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STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 8 states and increased in 7 states on the last business day of November, 

the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 3

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

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

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 November, job openings rates decreased in 8 states, increased in 7 states, and were little changed in 

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

(-1.3 percentage points) and Hawaii (-1.0 point), as well as in New Hampshire and New Jersey (-0.7

point each). The largest increases occurred in Wisconsin (+1.0 point) and in Iowa and North Dakota

(+0.8 point each). Over the month, the national job openings rate was unchanged. (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 9 states, increased in 7 states, and was little changed in 34

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

occurred in Texas (-76,000), Virginia (-64,000), and New York (-62,000). The largest increases in the 

job openings level occurred in Florida (+85,000), Illinois (+37,000), and Wisconsin (+35,000). 

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

Hires

In November, hires 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 hires rates occurred in Maine (+1.3 percentage

points), Iowa (+0.9 point), and North Dakota (+0.7 point). The decreases in hires rates occurred in 

Alabama (-0.9 point), Louisiana (-0.8 point), and Massachusetts (-0.5 point). The national hires rate was 

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

The number of hires increased in 3 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 44 states and 

the District of Columbia in November. The increases in the hires level occurred in Texas (+57,000), 

Iowa (+14,000), and Maine (+8,000). The decreases in the hires level occurred in Alabama (-20,000), 

Massachusetts (-18,000), and Louisiana (-15,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed

over the month. (See table B.)
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Total Separations

In November, total separations rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little 

changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in total separations rates

occurred in Washington (+1.0 percentage point) and Iowa (+0.8 point), as well as in Colorado, 

Connecticut, and Oregon (+0.7 point each). The decreases occurred in Ohio (-0.5 point) and New York

(-0.4 point). Over the month, the national total separations rate was unchanged. (See table C.)

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

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

occurred in California (+76,000), Washington (+37,000), and Colorado (+23,000). The decreases in the 

total separations level occurred in New York (-37,000) and Ohio (-24,000). Nationally, the number of 

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

Quits

In November, quits rates increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 44 states

and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Washington (+0.7

percentage point), Iowa (+0.6 point), and California (+0.5 point). The decrease occurred in North 

Carolina (-0.3 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed in 44 states and 

the District of Columbia in November. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in California

(+86,000), Washington (+26,000), and Indiana (+12,000). The decrease in the quits level occurred in

North Carolina (-16,000). Nationally, the number of quits was little changed over the month. (See table 

D.)

Layoffs and Discharges

In November, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 8 states, increased in 2 states, and were little 

changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates 

occurred in Ohio (-0.5 percentage point) and in Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee (-0.4 point each). The

increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Alaska (+0.6 point) and New Mexico (+0.5 point).

Over the month, the national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 5 states, increased in 2 states, and was little 

changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia in November. The largest decreases in the layoffs and 

discharges levels occurred in New York (-26,000), Ohio (-24,000), and Tennessee (-14,000). The

increases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in New Mexico (+5,000) and Alaska (+2,000). 

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 December 2022 are scheduled 

to be released on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................10,512 10,458 -54 6.4 6.4 0.0

Arkansas............................................................................................ 103 94 -9 7.2 6.6 -0.6

Florida............................................................................................. 562 647 85 5.6 6.3 0.7

Hawaii.............................................................................................. 38 31 -7 5.8 4.8 -1.0

Illinois............................................................................................ 374 411 37 5.8 6.3 0.5

Iowa................................................................................................ 106 122 16 6.3 7.1 0.8

Maryland............................................................................................ 188 203 15 6.4 6.9 0.5

Massachusetts....................................................................................... 264 242 -22 6.6 6.1 -0.5

Michigan............................................................................................ 280 306 26 6.0 6.5 0.5

Minnesota........................................................................................... 206 191 -15 6.5 6.1 -0.4*

New Hampshire....................................................................................... 53 48 -5 7.2 6.5 -0.7

New Jersey.......................................................................................... 246 213 -33 5.5 4.8 -0.7

New York............................................................................................ 509 447 -62 5.1 4.5 -0.6

North Dakota........................................................................................ 25 29 4 5.5 6.3 0.8

Texas............................................................................................... 933 857 -76 6.4 5.9 -0.5

Virginia............................................................................................ 356 292 -64 8.0 6.7 -1.3

Wisconsin........................................................................................... 226 261 35 7.1 8.1 1.0

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

adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................6,111 6,055 -56 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Alabama............................................................................................. 116 96 -20 5.5 4.6 -0.9

Iowa................................................................................................ 57 71 14 3.6 4.5 0.9

Louisiana........................................................................................... 108 93 -15 5.6 4.8 -0.8

Maine............................................................................................... 22 30 8 3.4 4.7 1.3

Massachusetts....................................................................................... 142 124 -18 3.8 3.3 -0.5

North Dakota........................................................................................ 16 19 3* 3.7 4.4 0.7

Texas............................................................................................... 554 611 57 4.1 4.5 0.4

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................5,756 5,870 114 3.8 3.8 0.0

California.......................................................................................... 540 616 76 3.0 3.5 0.5

Colorado............................................................................................ 109 132 23 3.8 4.5 0.7

Connecticut......................................................................................... 44 55 11 2.6 3.3 0.7

Iowa................................................................................................ 60 73 13 3.8 4.6 0.8

New York............................................................................................ 270 233 -37 2.8 2.4 -0.4

Ohio................................................................................................ 218 194 -24 4.0 3.5 -0.5

Oregon.............................................................................................. 78 91 13 3.9 4.6 0.7

Washington.......................................................................................... 114 151 37 3.2 4.2 1.0

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

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................4,047 4,173 126 2.6 2.7 0.1

California.......................................................................................... 372 458 86 2.1 2.6 0.5

Connecticut......................................................................................... 29 35 6 1.7 2.1 0.4

Indiana............................................................................................. 93 105 12 2.9 3.3 0.4

Iowa................................................................................................ 43 53 10 2.7 3.3 0.6

North Carolina...................................................................................... 156 140 -16 3.2 2.9 -0.3

Washington.......................................................................................... 77 103 26 2.2 2.9 0.7

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

State

Level (in thousands) Rate

p Preliminary

* Not significant
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October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

October

2022

November

2022p

Over-themonth 

changep

TOTAL U.S...........................................................................................1,445 1,350 -95 0.9 0.9 0.0

Alaska.............................................................................................. 6 8 2 1.9 2.5 0.6

California.......................................................................................... 133 115 -18* 0.8 0.6 -0.2

Indiana............................................................................................. 42 29 -13 1.3 0.9 -0.4

Minnesota........................................................................................... 26 18 -8* 0.9 0.6 -0.3

Missouri............................................................................................ 26 14 -12 0.9 0.5 -0.4

New Mexico.......................................................................................... 10 15 5 1.2 1.7 0.5

New York............................................................................................ 95 69 -26 1.0 0.7 -0.3

Ohio................................................................................................ 64 40 -24 1.2 0.7 -0.5

Tennessee........................................................................................... 56 42 -14 1.7 1.3 -0.4

Texas............................................................................................... 107 87 -20* 0.8 0.6 -0.2

p Preliminary

* Not significant

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

seasonally adjusted

State

Level (in thousands) Rate
Technical Note 

 This news release presents statistics from the Job 

Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The 

JOLTS program provides information on labor 

demand and turnover. Additional information about 

the JOLTS program can be found at 

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

openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and 

total separations. The JOLTS program covers all 

private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian 

federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 

states and the District of Columbia. Industries are 

classified in accordance with the North American 

Industry Classification System. 

Definitions and Methodology (National/State) 

Shared definitions and procedures for National and 

State JOLTS Estimates can be found at: 

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

Data Element Definitions

 Employment. Employment includes persons on 

the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay 

period that includes the 12th day of the reference 

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

seasonal, salaried, and hourly employees are 

included, as are employees on paid vacation or other 

paid leave. Proprietors or partners of unincorporated 

businesses, unpaid family workers, or employees on 

strike for the entire pay period, and employees on 

leave without pay for the entire pay period are not 

counted as employed. Employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, and consultants are counted by their 

employer of record, not by the establishment where 

they are working. JOLTS does not publish 

employment estimates but uses the reported 

employment for validation of the other reported data 

elements. 

Job Openings. Job openings include all 

positions that are open on the last business day of the 

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

three of these conditions: 

 A specific position exists and there is work 

available for that position. The position can be 

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

short-term, or seasonal. 

 The job could start within 30 days, whether or 

not the employer can find a suitable candidate 

during that time. 

 The employer is actively recruiting workers from 

outside the establishment to fill the position. 

Active recruiting means that the establishment is 

taking steps to fill a position. It may include 

advertising in newspapers, on television, or on 

the radio; posting Internet notices, posting “help 

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

interviewing candidates; contacting employment 

agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, 

state or local employment offices, or similar 

sources. 

 Excluded are positions open only to internal 

transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from 

layoffs. Also excluded are openings for positions 

with start dates more than 30 days in the future, 

positions for which employees have been hired but 

the employees have not yet reported for work, and 

positions to be filled by employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is 

computed by dividing the number of job openings by 

the sum of employment and job openings and 

multiplying that quotient by 100. 

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll 

during the entire reference month, including newly 

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

employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal 

employees; employees who were recalled to a job at 

the location following a layoff (formal suspension 

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

intermittent employees who returned to work after 

having been formally separated; workers who were 

hired and separated during the month, and transfers 

from other locations. Excluded are transfers or 

promotions within the reporting location, employees 

returning from strike, employees of temporary help 

agencies, employee leasing companies, outside 

contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is 

computed by dividing the number of hires by 

employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

 Separations. Total Separations include all 

separations from the payroll during the entire 

reference month and is reported by type of 

separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other 

separations. Quits include employees who left 

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

includes involuntary separations initiated by the 

employer including layoffs with no intent to rehire; 

layoffs (formal suspensions from pay status) lasting 

or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges 

resulting from mergers, downsizing, or closings; 

firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of 

permanent or short-term employees; and terminations 

of seasonal employees (whether or not they are 

expected to return the next season). Other separations 

include retirements, transfers to other locations, 

separations due to employee disability; and deaths. 

Excluded from other separations are transfers within 

the same location; employees on strike; employees of 

temporary help agencies, employee leasing 

companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The 

other separations component is not published for 

states due to its comparatively high error, and 

because it comprises less than 8% of total 

separations. The separations rate is computed by 

dividing the number of separations by employment 

and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and 

layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly. 

State Estimates Methodology

The JOLTS sample of 21,000 establishments 

does not directly support the production of sample 

based state estimates. However, state estimates have 

been produced by combining the available sample 

with model-based estimates. 

 These estimates consist of four major estimating 

models; the Composite Regional model, the 

Synthetic model, the Composite Synthetic model, 

and the Extended Composite Synthetic model. The 

Composite Regional model uses JOLTS microdata, 

JOLTS regional published estimates, and Current 

Employment Statistics (CES) employment data. The 

Composite Synthetic model uses JOLTS microdata 

and Synthetic model estimates derived from monthly 

employment changes in microdata from the Quarterly 

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and 

JOLTS published regional data. The Extended 

Composite Synthetic extends the Composite 

Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite 

Synthetic by the ratio of the current Composite 

Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional 

model estimate from one year ago. 

 The Extended Composite Synthetic model (and 

its major component—the Composite Regional 

model) is used to extend the Composite Synthetic 

estimates because all of the inputs required by this 

model are available at the time monthly estimate are 

produced. In contrast, the Composite Synthetic model 

(and its major component—the Synthetic model) can 

only be produced when the latest QCEW data are 

available. The current model uses the Extended 

Composite Synthetic model estimates to extend the 

Composite Synthetic model estimates during the 

annual JOLTS re-tabulation process. The extension 

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

ensure that the Composite Synthetic model estimates 

reflect current economic trends. 

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

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

is then benchmarked to CES state-supersector 

employment to produce state-supersector estimates. 

The JOLTS sample, by itself, cannot ensure a 

reasonably sized sample for each state-supersector 

cell. The small JOLTS sample results in quite a 

number of state-supersector cells that lack enough 

data to produce a reasonable estimate. To overcome 

this issue, the state-level estimates derived directly 

from the JOLTS sample are augmented using JOLTS 

regional estimates when the number of respondents is 

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

a composite estimate which leverages the small 

JOLTS sample to the greatest extent possible and 

supplements that with a model-based estimate. 

 In this approach, the JOLTS microdata-based 

estimate is used, without model augmentation, in all 

state-supersector cells that have 30 or more 

respondents. The JOLTS regional estimate will be 

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

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

respondents an estimate is calculated that is a 

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

regional estimate. The weight assigned to the JOLTS 

data in those cells is proportional the number of 

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

is the number of respondents). 

 Benchmarking. The JOLTS State estimates 

utilize and leverage data from three BLS programs; 

JOLTS, CES, and QCEW. These state estimates are 

published as a historical series comprised of an 

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

component Extended Composite Synthetic model 

which provides monthly "real-time" estimates 

between lagged benchmarks.

 Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses X-13 ARIMA 

for seasonal adjustment. A concurrent seasonal 

adjustment methodology is used in which new 

seasonal adjustment factors are calculated each 

month, using all relevant data, up to and including 

current month data. JOLTS state seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors 

at the beginning and end of the series and to detect 

and adjust for outliers in the series. The seasonally 

adjusted CES over-the-month employment trends are 

applied to the seasonally adjusted JOLTS state 

implied employment trends (hires minus separations) 

forcing them to be approximately the same, while 

preserving the seasonality of the JOLTS data. 

Reliability of the estimates 

 JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling 

and nonsampling error. Sampling error occurs when a 

sample is surveyed rather than the entire population. 

There is a chance that the sample estimates may 

differ from the true population values they represent. 

The difference, or sampling error, varies depending 

on the particular sample selected. This variability is 

measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 

analysis is generally conducted at the 90-percent 

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

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an 

estimate based on a sample will differ by no more 

than 1.6 standard errors from the true population 

value because of sampling error. Sampling error 

estimates are available on the JOLTS Median 

Standard Errors page: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by 

nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for 

many reasons including: the failure to include a 

segment of the population; the inability to obtain data 

from all units in the sample; the inability or 

unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 

timely basis; mistakes made by respondents; errors 

made in the collection or processing of the data; and 

errors from the employment benchmark data used in 

estimation. 

 The JOLTS State variance estimates account for 

both sampling error and the error attributable to 

modeling. A small area domain model uses a 

Bayesian model to develop estimates of JOLTS State 

variance. The small area model uses QCEW-based 

JOLTS synthetic model data to generate a Bayesian 

prior distribution, then updates the prior distribution 

using JOLTS microdata and sample-based variance 

estimates at the State and US Census Regional level 

to generate a Bayesian posterior distribution. Once 

the Bayesian posterior distribution has been 

generated, an estimate of JOLTS State variance 

estimates is made by drawing 2,500 estimates from 

the Bayesian posterior distribution. This Bayesian 

approach thus indirectly accounts for sampling error 

and directly for model error. 

Other information 

Detailed information about the JOLTS State 

methodology can be found at: 

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm 

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

disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 10,922 10,280 10,687 10,512 10,458 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.4

Alabama.......................................... 164 144 144 156 155 7.4 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.9

Alaska............................................ 33 38 48 30 28 9.4 10.7 13.0 8.5 8.0

Arizona........................................... 220 216 223 231 219 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.6

Arkansas......................................... 86 87 92 103 94 6.2 6.2 6.5 7.2 6.6

California......................................... 1,185 1,129 1,164 1,212 1,207 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.4

Colorado......................................... 213 214 219 231 231 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.4

Connecticut...................................... 108 111 110 96 102 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.4 5.7

Delaware......................................... 30 37 35 38 36 6.2 7.4 7.0 7.6 7.2

District of Columbia............................. 44 45 47 48 43 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.3

Florida............................................ 631 621 624 562 647 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.6 6.3

Georgia........................................... 415 391 405 396 404 8.2 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.7

Hawaii............................................ 55 42 41 38 31 8.5 6.4 6.3 5.8 4.8

Idaho............................................. 59 64 63 61 59 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.7

Illinois............................................. 405 424 440 374 411 6.4 6.5 6.7 5.8 6.3

Indiana........................................... 242 194 204 219 220 7.2 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.4

Iowa............................................... 119 110 115 106 122 7.2 6.5 6.8 6.3 7.1

Kansas........................................... 95 90 94 97 96 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.4

Kentucky......................................... 146 162 159 150 158 7.1 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.4

Louisiana......................................... 137 139 143 175 180 6.8 6.7 6.9 8.3 8.5

Maine............................................. 44 48 47 43 44 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.3 6.4

Maryland......................................... 203 202 191 188 203 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.9

Massachusetts.................................. 281 269 280 264 242 7.3 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.1

Michigan......................................... 350 276 336 280 306 7.6 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.5

Minnesota........................................ 198 216 212 206 191 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.1

Mississippi....................................... 81 82 87 85 86 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.9

Missouri.......................................... 222 173 206 196 201 7.2 5.6 6.6 6.3 6.4

Montana.......................................... 43 44 42 42 40 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3

Nebraska......................................... 72 68 69 64 62 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.6

Nevada........................................... 116 103 101 106 103 7.6 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.5

New Hampshire................................. 56 46 55 53 48 7.7 6.3 7.4 7.2 6.5

New Jersey...................................... 262 240 249 246 213 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.8

New Mexico..................................... 65 57 65 71 69 7.2 6.3 7.1 7.7 7.4

New York........................................ 656 500 514 509 447 6.6 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.5

North Carolina................................... 372 336 356 365 366 7.4 6.5 6.9 7.0 7.0

North Dakota.................................... 33 29 31 25 29 7.2 6.3 6.7 5.5 6.3

Ohio............................................... 420 369 384 356 348 7.2 6.3 6.5 6.1 5.9

Oklahoma........................................ 122 121 122 124 132 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.2

Oregon........................................... 141 129 123 143 146 6.9 6.1 5.9 6.7 6.8

Pennsylvania.................................... 413 362 357 393 410 6.6 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.4

Rhode Island.................................... 36 35 34 35 33 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.2

South Carolina.................................. 179 172 166 169 175 7.6 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.2

South Dakota.................................... 34 32 32 29 31 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.0 6.3

Tennessee....................................... 245 247 252 244 250 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.1

Texas............................................. 926 930 1,000 933 857 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.4 5.9

Utah............................................... 115 111 112 107 107 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.0

Vermont.......................................... 23 23 24 23 21 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.1 6.5

Virginia........................................... 301 317 351 356 292 7.0 7.2 7.9 8.0 6.7

Washington...................................... 227 204 220 230 215 6.2 5.5 5.9 6.1 5.7

West Virginia.................................... 56 60 54 61 65 7.5 7.8 7.1 7.9 8.3

Wisconsin........................................ 221 194 219 226 261 7.1 6.2 6.9 7.1 8.1

Wyoming......................................... 24 27 26 23 22 7.9 8.6 8.3 7.5 7.1

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,705 6,334 6,096 6,111 6,055 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9

Alabama.......................................... 105 94 104 116 96 5.1 4.5 5.0 5.5 4.6

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

Arizona........................................... 134 116 133 141 126 4.5 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.1

Arkansas......................................... 66 53 51 61 62 5.1 4.0 3.9 4.6 4.7

California......................................... 716 639 555 634 614 4.2 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.5

Colorado......................................... 129 128 136 126 119 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.1

Connecticut...................................... 63 59 55 50 56 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.3

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

District of Columbia............................. 26 24 24 27 27 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5

Florida............................................ 480 407 409 380 347 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.6

Georgia........................................... 248 275 257 245 229 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.7

Hawaii............................................ 32 30 30 23 20 5.4 4.9 4.9 3.7 3.2

Idaho............................................. 44 49 47 38 35 5.5 5.9 5.7 4.6 4.2

Illinois............................................. 283 272 260 241 251 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.1

Indiana........................................... 144 142 143 142 141 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4

Iowa............................................... 62 70 55 57 71 4.0 4.4 3.5 3.6 4.5

Kansas........................................... 57 53 50 60 58 4.1 3.8 3.6 4.2 4.1

Kentucky......................................... 115 100 102 96 96 6.0 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.9

Louisiana......................................... 103 91 93 108 93 5.5 4.7 4.8 5.6 4.8

Maine............................................. 28 29 29 22 30 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.4 4.7

Maryland......................................... 104 127 104 111 114 3.9 4.6 3.8 4.1 4.2

Massachusetts.................................. 113 123 135 142 124 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.3

Michigan......................................... 202 178 165 171 168 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.8

Minnesota........................................ 115 120 106 104 107 4.0 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.6

Mississippi....................................... 58 58 50 51 53 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.6

Missouri.......................................... 111 123 107 103 107 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.6

Montana.......................................... 28 31 29 28 28 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5

Nebraska......................................... 44 41 37 40 38 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.6

Nevada........................................... 70 72 76 76 74 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.0

New Hampshire................................. 32 25 32 26 26 4.8 3.7 4.7 3.8 3.8

New Jersey...................................... 152 135 147 139 134 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1

New Mexico..................................... 39 31 37 39 35 4.7 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.1

New York........................................ 320 289 280 262 277 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9

North Carolina................................... 249 219 226 229 226 5.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7

North Dakota.................................... 20 20 17 16 19 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.7 4.4

Ohio............................................... 200 240 194 226 209 3.7 4.4 3.5 4.1 3.8

Oklahoma........................................ 85 77 77 75 82 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.8

Oregon........................................... 79 89 84 86 77 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.3 3.9

Pennsylvania.................................... 258 201 180 188 189 4.4 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.1

Rhode Island.................................... 23 23 21 19 19 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.8

South Carolina.................................. 131 107 108 96 108 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.8

South Dakota.................................... 19 21 20 19 21 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.6

Tennessee....................................... 175 151 152 164 166 5.6 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1

Texas............................................. 654 612 561 554 611 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.5

Utah............................................... 74 74 79 69 62 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.7

Vermont.......................................... 14 13 13 11 12 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.6 4.0

Virginia........................................... 158 162 173 164 168 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1

Washington...................................... 132 119 139 135 129 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.6

West Virginia.................................... 36 34 32 34 36 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.8 5.0

Wisconsin........................................ 123 117 114 108 109 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7

Wyoming......................................... 14 19 18 16 16 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 5.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 6,197 6,058 5,665 5,756 5,870 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8

Alabama.......................................... 105 99 87 100 97 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.6

Alaska............................................ 19 21 15 22 23 6.0 6.6 4.7 6.8 7.1

Arizona........................................... 137 147 149 151 142 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.6

Arkansas......................................... 60 64 61 58 65 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.9

California......................................... 607 578 547 540 616 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.5

Colorado......................................... 127 113 105 109 132 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.5

Connecticut...................................... 70 51 49 44 55 4.3 3.1 2.9 2.6 3.3

Delaware......................................... 21 21 20 23 22 4.6 4.5 4.3 5.0 4.8

District of Columbia............................. 23 22 24 25 23 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0

Florida............................................ 429 437 356 367 357 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.7

Georgia........................................... 285 288 239 243 242 6.1 6.0 4.9 5.0 5.0

Hawaii............................................ 23 23 22 23 24 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.9

Idaho............................................. 40 42 33 37 38 5.0 5.1 4.0 4.5 4.6

Illinois............................................. 254 183 248 215 226 4.3 3.0 4.1 3.5 3.7

Indiana........................................... 150 123 134 143 137 4.8 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.3

Iowa............................................... 68 58 60 60 73 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.6

Kansas........................................... 57 49 60 55 56 4.1 3.5 4.3 3.9 4.0

Kentucky......................................... 112 100 100 84 92 5.8 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.7

Louisiana......................................... 91 96 92 93 101 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.2

Maine............................................. 29 26 20 23 23 4.6 4.1 3.1 3.6 3.6

Maryland......................................... 99 100 99 106 108 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.9

Massachusetts.................................. 115 123 111 98 105 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.8

Michigan......................................... 190 140 155 154 157 4.4 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.6

Minnesota........................................ 112 104 103 106 101 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4

Mississippi....................................... 57 62 57 61 57 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.9

Missouri.......................................... 111 113 114 109 101 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4

Montana.......................................... 29 30 22 26 27 5.8 5.9 4.3 5.1 5.3

Nebraska......................................... 42 41 41 40 39 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7

Nevada........................................... 62 64 64 69 71 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.8

New Hampshire................................. 38 34 26 28 28 5.7 5.0 3.8 4.1 4.1

New Jersey...................................... 156 147 125 120 124 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.9

New Mexico..................................... 36 34 37 35 40 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.7

New York........................................ 284 260 262 270 233 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.4

North Carolina................................... 234 220 203 206 204 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.2

North Dakota.................................... 24 18 18 17 17 5.7 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9

Ohio............................................... 196 210 226 218 194 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.5

Oklahoma........................................ 82 84 79 76 77 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5

Oregon........................................... 86 91 72 78 91 4.5 4.6 3.6 3.9 4.6

Pennsylvania.................................... 193 201 169 166 168 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.8

Rhode Island.................................... 21 21 17 21 17 4.3 4.2 3.4 4.2 3.4

South Carolina.................................. 104 113 102 95 98 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.4

South Dakota.................................... 19 16 15 18 18 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.9

Tennessee....................................... 154 159 158 186 169 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.7 5.2

Texas............................................. 527 602 491 535 535 4.0 4.4 3.6 3.9 3.9

Utah............................................... 77 84 66 68 75 4.7 5.0 3.9 4.1 4.5

Vermont.......................................... 17 17 11 11 11 5.7 5.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Virginia........................................... 136 146 146 164 159 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.9

Washington...................................... 123 115 116 114 151 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.2

West Virginia.................................... 31 32 30 31 34 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.7

Wisconsin........................................ 120 114 96 98 97 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Wyoming......................................... 16 23 10 15 16 5.7 8.1 3.5 5.3 5.6

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 4,510 4,184 4,060 4,047 4,173 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7

Alabama.......................................... 78 73 65 76 71 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.6 3.4

Alaska............................................ 13 14 12 14 13 4.1 4.4 3.7 4.4 4.0

Arizona........................................... 106 105 107 109 102 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3

Arkansas......................................... 45 45 45 42 46 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5

California......................................... 453 383 376 372 458 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.6

Colorado......................................... 87 70 70 70 80 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8

Connecticut...................................... 43 34 36 29 35 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.7 2.1

Delaware......................................... 16 15 15 16 15 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.2

District of Columbia............................. 17 15 17 18 15 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 1.9

Florida............................................ 326 295 260 280 263 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.8

Georgia........................................... 206 191 186 176 173 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6

Hawaii............................................ 16 14 17 16 16 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.6

Idaho............................................. 29 28 25 25 25 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0

Illinois............................................. 197 120 178 139 153 3.3 2.0 2.9 2.3 2.5

Indiana........................................... 123 89 97 93 105 3.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.3

Iowa............................................... 46 40 45 43 53 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.3

Kansas........................................... 43 34 44 38 39 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.8

Kentucky......................................... 84 72 75 63 66 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.3

Louisiana......................................... 65 67 66 68 72 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7

Maine............................................. 19 17 14 16 15 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.3

Maryland......................................... 66 67 74 71 77 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8

Massachusetts.................................. 78 87 80 69 74 2.2 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.0

Michigan......................................... 140 91 112 111 109 3.3 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.5

Minnesota........................................ 76 71 75 74 77 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.6

Mississippi....................................... 42 42 42 44 40 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.5

Missouri.......................................... 84 85 88 77 80 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7

Montana.......................................... 20 19 17 17 18 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.6

Nebraska......................................... 30 29 28 27 26 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5

Nevada........................................... 43 42 47 46 46 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.1

New Hampshire................................. 27 19 16 17 16 4.0 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.3

New Jersey...................................... 97 102 86 82 77 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.8

New Mexico..................................... 25 24 26 23 22 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.6

New York........................................ 186 161 163 163 154 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6

North Carolina................................... 174 152 150 156 140 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.9

North Dakota.................................... 18 12 12 12 12 4.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

Ohio............................................... 144 141 139 144 142 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6

Oklahoma........................................ 56 62 59 55 57 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.4

Oregon........................................... 59 61 54 55 59 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.0

Pennsylvania.................................... 132 144 125 117 108 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8

Rhode Island.................................... 14 13 12 13 11 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.2

South Carolina.................................. 78 77 77 69 71 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2

South Dakota.................................... 13 11 11 13 13 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.8

Tennessee....................................... 119 110 118 125 120 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.7

Texas............................................. 389 479 355 411 429 3.0 3.5 2.6 3.0 3.1

Utah............................................... 58 60 49 48 51 3.5 3.6 2.9 2.9 3.0

Vermont.......................................... 12 12 8 7 7 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.3

Virginia........................................... 100 103 106 122 109 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.7

Washington...................................... 88 77 83 77 103 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.9

West Virginia.................................... 23 24 22 23 24 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3

Wisconsin........................................ 95 78 69 68 72 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.4

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

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sept.

2022

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S...................................... 1,295 1,490 1,329 1,445 1,350 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9

Alabama.......................................... 21 20 17 21 22 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Alaska............................................ 4 6 3 6 8 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.9 2.5

Arizona........................................... 23 31 34 34 30 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0

Arkansas......................................... 12 15 13 13 16 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2

California......................................... 117 167 147 133 115 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6

Colorado......................................... 34 34 26 34 42 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.4

Connecticut...................................... 21 13 9 13 17 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.0

Delaware......................................... 4 5 4 7 6 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.3

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

Florida............................................ 92 100 79 71 71 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7

Georgia........................................... 55 86 43 58 58 1.2 1.8 0.9 1.2 1.2

Hawaii............................................ 5 7 4 6 6 0.8 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.0

Idaho............................................. 9 12 6 10 11 1.1 1.5 0.7 1.2 1.3

Illinois............................................. 45 52 61 62 66 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1

Indiana........................................... 21 31 30 42 29 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.9

Iowa............................................... 17 14 12 13 13 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

Kansas........................................... 10 12 13 13 14 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Kentucky......................................... 23 21 21 18 22 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

Louisiana......................................... 20 22 20 21 26 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3

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

Maryland......................................... 28 25 21 30 25 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.9

Massachusetts.................................. 25 27 25 27 25 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Michigan......................................... 37 33 38 37 41 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9

Minnesota........................................ 24 29 24 26 18 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6

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

Missouri.......................................... 16 21 22 26 14 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.5

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

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

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

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

New Jersey...................................... 45 31 36 34 40 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9

New Mexico..................................... 8 8 9 10 15 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.7

New York........................................ 72 79 84 95 69 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7

North Carolina................................... 46 45 44 45 49 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

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

Ohio............................................... 38 59 80 64 40 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.7

Oklahoma........................................ 19 17 17 19 16 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9

Oregon........................................... 20 22 14 19 23 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.2

Pennsylvania.................................... 53 47 35 42 40 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7

Rhode Island.................................... 5 6 4 7 5 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.0

South Carolina.................................. 20 25 21 23 21 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9

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

Tennessee....................................... 29 40 34 56 42 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.7 1.3

Texas............................................. 106 114 111 107 87 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6

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

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

Virginia........................................... 28 34 31 37 41 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Washington...................................... 24 28 25 32 35 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0

West Virginia.................................... 5 7 6 7 7 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Wisconsin........................................ 18 30 20 25 20 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7

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

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 10,300 10,958 9,756 6.4 6.6 5.9

Alabama................................................................. 150 161 145 6.8 7.1 6.4

Alaska................................................................... 23 23 20 7.1 6.8 5.9

Arizona.................................................................. 204 254 202 6.3 7.5 6.0

Arkansas................................................................ 80 106 83 5.7 7.3 5.9

California................................................................ 1,123 1,301 1,131 6.1 6.8 5.9

Colorado................................................................ 186 227 201 6.2 7.2 6.5

Connecticut............................................................. 104 102 98 5.9 5.7 5.4

Delaware................................................................ 25 40 29 5.3 7.8 5.9

District of Columbia.................................................... 39 51 38 4.8 6.1 4.6

Florida................................................................... 623 574 641 6.3 5.7 6.2

Georgia.................................................................. 407 393 390 8.0 7.5 7.4

Hawaii................................................................... 57 37 32 8.6 5.6 4.9

Idaho.................................................................... 55 60 55 6.4 6.7 6.2

Illinois.................................................................... 375 398 377 5.9 6.1 5.8

Indiana.................................................................. 231 232 212 6.8 6.7 6.1

Iowa..................................................................... 107 118 112 6.4 6.8 6.5

Kansas.................................................................. 91 105 92 6.1 6.8 6.0

Kentucky................................................................ 142 148 153 6.8 6.9 7.1

Louisiana................................................................ 119 200 160 5.9 9.3 7.6

Maine.................................................................... 40 41 38 6.0 6.0 5.6

Maryland................................................................ 184 194 181 6.3 6.6 6.1

Massachusetts......................................................... 280 286 234 7.2 7.1 5.9

Michigan................................................................ 333 292 291 7.2 6.2 6.2

Minnesota............................................................... 188 228 180 6.1 7.1 5.7

Mississippi.............................................................. 71 84 75 5.8 6.8 6.0

Missouri................................................................. 218 200 196 7.0 6.3 6.2

Montana................................................................. 36 39 33 6.7 7.2 6.2

Nebraska................................................................ 71 68 58 6.5 6.1 5.2

Nevada.................................................................. 106 115 93 6.9 7.2 5.9

New Hampshire........................................................ 54 51 46 7.4 7.0 6.2

New Jersey............................................................. 271 261 207 6.1 5.7 4.6

New Mexico............................................................ 58 80 62 6.5 8.5 6.6

New York............................................................... 619 521 409 6.2 5.1 4.1

North Carolina.......................................................... 345 385 336 6.9 7.3 6.4

North Dakota........................................................... 29 27 26 6.3 5.7 5.6

Ohio..................................................................... 421 373 340 7.2 6.3 5.8

Oklahoma............................................................... 106 131 117 6.0 7.1 6.4

Oregon.................................................................. 125 153 135 6.1 7.1 6.3

Pennsylvania........................................................... 391 418 392 6.2 6.4 6.1

Rhode Island........................................................... 34 35 30 6.4 6.5 5.6

South Carolina......................................................... 154 175 152 6.6 7.2 6.3

South Dakota........................................................... 30 30 27 6.3 6.2 5.5

Tennessee.............................................................. 227 239 230 6.6 6.8 6.5

Texas.................................................................... 868 962 785 6.2 6.6 5.4

Utah..................................................................... 103 111 94 5.9 6.2 5.3

Vermont................................................................. 21 22 18 6.6 6.9 5.5

Virginia.................................................................. 288 362 275 6.7 8.1 6.2

Washington............................................................. 207 236 195 5.7 6.2 5.2

West Virginia........................................................... 48 60 57 6.4 7.7 7.3

Wisconsin............................................................... 216 235 258 6.9 7.3 8.0

Wyoming................................................................ 18 18 16 6.0 6.0 5.5

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 6,247 6,516 5,617 4.2 4.2 3.6

Alabama................................................................. 96 128 87 4.6 6.1 4.1

Alaska................................................................... 12 14 12 4.0 4.5 3.8

Arizona.................................................................. 130 158 119 4.3 5.1 3.8

Arkansas................................................................ 54 66 53 4.1 5.0 4.0

California................................................................ 709 745 622 4.1 4.2 3.5

Colorado................................................................ 116 125 106 4.2 4.3 3.6

Connecticut............................................................. 59 50 50 3.5 3.0 2.9

Delaware................................................................ 19 27 20 4.1 5.8 4.3

District of Columbia.................................................... 20 31 22 2.6 3.9 2.8

Florida................................................................... 487 434 350 5.3 4.5 3.6

Georgia.................................................................. 226 252 197 4.8 5.2 4.1

Hawaii................................................................... 37 25 22 6.3 4.1 3.5

Idaho.................................................................... 40 38 32 5.0 4.6 3.8

Illinois.................................................................... 277 253 249 4.6 4.1 4.0

Indiana.................................................................. 145 143 143 4.6 4.4 4.4

Iowa..................................................................... 53 58 61 3.4 3.6 3.8

Kansas.................................................................. 52 65 54 3.7 4.5 3.8

Kentucky................................................................ 110 96 94 5.7 4.8 4.7

Louisiana................................................................ 92 126 85 4.9 6.5 4.3

Maine.................................................................... 21 21 23 3.3 3.2 3.6

Maryland................................................................ 94 113 105 3.5 4.1 3.8

Massachusetts......................................................... 104 151 110 2.9 4.0 2.9

Michigan................................................................ 193 173 163 4.5 3.9 3.7

Minnesota............................................................... 103 109 96 3.6 3.6 3.2

Mississippi.............................................................. 55 55 49 4.7 4.8 4.2

Missouri................................................................. 103 107 98 3.6 3.6 3.3

Montana................................................................. 22 26 22 4.3 5.1 4.4

Nebraska................................................................ 43 43 36 4.2 4.1 3.5

Nevada.................................................................. 63 84 65 4.4 5.7 4.4

New Hampshire........................................................ 28 25 22 4.1 3.6 3.2

New Jersey............................................................. 134 150 114 3.2 3.5 2.7

New Mexico............................................................ 32 43 29 3.8 5.0 3.4

New York............................................................... 287 281 244 3.1 2.9 2.5

North Carolina.......................................................... 208 246 189 4.4 5.1 3.9

North Dakota........................................................... 17 16 17 4.1 3.8 3.9

Ohio..................................................................... 209 230 205 3.8 4.2 3.7

Oklahoma............................................................... 74 81 72 4.4 4.7 4.2

Oregon.................................................................. 74 93 70 3.8 4.7 3.5

Pennsylvania........................................................... 228 184 171 3.9 3.0 2.8

Rhode Island........................................................... 20 19 16 4.0 3.7 3.1

South Carolina......................................................... 121 108 99 5.5 4.8 4.4

South Dakota........................................................... 16 18 18 3.6 4.0 4.0

Tennessee.............................................................. 158 172 155 5.0 5.2 4.7

Texas.................................................................... 609 570 577 4.6 4.2 4.2

Utah..................................................................... 73 75 58 4.4 4.5 3.4

Vermont................................................................. 11 11 9 3.7 3.5 2.9

Virginia.................................................................. 139 182 144 3.5 4.4 3.5

Washington............................................................. 115 140 115 3.4 4.0 3.2

West Virginia........................................................... 31 34 32 4.4 4.7 4.4

Wisconsin............................................................... 115 106 103 4.0 3.6 3.4

Wyoming................................................................ 11 14 11 3.8 4.8 3.9

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 5,502 5,804 5,185 3.7 3.8 3.3

Alabama................................................................. 91 102 85 4.4 4.9 4.0

Alaska................................................................... 21 29 26 7.0 9.0 8.2

Arizona.................................................................. 110 135 112 3.6 4.3 3.5

Arkansas................................................................ 53 58 58 4.0 4.4 4.4

California................................................................ 513 516 522 3.0 2.9 2.9

Colorado................................................................ 101 112 111 3.6 3.8 3.8

Connecticut............................................................. 63 43 50 3.8 2.6 3.0

Delaware................................................................ 20 27 23 4.5 5.7 4.8

District of Columbia.................................................... 20 28 19 2.6 3.6 2.5

Florida................................................................... 385 344 307 4.2 3.6 3.2

Georgia.................................................................. 232 231 193 4.9 4.8 4.0

Hawaii................................................................... 16 21 17 2.7 3.4 2.7

Idaho.................................................................... 37 42 36 4.6 5.1 4.4

Illinois.................................................................... 237 219 215 4.0 3.6 3.5

Indiana.................................................................. 125 142 120 4.0 4.4 3.7

Iowa..................................................................... 60 63 66 3.8 3.9 4.1

Kansas.................................................................. 50 56 50 3.6 3.9 3.5

Kentucky................................................................ 104 84 85 5.4 4.2 4.3

Louisiana................................................................ 85 90 95 4.5 4.6 4.9

Maine.................................................................... 35 25 27 5.7 3.9 4.2

Maryland................................................................ 88 110 97 3.2 4.0 3.5

Massachusetts......................................................... 104 104 96 2.9 2.8 2.6

Michigan................................................................ 164 167 141 3.8 3.8 3.2

Minnesota............................................................... 114 108 101 4.0 3.6 3.4

Mississippi.............................................................. 47 57 47 4.1 4.9 4.0

Missouri................................................................. 95 106 86 3.3 3.6 2.9

Montana................................................................. 30 29 29 5.9 5.7 5.7

Nebraska................................................................ 37 42 33 3.7 4.0 3.1

Nevada.................................................................. 55 71 66 3.9 4.8 4.4

New Hampshire........................................................ 40 27 31 5.9 4.0 4.4

New Jersey............................................................. 143 130 115 3.5 3.0 2.7

New Mexico............................................................ 31 34 35 3.7 4.0 4.1

New York............................................................... 249 285 198 2.7 3.0 2.0

North Carolina.......................................................... 216 210 182 4.6 4.3 3.7

North Dakota........................................................... 25 19 17 5.7 4.4 4.0

Ohio..................................................................... 177 231 171 3.2 4.2 3.1

Oklahoma............................................................... 77 77 72 4.6 4.5 4.2

Oregon.................................................................. 76 81 85 3.9 4.0 4.3

Pennsylvania........................................................... 192 165 155 3.3 2.7 2.5

Rhode Island........................................................... 21 23 17 4.3 4.5 3.5

South Carolina......................................................... 96 100 89 4.4 4.4 4.0

South Dakota........................................................... 18 22 18 4.0 4.8 3.8

Tennessee.............................................................. 125 189 141 3.9 5.7 4.3

Texas.................................................................... 469 523 464 3.6 3.8 3.4

Utah..................................................................... 64 65 65 3.9 3.9 3.9

Vermont................................................................. 17 10 12 5.8 3.1 3.9

Virginia.................................................................. 118 171 138 2.9 4.2 3.3

Washington............................................................. 96 130 125 2.8 3.7 3.5

West Virginia........................................................... 30 33 34 4.3 4.6 4.7

Wisconsin............................................................... 111 101 88 3.8 3.4 3.0

Wyoming................................................................ 19 18 19 6.8 6.1 6.7

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

State

Levels (in thousands) Rates

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 3,881 4,085 3,568 2.6 2.6 2.3

Alabama................................................................. 67 79 60 3.2 3.8 2.9

Alaska................................................................... 15 19 14 4.9 6.1 4.5

Arizona.................................................................. 87 97 81 2.9 3.1 2.6

Arkansas................................................................ 38 43 39 2.9 3.2 3.0

California................................................................ 382 362 395 2.2 2.0 2.2

Colorado................................................................ 67 72 63 2.4 2.5 2.2

Connecticut............................................................. 39 30 30 2.3 1.8 1.8

Delaware................................................................ 15 19 15 3.3 4.0 3.3

District of Columbia.................................................... 14 20 13 1.9 2.6 1.6

Florida................................................................... 287 264 221 3.1 2.8 2.3

Georgia.................................................................. 168 170 134 3.6 3.5 2.7

Hawaii................................................................... 11 14 11 1.9 2.3 1.7

Idaho.................................................................... 25 27 21 3.2 3.3 2.6

Illinois.................................................................... 171 144 135 2.9 2.3 2.2

Indiana.................................................................. 98 91 92 3.1 2.8 2.8

Iowa..................................................................... 36 43 46 2.3 2.7 2.9

Kansas.................................................................. 37 38 34 2.7 2.7 2.4

Kentucky................................................................ 76 61 59 4.0 3.1 2.9

Louisiana................................................................ 60 66 67 3.1 3.4 3.4

Maine.................................................................... 21 18 16 3.4 2.8 2.5

Maryland................................................................ 58 75 68 2.1 2.7 2.5

Massachusetts......................................................... 69 73 64 1.9 1.9 1.7

Michigan................................................................ 116 121 92 2.7 2.7 2.1

Minnesota............................................................... 67 75 72 2.3 2.5 2.4

Mississippi.............................................................. 35 42 32 3.0 3.6 2.8

Missouri................................................................. 69 76 66 2.4 2.6 2.2

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

Nebraska................................................................ 25 28 22 2.4 2.7 2.1

Nevada.................................................................. 37 45 41 2.6 3.0 2.8

New Hampshire........................................................ 25 16 14 3.7 2.3 2.1

New Jersey............................................................. 86 88 65 2.1 2.1 1.5

New Mexico............................................................ 22 22 18 2.6 2.6 2.1

New York............................................................... 160 157 126 1.7 1.6 1.3

North Carolina.......................................................... 165 166 124 3.5 3.4 2.5

North Dakota........................................................... 16 13 11 3.8 3.0 2.4

Ohio..................................................................... 115 152 116 2.1 2.7 2.1

Oklahoma............................................................... 52 55 51 3.1 3.2 3.0

Oregon.................................................................. 51 57 52 2.7 2.8 2.6

Pennsylvania........................................................... 116 116 88 2.0 1.9 1.4

Rhode Island........................................................... 13 14 10 2.6 2.8 2.0

South Carolina......................................................... 74 73 66 3.4 3.2 2.9

South Dakota........................................................... 11 16 12 2.6 3.4 2.7

Tennessee.............................................................. 96 128 99 3.0 3.9 3.0

Texas.................................................................... 344 417 376 2.6 3.0 2.7

Utah..................................................................... 46 43 41 2.8 2.6 2.4

Vermont................................................................. 11 7 7 3.6 2.1 2.2

Virginia.................................................................. 86 128 91 2.1 3.1 2.2

Washington............................................................. 65 87 79 1.9 2.5 2.2

West Virginia........................................................... 23 24 23 3.3 3.3 3.2

Wisconsin............................................................... 83 67 63 2.9 2.2 2.1

Wyoming................................................................ 12 11 12 4.4 3.9 4.1

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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

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

Nov.

2021

Oct.

2022

Nov.

2022p

TOTAL U.S............................................................. 1,298 1,480 1,327 0.9 1.0 0.9

Alabama................................................................. 18 20 20 0.9 0.9 1.0

Alaska................................................................... 5 8 10 1.7 2.4 3.1

Arizona.................................................................. 18 32 23 0.6 1.0 0.7

Arkansas................................................................ 11 14 16 0.8 1.0 1.2

California................................................................ 103 123 95 0.6 0.7 0.5

Colorado................................................................ 28 35 39 1.0 1.2 1.3

Connecticut............................................................. 20 12 18 1.2 0.7 1.1

Delaware................................................................ 4 7 6 0.9 1.6 1.4

District of Columbia.................................................... 4 6 6 0.5 0.8 0.7

Florida................................................................... 88 66 63 1.0 0.7 0.7

Georgia.................................................................. 45 53 49 1.0 1.1 1.0

Hawaii................................................................... 4 6 5 0.6 0.9 0.8

Idaho.................................................................... 9 13 12 1.1 1.5 1.4

Illinois.................................................................... 55 64 74 0.9 1.0 1.2

Indiana.................................................................. 22 42 26 0.7 1.3 0.8

Iowa..................................................................... 20 16 13 1.3 1.0 0.8

Kansas.................................................................. 10 14 13 0.7 1.0 0.9

Kentucky................................................................ 23 20 23 1.2 1.0 1.1

Louisiana................................................................ 18 20 24 0.9 1.0 1.3

Maine.................................................................... 11 7 9 1.8 1.0 1.4

Maryland................................................................ 25 31 24 0.9 1.1 0.9

Massachusetts......................................................... 27 29 28 0.7 0.8 0.7

Michigan................................................................ 39 40 44 0.9 0.9 1.0

Minnesota............................................................... 36 26 24 1.3 0.9 0.8

Mississippi.............................................................. 10 14 12 0.8 1.2 1.1

Missouri................................................................. 19 25 16 0.7 0.8 0.5

Montana................................................................. 8 8 9 1.7 1.6 1.8

Nebraska................................................................ 10 11 9 1.0 1.1 0.8

Nevada.................................................................. 14 23 20 1.0 1.6 1.3

New Hampshire........................................................ 12 11 14 1.8 1.5 2.1

New Jersey............................................................. 47 36 44 1.1 0.8 1.0

New Mexico............................................................ 7 10 14 0.9 1.2 1.7

New York............................................................... 71 118 64 0.8 1.2 0.7

North Carolina.......................................................... 41 38 44 0.9 0.8 0.9

North Dakota........................................................... 7 5 6 1.6 1.2 1.3

Ohio..................................................................... 49 71 44 0.9 1.3 0.8

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

Oregon.................................................................. 19 21 23 1.0 1.0 1.2

Pennsylvania........................................................... 71 43 54 1.2 0.7 0.9

Rhode Island........................................................... 7 8 6 1.4 1.6 1.2

South Carolina......................................................... 18 24 20 0.8 1.1 0.9

South Dakota........................................................... 5 5 4 1.2 1.2 0.9

Tennessee.............................................................. 24 57 36 0.7 1.7 1.1

Texas.................................................................... 90 91 73 0.7 0.7 0.5

Utah..................................................................... 14 18 19 0.8 1.1 1.1

Vermont................................................................. 5 3 4 1.8 0.9 1.4

Virginia.................................................................. 26 38 39 0.6 0.9 1.0

Washington............................................................. 23 37 35 0.7 1.1 1.0

West Virginia........................................................... 6 8 8 0.8 1.1 1.1

Wisconsin............................................................... 23 29 20 0.8 1.0 0.7

Wyoming................................................................ 6 5 6 2.1 1.9 2.1

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