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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, January 20, 2023	USDL-23-0073
Technical information:	(202) 691-5870  •  JoltsInfo@bls.gov  •  www.bls.gov/jlt
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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.)

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).


Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Oct 2022 to Nov 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   

Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Oct 2022 to Nov 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Oct 2022 to Nov 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Oct 2022 to Nov 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Oct 2022 to Nov 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

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 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-of-mouth” 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 data-based Composite Regional model estimates 
will ensure that the Composite Synthetic model estimates reflect current economic trends. 

The Composite Regional model calculates state-level JOLTS estimates from JOLTS microdata using sample weights, and 
the adjustments for non-response (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 state-supersector 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 microdata-based 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 the JOLTS State methodology can be found at:   

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm

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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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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.
2022(p)
Nov.
2021
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022(p)

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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: January 20, 2023