For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, March 17, 2022 USDL-22-0468

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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JANUARY 2022 

Job openings rates decreased in 13 states, increased in 8 states, and were little changed in 29 states and 

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

today. Hires rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 4 states, and were little changed in 38 states and the 

District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 4 states, and were little 

changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the hires rate was unchanged in January, 

and the job openings 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 January, job openings rates decreased in 13 states and increased in 8 states. The largest decreases in 

job openings rates occurred in Hawaii and Wyoming (-2.1 percentage points each) and Montana (-1.6 

points). The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in Maine (+1.8 percentage points); 

Delaware (+1.1 points); and Connecticut, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Tennessee (+0.7 point each). The 

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

The number of job openings decreased in 13 states and increased in 9 states in January. The largest 

decreases occurred in California (-103,000), North Carolina (-66,000), and Georgia (-39,000). The 

largest increases in the job openings level occurred in Illinois (+43,000), Pennsylvania (+42,000), and 

Florida (+37,000). Nationally, the number of job openings was little changed. (See table A.) 

Hires 

In January, hires rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 4 states. The largest increases in hires rates 

occurred in Delaware (+1.7 percentage points) and in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (+1.0 point 

each). The largest decreases occurred in Missouri and South Dakota (-0.7 percentage point each) and 

Texas (-0.6 point). The national hires rate was unchanged. (See table B.) 

The number of hires increased in 8 states and decreased in 4 states in January. The largest increases 

occurred in North Carolina (+33,000), Colorado (+29,000), and Massachusetts (+26,000). The largest 

decreases occurred in Texas (-78,000), Pennsylvania (-27,000), and Missouri (-19,000). Nationally, the 

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

In January, total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 4 states. The largest decreases 

occurred in Alaska (-1.3 percentage points), Arkansas (-0.9 point), and Florida and Wisconsin (-0.7 

point each). The total separations rate increased in Pennsylvania (+0.8 percentage point), Iowa (+0.6 

point), and California and Ohio (+0.4 point each). The national total separations rate was little changed 

over the month. (See table C.) 

The number of total separations decreased in 6 states in January and increased in 5 states. The largest 

decreases occurred in Florida (-65,000), Wisconsin (-20,000), and Indiana (-19,000). The largest 

increases in the total separations level occurred in California (+75,000), Pennsylvania (+46,000), and 

Ohio (+25,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little changed. (See table C.) 

Quits 

In January, quits rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 3 states. The largest decreases in quits 

rates occurred in Alaska (-1.0 percentage point), Florida (-0.9 point), and Rhode Island (-0.8 point). 

Increases in the quits rate occurred in Hawaii (+0.5 percentage point) and in California and New Jersey 

(+0.2 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate decreased (-0.2 percentage point). (See table 

D.) 

The number of quits decreased in 11 states and increased in 2 states in January. The largest decreases 

in the quits level occurred in Florida (-77,000), Wisconsin (-19,000), and Illinois and Missouri 

(-18,000 each). Increases in the quits level occurred in California (+32,000) and Colorado (+13,000). 

Nationally, the number of quits edged down over the month (-151,000). (See table D.) 

Layoffs and Discharges 

In January, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 11 states and decreased in 5 states. The largest 

increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania (+0.8 percentage 

point each) and Ohio (+0.7 point). The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in 

South Carolina (-0.7 percentage point), Colorado (-0.5 point), and Indiana and Maryland (-0.4 point 

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

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 8 states and decreased in 5 states in January. The 

largest increases in layoffs and discharges were in California (+50,000), Pennsylvania (+46,000), and 

Ohio (+36,000). The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges were in Colorado and South Carolina 

(-16,000 each) and Indiana (-15,000). 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 February 2022 are scheduled 

to be released on Wednesday, April 20, 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 and will incorporate historical revisions from 

January 2017 forward. 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. 
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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 

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 7,232 11,094 10,922 11,448 11,263 4.8 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.0

Alabama.......................................... 110 157 155 151 141 5.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.4

Alaska............................................ 23 29 30 34 30 7.0 8.5 8.8 9.7 8.7

Arizona........................................... 159 227 221 241 241 5.2 7.1 6.9 7.4 7.4

Arkansas......................................... 68 90 85 92 89 5.1 6.6 6.2 6.6 6.4

California......................................... 695 1,158 1,164 1,251 1,148 4.2 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.3

Colorado......................................... 136 214 217 236 231 4.9 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.6

Connecticut...................................... 68 104 114 105 117 4.1 6.0 6.6 6.0 6.7

Delaware......................................... 24 31 29 33 39 5.1 6.4 6.0 6.8 7.9

District of Columbia............................. 31 40 41 42 43 4.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3

Florida............................................ 408 713 623 688 725 4.6 7.4 6.5 7.0 7.3

Georgia........................................... 307 412 419 419 380 6.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 7.5

Hawaii............................................ 27 53 53 59 44 4.7 8.4 8.4 9.0 6.9

Idaho............................................. 42 62 60 69 63 5.1 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.2

Illinois............................................. 259 427 395 445 488 4.4 6.8 6.3 7.0 7.6

Indiana........................................... 150 246 241 267 251 4.7 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.4

Iowa............................................... 73 118 115 124 121 4.6 7.1 6.9 7.4 7.2

Kansas........................................... 71 98 96 97 94 4.9 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.4

Kentucky......................................... 105 149 138 166 167 5.4 7.3 6.8 8.0 8.0

Louisiana......................................... 103 156 129 147 138 5.3 7.8 6.5 7.2 6.8

Maine............................................. 29 42 44 47 61 4.6 6.4 6.7 7.0 8.8

Maryland......................................... 140 224 205 224 217 5.1 7.7 7.1 7.7 7.5

Massachusetts.................................. 147 302 290 274 277 4.2 7.9 7.5 7.1 7.1

Michigan......................................... 247 397 345 354 363 5.7 8.6 7.5 7.6 7.8

Minnesota........................................ 113 255 195 230 254 3.9 8.1 6.3 7.4 8.1

Mississippi....................................... 63 87 80 89 79 5.3 7.1 6.5 7.2 6.4

Missouri.......................................... 135 244 224 238 236 4.6 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.5

Montana.......................................... 28 43 41 50 41 5.5 8.2 7.8 9.1 7.5

Nebraska......................................... 50 75 73 77 85 4.8 6.8 6.7 7.1 7.8

Nevada........................................... 75 112 109 112 102 5.5 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.7

New Hampshire................................. 32 51 60 62 65 4.7 7.1 8.3 8.4 8.8

New Jersey...................................... 208 301 280 291 298 5.1 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.7

New Mexico..................................... 44 68 63 68 69 5.4 7.7 7.1 7.5 7.7

New York........................................ 357 565 640 590 588 3.9 5.9 6.6 6.0 5.9

North Carolina................................... 291 344 358 425 359 6.2 7.0 7.3 8.4 7.2

North Dakota.................................... 20 33 32 34 35 4.6 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.6

Ohio............................................... 254 423 426 412 410 4.6 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.0

Oklahoma........................................ 88 124 117 126 118 5.2 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.6

Oregon........................................... 104 145 139 156 145 5.4 7.1 6.8 7.5 7.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 285 411 422 490 532 4.8 6.7 6.8 7.7 8.3

Rhode Island.................................... 24 40 38 37 40 4.9 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.6

South Carolina.................................. 132 182 172 200 183 5.9 7.8 7.4 8.4 7.7

South Dakota.................................... 24 37 31 34 33 5.3 7.8 6.6 7.1 6.9

Tennessee....................................... 154 242 232 234 262 4.8 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.6

Texas............................................. 552 901 878 923 885 4.3 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3

Utah............................................... 74 124 115 134 129 4.5 7.1 6.6 7.6 7.3

Vermont.......................................... 15 24 25 26 26 5.0 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.0

Virginia........................................... 206 288 296 313 310 5.0 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.2

Washington...................................... 162 229 225 225 213 4.7 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8

West Virginia.................................... 50 57 54 57 53 6.9 7.6 7.2 7.6 7.1

Wisconsin........................................ 125 217 218 219 220 4.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Wyoming......................................... 16 22 21 29 22 5.5 7.4 7.1 9.3 7.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,719 6,460 6,705 6,450 6,457 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3

Alabama.......................................... 71 105 100 97 103 3.5 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.0

Alaska............................................ 19 19 20 19 20 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.3

Arizona........................................... 117 128 135 142 159 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.3

Arkansas......................................... 56 61 62 68 64 4.4 4.8 4.8 5.2 4.9

California......................................... 597 691 700 648 642 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.7

Colorado......................................... 114 124 139 123 152 4.3 4.5 5.0 4.4 5.4

Connecticut...................................... 52 60 65 60 58 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.5

Delaware......................................... 19 21 21 22 30 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.9 6.6

District of Columbia............................. 17 21 23 22 21 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8

Florida............................................ 247 456 457 379 396 2.9 5.1 5.1 4.1 4.3

Georgia........................................... 194 247 241 248 258 4.4 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.5

Hawaii............................................ 20 37 37 26 27 3.7 6.4 6.4 4.4 4.5

Idaho............................................. 37 37 44 40 44 4.7 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.4

Illinois............................................. 266 255 277 261 248 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.2

Indiana........................................... 113 142 145 157 151 3.7 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.8

Iowa............................................... 54 62 62 64 60 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9

Kansas........................................... 49 55 57 57 49 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.5

Kentucky......................................... 79 98 104 100 113 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.9

Louisiana......................................... 80 102 98 94 98 4.4 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.2

Maine............................................. 25 28 28 28 28 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4

Maryland......................................... 75 99 101 107 104 2.9 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.9

Massachusetts.................................. 110 142 121 134 160 3.2 4.0 3.4 3.7 4.4

Michigan......................................... 165 201 203 208 196 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6

Minnesota........................................ 91 98 110 107 104 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.6

Mississippi....................................... 51 58 59 55 55 4.5 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.8

Missouri.......................................... 113 116 115 114 95 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.3

Montana.......................................... 24 25 27 27 28 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.6

Nebraska......................................... 40 37 45 43 41 4.0 3.6 4.4 4.3 4.1

Nevada........................................... 59 78 66 63 69 4.6 5.7 4.8 4.4 4.8

New Hampshire................................. 25 34 32 30 33 3.9 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.9

New Jersey...................................... 153 167 154 138 160 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.9

New Mexico..................................... 32 37 38 32 40 4.1 4.5 4.6 3.8 4.8

New York........................................ 268 321 323 337 308 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3

North Carolina................................... 223 222 234 241 274 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.9

North Dakota.................................... 17 20 20 21 19 4.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.5

Ohio............................................... 210 224 203 221 219 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.0

Oklahoma........................................ 64 84 81 84 83 3.9 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.0

Oregon........................................... 72 86 82 79 87 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.5

Pennsylvania.................................... 202 242 252 235 208 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.6

Rhode Island.................................... 21 25 23 22 24 4.5 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.9

South Carolina.................................. 80 117 125 119 117 3.8 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.4

South Dakota.................................... 18 18 19 20 17 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.5 3.8

Tennessee....................................... 125 161 160 158 164 4.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.2

Texas............................................. 493 594 638 646 568 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.3

Utah............................................... 60 73 76 68 85 3.8 4.5 4.7 4.2 5.2

Vermont.......................................... 12 14 14 14 14 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Virginia........................................... 148 153 149 174 171 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.3

Washington...................................... 135 138 138 125 129 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.7

West Virginia.................................... 31 36 35 36 34 4.6 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.9

Wisconsin........................................ 104 120 120 125 116 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.0

Wyoming......................................... 15 14 15 14 15 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.3

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,172 5,852 6,197 6,042 6,058 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0

Alabama.......................................... 77 95 103 95 96 3.8 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.7

Alaska............................................ 21 14 17 24 20 6.9 4.5 5.5 7.6 6.3

Arizona........................................... 97 116 130 138 152 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.6 5.0

Arkansas......................................... 51 60 61 64 53 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.0

California......................................... 579 568 570 593 668 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.9

Colorado......................................... 119 155 141 137 134 4.5 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.8

Connecticut...................................... 43 56 74 50 55 2.7 3.5 4.6 3.1 3.4

Delaware......................................... 20 20 22 22 21 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.6

District of Columbia............................. 20 23 24 26 24 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.1

Florida............................................ 376 380 427 433 368 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.0

Georgia........................................... 197 220 273 238 248 4.4 4.8 5.9 5.1 5.3

Hawaii............................................ 20 24 23 23 25 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2

Idaho............................................. 36 39 40 39 41 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.1

Illinois............................................. 214 205 247 223 205 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.4

Indiana........................................... 108 132 143 157 138 3.6 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.4

Iowa............................................... 49 56 68 59 68 3.2 3.6 4.4 3.8 4.4

Kansas........................................... 45 56 60 54 48 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.5

Kentucky......................................... 93 86 105 97 93 5.0 4.6 5.5 5.0 4.8

Louisiana......................................... 69 87 97 89 87 3.8 4.7 5.2 4.7 4.6

Maine............................................. 24 26 32 24 24 4.0 4.2 5.2 3.8 3.8

Maryland......................................... 77 96 103 101 99 2.9 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7

Massachusetts.................................. 108 125 123 121 116 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2

Michigan......................................... 147 191 188 197 183 3.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.3

Minnesota........................................ 78 93 110 109 95 2.8 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.3

Mississippi....................................... 51 56 60 57 57 4.5 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.9

Missouri.......................................... 101 114 108 125 117 3.6 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.0

Montana.......................................... 31 26 31 25 25 6.5 5.4 6.4 5.0 5.0

Nebraska......................................... 36 42 42 42 46 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.6

Nevada........................................... 75 69 66 67 69 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8

New Hampshire................................. 23 30 40 26 30 3.5 4.5 6.0 3.9 4.5

New Jersey...................................... 137 147 159 129 138 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.1 3.3

New Mexico..................................... 31 34 37 40 36 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.3

New York........................................ 235 268 284 267 279 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0

North Carolina................................... 190 233 238 219 207 4.3 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.4

North Dakota.................................... 18 23 24 20 20 4.4 5.5 5.7 4.7 4.7

Ohio............................................... 193 203 202 221 246 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.5

Oklahoma........................................ 74 72 87 76 74 4.6 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.5

Oregon........................................... 81 82 86 84 78 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.1

Pennsylvania.................................... 195 241 209 163 209 3.5 4.2 3.6 2.8 3.6

Rhode Island.................................... 18 21 22 21 18 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.7

South Carolina.................................. 95 110 106 115 102 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.3 4.7

South Dakota.................................... 16 18 18 17 19 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.3

Tennessee....................................... 129 133 145 149 156 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9

Texas............................................. 445 540 545 517 535 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1

Utah............................................... 63 68 74 71 73 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.4

Vermont.......................................... 12 15 16 14 13 4.2 5.1 5.4 4.7 4.4

Virginia........................................... 132 145 140 176 165 3.4 3.7 3.5 4.4 4.1

Washington...................................... 120 122 119 124 142 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.1

West Virginia.................................... 33 33 33 33 33 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

Wisconsin........................................ 109 109 117 118 98 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.4

Wyoming......................................... 17 13 16 14 15 6.2 4.7 5.8 5.0 5.3

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 3,311 4,132 4,510 4,403 4,252 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8

Alabama.......................................... 50 65 78 65 68 2.5 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.3

Alaska............................................ 13 10 12 17 14 4.3 3.2 3.9 5.4 4.4

Arizona........................................... 66 87 98 104 104 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.4

Arkansas......................................... 34 40 45 43 38 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.3 2.9

California......................................... 292 391 428 437 469 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7

Colorado......................................... 69 111 91 83 96 2.6 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.4

Connecticut...................................... 27 35 47 38 36 1.7 2.2 2.9 2.3 2.2

Delaware......................................... 13 14 16 15 15 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.3

District of Columbia............................. 13 15 17 16 17 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2

Florida............................................ 227 270 318 335 258 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.7 2.8

Georgia........................................... 134 153 199 172 176 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7

Hawaii............................................ 12 17 16 16 19 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.2

Idaho............................................. 23 28 28 28 28 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

Illinois............................................. 122 150 187 172 154 2.2 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.6

Indiana........................................... 74 104 115 112 105 2.4 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.3

Iowa............................................... 35 37 44 40 42 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.7

Kansas........................................... 31 41 44 39 36 2.3 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.6

Kentucky......................................... 66 56 79 63 64 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.3 3.3

Louisiana......................................... 50 63 69 64 62 2.7 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.3

Maine............................................. 13 18 22 19 15 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.4

Maryland......................................... 50 66 69 67 75 1.9 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.8

Massachusetts.................................. 65 84 85 93 77 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.1

Michigan......................................... 98 125 135 149 143 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.3

Minnesota........................................ 51 66 75 80 66 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.3

Mississippi....................................... 34 40 45 41 42 3.0 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.6

Missouri.......................................... 71 86 82 94 76 2.5 3.0 2.9 3.3 2.6

Montana.......................................... 16 18 21 17 18 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.4 3.6

Nebraska......................................... 26 29 29 29 31 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1

Nevada........................................... 43 49 45 46 47 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.3

New Hampshire................................. 12 19 29 19 18 1.9 2.9 4.4 2.8 2.7

New Jersey...................................... 82 101 100 95 103 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5

New Mexico..................................... 18 22 25 27 26 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1

New York........................................ 114 173 196 183 174 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9

North Carolina................................... 125 160 181 151 135 2.8 3.5 4.0 3.2 2.9

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

Ohio............................................... 134 147 140 168 155 2.5 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.9

Oklahoma........................................ 51 51 60 54 54 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.3

Oregon........................................... 49 58 59 60 58 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 102 156 143 131 134 1.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.3

Rhode Island.................................... 9 14 15 15 11 1.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.3

South Carolina.................................. 65 80 81 75 77 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5

South Dakota.................................... 11 13 12 12 13 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9

Tennessee....................................... 83 94 113 108 110 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.5

Texas............................................. 326 429 407 395 406 2.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1

Utah............................................... 41 48 55 54 50 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.0

Vermont.......................................... 6 11 12 10 8 2.1 3.7 4.1 3.4 2.7

Virginia........................................... 86 105 102 131 125 2.2 2.7 2.6 3.3 3.1

Washington...................................... 68 88 84 86 87 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5

West Virginia.................................... 20 21 25 24 24 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.5

Wisconsin........................................ 62 78 92 90 71 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.4

Wyoming......................................... 9 10 10 10 10 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Oct.

2021

Nov.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,582 1,342 1,295 1,262 1,414 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9

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

Alaska............................................ 7 3 4 5 5 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.6

Arizona........................................... 24 24 25 26 31 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Arkansas......................................... 14 14 12 16 11 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.8

California......................................... 257 129 104 116 166 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Colorado......................................... 40 35 38 43 27 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0

Connecticut...................................... 13 18 21 8 14 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.9

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

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

Florida............................................ 136 90 97 76 92 1.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0

Georgia........................................... 48 53 53 57 45 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0

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

Idaho............................................. 11 9 10 7 10 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.2

Illinois............................................. 80 48 47 43 51 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

Indiana........................................... 29 22 21 36 21 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7

Iowa............................................... 12 15 20 16 22 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.4

Kansas........................................... 11 11 12 12 8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6

Kentucky......................................... 23 24 20 27 24 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.2

Louisiana......................................... 15 18 21 19 19 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

Maine............................................. 9 6 7 4 6 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.9

Maryland......................................... 22 22 27 28 16 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6

Massachusetts.................................. 34 31 27 21 32 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.9

Michigan......................................... 40 50 42 37 33 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8

Minnesota........................................ 23 21 23 21 23 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8

Mississippi....................................... 15 13 11 12 11 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0

Missouri.......................................... 25 23 18 22 20 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7

Montana.......................................... 12 6 8 5 6 2.5 1.2 1.7 1.0 1.2

Nebraska......................................... 8 9 10 10 12 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2

Nevada........................................... 27 17 17 14 19 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3

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

New Jersey...................................... 48 38 45 25 21 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.5

New Mexico..................................... 10 8 9 8 8 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

New York........................................ 103 78 66 68 82 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9

North Carolina................................... 53 50 44 53 53 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1

North Dakota.................................... 6 9 5 6 5 1.5 2.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

Ohio............................................... 50 46 47 44 80 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.5

Oklahoma........................................ 20 14 20 17 16 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0

Oregon........................................... 27 20 20 16 15 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 82 72 55 18 64 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.3 1.1

Rhode Island.................................... 7 6 5 5 5 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0

South Carolina.................................. 25 24 20 35 19 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.6 0.9

South Dakota.................................... 4 4 4 4 4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Tennessee....................................... 40 30 25 32 38 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.2

Texas............................................. 104 81 107 103 101 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8

Utah............................................... 18 16 14 10 17 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.0

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

Virginia........................................... 37 30 29 32 32 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Washington...................................... 44 25 24 28 48 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4

West Virginia.................................... 11 10 5 7 6 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.9

Wisconsin........................................ 41 24 17 22 22 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8

Wyoming......................................... 6 3 6 3 3 2.2 1.1 2.2 1.1 1.1

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 7,207 10,353 11,170 4.9 6.4 7.0

Alabama................................................................. 106 136 134 5.0 6.2 6.2

Alaska................................................................... 21 29 29 6.9 8.8 8.8

Arizona.................................................................. 171 220 253 5.6 6.7 7.8

Arkansas................................................................ 67 80 87 5.1 5.7 6.3

California................................................................ 730 1,114 1,157 4.4 6.0 6.4

Colorado................................................................ 137 208 229 5.0 6.9 7.6

Connecticut............................................................. 71 98 123 4.4 5.6 7.1

Delaware................................................................ 23 25 38 5.1 5.1 8.0

District of Columbia.................................................... 31 34 44 4.2 4.2 5.5

Florida................................................................... 401 636 707 4.5 6.4 7.2

Georgia.................................................................. 307 399 374 6.5 7.8 7.4

Hawaii................................................................... 29 60 46 5.1 9.0 7.3

Idaho.................................................................... 41 62 61 5.1 7.1 7.2

Illinois.................................................................... 250 406 467 4.3 6.4 7.4

Indiana.................................................................. 142 238 234 4.5 7.0 7.0

Iowa..................................................................... 71 112 116 4.6 6.7 7.1

Kansas.................................................................. 77 88 98 5.4 6.0 6.7

Kentucky................................................................ 99 146 158 5.1 7.0 7.7

Louisiana................................................................ 109 130 143 5.6 6.4 7.1

Maine.................................................................... 28 46 62 4.6 6.9 9.2

Maryland................................................................ 146 201 212 5.4 6.9 7.4

Massachusetts......................................................... 147 254 286 4.3 6.6 7.5

Michigan................................................................ 236 299 339 5.6 6.5 7.4

Minnesota............................................................... 102 213 245 3.6 6.9 8.0

Mississippi.............................................................. 61 82 74 5.2 6.6 6.1

Missouri................................................................. 126 218 225 4.4 7.0 7.3

Montana................................................................. 26 46 39 5.3 8.5 7.4

Nebraska................................................................ 50 70 86 4.8 6.5 7.9

Nevada.................................................................. 78 102 103 5.8 6.7 6.8

New Hampshire........................................................ 32 62 68 4.9 8.5 9.2

New Jersey............................................................. 201 274 308 5.0 6.2 7.1

New Mexico............................................................ 48 58 75 5.9 6.4 8.3

New York............................................................... 343 559 607 3.8 5.6 6.2

North Carolina.......................................................... 289 385 355 6.2 7.6 7.1

North Dakota........................................................... 20 30 35 4.7 6.7 7.8

Ohio..................................................................... 244 365 395 4.5 6.3 6.9

Oklahoma............................................................... 89 113 116 5.2 6.3 6.6

Oregon.................................................................. 107 139 147 5.7 6.7 7.2

Pennsylvania........................................................... 278 461 549 4.8 7.3 8.7

Rhode Island........................................................... 23 34 41 4.8 6.4 7.9

South Carolina......................................................... 144 177 188 6.5 7.5 8.0

South Dakota........................................................... 21 31 30 4.7 6.6 6.6

Tennessee.............................................................. 151 207 257 4.8 6.1 7.6

Texas.................................................................... 551 816 861 4.3 5.8 6.2

Utah..................................................................... 81 122 137 5.0 6.9 7.8

Vermont................................................................. 15 28 27 4.8 8.6 8.3

Virginia.................................................................. 199 283 304 4.9 6.6 7.1

Washington............................................................. 174 185 220 5.1 5.1 6.1

West Virginia........................................................... 49 50 50 6.8 6.6 6.8

Wisconsin............................................................... 123 193 209 4.3 6.2 6.9

Wyoming................................................................ 15 28 21 5.5 9.2 7.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,461 4,825 6,191 3.9 3.2 4.2

Alabama................................................................. 68 70 99 3.4 3.4 4.9

Alaska................................................................... 16 11 16 5.5 3.6 5.4

Arizona.................................................................. 110 108 156 3.8 3.5 5.2

Arkansas................................................................ 54 48 62 4.4 3.6 4.8

California................................................................ 552 482 588 3.5 2.8 3.5

Colorado................................................................ 110 95 146 4.2 3.4 5.3

Connecticut............................................................. 51 43 57 3.3 2.6 3.6

Delaware................................................................ 17 14 28 4.0 3.0 6.3

District of Columbia.................................................... 20 14 23 2.8 1.9 3.0

Florida................................................................... 284 291 429 3.4 3.2 4.7

Georgia.................................................................. 194 196 255 4.4 4.2 5.5

Hawaii................................................................... 22 25 29 4.0 4.1 4.9

Idaho.................................................................... 33 30 40 4.3 3.8 5.0

Illinois.................................................................... 255 216 233 4.6 3.6 4.0

Indiana.................................................................. 96 118 134 3.2 3.7 4.3

Iowa..................................................................... 48 47 53 3.2 3.0 3.5

Kansas.................................................................. 51 42 48 3.8 3.0 3.5

Kentucky................................................................ 73 77 106 4.0 4.0 5.6

Louisiana................................................................ 87 67 104 4.8 3.5 5.6

Maine.................................................................... 22 20 25 3.7 3.2 4.1

Maryland................................................................ 72 76 102 2.8 2.8 3.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 100 91 153 3.0 2.5 4.4

Michigan................................................................ 148 160 171 3.7 3.7 4.1

Minnesota............................................................... 82 78 100 3.0 2.7 3.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 49 40 51 4.4 3.4 4.5

Missouri................................................................. 112 82 93 4.1 2.8 3.3

Montana................................................................. 20 22 24 4.3 4.5 4.8

Nebraska................................................................ 40 35 41 4.1 3.5 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 56 45 70 4.4 3.1 4.9

New Hampshire........................................................ 23 24 33 3.6 3.5 5.0

New Jersey............................................................. 140 105 152 3.7 2.5 3.8

New Mexico............................................................ 30 20 39 3.9 2.4 4.7

New York............................................................... 230 233 270 2.7 2.5 3.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 207 164 263 4.7 3.5 5.7

North Dakota........................................................... 16 16 17 4.0 3.7 4.2

Ohio..................................................................... 187 168 201 3.6 3.1 3.8

Oklahoma............................................................... 65 64 84 4.1 3.8 5.1

Oregon.................................................................. 68 53 82 3.8 2.8 4.3

Pennsylvania........................................................... 169 178 178 3.1 3.0 3.1

Rhode Island........................................................... 18 14 22 3.9 2.8 4.6

South Carolina......................................................... 84 86 120 4.1 3.9 5.6

South Dakota........................................................... 15 15 14 3.4 3.4 3.2

Tennessee.............................................................. 117 117 156 3.9 3.7 5.0

Texas.................................................................... 532 511 581 4.3 3.9 4.5

Utah..................................................................... 59 50 86 3.8 3.0 5.3

Vermont................................................................. 12 13 13 4.1 4.3 4.5

Virginia.................................................................. 145 134 169 3.8 3.3 4.3

Washington............................................................. 141 82 134 4.4 2.4 3.9

West Virginia........................................................... 28 26 31 4.2 3.7 4.6

Wisconsin............................................................... 84 95 98 3.0 3.3 3.4

Wyoming................................................................ 13 12 12 4.7 4.3 4.5

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,600 5,645 6,389 4.0 3.8 4.3

Alabama................................................................. 84 85 100 4.2 4.1 4.9

Alaska................................................................... 17 20 15 5.8 6.5 5.2

Arizona.................................................................. 114 124 161 4.0 4.0 5.4

Arkansas................................................................ 56 62 54 4.5 4.7 4.2

California................................................................ 616 546 692 3.9 3.2 4.1

Colorado................................................................ 113 125 121 4.3 4.4 4.4

Connecticut............................................................. 56 48 66 3.6 2.9 4.1

Delaware................................................................ 24 21 25 5.5 4.7 5.6

District of Columbia.................................................... 23 24 28 3.2 3.2 3.7

Florida................................................................... 409 401 393 4.8 4.3 4.3

Georgia.................................................................. 214 227 249 4.8 4.8 5.3

Hawaii................................................................... 25 15 28 4.6 2.5 4.7

Idaho.................................................................... 36 38 39 4.7 4.7 5.0

Illinois.................................................................... 244 220 222 4.4 3.7 3.8

Indiana.................................................................. 123 136 146 4.1 4.3 4.7

Iowa..................................................................... 51 53 69 3.4 3.4 4.5

Kansas.................................................................. 53 43 52 4.0 3.1 3.8

Kentucky................................................................ 104 96 103 5.7 5.0 5.4

Louisiana................................................................ 75 83 87 4.1 4.4 4.6

Maine.................................................................... 26 23 26 4.5 3.6 4.2

Maryland................................................................ 94 97 113 3.7 3.6 4.3

Massachusetts......................................................... 122 118 122 3.7 3.3 3.5

Michigan................................................................ 159 184 185 4.0 4.3 4.4

Minnesota............................................................... 79 116 94 2.9 4.1 3.3

Mississippi.............................................................. 53 52 58 4.8 4.5 5.1

Missouri................................................................. 111 114 125 4.0 3.9 4.4

Montana................................................................. 31 22 24 6.6 4.5 5.0

Nebraska................................................................ 41 37 51 4.2 3.6 5.1

Nevada.................................................................. 78 59 66 6.2 4.1 4.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 23 25 30 3.6 3.7 4.5

New Jersey............................................................. 159 128 154 4.2 3.1 3.8

New Mexico............................................................ 30 36 34 4.0 4.2 4.1

New York............................................................... 279 250 322 3.2 2.7 3.5

North Carolina.......................................................... 214 204 220 4.9 4.3 4.8

North Dakota........................................................... 19 18 20 4.8 4.3 4.9

Ohio..................................................................... 213 198 259 4.1 3.7 4.9

Oklahoma............................................................... 82 70 79 5.1 4.2 4.8

Oregon.................................................................. 84 79 76 4.7 4.1 4.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 217 163 229 3.9 2.8 4.0

Rhode Island........................................................... 22 22 21 5.0 4.4 4.4

South Carolina......................................................... 105 109 112 5.1 5.0 5.2

South Dakota........................................................... 16 15 19 3.9 3.5 4.5

Tennessee.............................................................. 147 140 176 4.9 4.4 5.6

Texas.................................................................... 473 483 554 3.8 3.7 4.3

Utah..................................................................... 74 68 80 4.8 4.1 4.9

Vermont................................................................. 11 13 13 4.0 4.4 4.4

Virginia.................................................................. 130 173 160 3.4 4.3 4.1

Washington............................................................. 137 112 151 4.2 3.2 4.4

West Virginia........................................................... 37 31 35 5.5 4.5 5.2

Wisconsin............................................................... 125 109 113 4.5 3.8 4.0

Wyoming................................................................ 16 11 14 6.1 4.0 4.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 3,176 3,826 4,077 2.3 2.5 2.8

Alabama................................................................. 50 54 67 2.5 2.6 3.3

Alaska................................................................... 8 13 10 2.8 4.3 3.5

Arizona.................................................................. 72 93 105 2.5 3.0 3.5

Arkansas................................................................ 35 39 37 2.8 3.0 2.9

California................................................................ 269 380 431 1.7 2.2 2.5

Colorado................................................................ 57 72 81 2.2 2.6 2.9

Connecticut............................................................. 29 32 36 1.9 1.9 2.2

Delaware................................................................ 15 14 17 3.4 3.1 3.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 15 14 19 2.0 1.9 2.6

Florida................................................................... 227 315 249 2.7 3.4 2.7

Georgia.................................................................. 137 157 171 3.1 3.3 3.6

Hawaii................................................................... 12 10 19 2.3 1.7 3.2

Idaho.................................................................... 19 25 23 2.5 3.1 2.9

Illinois.................................................................... 123 145 140 2.2 2.4 2.4

Indiana.................................................................. 75 92 100 2.5 2.9 3.2

Iowa..................................................................... 32 31 39 2.2 2.0 2.5

Kansas.................................................................. 32 29 35 2.4 2.1 2.5

Kentucky................................................................ 69 61 67 3.8 3.2 3.5

Louisiana................................................................ 49 57 59 2.7 3.0 3.1

Maine.................................................................... 14 16 15 2.4 2.5 2.5

Maryland................................................................ 53 60 78 2.1 2.2 2.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 71 82 78 2.1 2.3 2.2

Michigan................................................................ 91 128 132 2.3 3.0 3.1

Minnesota............................................................... 47 74 59 1.7 2.6 2.1

Mississippi.............................................................. 32 36 40 2.9 3.1 3.5

Missouri................................................................. 73 79 74 2.6 2.7 2.6

Montana................................................................. 15 14 16 3.1 2.8 3.2

Nebraska................................................................ 26 22 30 2.6 2.2 3.0

Nevada.................................................................. 42 38 42 3.3 2.7 3.0

New Hampshire........................................................ 12 16 17 1.8 2.3 2.5

New Jersey............................................................. 85 77 103 2.2 1.8 2.5

New Mexico............................................................ 16 22 23 2.1 2.7 2.7

New York............................................................... 124 164 168 1.4 1.7 1.8

North Carolina.......................................................... 133 134 133 3.0 2.8 2.9

North Dakota........................................................... 9 10 12 2.3 2.4 2.9

Ohio..................................................................... 128 133 144 2.5 2.5 2.7

Oklahoma............................................................... 54 47 54 3.4 2.8 3.3

Oregon.................................................................. 43 51 50 2.4 2.7 2.6

Pennsylvania........................................................... 101 110 132 1.8 1.9 2.3

Rhode Island........................................................... 11 14 12 2.4 2.8 2.5

South Carolina......................................................... 70 68 82 3.4 3.1 3.8

South Dakota........................................................... 10 9 12 2.4 2.1 2.7

Tennessee.............................................................. 83 100 109 2.8 3.1 3.5

Texas.................................................................... 332 339 401 2.7 2.6 3.1

Utah..................................................................... 43 48 49 2.7 2.9 3.0

Vermont................................................................. 6 9 7 2.0 2.8 2.5

Virginia.................................................................. 80 119 117 2.1 3.0 3.0

Washington............................................................. 71 67 86 2.2 2.0 2.5

West Virginia........................................................... 20 22 24 3.1 3.1 3.5

Wisconsin............................................................... 62 77 67 2.2 2.7 2.4

Wyoming................................................................ 8 7 8 2.9 2.5 3.0

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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

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

Jan.

2021

Dec.

2021

Jan.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 2,077 1,441 1,828 1.5 1.0 1.2

Alabama................................................................. 27 23 25 1.3 1.1 1.3

Alaska................................................................... 7 5 4 2.4 1.7 1.2

Arizona.................................................................. 31 24 37 1.1 0.8 1.2

Arkansas................................................................ 18 18 12 1.4 1.3 1.0

California................................................................ 318 128 224 2.0 0.7 1.3

Colorado................................................................ 44 43 28 1.7 1.5 1.0

Connecticut............................................................. 24 11 24 1.5 0.7 1.5

Delaware................................................................ 8 6 6 1.8 1.3 1.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 7 8 6 0.9 1.0 0.8

Florida................................................................... 164 66 119 1.9 0.7 1.3

Georgia.................................................................. 57 63 47 1.3 1.3 1.0

Hawaii................................................................... 10 3 7 1.8 0.6 1.1

Idaho.................................................................... 14 8 13 1.8 1.1 1.7

Illinois.................................................................... 111 63 81 2.0 1.0 1.4

Indiana.................................................................. 41 35 32 1.4 1.1 1.0

Iowa..................................................................... 16 18 26 1.1 1.2 1.7

Kansas.................................................................. 17 11 13 1.3 0.8 1.0

Kentucky................................................................ 30 29 30 1.6 1.5 1.6

Louisiana................................................................ 20 21 21 1.1 1.1 1.1

Maine.................................................................... 10 5 8 1.7 0.8 1.2

Maryland................................................................ 35 30 27 1.4 1.1 1.0

Massachusetts......................................................... 41 28 36 1.2 0.8 1.0

Michigan................................................................ 58 44 44 1.5 1.0 1.0

Minnesota............................................................... 28 33 29 1.0 1.2 1.0

Mississippi.............................................................. 18 13 13 1.7 1.1 1.1

Missouri................................................................. 33 24 29 1.2 0.8 1.0

Montana................................................................. 13 6 6 2.9 1.1 1.3

Nebraska................................................................ 13 12 17 1.3 1.2 1.6

Nevada.................................................................. 30 14 20 2.4 1.0 1.4

New Hampshire........................................................ 9 6 11 1.5 0.9 1.6

New Jersey............................................................. 65 43 36 1.7 1.0 0.9

New Mexico............................................................ 11 9 8 1.5 1.0 1.0

New York............................................................... 141 67 129 1.6 0.7 1.4

North Carolina.......................................................... 65 56 61 1.5 1.2 1.3

North Dakota........................................................... 9 7 7 2.2 1.6 1.7

Ohio..................................................................... 73 52 103 1.4 1.0 1.9

Oklahoma............................................................... 23 17 19 1.5 1.0 1.1

Oregon.................................................................. 34 20 21 1.9 1.1 1.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 100 38 82 1.8 0.6 1.4

Rhode Island........................................................... 10 6 7 2.3 1.3 1.5

South Carolina......................................................... 30 36 23 1.5 1.7 1.1

South Dakota........................................................... 5 5 6 1.3 1.1 1.4

Tennessee.............................................................. 57 32 55 1.9 1.0 1.8

Texas.................................................................... 122 126 115 1.0 1.0 0.9

Utah..................................................................... 25 13 24 1.6 0.8 1.5

Vermont................................................................. 5 4 4 1.7 1.2 1.5

Virginia.................................................................. 39 41 32 1.0 1.0 0.8

Washington............................................................. 53 32 55 1.7 0.9 1.6

West Virginia........................................................... 14 8 8 2.1 1.1 1.2

Wisconsin............................................................... 56 26 39 2.0 0.9 1.4

Wyoming................................................................ 6 3 4 2.3 1.0 1.3

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