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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – OCTOBER 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of October, 

the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 8 states and increased in 5

states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, 

hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in October.

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 October, job openings rates decreased in 15 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 

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

(-4.7 percentage points) and in Illinois and Wyoming (-1.1 points each). The increases occurred in 

Louisiana (+0.8 point), Alabama (+0.5 point), and New York (+0.3 point). Over the month, the national 

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

The number of job openings decreased in 17 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 31 

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

in Texas (-131,000), Illinois (-81,000), and Florida (-60,000). The increases in the job openings level 

occurred in Louisiana (+19,000) and Oregon (+12,000). Nationally, the number of job openings edged 

down over the month. (See table A.)

Hires

In October, hires rates decreased in 8 states, increased in 5 states, and were little changed in 37 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in hires rates occurred in Alaska (-1.9 percentage

points) and Hawaii (-1.3 points), as well as in Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island (-1.2 points

each). The increases in hires rates occurred in Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana (+0.6 point each), as 

well as in California and Ohio (+0.5 point each). The national hires rate was little changed over the 

month. (See table B.)

The number of hires decreased in 9 states, increased in 3 states, and was little changed in 38 states and 

the District of Columbia in October. The largest decreases in the hires level occurred in Florida

(-54,000) and Connecticut (-10,000), as well as in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, and New Hampshire (-8,000

each). The increases in the hires level occurred in California (+85,000), Ohio (+28,000), and Kansas

(+9,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed over the month. (See table B.)
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Total Separations

In October, total separations rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in

46 states and the District of Columbia. The increases in total separations rates occurred in Alaska and 

Wyoming (+1.8 percentage points each) and in South Dakota (+0.7 point). The decrease occurred in 

Kentucky (-1.1 points). Over the month, the national total separations rate was unchanged. (See table C.)

In October, the number of total separations increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little 

changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in the total separations level

occurred in Tennessee (+23,000), Alabama (+13,000), and Alaska (+6,000). The decrease in the total 

separations level occurred in Kentucky (-20,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little 

changed over the month. (See table C.) 

 

Quits

In October, quits rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 43 states

and the District of Columbia. The increases in quits rates occurred in Wyoming (+1.5 percentage points) 

and Alaska (+1.0 point), and in Alabama and South Dakota (+0.5 point each). The decreases in quits 

rates occurred in Kentucky (-0.8 point), Connecticut (-0.5 point), and Illinois (-0.4 point). Over the 

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

The number of quits increased in 5 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 42 states and 

the District of Columbia in October. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Florida 

(+30,000), Virginia (+14,000), and Alabama (+11,000). The decreases in the quits level occurred in

Illinois (-25,000), Kentucky (-16,000), and Connecticut (-8,000). Nationally, the number of quits was 

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

 

Layoffs and Discharges

In October, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little 

changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates 

occurred in Tennessee (+0.8 percentage point) and Alaska (+0.7 point), and in Idaho and Nevada (+0.5 

point each). The decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Ohio (-0.4 point) and in Florida

and New York (-0.2 point each). Over the month, the national layoffs and discharges rate was

unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed 

in 44 states and the District of Columbia in October. The largest increases in the layoffs and discharges 

levels occurred in Tennessee (+24,000), Georgia (+17,000), and Nevada (+7,000). The decrease in the 

layoffs and discharges level occurred in Ohio (-20,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and 

discharges was little changed over the month. (See table E.) 

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

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

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

to be released on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 10,687 10,334 -353 6.5 6.3 -0.2

Alabama........................................................................................ 144 155 11* 6.4 6.9 0.5

Alaska............................................................................................ 48 29 -19 13.0 8.3 -4.7

Connecticut................................................................................... 110 97 -13 6.2 5.5 -0.7

Florida............................................................................................ 624 564 -60 6.2 5.6 -0.6

Idaho............................................................................................. 63 58 -5 7.1 6.5 -0.6*

Illinois............................................................................................ 440 359 -81 6.7 5.6 -1.1

Iowa............................................................................................... 115 100 -15 6.8 5.9 -0.9

Kentucky........................................................................................ 159 147 -12 7.4 6.9 -0.5

Louisiana....................................................................................... 143 162 19 6.9 7.7 0.8

Maine............................................................................................. 47 42 -5 6.9 6.1 -0.8

Maryland........................................................................................ 191 173 -18 6.5 6.0 -0.5

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 280 258 -22 7.0 6.5 -0.5

Michigan........................................................................................ 336 295 -41 7.2 6.3 -0.9

New Hampshire............................................................................. 55 50 -5 7.4 6.8 -0.6*

New York....................................................................................... 514 539 25* 5.1 5.4 0.3

North Dakota................................................................................. 31 26 -5 6.7 5.7 -1.0

Oregon.......................................................................................... 123 135 12 5.9 6.4 0.5*

South Dakota................................................................................. 32 28 -4 6.6 5.8 -0.8

Texas............................................................................................. 1,000 869 -131 6.9 6.0 -0.9

Virginia........................................................................................... 351 330 -21 7.9 7.4 -0.5

Wyoming........................................................................................ 26 22 -4 8.3 7.2 -1.1

* Not significant

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

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

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September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,096 6,012 -84 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Alaska............................................................................................ 26 20 -6 8.1 6.2 -1.9

Arkansas........................................................................................ 51 59 8* 3.9 4.5 0.6

California....................................................................................... 555 640 85 3.1 3.6 0.5

Connecticut................................................................................... 55 45 -10 3.3 2.7 -0.6*

Florida............................................................................................ 409 355 -54 4.3 3.7 -0.6

Hawaii............................................................................................ 30 22 -8 4.9 3.6 -1.3

Idaho............................................................................................. 47 39 -8 5.7 4.7 -1.0

Kansas........................................................................................... 50 59 9 3.6 4.2 0.6

Louisiana....................................................................................... 93 104 11* 4.8 5.4 0.6

Maine............................................................................................. 29 21 -8 4.5 3.3 -1.2

New Hampshire............................................................................. 32 24 -8 4.7 3.5 -1.2

Ohio............................................................................................... 194 222 28 3.5 4.0 0.5

Rhode Island................................................................................. 21 15 -6 4.2 3.0 -1.2

Vermont......................................................................................... 13 10 -3 4.3 3.3 -1.0

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* Not significant

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 5,665 5,683 18 3.7 3.7 0.0

Alabama........................................................................................ 87 100 13 4.2 4.8 0.6*

Alaska............................................................................................ 15 21 6 4.7 6.5 1.8

Kentucky........................................................................................ 100 80 -20 5.1 4.0 -1.1

Montana........................................................................................ 22 26 4 4.3 5.1 0.8*

South Dakota................................................................................. 15 18 3* 3.3 4.0 0.7

Tennessee..................................................................................... 158 181 23 4.9 5.5 0.6*

Wyoming........................................................................................ 10 15 5 3.5 5.3 1.8

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* Not significant

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

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate
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September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 4,060 4,026 -34 2.7 2.6 -0.1

Alabama........................................................................................ 65 76 11 3.1 3.6 0.5

Alaska............................................................................................ 12 15 3 3.7 4.7 1.0

Connecticut................................................................................... 36 28 -8 2.2 1.7 -0.5

Florida............................................................................................ 260 290 30 2.7 3.0 0.3*

Illinois............................................................................................ 178 153 -25 2.9 2.5 -0.4

Kentucky........................................................................................ 75 59 -16 3.8 3.0 -0.8

South Dakota................................................................................. 11 13 2* 2.4 2.9 0.5

Virginia........................................................................................... 106 120 14 2.6 2.9 0.3*

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

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* Not significant

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

September

2022

October

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 1,329 1,387 58 0.9 0.9 0.0

Alaska............................................................................................ 3 5 2 0.9 1.6 0.7

Florida............................................................................................ 79 62 -17* 0.8 0.6 -0.2

Georgia.......................................................................................... 43 60 17 0.9 1.2 0.3*

Idaho............................................................................................. 6 10 4 0.7 1.2 0.5

Nevada.......................................................................................... 13 20 7 0.9 1.4 0.5

New York....................................................................................... 84 66 -18* 0.9 0.7 -0.2

Ohio............................................................................................... 80 60 -20 1.5 1.1 -0.4

Tennessee..................................................................................... 34 58 24 1.0 1.8 0.8

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* Not significant

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

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate
Technical Note 

 This news release presents statistics from the Job 

Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The 

JOLTS program provides information on labor 

demand and turnover. Additional information about 

the JOLTS program can be found at 

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

openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and 

total separations. The JOLTS program covers all 

private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian 

federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 

states and the District of Columbia. Industries are 

classified in accordance with the North American 

Industry Classification System. 

Definitions and Methodology (National/State) 

Shared definitions and procedures for National and 

State JOLTS Estimates can be found at: 

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

Data Element Definitions

 Employment. Employment includes persons on 

the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay 

period that includes the 12th day of the reference 

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

seasonal, salaried, and hourly employees are 

included, as are employees on paid vacation or other 

paid leave. Proprietors or partners of unincorporated 

businesses, unpaid family workers, or employees on 

strike for the entire pay period, and employees on 

leave without pay for the entire pay period are not 

counted as employed. Employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, and consultants are counted by their 

employer of record, not by the establishment where 

they are working. JOLTS does not publish 

employment estimates but uses the reported 

employment for validation of the other reported data 

elements. 

Job Openings. Job openings include all 

positions that are open on the last business day of the 

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

three of these conditions: 

 A specific position exists and there is work 

available for that position. The position can be 

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

short-term, or seasonal. 

 The job could start within 30 days, whether or 

not the employer can find a suitable candidate 

during that time. 

 The employer is actively recruiting workers from 

outside the establishment to fill the position. 

Active recruiting means that the establishment is 

taking steps to fill a position. It may include 

advertising in newspapers, on television, or on 

the radio; posting Internet notices, posting “help 

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

interviewing candidates; contacting employment 

agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, 

state or local employment offices, or similar 

sources. 

 Excluded are positions open only to internal 

transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from 

layoffs. Also excluded are openings for positions 

with start dates more than 30 days in the future, 

positions for which employees have been hired but 

the employees have not yet reported for work, and 

positions to be filled by employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is 

computed by dividing the number of job openings by 

the sum of employment and job openings and 

multiplying that quotient by 100. 

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll 

during the entire reference month, including newly 

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

employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal 

employees; employees who were recalled to a job at 

the location following a layoff (formal suspension 

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

intermittent employees who returned to work after 

having been formally separated; workers who were 

hired and separated during the month, and transfers 

from other locations. Excluded are transfers or 

promotions within the reporting location, employees 

returning from strike, employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is 

computed by dividing the number of hires by 

employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

 Separations. Total Separations include all 

separations from the payroll during the entire 

reference month and is reported by type of 

separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other 

separations. Quits include employees who left 

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

includes involuntary separations initiated by the 

employer including layoffs with no intent to rehire; 

layoffs (formal suspensions from pay status) lasting 

or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges 

resulting from mergers, downsizing, or closings; 

firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of 

permanent or short-term employees; and terminations 

of seasonal employees (whether or not they are 

expected to return the next season). Other separations 

include retirements, transfers to other locations, 

separations due to employee disability; and deaths. 

Excluded from other separations are transfers within 

the same location; employees on strike; employees of 

temporary help agencies, employee leasing 

companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The 

other separations component is not published for 

states due to its comparatively high error, and 

because it comprises less than 8% of total 

separations. The separations rate is computed by 

dividing the number of separations by employment 

and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and 

layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly. 

State Estimates Methodology

The JOLTS sample of 21,000 establishments 

does not directly support the production of sample 

based state estimates. However, state estimates have 

been produced by combining the available sample 

with model-based estimates. 

 These estimates consist of four major estimating 

models; the Composite Regional model, the 

Synthetic model, the Composite Synthetic model, 

and the Extended Composite Synthetic model. The 

Composite Regional model uses JOLTS microdata, 

JOLTS regional published estimates, and Current 

Employment Statistics (CES) employment data. The 

Composite Synthetic model uses JOLTS microdata 

and Synthetic model estimates derived from monthly 

employment changes in microdata from the Quarterly 

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and 

JOLTS published regional data. The Extended 

Composite Synthetic extends the Composite 

Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite 

Synthetic by the ratio of the current Composite 

Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional 

model estimate from one year ago. 

 The Extended Composite Synthetic model (and 

its major component—the Composite Regional 

model) is used to extend the Composite Synthetic 

estimates because all of the inputs required by this 

model are available at the time monthly estimate are 

produced. In contrast, the Composite Synthetic model 

(and its major component—the Synthetic model) can 

only be produced when the latest QCEW data are 

available. The current model uses the Extended 

Composite Synthetic model estimates to extend the 

Composite Synthetic model estimates during the 

annual JOLTS re-tabulation process. The extension 

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

ensure that the Composite Synthetic model estimates 

reflect current economic trends. 

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

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

is then benchmarked to CES state-supersector 

employment to produce state-supersector estimates. 

The JOLTS sample, by itself, cannot ensure a 

reasonably sized sample for each state-supersector 

cell. The small JOLTS sample results in quite a 

number of state-supersector cells that lack enough 

data to produce a reasonable estimate. To overcome 

this issue, the state-level estimates derived directly 

from the JOLTS sample are augmented using JOLTS 

regional estimates when the number of respondents is 

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

a composite estimate which leverages the small 

JOLTS sample to the greatest extent possible and 

supplements that with a model-based estimate. 

 In this approach, the JOLTS microdata-based 

estimate is used, without model augmentation, in all 

state-supersector cells that have 30 or more 

respondents. The JOLTS regional estimate will be 

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

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

respondents an estimate is calculated that is a 

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

regional estimate. The weight assigned to the JOLTS 

data in those cells is proportional the number of 

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

is the number of respondents). 

 Benchmarking. The JOLTS State estimates 

utilize and leverage data from three BLS programs; 

JOLTS, CES, and QCEW. These state estimates are 

published as a historical series comprised of an 

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

component Extended Composite Synthetic model 

which provides monthly "real-time" estimates 

between lagged benchmarks.

 Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses X-13 ARIMA 

for seasonal adjustment. A concurrent seasonal 

adjustment methodology is used in which new 

seasonal adjustment factors are calculated each 

month, using all relevant data, up to and including 

current month data. JOLTS state seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors 

at the beginning and end of the series and to detect 

and adjust for outliers in the series. The seasonally 

adjusted CES over-the-month employment trends are 

applied to the seasonally adjusted JOLTS state 

implied employment trends (hires minus separations) 

forcing them to be approximately the same, while 

preserving the seasonality of the JOLTS data. 

Reliability of the estimates 

 JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling 

and nonsampling error. Sampling error occurs when a 

sample is surveyed rather than the entire population. 

There is a chance that the sample estimates may 

differ from the true population values they represent. 

The difference, or sampling error, varies depending 

on the particular sample selected. This variability is 

measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 

analysis is generally conducted at the 90-percent 

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

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an 

estimate based on a sample will differ by no more 

than 1.6 standard errors from the true population 

value because of sampling error. Sampling error 

estimates are available on the JOLTS Median 

Standard Errors page: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by 

nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for 

many reasons including: the failure to include a 

segment of the population; the inability to obtain data 

from all units in the sample; the inability or 

unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 

timely basis; mistakes made by respondents; errors 

made in the collection or processing of the data; and 

errors from the employment benchmark data used in 

estimation. 

 The JOLTS State variance estimates account for 

both sampling error and the error attributable to 

modeling. A small area domain model uses a 

Bayesian model to develop estimates of JOLTS State 

variance. The small area model uses QCEW-based 

JOLTS synthetic model data to generate a Bayesian 

prior distribution, then updates the prior distribution 

using JOLTS microdata and sample-based variance 

estimates at the State and US Census Regional level 

to generate a Bayesian posterior distribution. Once 

the Bayesian posterior distribution has been 

generated, an estimate of JOLTS State variance 

estimates is made by drawing 2,500 estimates from 

the Bayesian posterior distribution. This Bayesian 

approach thus indirectly accounts for sampling error 

and directly for model error. 

Other information 

Detailed information about the JOLTS State 

methodology can be found at: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm 

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

disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

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Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 11,094 11,170 10,280 10,687 10,334 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3

Alabama.......................................... 156 157 144 144 155 7.1 7.0 6.4 6.4 6.9

Alaska............................................ 33 27 38 48 29 9.5 7.9 10.7 13.0 8.3

Arizona........................................... 224 233 216 223 226 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.8

Arkansas......................................... 88 93 87 92 97 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.8

California......................................... 1,174 1,269 1,129 1,164 1,199 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.3

Colorado......................................... 217 231 214 219 217 7.2 7.5 6.9 7.1 7.0

Connecticut...................................... 96 115 111 110 97 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.5

Delaware......................................... 32 33 37 35 37 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.0 7.4

District of Columbia............................. 41 45 45 47 46 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6

Florida............................................ 744 635 621 624 564 7.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.6

Georgia........................................... 426 432 391 405 400 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.7 7.6

Hawaii............................................ 62 50 42 41 38 9.4 7.6 6.4 6.3 5.8

Idaho............................................. 65 64 64 63 58 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.5

Illinois............................................. 427 461 424 440 359 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.7 5.6

Indiana........................................... 239 238 194 204 211 7.1 6.9 5.7 6.0 6.2

Iowa............................................... 116 114 110 115 100 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.8 5.9

Kansas........................................... 97 98 90 94 94 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.2

Kentucky......................................... 164 171 162 159 147 7.9 8.1 7.6 7.4 6.9

Louisiana......................................... 148 155 139 143 162 7.3 7.5 6.7 6.9 7.7

Maine............................................. 41 47 48 47 42 6.2 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.1

Maryland......................................... 221 205 202 191 173 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.0

Massachusetts.................................. 287 302 269 280 258 7.4 7.6 6.8 7.0 6.5

Michigan......................................... 371 328 276 336 295 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.2 6.3

Minnesota........................................ 241 226 216 212 210 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6

Mississippi....................................... 87 83 82 87 84 7.0 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.8

Missouri.......................................... 242 217 173 206 195 7.8 6.9 5.6 6.6 6.2

Montana.......................................... 45 45 44 42 41 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5

Nebraska......................................... 75 78 68 69 64 6.9 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.8

Nevada........................................... 116 105 103 101 104 7.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.6

New Hampshire................................. 50 50 46 55 50 6.9 6.8 6.3 7.4 6.8

New Jersey...................................... 292 263 240 249 259 6.7 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.7

New Mexico..................................... 70 66 57 65 70 7.8 7.2 6.3 7.1 7.6

New York........................................ 561 548 500 514 539 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.4

North Carolina................................... 344 362 336 356 360 6.9 7.0 6.5 6.9 6.9

North Dakota.................................... 33 33 29 31 26 7.3 7.2 6.3 6.7 5.7

Ohio............................................... 420 442 369 384 364 7.2 7.5 6.3 6.5 6.2

Oklahoma........................................ 124 128 121 122 123 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8

Oregon........................................... 152 137 129 123 135 7.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.4

Pennsylvania.................................... 388 388 362 357 361 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.7

Rhode Island.................................... 38 40 35 34 35 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.4 6.6

South Carolina.................................. 185 176 172 166 168 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.0

South Dakota.................................... 36 34 32 32 28 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.6 5.8

Tennessee....................................... 238 264 247 252 245 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.0

Texas............................................. 932 983 930 1,000 869 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.0

Utah............................................... 125 114 111 112 109 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1

Vermont.......................................... 24 24 23 24 23 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.1

Virginia........................................... 283 339 317 351 330 6.6 7.7 7.2 7.9 7.4

Washington...................................... 226 223 204 220 236 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.9 6.2

West Virginia.................................... 58 62 60 54 57 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.1 7.4

Wisconsin........................................ 218 217 194 219 221 7.0 6.9 6.2 6.9 7.0

Wyoming......................................... 24 20 27 26 22 7.9 6.6 8.6 8.3 7.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,460 6,238 6,334 6,096 6,012 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9

Alabama.......................................... 101 99 94 104 116 4.9 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.5

Alaska............................................ 19 17 25 26 20 6.0 5.4 7.9 8.1 6.2

Arizona........................................... 128 147 116 133 142 4.3 4.8 3.8 4.3 4.6

Arkansas......................................... 62 59 53 51 59 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.5

California......................................... 661 604 639 555 640 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.6

Colorado......................................... 129 120 128 136 136 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7

Connecticut...................................... 55 81 59 55 45 3.4 4.9 3.5 3.3 2.7

Delaware......................................... 22 21 27 25 24 4.9 4.5 5.8 5.4 5.2

District of Columbia............................. 22 22 24 24 27 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5

Florida............................................ 460 376 407 409 355 5.1 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7

Georgia........................................... 253 263 275 257 241 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.0

Hawaii............................................ 33 28 30 30 22 5.6 4.6 4.9 4.9 3.6

Idaho............................................. 38 39 49 47 39 4.7 4.7 5.9 5.7 4.7

Illinois............................................. 261 248 272 260 242 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.0

Indiana........................................... 141 126 142 143 135 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.2

Iowa............................................... 63 69 70 55 58 4.1 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.7

Kansas........................................... 54 55 53 50 59 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.2

Kentucky......................................... 106 102 100 102 92 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.7

Louisiana......................................... 105 94 91 93 104 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.4

Maine............................................. 27 27 29 29 21 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.5 3.3

Maryland......................................... 106 109 127 104 105 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.8 3.8

Massachusetts.................................. 129 135 123 135 127 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.4

Michigan......................................... 190 178 178 165 171 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9

Minnesota........................................ 100 112 120 106 110 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.7

Mississippi....................................... 56 53 58 50 50 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.3

Missouri.......................................... 114 113 123 107 104 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.5

Montana.......................................... 26 26 31 29 28 5.2 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.5

Nebraska......................................... 37 40 41 37 40 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.9

Nevada........................................... 80 73 72 76 73 5.6 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.0

New Hampshire................................. 32 27 25 32 24 4.8 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.5

New Jersey...................................... 157 143 135 147 130 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.1

New Mexico..................................... 37 38 31 37 40 4.5 4.5 3.6 4.3 4.7

New York........................................ 294 284 289 280 260 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7

North Carolina................................... 224 233 219 226 225 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.7

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

Ohio............................................... 222 230 240 194 222 4.1 4.2 4.4 3.5 4.0

Oklahoma........................................ 84 81 77 77 73 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3

Oregon........................................... 83 81 89 84 82 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.1

Pennsylvania.................................... 261 175 201 180 180 4.5 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.0

Rhode Island.................................... 24 22 23 21 15 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.0

South Carolina.................................. 115 114 107 108 99 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.4

South Dakota.................................... 18 22 21 20 19 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2

Tennessee....................................... 160 153 151 152 156 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8

Texas............................................. 602 613 612 561 546 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.0

Utah............................................... 72 69 74 79 71 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.2

Vermont.......................................... 14 12 13 13 10 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3

Virginia........................................... 160 185 162 173 158 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.9

Washington...................................... 130 137 119 139 138 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.9

West Virginia.................................... 38 34 34 32 32 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5

Wisconsin........................................ 121 113 117 114 112 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8

Wyoming......................................... 13 14 19 18 17 4.6 4.9 6.7 6.3 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

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,852 5,794 6,058 5,665 5,683 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7

Alabama.......................................... 96 91 99 87 100 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.8

Alaska............................................ 14 21 21 15 21 4.4 6.7 6.6 4.7 6.5

Arizona........................................... 122 135 147 149 149 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.8

Arkansas......................................... 62 52 64 61 56 4.8 3.9 4.8 4.6 4.2

California......................................... 573 518 578 547 547 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1

Colorado......................................... 139 119 113 105 111 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.8

Connecticut...................................... 52 61 51 49 43 3.2 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.6

Delaware......................................... 20 20 21 20 22 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.7

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

Florida............................................ 386 388 437 356 366 4.2 4.1 4.6 3.7 3.8

Georgia........................................... 215 271 288 239 241 4.6 5.6 6.0 4.9 5.0

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

Idaho............................................. 37 50 42 33 38 4.6 6.1 5.1 4.0 4.6

Illinois............................................. 205 203 183 248 228 3.5 3.3 3.0 4.1 3.7

Indiana........................................... 135 118 123 134 137 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.3

Iowa............................................... 58 59 58 60 59 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7

Kansas........................................... 54 52 49 60 55 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.3 3.9

Kentucky......................................... 99 88 100 100 80 5.2 4.5 5.1 5.1 4.0

Louisiana......................................... 87 91 96 92 91 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7

Maine............................................. 23 28 26 20 23 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.1 3.6

Maryland......................................... 93 96 100 99 102 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7

Massachusetts.................................. 119 132 123 111 104 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.8

Michigan......................................... 180 147 140 155 154 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.5

Minnesota........................................ 89 107 104 103 104 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5

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

Missouri.......................................... 113 122 113 114 108 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.7

Montana.......................................... 27 27 30 22 26 5.4 5.3 5.9 4.3 5.1

Nebraska......................................... 41 39 41 41 39 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.8

Nevada........................................... 67 61 64 64 69 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.7

New Hampshire................................. 27 31 34 26 28 4.0 4.5 5.0 3.8 4.1

New Jersey...................................... 138 144 147 125 120 3.4 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.8

New Mexico..................................... 32 36 34 37 36 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.2

New York........................................ 260 232 260 262 241 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.5

North Carolina................................... 231 227 220 203 210 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.4

North Dakota.................................... 21 19 18 18 17 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.9

Ohio............................................... 202 220 210 226 206 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.7

Oklahoma........................................ 75 77 84 79 75 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.4

Oregon........................................... 79 74 91 72 79 4.2 3.8 4.6 3.6 4.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 219 204 201 169 168 3.8 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.8

Rhode Island.................................... 19 21 21 17 18 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.4 3.6

South Carolina.................................. 109 102 113 102 98 5.1 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.4

South Dakota.................................... 17 17 16 15 18 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.0

Tennessee....................................... 140 148 159 158 181 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.5

Texas............................................. 562 524 602 491 506 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.6 3.7

Utah............................................... 70 75 84 66 68 4.3 4.5 5.0 3.9 4.0

Vermont.......................................... 14 16 17 11 11 4.7 5.3 5.6 3.6 3.6

Virginia........................................... 141 160 146 146 162 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.0

Washington...................................... 125 116 115 116 118 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

West Virginia.................................... 34 32 32 30 31 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.4

Wisconsin........................................ 111 105 114 96 98 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.3

Wyoming......................................... 14 16 23 10 15 5.0 5.6 8.1 3.5 5.3

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,132 4,058 4,184 4,060 4,026 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Alabama.......................................... 65 66 73 65 76 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.6

Alaska............................................ 10 14 14 12 15 3.2 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.7

Arizona........................................... 93 107 105 107 109 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5

Arkansas......................................... 41 37 45 45 41 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.1

California......................................... 402 394 383 376 376 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1

Colorado......................................... 98 83 70 70 72 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.5

Connecticut...................................... 32 40 34 36 28 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.7

Delaware......................................... 14 14 15 15 16 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5

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

Florida............................................ 277 267 295 260 290 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.0

Georgia........................................... 143 194 191 186 173 3.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6

Hawaii............................................ 17 14 14 17 16 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.6

Idaho............................................. 27 25 28 25 25 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0

Illinois............................................. 145 135 120 178 153 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.5

Indiana........................................... 105 88 89 97 93 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9

Iowa............................................... 38 41 40 45 42 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.7

Kansas........................................... 40 38 34 44 39 2.9 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.8

Kentucky......................................... 62 63 72 75 59 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.0

Louisiana......................................... 63 66 67 66 66 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4

Maine............................................. 17 19 17 14 16 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.5

Maryland......................................... 62 65 67 74 70 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.6

Massachusetts.................................. 83 98 87 80 74 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0

Michigan......................................... 115 105 91 112 112 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.6

Minnesota........................................ 64 71 71 75 76 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6

Mississippi....................................... 41 39 42 42 43 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7

Missouri.......................................... 84 99 85 88 80 2.9 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7

Montana.......................................... 19 18 19 17 18 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.6

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

Nevada........................................... 49 42 42 47 45 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1

New Hampshire................................. 18 20 19 16 16 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.3

New Jersey...................................... 94 86 102 86 81 2.3 2.0 2.4 2.0 1.9

New Mexico..................................... 22 23 24 26 25 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9

New York........................................ 171 160 161 163 162 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

North Carolina................................... 159 152 152 150 156 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2

North Dakota.................................... 13 13 12 12 13 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0

Ohio............................................... 147 127 141 139 136 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5

Oklahoma........................................ 52 53 62 59 53 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.1

Oregon........................................... 58 48 61 54 57 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 146 134 144 125 118 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0

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

South Carolina.................................. 77 76 77 77 70 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1

South Dakota.................................... 12 12 11 11 13 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.9

Tennessee....................................... 93 105 110 118 117 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6

Texas............................................. 445 394 479 355 372 3.4 2.9 3.5 2.6 2.7

Utah............................................... 51 48 60 49 49 3.1 2.9 3.6 2.9 2.9

Vermont.......................................... 10 11 12 8 7 3.4 3.6 4.0 2.7 2.3

Virginia........................................... 100 115 103 106 120 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9

Washington...................................... 89 73 77 83 81 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3

West Virginia.................................... 21 24 24 22 23 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2

Wisconsin........................................ 79 75 78 69 70 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4

Wyoming......................................... 10 10 11 7 11 3.6 3.5 3.9 2.4 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

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

July

2022

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,342 1,390 1,490 1,329 1,387 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9

Alabama.......................................... 25 20 20 17 21 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0

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

Arizona........................................... 24 21 31 34 31 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.0

Arkansas......................................... 15 12 15 13 13 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0

California......................................... 126 94 167 147 136 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.8

Colorado......................................... 34 24 34 26 34 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.2

Connecticut...................................... 16 18 13 9 13 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.8

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

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

Florida............................................ 94 98 100 79 62 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.6

Georgia........................................... 55 67 86 43 60 1.2 1.4 1.8 0.9 1.2

Hawaii............................................ 5 5 7 4 5 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8

Idaho............................................. 8 20 12 6 10 1.0 2.4 1.5 0.7 1.2

Illinois............................................. 52 62 52 61 58 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0

Indiana........................................... 25 24 31 30 37 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.2

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

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

Kentucky......................................... 29 20 21 21 18 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9

Louisiana......................................... 19 20 22 20 21 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1

Maine............................................. 5 8 7 5 6 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9

Maryland......................................... 23 25 25 21 27 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0

Massachusetts.................................. 26 28 27 25 27 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Michigan......................................... 47 31 33 38 35 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8

Minnesota........................................ 20 31 29 24 22 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7

Mississippi....................................... 14 16 15 12 14 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.2

Missouri.......................................... 23 18 21 22 22 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8

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

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

Nevada........................................... 16 15 18 13 20 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.4

New Hampshire................................. 7 9 9 8 10 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5

New Jersey...................................... 35 53 31 36 35 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.8

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

New York........................................ 71 51 79 84 66 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7

North Carolina................................... 52 63 45 44 48 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0

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

Ohio............................................... 43 83 59 80 60 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.1

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

Oregon........................................... 17 15 22 14 18 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 60 58 47 35 42 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7

Rhode Island.................................... 5 6 6 4 5 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.0

South Carolina.................................. 25 20 25 21 24 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1

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

Tennessee....................................... 37 37 40 34 58 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.8

Texas............................................. 85 102 114 111 113 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Utah............................................... 15 14 19 14 16 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.0

Vermont.......................................... 3 4 4 2 3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.0

Virginia........................................... 31 36 34 31 37 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Washington...................................... 26 28 28 25 31 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

West Virginia.................................... 10 6 7 6 7 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0

Wisconsin........................................ 26 29 30 20 23 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.8

Wyoming......................................... 3 4 10 3 4 1.1 1.4 3.5 1.0 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

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 11,596 10,700 10,752 7.2 6.5 6.5

Alabama................................................................. 160 142 162 7.2 6.3 7.1

Alaska................................................................... 25 40 22 7.4 10.9 6.5

Arizona.................................................................. 244 217 246 7.5 6.5 7.3

Arkansas................................................................ 88 96 99 6.3 6.8 6.9

California................................................................ 1,271 1,157 1,285 6.9 6.2 6.7

Colorado................................................................ 210 218 209 7.0 7.0 6.7

Connecticut............................................................. 103 108 102 5.9 6.1 5.7

Delaware................................................................ 33 36 39 6.7 7.2 7.7

District of Columbia.................................................... 44 52 49 5.5 6.3 6.0

Florida................................................................... 756 611 581 7.7 6.1 5.7

Georgia.................................................................. 429 404 402 8.4 7.7 7.6

Hawaii................................................................... 61 42 36 9.3 6.3 5.5

Idaho.................................................................... 64 63 57 7.3 7.0 6.4

Illinois.................................................................... 466 451 382 7.3 6.9 5.8

Indiana.................................................................. 254 210 222 7.5 6.2 6.4

Iowa..................................................................... 129 120 111 7.7 7.1 6.5

Kansas.................................................................. 105 95 101 7.0 6.3 6.6

Kentucky................................................................ 163 158 147 7.8 7.4 6.9

Louisiana................................................................ 165 139 185 8.0 6.7 8.7

Maine.................................................................... 41 46 39 6.1 6.6 5.7

Maryland................................................................ 237 193 181 8.1 6.6 6.2

Massachusetts......................................................... 315 275 274 8.0 6.9 6.8

Michigan................................................................ 388 338 305 8.3 7.2 6.5

Minnesota............................................................... 259 211 230 8.2 6.7 7.2

Mississippi.............................................................. 87 89 84 7.0 7.2 6.8

Missouri................................................................. 249 201 198 8.0 6.4 6.3

Montana................................................................. 43 44 38 7.9 7.8 7.0

Nebraska................................................................ 81 70 68 7.3 6.3 6.1

Nevada.................................................................. 126 96 112 8.1 6.2 7.0

New Hampshire........................................................ 47 50 47 6.5 6.8 6.4

New Jersey............................................................. 304 255 272 6.9 5.6 6.0

New Mexico............................................................ 75 63 79 8.2 6.8 8.4

New York............................................................... 568 492 546 5.8 4.9 5.4

North Carolina.......................................................... 368 359 385 7.3 7.0 7.3

North Dakota........................................................... 35 33 27 7.6 7.1 5.8

Ohio..................................................................... 445 387 380 7.6 6.6 6.4

Oklahoma............................................................... 133 128 131 7.4 7.0 7.2

Oregon.................................................................. 160 124 144 7.7 5.9 6.7

Pennsylvania........................................................... 419 347 379 6.7 5.5 5.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 39 33 35 7.3 6.2 6.6

South Carolina......................................................... 194 163 177 8.2 6.8 7.3

South Dakota........................................................... 39 34 30 8.0 6.8 6.2

Tennessee.............................................................. 238 253 244 7.0 7.2 6.9

Texas.................................................................... 965 1,028 898 6.9 7.1 6.2

Utah..................................................................... 130 110 114 7.4 6.1 6.3

Vermont................................................................. 24 22 23 7.4 6.9 7.0

Virginia.................................................................. 288 359 329 6.7 8.1 7.4

Washington............................................................. 227 217 243 6.2 5.8 6.4

West Virginia........................................................... 57 62 56 7.6 8.0 7.3

Wisconsin............................................................... 226 230 228 7.2 7.2 7.1

Wyoming................................................................ 21 27 18 6.8 8.6 5.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,948 6,164 6,354 4.7 4.0 4.1

Alabama................................................................. 110 105 126 5.3 5.0 6.0

Alaska................................................................... 15 30 14 4.8 9.1 4.4

Arizona.................................................................. 146 143 157 4.8 4.6 5.0

Arkansas................................................................ 67 56 64 5.1 4.3 4.8

California................................................................ 765 559 746 4.5 3.2 4.2

Colorado................................................................ 129 128 136 4.6 4.4 4.7

Connecticut............................................................. 58 54 44 3.5 3.2 2.6

Delaware................................................................ 24 24 26 5.2 5.1 5.6

District of Columbia.................................................... 25 29 30 3.2 3.8 3.9

Florida................................................................... 528 394 403 5.8 4.2 4.2

Georgia.................................................................. 264 257 247 5.7 5.3 5.1

Hawaii................................................................... 39 29 25 6.5 4.6 4.0

Idaho.................................................................... 40 49 39 5.0 5.9 4.6

Illinois.................................................................... 278 259 252 4.7 4.2 4.1

Indiana.................................................................. 143 145 133 4.5 4.5 4.1

Iowa..................................................................... 67 56 59 4.3 3.5 3.7

Kansas.................................................................. 57 50 63 4.1 3.6 4.4

Kentucky................................................................ 109 103 93 5.7 5.2 4.7

Louisiana................................................................ 116 89 122 6.2 4.6 6.3

Maine.................................................................... 25 27 20 4.0 4.1 3.1

Maryland................................................................ 110 112 106 4.1 4.1 3.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 135 154 130 3.7 4.2 3.5

Michigan................................................................ 193 165 173 4.5 3.8 3.9

Minnesota............................................................... 109 100 117 3.8 3.4 3.9

Mississippi.............................................................. 63 50 54 5.4 4.4 4.6

Missouri................................................................. 122 106 108 4.2 3.6 3.6

Montana................................................................. 26 31 26 5.2 6.1 5.1

Nebraska................................................................ 41 36 43 4.1 3.5 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 88 75 81 6.2 5.1 5.5

New Hampshire........................................................ 31 29 23 4.7 4.2 3.3

New Jersey............................................................. 172 167 136 4.2 3.9 3.2

New Mexico............................................................ 39 36 44 4.7 4.2 5.1

New York............................................................... 327 300 275 3.5 3.2 2.9

North Carolina.......................................................... 246 221 240 5.3 4.6 4.9

North Dakota........................................................... 21 18 17 4.9 4.2 3.9

Ohio..................................................................... 227 190 221 4.2 3.5 4.0

Oklahoma............................................................... 94 81 78 5.6 4.8 4.6

Oregon.................................................................. 90 88 87 4.7 4.5 4.3

Pennsylvania........................................................... 253 178 172 4.3 3.0 2.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 26 20 17 5.3 4.1 3.4

South Carolina......................................................... 128 102 110 5.9 4.6 4.9

South Dakota........................................................... 19 20 18 4.2 4.3 4.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 167 145 163 5.3 4.4 5.0

Texas.................................................................... 633 565 559 4.9 4.2 4.1

Utah..................................................................... 80 79 76 4.9 4.7 4.5

Vermont................................................................. 14 13 10 4.5 4.4 3.2

Virginia.................................................................. 184 171 174 4.6 4.2 4.2

Washington............................................................. 136 147 143 4.0 4.1 4.0

West Virginia........................................................... 38 35 32 5.5 4.9 4.4

Wisconsin............................................................... 121 119 110 4.1 4.0 3.7

Wyoming................................................................ 13 21 14 4.5 7.1 5.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,915 5,981 5,671 4.0 3.9 3.7

Alabama................................................................. 95 90 102 4.6 4.3 4.8

Alaska................................................................... 19 21 28 6.0 6.3 8.8

Arizona.................................................................. 108 141 132 3.6 4.5 4.2

Arkansas................................................................ 62 61 55 4.8 4.6 4.1

California................................................................ 566 567 527 3.3 3.2 3.0

Colorado................................................................ 145 118 115 5.2 4.1 4.0

Connecticut............................................................. 53 56 42 3.2 3.4 2.5

Delaware................................................................ 22 20 25 4.8 4.3 5.3

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

Florida................................................................... 374 340 340 4.1 3.6 3.6

Georgia.................................................................. 209 241 225 4.5 5.0 4.6

Hawaii................................................................... 21 23 21 3.5 3.8 3.4

Idaho.................................................................... 43 37 43 5.3 4.5 5.1

Illinois.................................................................... 214 262 237 3.6 4.3 3.9

Indiana.................................................................. 131 143 138 4.2 4.5 4.3

Iowa..................................................................... 61 63 62 3.9 4.0 3.9

Kansas.................................................................. 54 66 56 3.9 4.7 3.9

Kentucky................................................................ 108 100 81 5.6 5.0 4.1

Louisiana................................................................ 84 96 86 4.5 4.9 4.4

Maine.................................................................... 26 23 25 4.1 3.6 3.8

Maryland................................................................ 94 107 104 3.5 3.9 3.8

Massachusetts......................................................... 125 147 108 3.5 4.0 2.9

Michigan................................................................ 188 175 166 4.4 4.0 3.8

Minnesota............................................................... 88 111 106 3.1 3.8 3.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 53 58 55 4.6 5.1 4.8

Missouri................................................................. 109 122 105 3.8 4.2 3.6

Montana................................................................. 30 24 29 6.0 4.8 5.8

Nebraska................................................................ 42 42 41 4.2 4.0 3.9

Nevada.................................................................. 66 69 69 4.6 4.7 4.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 27 30 28 4.0 4.4 4.0

New Jersey............................................................. 154 157 129 3.7 3.7 3.0

New Mexico............................................................ 31 40 34 3.7 4.7 4.0

New York............................................................... 267 292 243 2.9 3.1 2.5

North Carolina.......................................................... 236 202 210 5.1 4.2 4.3

North Dakota........................................................... 24 18 19 5.7 4.1 4.4

Ohio..................................................................... 208 245 215 3.8 4.5 3.9

Oklahoma............................................................... 76 79 75 4.6 4.7 4.4

Oregon.................................................................. 80 78 82 4.2 3.9 4.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 221 176 163 3.8 2.9 2.7

Rhode Island........................................................... 21 20 19 4.2 4.0 3.8

South Carolina......................................................... 116 104 101 5.4 4.7 4.5

South Dakota........................................................... 20 19 22 4.5 4.0 4.7

Tennessee.............................................................. 136 158 178 4.3 4.8 5.4

Texas.................................................................... 554 517 480 4.3 3.8 3.5

Utah..................................................................... 69 69 66 4.2 4.1 3.9

Vermont................................................................. 13 11 10 4.3 3.7 3.1

Virginia.................................................................. 142 155 167 3.6 3.8 4.0

Washington............................................................. 141 122 136 4.1 3.4 3.8

West Virginia........................................................... 36 29 32 5.2 4.1 4.5

Wisconsin............................................................... 113 101 98 3.9 3.4 3.3

Wyoming................................................................ 16 12 18 5.7 4.2 6.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,220 4,285 4,045 2.8 2.8 2.6

Alabama................................................................. 66 67 79 3.2 3.2 3.7

Alaska................................................................... 13 15 20 4.2 4.7 6.4

Arizona.................................................................. 82 103 96 2.7 3.3 3.1

Arkansas................................................................ 42 45 40 3.2 3.4 3.0

California................................................................ 406 403 372 2.4 2.3 2.1

Colorado................................................................ 104 83 75 3.7 2.9 2.6

Connecticut............................................................. 34 38 29 2.1 2.3 1.7

Delaware................................................................ 15 15 18 3.4 3.3 3.9

District of Columbia.................................................... 16 16 16 2.1 2.0 2.0

Florida................................................................... 267 245 269 2.9 2.6 2.8

Georgia.................................................................. 143 187 163 3.1 3.9 3.4

Hawaii................................................................... 16 18 15 2.6 2.9 2.4

Idaho.................................................................... 31 29 28 3.9 3.4 3.4

Illinois.................................................................... 158 192 164 2.7 3.1 2.7

Indiana.................................................................. 104 105 93 3.3 3.3 2.9

Iowa..................................................................... 39 46 44 2.5 2.9 2.8

Kansas.................................................................. 40 47 40 2.9 3.3 2.8

Kentucky................................................................ 68 75 59 3.5 3.8 3.0

Louisiana................................................................ 61 68 63 3.2 3.5 3.2

Maine.................................................................... 19 15 18 3.0 2.3 2.7

Maryland................................................................ 66 79 73 2.4 2.9 2.6

Massachusetts......................................................... 88 95 78 2.4 2.6 2.1

Michigan................................................................ 124 123 122 2.9 2.8 2.8

Minnesota............................................................... 65 82 78 2.3 2.8 2.6

Mississippi.............................................................. 38 43 40 3.3 3.7 3.4

Missouri................................................................. 84 96 78 2.9 3.3 2.6

Montana................................................................. 21 18 20 4.2 3.6 3.9

Nebraska................................................................ 30 29 29 3.0 2.8 2.8

Nevada.................................................................. 47 53 44 3.3 3.6 3.0

New Hampshire........................................................ 18 18 16 2.7 2.6 2.3

New Jersey............................................................. 106 104 87 2.6 2.4 2.0

New Mexico............................................................ 21 28 23 2.5 3.3 2.7

New York............................................................... 165 174 157 1.8 1.8 1.6

North Carolina.......................................................... 166 147 162 3.5 3.1 3.3

North Dakota........................................................... 14 12 14 3.2 2.8 3.1

Ohio..................................................................... 151 156 142 2.8 2.8 2.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 53 60 52 3.2 3.5 3.0

Oregon.................................................................. 59 59 59 3.1 3.0 3.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 148 129 116 2.5 2.1 1.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 14 13 13 2.9 2.6 2.6

South Carolina......................................................... 85 80 72 3.9 3.6 3.2

South Dakota........................................................... 14 13 16 3.1 2.8 3.5

Tennessee.............................................................. 93 120 115 2.9 3.7 3.5

Texas.................................................................... 452 377 365 3.5 2.8 2.7

Utah..................................................................... 48 54 44 2.9 3.2 2.6

Vermont................................................................. 9 8 7 3.2 2.5 2.2

Virginia.................................................................. 103 109 123 2.6 2.7 3.0

Washington............................................................. 103 91 94 3.0 2.6 2.7

West Virginia........................................................... 23 21 23 3.3 3.0 3.2

Wisconsin............................................................... 79 73 69 2.7 2.5 2.3

Wyoming................................................................ 12 9 12 4.1 3.1 4.2

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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

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

Oct.

2021

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,349 1,426 1,378 0.9 0.9 0.9

Alabama................................................................. 23 18 19 1.1 0.9 0.9

Alaska................................................................... 5 4 6 1.5 1.3 2.0

Arizona.................................................................. 22 30 29 0.7 1.0 0.9

Arkansas................................................................ 15 13 13 1.2 1.0 0.9

California................................................................ 119 141 123 0.7 0.8 0.7

Colorado................................................................ 34 27 36 1.2 0.9 1.2

Connecticut............................................................. 15 15 11 0.9 0.9 0.7

Delaware................................................................ 5 4 6 1.2 0.9 1.3

District of Columbia.................................................... 5 4 6 0.7 0.6 0.8

Florida................................................................... 93 81 58 1.0 0.9 0.6

Georgia.................................................................. 53 43 55 1.1 0.9 1.1

Hawaii................................................................... 5 4 5 0.8 0.7 0.8

Idaho.................................................................... 10 7 12 1.3 0.9 1.4

Illinois.................................................................... 51 62 59 0.9 1.0 1.0

Indiana.................................................................. 22 32 38 0.7 1.0 1.2

Iowa..................................................................... 18 13 14 1.2 0.8 0.9

Kansas.................................................................. 10 16 12 0.7 1.1 0.8

Kentucky................................................................ 32 21 19 1.7 1.1 0.9

Louisiana................................................................ 17 22 19 0.9 1.2 1.0

Maine.................................................................... 6 7 6 0.9 1.0 1.0

Maryland................................................................ 21 24 27 0.8 0.9 1.0

Massachusetts......................................................... 27 45 28 0.8 1.2 0.7

Michigan................................................................ 49 47 38 1.1 1.1 0.9

Minnesota............................................................... 18 23 21 0.6 0.8 0.7

Mississippi.............................................................. 12 12 13 1.0 1.1 1.1

Missouri................................................................. 20 22 21 0.7 0.8 0.7

Montana................................................................. 7 5 8 1.5 1.0 1.5

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

Nevada.................................................................. 17 13 23 1.2 0.9 1.5

New Hampshire........................................................ 7 11 11 1.0 1.6 1.6

New Jersey............................................................. 39 49 37 1.0 1.1 0.9

New Mexico............................................................ 7 10 9 0.9 1.2 1.0

New York............................................................... 88 105 76 0.9 1.1 0.8

North Carolina.......................................................... 48 45 42 1.0 0.9 0.9

North Dakota........................................................... 10 5 5 2.3 1.1 1.0

Ohio..................................................................... 47 81 64 0.9 1.5 1.1

Oklahoma............................................................... 17 16 20 1.0 0.9 1.2

Oregon.................................................................. 18 16 19 0.9 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 63 38 40 1.1 0.6 0.7

Rhode Island........................................................... 5 6 6 1.1 1.1 1.1

South Carolina......................................................... 24 21 25 1.1 0.9 1.1

South Dakota........................................................... 5 5 5 1.1 1.0 1.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 35 31 58 1.1 1.0 1.8

Texas.................................................................... 71 114 97 0.5 0.8 0.7

Utah..................................................................... 17 12 18 1.1 0.7 1.1

Vermont................................................................. 3 3 3 0.9 1.0 0.8

Virginia.................................................................. 30 36 39 0.8 0.9 0.9

Washington............................................................. 30 25 36 0.9 0.7 1.0

West Virginia........................................................... 11 6 8 1.6 0.9 1.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 27 21 23 0.9 0.7 0.8

Wyoming................................................................ 4 3 5 1.4 1.0 1.7

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