... 7 8 5 6 6 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.2

Nebraska......................................... 12 10 10 11 9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9

Nevada........................................... 21 17 14 19 15 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0

New Hampshire................................. 9 8 5 10 8 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.2

New Jersey...................................... 46 45 25 20 39 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9

New Mexico..................................... 11 9 8 8 7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8

New York........................................ 106 66 68 75 80 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9

North Carolina................................... 56 44 53 52 62 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3

North Dakota.................................... 7 5 6 5 4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.9

Ohio............................................... 65 47 44 76 36 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.7

Oklahoma........................................ 16 20 17 16 19 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1

Oregon........................................... 21 20 16 16 19 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 85 55 18 65 50 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.8

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

South Carolina.................................. 26 20 35 18 18 1.2 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.8

South Dakota.................................... 5 4 4 4 3 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7

Tennessee....................................... 36 25 32 41 34 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1

Texas............................................. 127 107 103 97 101 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8

Utah............................................... 17 14 10 18 15 1.1 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9

Vermont.......................................... 5 3 4 4 3 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0

Virginia........................................... 41 29 32 35 39 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

Washington...................................... 35 24 28 52 33 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.0

West Virginia.................................... 16 5 7 6 6 2.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9

Wisconsin........................................ 29 17 22 21 26 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9

Wyoming......................................... 5 6 3 4 4 1.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.4

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 7,472 11,197 10,781 5.0 7.1 6.7

Alabama................................................................. 120 136 151 5.6 6.3 6.8

Alaska................................................................... 24 29 31 7.6 8.8 9.4

Arizona.................................................................. 176 264 231 5.8 8.1 7.1

Arkansas................................................................ 68 88 82 5.1 6.3 5.9

California................................................................ 686 1,153 1,222 4.1 6.3 6.6

Colorado................................................................ 139 244 200 5.0 8.1 6.6

Connecticut............................................................. 68 118 103 4.2 6.8 6.0

Delaware................................................................ 21 39 28 4.6 8.0 5.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 32 46 43 4.2 5.8 5.4

Florida................................................................... 462 683 690 5.1 6.9 6.9

Georgia.................................................................. 271 393 441 5.7 7.8 8.6

Hawaii................................................................... 24 47 44 4.2 7.4 6.8

Idaho.................................................................... 42 62 64 5.1 7.2 7.4

Illinois.................................................................... 246 459 426 4.2 7.3 6.8

Indiana.................................................................. 151 243 212 4.8 7.2 6.3

Iowa..................................................................... 74 116 102 4.8 7.1 6.2

Kansas.................................................................. 70 98 84 5.0 6.7 5.7

Kentucky................................................................ 107 158 149 5.5 7.7 7.2

Louisiana................................................................ 102 147 151 5.3 7.2 7.3

Maine.................................................................... 32 59 45 5.1 8.8 6.8

Maryland................................................................ 160 210 193 5.8 7.4 6.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 162 262 274 4.6 6.9 7.1

Michigan................................................................ 241 339 303 5.6 7.4 6.6

Minnesota............................................................... 122 255 211 4.3 8.3 6.9

Mississippi.............................................................. 65 76 85 5.5 6.3 6.9

Missouri................................................................. 137 222 212 4.7 7.2 6.9

Montana................................................................. 25 40 38 5.1 7.6 7.2

Nebraska................................................................ 53 87 65 5.1 8.0 6.0

Nevada.................................................................. 78 104 106 5.7 6.9 6.9

New Hampshire........................................................ 38 65 54 5.6 9.0 7.5

New Jersey............................................................. 219 309 275 5.4 7.1 6.3

New Mexico............................................................ 42 76 61 5.2 8.5 6.8

New York............................................................... 376 609 616 4.2 6.3 6.3

North Carolina.......................................................... 275 352 370 5.8 7.1 7.3

North Dakota........................................................... 20 34 29 4.8 7.6 6.5

Ohio..................................................................... 276 378 400 5.0 6.6 6.9

Oklahoma............................................................... 86 117 110 5.1 6.7 6.2

Oregon.................................................................. 110 153 146 5.8 7.5 7.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 296 519 371 5.0 8.3 6.0

Rhode Island........................................................... 26 39 38 5.5 7.6 7.3

South Carolina......................................................... 127 191 178 5.7 8.2 7.6

South Dakota........................................................... 22 30 29 4.8 6.6 6.2

Tennessee.............................................................. 149 267 249 4.7 7.8 7.3

Texas.................................................................... 582 896 899 4.5 6.4 6.4

Utah..................................................................... 83 138 112 5.0 7.8 6.4

Vermont................................................................. 14 26 23 4.7 8.0 7.1

Virginia.................................................................. 236 296 307 5.8 7.0 7.1

Washington............................................................. 147 211 234 4.3 5.9 6.4

West Virginia........................................................... 44 51 56 6.2 6.9 7.5

Wisconsin............................................................... 129 239 217 4.4 7.8 7.0

Wyoming................................................................ 15 21 21 5.4 7.2 7.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,931 6,155 5,522 3.5 4.2 3.7

Alabama................................................................. 79 97 88 3.9 4.8 4.3

Alaska................................................................... 16 16 16 5.5 5.3 5.2

Arizona.................................................................. 105 158 136 3.6 5.2 4.5

Arkansas................................................................ 48 61 49 3.9 4.7 3.8

California................................................................ 497 595 561 3.1 3.5 3.3

Colorado................................................................ 97 149 121 3.7 5.4 4.3

Connecticut............................................................. 47 57 50 3.0 3.5 3.1

Delaware................................................................ 14 27 17 3.3 6.2 3.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 18 22 23 2.4 2.9 3.1

Florida................................................................... 321 429 389 3.8 4.7 4.2

Georgia.................................................................. 183 258 256 4.1 5.5 5.4

Hawaii................................................................... 15 28 23 2.7 4.7 3.9

Idaho.................................................................... 31 39 43 4.0 4.9 5.3

Illinois.................................................................... 200 236 210 3.6 4.0 3.6

Indiana.................................................................. 112 135 104 3.8 4.3 3.3

Iowa..................................................................... 51 53 41 3.5 3.5 2.7

Kansas.................................................................. 44 48 37 3.3 3.5 2.7

Kentucky................................................................ 73 104 76 4.0 5.5 3.9

Louisiana................................................................ 72 105 81 3.9 5.6 4.3

Maine.................................................................... 20 27 21 3.4 4.4 3.4

Maryland................................................................ 62 95 90 2.4 3.6 3.4

Massachusetts......................................................... 91 157 101 2.7 4.5 2.8

Michigan................................................................ 193 167 169 4.8 3.9 4.0

Minnesota............................................................... 65 100 76 2.4 3.6 2.7

Mississippi.............................................................. 39 51 44 3.5 4.5 3.8

Missouri................................................................. 96 93 81 3.5 3.3 2.8

Montana................................................................. 17 23 21 3.6 4.7 4.2

Nebraska................................................................ 36 42 29 3.6 4.2 2.9

Nevada.................................................................. 58 69 66 4.5 4.9 4.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 21 33 24 3.3 4.9 3.6

New Jersey............................................................. 138 156 137 3.6 3.9 3.4

New Mexico............................................................ 26 38 35 3.3 4.6 4.1

New York............................................................... 217 276 276 2.5 3.0 3.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 196 260 213 4.4 5.6 4.6

North Dakota........................................................... 16 18 13 3.9 4.2 3.2

Ohio..................................................................... 170 201 160 3.3 3.8 3.0

Oklahoma............................................................... 50 82 64 3.1 5.0 3.9

Oregon.................................................................. 69 80 78 3.9 4.3 4.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 185 179 202 3.3 3.1 3.5

Rhode Island........................................................... 18 22 20 4.0 4.6 4.2

South Carolina......................................................... 79 114 99 3.8 5.3 4.5

South Dakota........................................................... 14 14 13 3.3 3.2 3.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 105 156 139 3.5 5.0 4.4

Texas.................................................................... 381 567 542 3.1 4.4 4.1

Utah..................................................................... 61 81 69 3.9 5.0 4.2

Vermont................................................................. 9 13 11 3.2 4.5 3.7

Virginia.................................................................. 130 158 144 3.4 4.0 3.6

Washington............................................................. 90 126 128 2.8 3.7 3.7

West Virginia........................................................... 24 30 29 3.6 4.4 4.2

Wisconsin............................................................... 94 100 94 3.4 3.5 3.3

Wyoming................................................................ 10 12 12 3.6 4.5 4.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,354 6,341 4,940 3.1 4.3 3.3

Alabama................................................................. 73 100 74 3.6 4.9 3.6

Alaska................................................................... 10 16 12 3.6 5.3 3.9

Arizona.................................................................. 106 175 108 3.7 5.8 3.5

Arkansas................................................................ 47 57 54 3.8 4.4 4.1

California................................................................ 433 685 533 2.7 4.0 3.1

Colorado................................................................ 82 125 101 3.1 4.5 3.6

Connecticut............................................................. 36 67 47 2.3 4.2 2.9

Delaware................................................................ 15 25 16 3.5 5.6 3.5

District of Columbia.................................................... 17 27 21 2.3 3.6 2.7

Florida................................................................... 314 389 343 3.7 4.3 3.7

Georgia.................................................................. 180 255 203 4.0 5.5 4.3

Hawaii................................................................... 16 28 19 2.8 4.8 3.1

Idaho.................................................................... 27 40 27 3.4 5.1 3.4

Illinois.................................................................... 188 211 205 3.4 3.6 3.5

Indiana.................................................................. 96 144 106 3.2 4.7 3.4

Iowa..................................................................... 49 67 48 3.3 4.4 3.1

Kansas.................................................................. 40 50 46 2.9 3.7 3.3

Kentucky................................................................ 67 102 83 3.6 5.4 4.3

Louisiana................................................................ 74 85 71 4.0 4.5 3.7

Maine.................................................................... 19 25 18 3.2 4.2 2.9

Maryland................................................................ 71 108 90 2.8 4.1 3.4

Massachusetts......................................................... 88 117 91 2.6 3.3 2.6

Michigan................................................................ 144 181 115 3.5 4.3 2.7

Minnesota............................................................... 59 92 73 2.2 3.3 2.6

Mississippi.............................................................. 45 58 66 4.1 5.1 5.7

Missouri................................................................. 96 121 100 3.5 4.2 3.5

Montana................................................................. 15 25 21 3.1 5.1 4.3

Nebraska................................................................ 36 50 34 3.7 5.0 3.3

Nevada.................................................................. 54 68 53 4.2 4.8 3.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 19 30 28 2.9 4.4 4.2

New Jersey............................................................. 103 156 117 2.7 3.9 2.9

New Mexico............................................................ 31 35 25 4.0 4.2 2.9

New York............................................................... 173 304 238 2.0 3.3 2.6

North Carolina.......................................................... 161 214 202 3.6 4.6 4.3

North Dakota........................................................... 15 20 14 3.8 4.9 3.4

Ohio..................................................................... 159 248 186 3.0 4.6 3.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 51 77 69 3.2 4.7 4.2

Oregon.................................................................. 54 78 62 3.0 4.1 3.2

Pennsylvania........................................................... 157 232 138 2.8 4.0 2.4

Rhode Island........................................................... 13 21 16 2.9 4.4 3.4

South Carolina......................................................... 75 111 77 3.6 5.2 3.5

South Dakota........................................................... 13 18 12 3.2 4.3 2.9

Tennessee.............................................................. 99 188 123 3.3 6.0 3.9

Texas.................................................................... 372 552 433 3.0 4.2 3.3

Utah..................................................................... 55 81 52 3.5 5.0 3.2

Vermont................................................................. 8 13 10 2.9 4.4 3.3

Virginia.................................................................. 114 154 125 3.0 3.9 3.1

Washington............................................................. 91 155 103 2.8 4.6 3.0

West Virginia........................................................... 34 34 26 5.0 5.0 3.8

Wisconsin............................................................... 94 112 94 3.4 3.9 3.3

Wyoming................................................................ 12 14 12 4.5 5.1 4.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 2,698 4,092 3,472 1.9 2.8 2.3

Alabama................................................................. 49 68 52 2.4 3.4 2.5

Alaska................................................................... 7 10 9 2.2 3.5 3.0

Arizona.................................................................. 76 116 76 2.6 3.8 2.5

Arkansas................................................................ 33 39 38 2.6 3.0 2.9

California................................................................ 251 424 376 1.6 2.5 2.2

Colorado................................................................ 48 82 67 1.8 2.9 2.4

Connecticut............................................................. 19 38 31 1.2 2.3 1.9

Delaware................................................................ 10 17 11 2.4 3.8 2.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 10 19 13 1.4 2.5 1.7

Florida................................................................... 202 257 262 2.4 2.8 2.8

Georgia.................................................................. 116 170 145 2.6 3.6 3.1

Hawaii................................................................... 10 19 14 1.8 3.2 2.3

Idaho.................................................................... 18 23 19 2.3 2.9 2.3

Illinois.................................................................... 104 138 137 1.9 2.4 2.3

Indiana.................................................................. 63 100 83 2.1 3.2 2.6

Iowa..................................................................... 32 38 36 2.2 2.5 2.3

Kansas.................................................................. 26 34 30 1.9 2.5 2.2

Kentucky................................................................ 43 67 60 2.4 3.5 3.1

Louisiana................................................................ 47 58 47 2.6 3.1 2.5

Maine.................................................................... 11 16 12 1.9 2.6 1.9

Maryland................................................................ 44 75 52 1.7 2.8 1.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 56 78 67 1.7 2.2 1.9

Michigan................................................................ 93 133 85 2.3 3.1 2.0

Minnesota............................................................... 40 60 57 1.5 2.1 2.0

Mississippi.............................................................. 31 41 33 2.8 3.6 2.9

Missouri................................................................. 73 71 70 2.6 2.5 2.5

Montana................................................................. 9 16 15 2.0 3.2 3.0

Nebraska................................................................ 25 30 25 2.5 3.0 2.4

Nevada.................................................................. 32 42 37 2.5 3.0 2.6

New Hampshire........................................................ 11 17 17 1.7 2.5 2.5

New Jersey............................................................. 66 102 78 1.7 2.5 1.9

New Mexico............................................................ 21 23 17 2.7 2.8 2.1

New York............................................................... 90 170 159 1.0 1.9 1.7

North Carolina.......................................................... 102 127 131 2.3 2.7 2.8

North Dakota........................................................... 9 12 10 2.2 3.0 2.3

Ohio..................................................................... 94 139 143 1.8 2.6 2.7

Oklahoma............................................................... 35 53 48 2.2 3.3 2.9

Oregon.................................................................. 37 50 44 2.0 2.6 2.3

Pennsylvania........................................................... 88 136 95 1.6 2.4 1.6

Rhode Island........................................................... 7 12 10 1.6 2.6 2.2

South Carolina......................................................... 48 83 56 2.3 3.8 2.6

South Dakota........................................................... 8 11 9 1.9 2.7 2.1

Tennessee.............................................................. 67 118 85 2.2 3.8 2.7

Texas.................................................................... 253 411 322 2.0 3.2 2.4

Utah..................................................................... 38 49 35 2.4 3.0 2.1

Vermont................................................................. 5 8 6 1.6 2.6 2.1

Virginia.................................................................. 75 108 84 2.0 2.7 2.1

Washington............................................................. 61 85 68 1.9 2.5 2.0

West Virginia........................................................... 18 23 18 2.6 3.4 2.6

Wisconsin............................................................... 57 68 69 2.0 2.4 2.4

Wyoming................................................................ 7 9 8 2.7 3.1 2.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

Feb.

2021

Jan.

2022

Feb.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,373 1,776 1,154 1.0 1.2 0.8

Alabama................................................................. 19 25 17 0.9 1.2 0.8

Alaska................................................................... 3 4 2 1.0 1.3 0.7

Arizona.................................................................. 26 40 25 0.9 1.3 0.8

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

California................................................................ 161 223 128 1.0 1.3 0.7

Colorado................................................................ 25 28 28 0.9 1.0 1.0

Connecticut............................................................. 13 24 12 0.9 1.5 0.7

Delaware................................................................ 4 6 4 0.9 1.4 0.9

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

Florida................................................................... 94 109 54 1.1 1.2 0.6

Georgia.................................................................. 56 57 45 1.3 1.2 1.0

Hawaii................................................................... 4 7 4 0.8 1.2 0.6

Idaho.................................................................... 8 13 6 1.0 1.7 0.8

Illinois.................................................................... 81 71 62 1.4 1.2 1.1

Indiana.................................................................. 28 29 21 0.9 0.9 0.7

Iowa..................................................................... 14 25 11 0.9 1.6 0.7

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

Kentucky................................................................ 18 29 17 1.0 1.5 0.9

Louisiana................................................................ 21 20 17 1.1 1.0 0.9

Maine.................................................................... 6 7 4 1.0 1.1 0.6

Maryland................................................................ 14 26 30 0.5 1.0 1.1

Massachusetts......................................................... 24 32 17 0.7 0.9 0.5

Michigan................................................................ 48 40 26 1.2 0.9 0.6

Minnesota............................................................... 15 27 14 0.6 1.0 0.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 10 13 27 0.9 1.1 2.3

Missouri................................................................. 19 27 26 0.7 0.9 0.9

Montana................................................................. 5 6 5 1.0 1.3 1.0

Nebraska................................................................ 9 15 8 0.9 1.5 0.8

Nevada.................................................................. 19 21 13 1.5 1.5 0.9

New Hampshire........................................................ 6 10 5 0.9 1.5 0.8

New Jersey............................................................. 29 34 26 0.8 0.8 0.6

New Mexico............................................................ 9 9 5 1.1 1.0 0.6

New York............................................................... 73 110 63 0.8 1.2 0.7

North Carolina.......................................................... 47 60 59 1.1 1.3 1.3

North Dakota........................................................... 6 7 4 1.4 1.7 0.9

Ohio..................................................................... 56 97 29 1.1 1.8 0.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 12 18 16 0.8 1.1 1.0

Oregon.................................................................. 14 22 14 0.8 1.1 0.7

Pennsylvania........................................................... 59 81 30 1.1 1.4 0.5

Rhode Island........................................................... 5 7 4 1.1 1.4 0.9

South Carolina......................................................... 22 22 16 1.1 1.0 0.7

South Dakota........................................................... 4 6 3 1.0 1.3 0.6

Tennessee.............................................................. 27 58 29 0.9 1.9 0.9

Texas.................................................................... 100 108 91 0.8 0.8 0.7

Utah..................................................................... 14 25 14 0.9 1.5 0.8

Vermont................................................................. 3 4 2 1.0 1.4 0.8

Virginia.................................................................. 29 36 34 0.8 0.9 0.8

Washington............................................................. 23 59 25 0.7 1.7 0.7

West Virginia........................................................... 14 8 5 2.1 1.2 0.7

Wisconsin............................................................... 20 37 22 0.7 1.3 0.8

Wyoming................................................................ 4 4 3 1.5 1.4 1.0

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