For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, September 16, 2022 USDL-22-1839

Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • JoltsInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/jlt

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov

STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JULY 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 5 states and increased in 4 states on the last business day of July, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state.

Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires,

and total separations rates showed little or no change.

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 July, job openings rates decreased in 5 states, increased in 4 states, and were little changed in 41

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

(-1.2 percentage points), Arkansas (-1.0 point), and Vermont (-0.9 point). The largest increases in job 

openings rates occurred in Tennessee (+1.4 percentage points), California (+0.7 point), and Washington

(+0.6 point). Over the month, the national job openings rate was little changed. (See table A.)

The number of job openings increased in 6 states, decreased in 5 states, and was little changed in 39

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

California (+152,000), Florida (+55,000), and Tennessee (+51,000). The largest decreases in the job 

openings level occurred in Pennsylvania (-83,000), Massachusetts (-18,000), and Arkansas (-14,000). 

Nationally, the number of job openings was little changed over the month. (See table A.)

Hires

In July, hires rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 45 states and 

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

points), Alaska (-1.0 point), and Florida (-0.6 point). The increase occurred in Virginia (+0.5 percentage 

point). The national hires rate was unchanged over the month. (See table B.)

The number of hires decreased in 4 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 45 states and 

the District of Columbia in July. The decreases in the hires level occurred in Florida (-54,000) and Ohio 

(-28,000) as well as Alaska and Wyoming (-3,000 each). The increase occurred in Virginia (+24,000). 

Nationally, the number of hires was little changed over the month. (See table B.)
- 2 - 

Total Separations 

In July, total separations rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 42 

states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in total separations rates occurred in Georgia 

(-0.9 percentage point) and in Massachusetts and Oklahoma (-0.7 point each). Increases occurred in 

Pennsylvania (+0.7 percentage point) and Minnesota (+0.6 point). The national total separations rate

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

In July, the number of total separations decreased in 6 states, increased in 2 states, and was little 

changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in the total separations level

occurred in Georgia (-41,000), Massachusetts (-26,000), and Illinois (-23,000). The increases in the total 

separations level occurred in Pennsylvania (+47,000) and Minnesota (+17,000). Nationally, the number 

of total separations was little changed in July. (See table C.) 

 

Quits

In July, quits rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 5 states, and were little changed in 39 states and 

the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in quits rates occurred in Oklahoma (-0.9 percentage 

point), Georgia (-0.8 point), and Delaware (-0.7 point). The increases in quits rates occurred in Alaska 

and Vermont (+0.6 percentage point each), as well as Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania 

(+0.5 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits decreased in 7 states, increased in 6 states, and was little changed in 37 states and 

the District of Columbia in July. The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in Georgia 

(-39,000), North Carolina (-21,000), and Oklahoma (-16,000). The largest increases in the quits level 

occurred in Pennsylvania (+27,000), Massachusetts (+17,000), and Colorado (+12,000). Nationally, the 

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

 

Layoffs and Discharges 

In July, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 4 states, and were little changed 

in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred 

in Mississippi (+0.6 percentage point), Minnesota (+0.5 point), and Ohio (+0.4 point). The largest 

decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Massachusetts (-1.2 percentage points), Missouri 

(-1.0 point), and New York (-0.3 point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. 

(See table E.) 

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 4 states, increased in 4 states, and was little 

changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia in July. The largest decreases in the layoffs and

discharges level occurred in Massachusetts (-43,000), California (-28,000), and Missouri (-26,000). The 

largest increases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in Ohio (+19,000), as well as Minnesota 

and New Jersey (+14,000 each). 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 August 2022 are scheduled to 

be released on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
- 3 - 

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 11,040 11,239 199 6.8 6.9 0.1

Arkansas........................................................................................ 100 86 -14 7.1 6.1 -1.0

California....................................................................................... 1,192 1,344 152 6.4 7.1 0.7

Florida............................................................................................ 623 678 55 6.2 6.7 0.5

Hawaii............................................................................................ 44 49 5 6.8 7.4 0.6*

Kansas........................................................................................... 101 91 -10 6.7 6.1 -0.6

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 317 299 -18 8.0 7.5 -0.5

Michigan........................................................................................ 301 324 23 6.5 6.9 0.4*

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 437 354 -83 6.8 5.6 -1.2

Tennessee..................................................................................... 240 291 51 6.9 8.3 1.4

Vermont......................................................................................... 26 23 -3 8.0 7.1 -0.9

Washington.................................................................................... 187 213 26 5.1 5.7 0.6

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,456 6,382 -74 4.2 4.2 0.0

Alaska............................................................................................ 20 17 -3 6.4 5.4 -1.0

Florida............................................................................................ 465 411 -54 5.0 4.4 -0.6

Ohio............................................................................................... 260 232 -28 4.7 4.2 -0.5

Virginia........................................................................................... 169 193 24 4.2 4.7 0.5

Wyoming........................................................................................ 17 14 -3 6.0 4.9 -1.1

Table B. States with significant changes in hires from June 2022 to July 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
- 4 - 

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 6,009 5,929 -80 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Arkansas........................................................................................ 62 54 -8 4.7 4.1 -0.6

Georgia.......................................................................................... 316 275 -41 6.6 5.7 -0.9

Illinois............................................................................................ 229 206 -23 3.8 3.4 -0.4*

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 154 128 -26 4.2 3.5 -0.7

Minnesota...................................................................................... 96 113 17 3.3 3.9 0.6

Missouri......................................................................................... 137 122 -15 4.7 4.2 -0.5

New York....................................................................................... 251 232 -19* 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Oklahoma...................................................................................... 93 81 -12 5.5 4.8 -0.7

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 159 206 47 2.7 3.4 0.7

Table C. States with significant changes in total separations from June 2022 to July 2022, seasonally 

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 4,253 4,179 -74 2.8 2.7 -0.1

Alaska............................................................................................ 12 14 2 3.9 4.5 0.6

Arkansas........................................................................................ 46 40 -6 3.5 3.0 -0.5

Colorado........................................................................................ 76 88 12 2.7 3.1 0.4*

Delaware....................................................................................... 18 15 -3 3.9 3.2 -0.7

Georgia.......................................................................................... 245 206 -39 5.1 4.3 -0.8

Illinois............................................................................................ 155 140 -15 2.6 2.3 -0.3

Kentucky........................................................................................ 80 72 -8 4.1 3.7 -0.4*

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 78 95 17 2.1 2.6 0.5

Missouri......................................................................................... 86 97 11 3.0 3.3 0.3*

New Hampshire............................................................................. 18 21 3* 2.6 3.1 0.5

North Carolina............................................................................... 178 157 -21 3.7 3.3 -0.4

Oklahoma...................................................................................... 73 57 -16 4.3 3.4 -0.9

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 109 136 27 1.8 2.3 0.5

Vermont......................................................................................... 9 11 2 3.0 3.6 0.6

Table D. States with significant changes in quits from June 2022 to July 2022, seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
- 5 - 

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

June

2022

July

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S..................................................................................... 1,400 1,398 -2 0.9 0.9 0.0

California....................................................................................... 152 124 -28 0.9 0.7 -0.2

Maryland........................................................................................ 15 24 9* 0.6 0.9 0.3

Massachusetts.............................................................................. 70 27 -43 1.9 0.7 -1.2

Minnesota...................................................................................... 21 35 14 0.7 1.2 0.5

Mississippi..................................................................................... 12 18 6 1.0 1.6 0.6

Missouri......................................................................................... 45 19 -26 1.6 0.6 -1.0

New Jersey.................................................................................... 37 51 14 0.9 1.2 0.3

New York....................................................................................... 71 47 -24 0.8 0.5 -0.3

Ohio............................................................................................... 67 86 19 1.2 1.6 0.4

Pennsylvania................................................................................. 44 58 14* 0.7 1.0 0.3

p Preliminary

* Not significant

Table E. States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from June 2022 to July 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

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 10,783 11,681 11,303 11,040 11,239 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.9

Alabama.......................................... 147 157 146 152 156 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.8 7.0

Alaska............................................ 26 30 29 28 26 7.8 8.6 8.5 8.3 7.7

Arizona........................................... 222 222 218 219 219 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6

Arkansas......................................... 84 96 96 100 86 6.1 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.1

California......................................... 1,108 1,251 1,345 1,192 1,344 6.2 6.7 7.1 6.4 7.1

Colorado......................................... 226 229 236 221 225 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.3

Connecticut...................................... 108 111 119 113 113 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.4

Delaware......................................... 31 35 33 33 33 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.7

District of Columbia............................. 41 57 45 49 46 5.2 6.9 5.6 6.0 5.7

Florida............................................ 706 729 621 623 678 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.7

Georgia........................................... 385 436 376 440 439 7.7 8.4 7.3 8.4 8.4

Hawaii............................................ 54 54 46 44 49 8.2 8.2 7.1 6.8 7.4

Idaho............................................. 66 60 61 61 64 7.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.2

Illinois............................................. 391 507 449 450 469 6.3 7.8 6.9 6.9 7.2

Indiana........................................... 232 250 225 223 232 6.9 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.8

Iowa............................................... 110 131 118 110 113 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.7

Kansas........................................... 87 110 98 101 91 5.9 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.1

Kentucky......................................... 169 178 167 171 175 8.2 8.4 7.9 8.1 8.3

Louisiana......................................... 131 156 163 159 155 6.5 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.5

Maine............................................. 50 50 48 50 46 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7

Maryland......................................... 212 227 224 208 210 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.1 7.1

Massachusetts.................................. 286 309 347 317 299 7.5 7.8 8.7 8.0 7.5

Michigan......................................... 371 369 345 301 324 8.1 7.9 7.4 6.5 6.9

Minnesota........................................ 198 235 228 223 226 6.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.2

Mississippi....................................... 80 85 87 85 85 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.8

Missouri.......................................... 195 240 232 215 214 6.4 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.8

Montana.......................................... 42 45 45 42 45 7.9 8.2 8.2 7.6 8.2

Nebraska......................................... 70 86 79 78 78 6.5 7.7 7.1 7.0 7.0

Nevada........................................... 122 115 108 101 104 8.1 7.4 7.0 6.5 6.6

New Hampshire................................. 61 56 53 51 50 8.4 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.8

New Jersey...................................... 293 288 277 281 273 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1

New Mexico..................................... 65 68 65 62 67 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.8 7.3

New York........................................ 609 581 541 557 570 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.7

North Carolina................................... 370 396 380 360 348 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.8

North Dakota.................................... 31 36 32 32 32 6.9 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.0

Ohio............................................... 391 431 414 447 438 6.8 7.3 7.0 7.5 7.4

Oklahoma........................................ 116 128 125 133 130 6.6 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.1

Oregon........................................... 140 147 138 127 134 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.4

Pennsylvania.................................... 428 448 482 437 354 6.9 7.0 7.5 6.8 5.6

Rhode Island.................................... 42 41 41 39 40 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.5

South Carolina.................................. 178 180 179 168 172 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.0 7.1

South Dakota.................................... 32 37 33 33 34 6.7 7.6 6.8 6.9 7.0

Tennessee....................................... 218 265 252 240 291 6.5 7.6 7.3 6.9 8.3

Texas............................................. 894 1,002 974 1,019 985 6.5 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.8

Utah............................................... 121 108 116 103 110 6.9 6.1 6.5 5.8 6.2

Vermont.......................................... 23 27 26 26 23 7.2 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.1

Virginia........................................... 300 316 312 330 344 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.5 7.8

Washington...................................... 223 229 225 187 213 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.1 5.7

West Virginia.................................... 58 60 57 59 62 7.8 7.9 7.4 7.7 8.1

Wisconsin........................................ 222 252 224 220 208 7.1 7.9 7.1 7.0 6.6

Wyoming......................................... 21 24 23 20 20 7.0 7.8 7.5 6.6 6.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,556 6,527 6,507 6,456 6,382 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2

Alabama.......................................... 101 104 88 97 103 4.9 5.0 4.2 4.7 4.9

Alaska............................................ 17 22 20 20 17 5.5 6.9 6.4 6.4 5.4

Arizona........................................... 138 140 151 152 151 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.9

Arkansas......................................... 63 64 61 64 61 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.6

California......................................... 632 665 629 639 618 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5

Colorado......................................... 138 155 139 131 127 5.0 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.4

Connecticut...................................... 61 62 71 66 71 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.3

Delaware......................................... 22 23 23 22 22 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8

District of Columbia............................. 21 27 25 26 24 2.8 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.1

Florida............................................ 435 435 462 465 411 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.4

Georgia........................................... 229 268 270 269 263 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5

Hawaii............................................ 30 34 31 29 28 5.0 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.6

Idaho............................................. 42 42 43 42 41 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.0

Illinois............................................. 282 256 271 243 254 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.0 4.2

Indiana........................................... 154 137 140 142 129 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.0

Iowa............................................... 71 61 65 64 69 4.6 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4

Kansas........................................... 61 51 52 52 55 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9

Kentucky......................................... 109 107 98 95 104 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.4

Louisiana......................................... 94 88 96 96 96 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0

Maine............................................. 27 28 26 26 27 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2

Maryland......................................... 106 120 110 113 110 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.0

Massachusetts.................................. 139 142 136 129 138 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7

Michigan......................................... 254 169 160 187 182 6.0 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.2

Minnesota........................................ 120 112 102 109 114 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.9

Mississippi....................................... 56 56 55 58 55 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.7

Missouri.......................................... 119 114 122 125 115 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.9

Montana.......................................... 28 30 30 27 27 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.3

Nebraska......................................... 45 41 41 45 41 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.0

Nevada........................................... 104 83 98 72 74 7.5 5.7 6.8 5.0 5.1

New Hampshire................................. 30 33 34 31 27 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.0

New Jersey...................................... 168 173 165 166 153 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.6

New Mexico..................................... 45 40 39 35 39 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.6

New York........................................ 302 308 320 290 288 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0

North Carolina................................... 233 235 222 235 240 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.0

North Dakota.................................... 22 19 18 20 20 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.7

Ohio............................................... 233 207 240 260 232 4.3 3.8 4.4 4.7 4.2

Oklahoma........................................ 89 106 86 86 86 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.1

Oregon........................................... 85 90 84 87 82 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 190 180 194 188 184 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.1

Rhode Island.................................... 22 22 23 25 22 4.6 4.4 4.6 5.0 4.4

South Carolina.................................. 108 109 117 109 115 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.1

South Dakota.................................... 24 19 18 20 22 5.4 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.9

Tennessee....................................... 157 153 147 157 161 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.0

Texas............................................. 598 625 648 602 612 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.5

Utah............................................... 72 76 69 69 67 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.0

Vermont.......................................... 13 14 13 11 12 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0

Virginia........................................... 160 190 170 169 193 4.1 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.7

Washington...................................... 146 136 130 130 137 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.9

West Virginia.................................... 34 32 34 34 36 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.1

Wisconsin........................................ 117 106 109 106 113 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8

Wyoming......................................... 14 17 17 17 14 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 5,874 5,965 6,017 6,009 5,929 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9

Alabama.......................................... 99 99 96 94 93 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5

Alaska............................................ 18 20 22 19 21 5.8 6.3 7.0 6.1 6.7

Arizona........................................... 110 124 134 144 133 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.3

Arkansas......................................... 50 60 61 62 54 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.1

California......................................... 558 594 682 591 560 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.2

Colorado......................................... 147 128 129 111 124 5.3 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.3

Connecticut...................................... 60 59 55 56 58 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.5

Delaware......................................... 20 20 21 24 21 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.5

District of Columbia............................. 21 25 23 23 22 2.8 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9

Florida............................................ 375 387 468 420 413 4.2 4.2 5.0 4.5 4.4

Georgia........................................... 251 249 256 316 275 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.6 5.7

Hawaii............................................ 22 20 22 22 22 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.6

Idaho............................................. 38 39 42 41 39 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.7

Illinois............................................. 201 228 187 229 206 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.4

Indiana........................................... 135 145 115 120 124 4.3 4.6 3.6 3.8 3.9

Iowa............................................... 58 67 64 56 59 3.8 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.7

Kansas........................................... 55 52 49 50 51 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6

Kentucky......................................... 99 107 97 107 97 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.0

Louisiana......................................... 83 83 95 97 94 4.4 4.3 5.0 5.1 4.9

Maine............................................. 29 24 24 29 28 4.7 3.8 3.8 4.6 4.4

Maryland......................................... 94 103 102 94 98 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6

Massachusetts.................................. 98 119 99 154 128 2.8 3.3 2.7 4.2 3.5

Michigan......................................... 195 163 191 149 153 4.6 3.8 4.4 3.4 3.5

Minnesota........................................ 107 102 100 96 113 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.9

Mississippi....................................... 52 55 53 60 62 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.3

Missouri.......................................... 118 129 126 137 122 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.2

Montana.......................................... 24 25 29 26 27 4.9 4.9 5.8 5.1 5.3

Nebraska......................................... 41 44 41 36 39 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.8

Nevada........................................... 69 52 58 62 62 5.0 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.2

New Hampshire................................. 34 28 30 27 32 5.1 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.7

New Jersey...................................... 140 153 144 135 148 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.5

New Mexico..................................... 33 34 41 34 37 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.3

New York........................................ 293 306 275 251 232 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4

North Carolina................................... 297 216 214 238 226 6.4 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.7

North Dakota.................................... 18 19 18 17 19 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.4

Ohio............................................... 209 199 201 216 223 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.1

Oklahoma........................................ 80 80 76 93 81 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.5 4.8

Oregon........................................... 60 73 73 73 72 3.2 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

Pennsylvania.................................... 184 179 199 159 206 3.2 3.0 3.4 2.7 3.4

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

South Carolina.................................. 96 113 105 110 105 4.5 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.7

South Dakota.................................... 16 17 19 16 17 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.6 3.8

Tennessee....................................... 145 156 144 155 159 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.9

Texas............................................. 532 516 511 540 533 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9

Utah............................................... 68 64 70 60 68 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.6 4.1

Vermont.......................................... 17 11 12 14 16 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3

Virginia........................................... 145 181 158 152 167 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.8 4.1

Washington...................................... 120 123 115 117 120 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4

West Virginia.................................... 31 32 32 34 33 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.7

Wisconsin........................................ 94 111 105 107 101 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4

Wyoming......................................... 15 14 16 15 17 5.4 4.9 5.7 5.3 6.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,088 4,327 4,274 4,253 4,179 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7

Alabama.......................................... 66 68 62 70 69 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.3

Alaska............................................ 13 15 15 12 14 4.2 4.7 4.8 3.9 4.5

Arizona........................................... 84 100 102 113 105 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.4

Arkansas......................................... 38 42 42 46 40 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.0

California......................................... 411 448 467 401 406 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.3

Colorado......................................... 97 95 87 76 88 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.1

Connecticut...................................... 38 41 36 39 37 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.2

Delaware......................................... 14 15 15 18 15 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.2

District of Columbia............................. 12 16 15 15 15 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

Florida............................................ 280 309 349 303 293 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.1

Georgia........................................... 171 177 184 245 206 3.7 3.7 3.8 5.1 4.3

Hawaii............................................ 15 15 14 15 14 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3

Idaho............................................. 28 29 29 28 26 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2

Illinois............................................. 139 164 154 155 140 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3

Indiana........................................... 91 117 97 89 94 2.9 3.7 3.0 2.8 2.9

Iowa............................................... 40 48 44 41 40 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.5

Kansas........................................... 41 38 35 35 37 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6

Kentucky......................................... 70 76 71 80 72 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.7

Louisiana......................................... 62 61 63 70 70 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.6

Maine............................................. 19 17 15 19 18 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.0 2.8

Maryland......................................... 69 72 73 71 69 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5

Massachusetts.................................. 68 85 73 78 95 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.6

Michigan......................................... 133 126 121 102 105 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4

Minnesota........................................ 81 70 69 71 71 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

Mississippi....................................... 38 39 39 44 42 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.6

Missouri.......................................... 84 98 95 86 97 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.3

Montana.......................................... 17 19 19 18 18 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.6

Nebraska......................................... 26 33 28 26 27 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.6

Nevada........................................... 38 40 40 43 42 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9

New Hampshire................................. 20 20 21 18 21 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.1

New Jersey...................................... 90 105 78 91 90 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.1

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

New York........................................ 194 183 177 168 160 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7

North Carolina................................... 181 148 158 178 157 3.9 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.3

North Dakota.................................... 12 14 13 11 12 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.8

Ohio............................................... 135 137 132 132 125 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3

Oklahoma........................................ 60 57 53 73 57 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.3 3.4

Oregon........................................... 45 54 53 53 50 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6

Pennsylvania.................................... 112 120 155 109 136 1.9 2.0 2.6 1.8 2.3

Rhode Island.................................... 12 13 12 12 14 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.8

South Carolina.................................. 70 82 81 84 80 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6

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

Tennessee....................................... 97 111 107 114 115 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6

Texas............................................. 398 397 394 415 404 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

Utah............................................... 46 47 45 41 43 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.6

Vermont.......................................... 12 7 8 9 11 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.6

Virginia........................................... 102 112 110 111 122 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.0

Washington...................................... 77 96 82 83 76 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.2

West Virginia.................................... 23 22 23 26 25 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.5

Wisconsin........................................ 70 79 70 70 71 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4

Wyoming......................................... 11 10 11 10 10 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.5

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

Apr.

2022

May

2022

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,440 1,312 1,416 1,400 1,398 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Alabama.......................................... 27 25 29 18 20 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.0

Alaska............................................ 4 4 5 6 5 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.6

Arizona........................................... 22 18 24 23 22 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7

Arkansas......................................... 10 14 14 13 11 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8

California......................................... 105 116 172 152 124 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7

Colorado......................................... 45 25 31 27 25 1.6 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9

Connecticut...................................... 18 14 16 13 16 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0

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

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

Florida............................................ 75 61 100 87 95 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.0

Georgia........................................... 72 55 66 52 58 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2

Hawaii............................................ 7 4 6 6 6 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0

Idaho............................................. 8 8 10 11 9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1

Illinois............................................. 53 49 19 64 59 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.0

Indiana........................................... 35 22 11 26 25 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.8

Iowa............................................... 14 13 16 12 16 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0

Kansas........................................... 11 10 12 12 11 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8

Kentucky......................................... 25 25 21 20 20 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0

Louisiana......................................... 17 17 27 21 19 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.0

Maine............................................. 9 6 6 8 8 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3

Maryland......................................... 20 25 23 15 24 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.9

Massachusetts.................................. 21 26 22 70 27 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.9 0.7

Michigan......................................... 47 29 64 39 32 1.1 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.7

Minnesota........................................ 20 25 26 21 35 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.2

Mississippi....................................... 12 12 11 12 18 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6

Missouri.......................................... 28 26 24 45 19 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.6 0.6

Montana.......................................... 5 5 8 6 7 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.4

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

Nevada........................................... 28 10 15 15 15 2.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0

New Hampshire................................. 11 7 7 8 9 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3

New Jersey...................................... 42 39 59 37 51 1.0 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.2

New Mexico..................................... 7 6 15 8 9 0.9 0.7 1.8 0.9 1.1

New York........................................ 81 108 81 71 47 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.5

North Carolina................................... 103 60 47 49 59 2.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.2

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

Ohio............................................... 61 50 56 67 86 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.6

Oklahoma........................................ 16 18 18 15 19 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

Oregon........................................... 13 15 14 15 16 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 59 50 34 44 58 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

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

South Carolina.................................. 21 25 19 20 20 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9

South Dakota.................................... 4 3 5 4 4 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.9

Tennessee....................................... 40 37 30 33 38 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2

Texas............................................. 104 81 93 94 100 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7

Utah............................................... 18 14 21 15 13 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.8

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

Virginia........................................... 25 63 41 29 36 0.6 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.9

Washington...................................... 35 21 25 27 31 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

West Virginia.................................... 7 8 7 6 6 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8

Wisconsin........................................ 19 26 29 32 28 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0

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

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 11,604 10,941 12,086 7.3 6.7 7.4

Alabama................................................................. 157 151 168 7.1 6.8 7.5

Alaska................................................................... 33 42 31 9.0 11.4 8.5

Arizona.................................................................. 236 197 229 7.5 6.1 7.0

Arkansas................................................................ 90 99 94 6.7 7.0 6.7

California................................................................ 1,191 1,209 1,467 6.6 6.4 7.7

Colorado................................................................ 250 228 247 8.2 7.3 7.9

Connecticut............................................................. 115 104 118 6.6 5.9 6.7

Delaware................................................................ 39 38 40 7.8 7.5 7.9

District of Columbia.................................................... 46 53 52 5.8 6.5 6.2

Florida................................................................... 735 614 710 7.7 6.2 7.1

Georgia.................................................................. 397 424 452 8.0 8.1 8.6

Hawaii................................................................... 54 43 55 8.4 6.6 8.3

Idaho.................................................................... 69 63 68 7.9 7.0 7.6

Illinois.................................................................... 416 460 498 6.6 7.0 7.6

Indiana.................................................................. 247 215 250 7.4 6.3 7.3

Iowa..................................................................... 123 109 125 7.4 6.4 7.4

Kansas.................................................................. 94 97 98 6.4 6.5 6.6

Kentucky................................................................ 176 167 187 8.5 7.9 8.8

Louisiana................................................................ 144 152 170 7.2 7.4 8.2

Maine.................................................................... 60 53 53 8.5 7.6 7.4

Maryland................................................................ 236 203 228 8.1 6.9 7.7

Massachusetts......................................................... 303 307 313 7.8 7.6 7.7

Michigan................................................................ 393 298 336 8.5 6.4 7.2

Minnesota............................................................... 214 209 242 6.9 6.6 7.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 85 83 88 7.0 6.7 7.1

Missouri................................................................. 207 213 225 6.8 6.8 7.2

Montana................................................................. 47 48 50 8.5 8.4 8.8

Nebraska................................................................ 74 73 80 6.8 6.6 7.2

Nevada.................................................................. 136 103 114 9.0 6.6 7.3

New Hampshire........................................................ 65 52 52 8.8 7.0 7.0

New Jersey............................................................. 304 278 284 7.0 6.1 6.2

New Mexico............................................................ 76 54 78 8.6 6.0 8.5

New York............................................................... 644 524 605 6.6 5.2 6.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 398 356 369 8.0 6.9 7.2

North Dakota........................................................... 31 33 33 7.0 7.1 7.2

Ohio..................................................................... 403 442 456 6.9 7.4 7.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 128 132 143 7.3 7.3 7.9

Oregon.................................................................. 160 120 150 7.8 5.7 7.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 456 427 369 7.3 6.6 5.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 43 38 40 8.2 6.9 7.4

South Carolina......................................................... 199 163 191 8.4 6.8 7.9

South Dakota........................................................... 35 34 36 7.2 7.0 7.3

Tennessee.............................................................. 235 242 320 7.1 7.0 9.1

Texas.................................................................... 1,000 1,038 1,101 7.3 7.2 7.6

Utah..................................................................... 134 93 120 7.7 5.3 6.8

Vermont................................................................. 28 24 27 8.6 7.5 8.2

Virginia.................................................................. 317 332 370 7.4 7.5 8.3

Washington............................................................. 265 192 251 7.2 5.1 6.6

West Virginia........................................................... 61 61 66 8.2 7.9 8.6

Wisconsin............................................................... 232 222 214 7.4 6.9 6.7

Wyoming................................................................ 24 28 22 7.9 8.8 7.1

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 7,302 7,441 7,100 5.0 4.9 4.7

Alabama................................................................. 111 110 115 5.4 5.2 5.5

Alaska................................................................... 22 37 20 6.6 11.3 6.1

Arizona.................................................................. 150 149 165 5.1 4.9 5.5

Arkansas................................................................ 70 67 68 5.5 5.1 5.2

California................................................................ 701 699 667 4.2 4.0 3.8

Colorado................................................................ 159 158 142 5.7 5.5 4.9

Connecticut............................................................. 64 79 78 4.0 4.7 4.7

Delaware................................................................ 28 29 27 6.2 6.1 5.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 27 34 30 3.6 4.5 3.8

Florida................................................................... 433 470 405 4.9 5.1 4.3

Georgia.................................................................. 262 298 295 5.7 6.2 6.2

Hawaii................................................................... 36 30 33 6.0 5.0 5.4

Idaho.................................................................... 48 52 45 5.9 6.2 5.4

Illinois.................................................................... 299 291 272 5.1 4.8 4.5

Indiana.................................................................. 173 172 141 5.6 5.4 4.5

Iowa..................................................................... 79 83 80 5.1 5.2 5.1

Kansas.................................................................. 67 63 63 4.9 4.5 4.5

Kentucky................................................................ 117 108 111 6.2 5.5 5.8

Louisiana................................................................ 102 102 105 5.4 5.4 5.5

Maine.................................................................... 34 40 34 5.3 6.1 5.2

Maryland................................................................ 134 139 140 5.0 5.1 5.1

Massachusetts......................................................... 168 167 173 4.7 4.5 4.6

Michigan................................................................ 263 228 184 6.2 5.2 4.2

Minnesota............................................................... 133 153 129 4.6 5.2 4.3

Mississippi.............................................................. 59 64 58 5.3 5.5 5.0

Missouri................................................................. 130 156 126 4.6 5.3 4.3

Montana................................................................. 33 37 31 6.5 7.2 5.9

Nebraska................................................................ 47 49 42 4.6 4.7 4.1

Nevada.................................................................. 109 77 82 7.9 5.3 5.6

New Hampshire........................................................ 37 39 33 5.4 5.7 4.8

New Jersey............................................................. 191 206 173 4.7 4.8 4.1

New Mexico............................................................ 52 40 45 6.4 4.7 5.3

New York............................................................... 401 339 376 4.4 3.5 3.9

North Carolina.......................................................... 257 279 264 5.6 5.9 5.6

North Dakota........................................................... 22 26 21 5.3 6.0 4.9

Ohio..................................................................... 244 297 248 4.5 5.4 4.5

Oklahoma............................................................... 98 98 95 6.0 5.8 5.7

Oregon.................................................................. 104 96 99 5.5 4.9 5.0

Pennsylvania........................................................... 222 224 218 3.9 3.7 3.6

Rhode Island........................................................... 27 30 26 5.5 6.1 5.3

South Carolina......................................................... 120 119 128 5.6 5.3 5.7

South Dakota........................................................... 24 27 23 5.3 6.0 5.1

Tennessee.............................................................. 168 176 174 5.4 5.4 5.4

Texas.................................................................... 655 643 671 5.1 4.8 5.0

Utah..................................................................... 83 75 74 5.2 4.5 4.5

Vermont................................................................. 17 15 16 5.8 4.9 5.3

Virginia.................................................................. 173 197 213 4.4 4.8 5.2

Washington............................................................. 169 153 158 5.0 4.3 4.5

West Virginia........................................................... 39 41 42 5.6 5.7 5.9

Wisconsin............................................................... 127 152 125 4.3 5.1 4.2

Wyoming................................................................ 16 28 14 5.6 9.5 5.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,535 6,370 6,549 4.5 4.2 4.3

Alabama................................................................. 117 94 107 5.7 4.5 5.2

Alaska................................................................... 16 20 18 4.8 6.0 5.3

Arizona.................................................................. 134 169 160 4.6 5.6 5.3

Arkansas................................................................ 63 71 63 5.0 5.4 4.8

California................................................................ 666 646 640 4.0 3.7 3.7

Colorado................................................................ 165 114 143 5.9 3.9 5.0

Connecticut............................................................. 65 61 63 4.0 3.7 3.8

Delaware................................................................ 21 23 21 4.7 5.0 4.5

District of Columbia.................................................... 23 21 25 3.0 2.8 3.2

Florida................................................................... 422 461 461 4.8 5.0 5.0

Georgia.................................................................. 275 337 308 6.0 7.0 6.4

Hawaii................................................................... 27 24 27 4.5 4.0 4.4

Idaho.................................................................... 45 39 45 5.6 4.7 5.4

Illinois.................................................................... 218 239 215 3.7 3.9 3.5

Indiana.................................................................. 163 125 146 5.3 3.9 4.6

Iowa..................................................................... 64 58 64 4.2 3.7 4.1

Kansas.................................................................. 58 58 57 4.2 4.1 4.1

Kentucky................................................................ 117 116 111 6.2 6.0 5.8

Louisiana................................................................ 88 106 99 4.7 5.5 5.2

Maine.................................................................... 28 30 30 4.4 4.5 4.5

Maryland................................................................ 105 106 107 3.9 3.9 3.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 102 153 131 2.9 4.1 3.5

Michigan................................................................ 223 155 173 5.3 3.5 4.0

Minnesota............................................................... 105 104 110 3.6 3.5 3.7

Mississippi.............................................................. 56 66 65 5.0 5.7 5.6

Missouri................................................................. 127 151 135 4.5 5.2 4.6

Montana................................................................. 27 26 31 5.5 4.9 5.9

Nebraska................................................................ 42 39 40 4.1 3.8 3.9

Nevada.................................................................. 74 65 69 5.4 4.5 4.7

New Hampshire........................................................ 33 30 33 4.9 4.3 4.8

New Jersey............................................................. 162 133 168 4.0 3.1 3.9

New Mexico............................................................ 40 41 46 5.0 4.8 5.4

New York............................................................... 321 263 254 3.5 2.8 2.7

North Carolina.......................................................... 305 242 236 6.7 5.1 5.0

North Dakota........................................................... 17 18 19 4.2 4.1 4.3

Ohio..................................................................... 230 235 245 4.2 4.3 4.4

Oklahoma............................................................... 87 93 88 5.3 5.5 5.2

Oregon.................................................................. 76 78 87 4.0 3.9 4.4

Pennsylvania........................................................... 191 189 220 3.3 3.2 3.7

Rhode Island........................................................... 19 22 21 4.0 4.5 4.1

South Carolina......................................................... 110 113 117 5.1 5.1 5.2

South Dakota........................................................... 16 15 16 3.6 3.3 3.6

Tennessee.............................................................. 167 151 183 5.4 4.7 5.7

Texas.................................................................... 593 549 593 4.7 4.1 4.4

Utah..................................................................... 75 62 73 4.7 3.7 4.4

Vermont................................................................. 16 15 15 5.3 4.9 5.1

Virginia.................................................................. 153 165 178 3.9 4.0 4.4

Washington............................................................. 139 120 137 4.1 3.4 3.9

West Virginia........................................................... 36 33 38 5.2 4.6 5.3

Wisconsin............................................................... 96 114 101 3.3 3.8 3.4

Wyoming................................................................ 17 13 18 5.8 4.3 6.2

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 4,770 4,568 4,783 3.3 3.0 3.1

Alabama................................................................. 80 74 81 3.9 3.5 3.9

Alaska................................................................... 12 13 12 3.6 3.9 3.5

Arizona.................................................................. 103 131 123 3.6 4.4 4.1

Arkansas................................................................ 48 54 49 3.8 4.1 3.7

California................................................................ 501 440 477 3.0 2.5 2.7

Colorado................................................................ 113 80 104 4.1 2.8 3.6

Connecticut............................................................. 45 42 44 2.8 2.5 2.7

Delaware................................................................ 16 18 16 3.4 3.8 3.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 15 14 18 2.0 1.9 2.3

Florida................................................................... 323 328 333 3.6 3.5 3.6

Georgia.................................................................. 193 266 232 4.2 5.5 4.8

Hawaii................................................................... 18 17 17 3.1 2.8 2.8

Idaho.................................................................... 34 28 31 4.2 3.3 3.7

Illinois.................................................................... 163 166 155 2.8 2.7 2.5

Indiana.................................................................. 119 92 114 3.9 2.9 3.6

Iowa..................................................................... 48 45 46 3.1 2.8 2.9

Kansas.................................................................. 45 41 42 3.3 2.9 3.0

Kentucky................................................................ 85 92 86 4.5 4.7 4.4

Louisiana................................................................ 67 76 76 3.6 4.0 4.0

Maine.................................................................... 20 20 22 3.1 3.0 3.3

Maryland................................................................ 82 79 80 3.1 2.9 2.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 73 84 100 2.0 2.2 2.7

Michigan................................................................ 160 104 123 3.8 2.4 2.8

Minnesota............................................................... 84 80 75 2.9 2.7 2.5

Mississippi.............................................................. 42 50 44 3.7 4.3 3.8

Missouri................................................................. 97 99 112 3.4 3.4 3.8

Montana................................................................. 20 18 20 4.1 3.5 3.9

Nebraska................................................................ 29 29 28 2.9 2.7 2.7

Nevada.................................................................. 45 46 48 3.3 3.2 3.3

New Hampshire........................................................ 22 19 24 3.3 2.8 3.5

New Jersey............................................................. 113 91 112 2.8 2.1 2.6

New Mexico............................................................ 30 29 29 3.7 3.4 3.5

New York............................................................... 226 177 185 2.5 1.9 1.9

North Carolina.......................................................... 193 183 168 4.2 3.8 3.5

North Dakota........................................................... 13 13 13 3.1 2.9 3.1

Ohio..................................................................... 165 150 147 3.0 2.7 2.7

Oklahoma............................................................... 68 73 65 4.2 4.3 3.9

Oregon.................................................................. 59 56 61 3.1 2.9 3.1

Pennsylvania........................................................... 127 126 155 2.2 2.1 2.6

Rhode Island........................................................... 14 13 15 2.8 2.6 3.1

South Carolina......................................................... 80 86 88 3.7 3.9 3.9

South Dakota........................................................... 12 11 12 2.7 2.4 2.6

Tennessee.............................................................. 119 113 138 3.8 3.5 4.3

Texas.................................................................... 450 431 452 3.5 3.2 3.4

Utah..................................................................... 54 44 48 3.4 2.7 2.9

Vermont................................................................. 12 10 11 3.9 3.3 3.7

Virginia.................................................................. 113 122 137 2.9 3.0 3.4

Washington............................................................. 102 85 95 3.0 2.4 2.7

West Virginia........................................................... 27 25 29 3.9 3.5 4.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 78 76 78 2.7 2.6 2.6

Wyoming................................................................ 12 9 12 4.3 3.1 4.0

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

July

2021

June

2022

July

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,387 1,396 1,373 0.9 0.9 0.9

Alabama................................................................. 32 15 22 1.5 0.7 1.1

Alaska................................................................... 3 5 4 0.9 1.6 1.3

Arizona.................................................................. 26 27 26 0.9 0.9 0.9

Arkansas................................................................ 11 13 12 0.9 1.0 0.9

California................................................................ 106 161 122 0.6 0.9 0.7

Colorado................................................................ 49 24 27 1.8 0.8 0.9

Connecticut............................................................. 15 14 13 0.9 0.8 0.8

Delaware................................................................ 5 4 4 1.0 0.9 0.9

District of Columbia.................................................... 5 5 5 0.6 0.6 0.7

Florida................................................................... 78 91 103 0.9 1.0 1.1

Georgia.................................................................. 75 50 65 1.6 1.0 1.4

Hawaii................................................................... 8 5 8 1.3 0.9 1.2

Idaho.................................................................... 9 10 9 1.1 1.2 1.1

Illinois.................................................................... 44 61 53 0.8 1.0 0.9

Indiana.................................................................. 34 26 26 1.1 0.8 0.8

Iowa..................................................................... 11 11 14 0.7 0.7 0.9

Kansas.................................................................. 10 13 11 0.7 0.9 0.8

Kentucky................................................................ 26 18 20 1.4 0.9 1.1

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

Maine.................................................................... 6 7 6 1.0 1.1 0.9

Maryland................................................................ 18 17 21 0.7 0.6 0.8

Massachusetts......................................................... 18 64 23 0.5 1.7 0.6

Michigan................................................................ 46 42 31 1.1 1.0 0.7

Minnesota............................................................... 15 19 29 0.5 0.6 1.0

Mississippi.............................................................. 12 12 19 1.0 1.1 1.6

Missouri................................................................. 24 45 18 0.9 1.5 0.6

Montana................................................................. 5 6 8 1.1 1.1 1.5

Nebraska................................................................ 8 8 10 0.8 0.8 0.9

Nevada.................................................................. 28 15 16 2.1 1.0 1.1

New Hampshire........................................................ 8 8 7 1.2 1.2 1.0

New Jersey............................................................. 36 35 45 0.9 0.8 1.1

New Mexico............................................................ 7 9 10 0.9 1.1 1.2

New York............................................................... 76 71 41 0.8 0.7 0.4

North Carolina.......................................................... 102 48 59 2.2 1.0 1.3

North Dakota........................................................... 3 4 4 0.8 1.0 1.0

Ohio..................................................................... 53 66 88 1.0 1.2 1.6

Oklahoma............................................................... 15 14 18 0.9 0.8 1.1

Oregon.................................................................. 14 16 18 0.8 0.8 0.9

Pennsylvania........................................................... 49 56 51 0.9 0.9 0.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 4 8 4 0.9 1.5 0.8

South Carolina......................................................... 24 19 22 1.1 0.8 1.0

South Dakota........................................................... 3 3 3 0.6 0.7 0.8

Tennessee.............................................................. 39 30 38 1.3 0.9 1.2

Texas.................................................................... 111 87 110 0.9 0.6 0.8

Utah..................................................................... 18 13 12 1.1 0.8 0.7

Vermont................................................................. 3 4 3 1.0 1.2 1.0

Virginia.................................................................. 23 28 32 0.6 0.7 0.8

Washington............................................................. 30 28 28 0.9 0.8 0.8

West Virginia........................................................... 7 5 6 1.1 0.7 0.9

Wisconsin............................................................... 13 31 21 0.4 1.1 0.7

Wyoming................................................................ 3 3 5 1.1 1.0 1.7

p Preliminary