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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release


For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, February 17, 2022		USDL-22-0264
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		    STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – DECEMBER 2021

Job openings rates increased in 7 states, decreased in 4 states, and were little changed in 39 states and 
the District of Columbia on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 43 states 
and the District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 15 states, increased in 2 states, and 
were little changed in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and 
total separations rates were little changed in December. (See tables A-E.)

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and 
layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia.

Job Openings

In December, job openings rates increased in 7 states and decreased in 4 states. The largest increases in 
job openings rates occurred in Wyoming (+1.8 percentage points), Pennsylvania (+1.1 points), and 
Minnesota (+0.9 point). The job openings rates decreased in Alabama, Massachusetts, Michigan, and 
New York (-0.5 point each). The national job openings rate was unchanged. (See table A.)

The number of job openings increased in 9 states and decreased in 6 states in December. The largest 
increases occurred in Pennsylvania (+73,000), New Jersey (+29,000), and Minnesota (+28,000). The 
largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in New York (-52,000), Michigan (-24,000), and 
Ohio (-22,000). Nationally, the number of job openings was little changed. (See table A.)

Hires

In December, hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. The largest decreases in hires 
rates occurred in Hawaii (-2.1 percentage points), Florida (-1.3 points), and Idaho (-0.8 point). The 
increase occurred in Virginia (+0.5 percentage point). The national hires rate was little changed. (See 
table B.)

The number of hires decreased in 7 states in December. The largest decreases occurred in Florida 
(-116,000), California (-76,000), and Illinois (-27,000). Nationally, the number of hires decreased  
333,000. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In December, total separations rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 2 states. The largest 
decreases occurred in New Hampshire (-2.1 percentage points), and Connecticut and Montana (-1.5 
points each). The total separations rate increased in Alaska (+2.2 percentage points) and Virginia (+0.8 
point). The national total separations rate was little changed over the month. (See table C.)

The number of total separations decreased in 15 states in December and increased in 2 states. The 
largest decreases occurred in Pennsylvania (-55,000), Illinois (-40,000), and Georgia (-39,000). The 
increases in total separations level occurred in Virginia (+31,000) and Alaska (+7,000). Nationally, the 
number of total separations decreased 305,000. (See table C.)
 
Quits

In December, quits rates decreased in 13 states and increased in 4 states. The largest decreases in quits 
rates occurred in New Hampshire (-1.6 percentage points), Montana (-1.0 point), and Kentucky (-0.9 
point). The largest increases in the quits rate occurred in Alaska (+1.6 percentage points), Virginia (+0.7 
point), and Ohio (+0.5 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits decreased in 12 states and increased in 4 states in December. The largest decreases 
in the quits level occurred in North Carolina (-34,000), Illinois (-30,000), and Georgia (-24,000). The 
largest increases in the quits level occurred in Virginia (+28,000), Ohio (+26,000), and Missouri 
(+10,000). Nationally, the number of quits edged down over the month (-161,000). (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In December, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 10 states and increased in 1 state. The largest 
decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Wyoming (-1.1 percentage points), Connecticut  
(-0.9 point), and Montana and Pennsylvania (-0.7 point each). The increase occurred in Indiana  
(+0.3 percentage point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was little changed. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 9 states and increased in 1 state in December. The 
largest decreases in layoffs and discharges were in Pennsylvania (-44,000), Florida (-36,000), and New 
Jersey (-25,000). The increase occurred in Indiana (+11,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and 
discharges was little changed over the month. (See table E.)

For more information, please see the JOLTS interactive charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-
openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#.  

	
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey State estimates for January 2022 are scheduled to 
be released on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Nov 2021 to Dec 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Nov   |   Dec  | Over-the-month |   Nov  |   Dec  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|10,775  |10,925  |      150       |   6.8  |   6.8  |      0.0        
Alabama................|   155  |   144  |      -11       |   7.0  |   6.5  |     -0.5
Kentucky...............|   138  |   151  |       13       |   6.8  |   7.4  |      0.6
Maine..................|    44  |    50  |        6       |   6.7  |   7.5  |      0.8
Massachusetts..........|   290  |   269  |      -21       |   7.5  |   7.0  |     -0.5
Michigan...............|   345  |   321  |      -24       |   7.5  |   7.0  |     -0.5
Minnesota..............|   195  |   223  |       28       |   6.3  |   7.2  |      0.9
Montana................|    41  |    44  |        3       |   7.8  |   8.3  |      0.5*
New Jersey.............|   280  |   309  |       29       |   6.4  |   7.1  |      0.7
New York...............|   640  |   588  |      -52       |   6.6  |   6.1  |     -0.5
North Carolina.........|   358  |   377  |       19       |   7.3  |   7.6  |      0.3*
Ohio...................|   426  |   404  |      -22       |   7.3  |   7.0  |     -0.3*
Pennsylvania...........|   422  |   495  |       73       |   6.8  |   7.9  |      1.1
Vermont................|    25  |    28  |        3       |   7.8  |   8.6  |      0.8
Wisconsin..............|   218  |   204  |      -14       |   7.0  |   6.6  |     -0.4*
Wyoming................|    21  |    27  |        6       |   7.1  |   8.9  |      1.8
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Nov 2021 to Dec 2021, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Nov   |   Dec  | Over-the-month |   Nov  |   Dec  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,596  | 6,263  |     -333       |   4.4  |   4.2  |     -0.2        
California.............|   700  |   624  |      -76       |   4.2  |   3.7  |     -0.5
Florida................|   457  |   341  |     -116       |   5.1  |   3.8  |     -1.3
Hawaii.................|    37  |    25  |      -12       |   6.4  |   4.3  |     -2.1
Idaho..................|    44  |    38  |       -6       |   5.6  |   4.8  |     -0.8
Illinois...............|   277  |   250  |      -27       |   4.7  |   4.2  |     -0.5
Mississippi............|    59  |    52  |       -7       |   5.2  |   4.5  |     -0.7
New Mexico.............|    38  |    32  |       -6       |   4.6  |   3.9  |     -0.7*
Virginia...............|   149  |   169  |       20*      |   3.7  |   4.2  |      0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Nov 2021 to Dec 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Nov   |   Dec  | Over-the-month |   Nov  |   Dec  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,205  | 5,900  |     -305       |   4.2  |   4.0  |     -0.2        
Alabama................|   103  |    90  |      -13       |   5.0  |   4.4  |     -0.6
Alaska.................|    17  |    24  |        7       |   5.5  |   7.7  |      2.2
Connecticut............|    74  |    51  |      -23       |   4.6  |   3.1  |     -1.5
Georgia................|   273  |   234  |      -39       |   5.9  |   5.0  |     -0.9
Illinois...............|   247  |   207  |      -40       |   4.2  |   3.5  |     -0.7
Iowa...................|    68  |    56  |      -12       |   4.4  |   3.6  |     -0.8
Kentucky...............|   105  |    86  |      -19       |   5.5  |   4.5  |     -1.0
Louisiana..............|    97  |    84  |      -13       |   5.2  |   4.5  |     -0.7
Maine..................|    32  |    25  |       -7       |   5.2  |   4.1  |     -1.1
Montana................|    31  |    24  |       -7       |   6.4  |   4.9  |     -1.5
New Hampshire..........|    40  |    26  |      -14       |   6.0  |   3.9  |     -2.1
New Jersey.............|   159  |   130  |      -29       |   3.9  |   3.2  |     -0.7
North Carolina.........|   238  |   209  |      -29       |   5.2  |   4.6  |     -0.6
North Dakota...........|    24  |    20  |       -4       |   5.7  |   4.8  |     -0.9
Oklahoma...............|    87  |    73  |      -14       |   5.3  |   4.4  |     -0.9
Pennsylvania...........|   209  |   154  |      -55       |   3.6  |   2.7  |     -0.9
Virginia...............|   140  |   171  |       31       |   3.5  |   4.3  |      0.8
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Nov 2021 to Dec 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Nov   |   Dec  | Over-the-month |   Nov  |   Dec  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 4,499  | 4,338  |     -161       |   3.0  |   2.9  |     -0.1        
Alabama................|    78  |    63  |      -15       |   3.8  |   3.1  |     -0.7
Alaska.................|    12  |    17  |        5       |   3.9  |   5.5  |      1.6
Connecticut............|    47  |    39  |       -8       |   2.9  |   2.4  |     -0.5
Georgia................|   199  |   175  |      -24       |   4.3  |   3.8  |     -0.5
Illinois...............|   187  |   157  |      -30       |   3.2  |   2.7  |     -0.5
Iowa...................|    44  |    39  |       -5*      |   2.9  |   2.5  |     -0.4
Kansas.................|    44  |    38  |       -6       |   3.2  |   2.7  |     -0.5
Kentucky...............|    79  |    62  |      -17       |   4.2  |   3.3  |     -0.9
Maine..................|    22  |    19  |       -3       |   3.6  |   3.1  |     -0.5
Missouri...............|    82  |    92  |       10       |   2.9  |   3.2  |      0.3
Montana................|    21  |    16  |       -5       |   4.3  |   3.3  |     -1.0
New Hampshire..........|    29  |    19  |      -10       |   4.4  |   2.8  |     -1.6
North Carolina.........|   181  |   147  |      -34       |   4.0  |   3.2  |     -0.8
North Dakota...........|    17  |    13  |       -4       |   4.0  |   3.1  |     -0.9
Ohio...................|   140  |   166  |       26       |   2.6  |   3.1  |      0.5
Oklahoma...............|    60  |    53  |       -7       |   3.6  |   3.2  |     -0.4*
Pennsylvania...........|   143  |   133  |      -10*      |   2.5  |   2.3  |     -0.2
Virginia...............|   102  |   130  |       28       |   2.6  |   3.3  |      0.7
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Nov 2021 to Dec 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Nov   |   Dec  | Over-the-month |   Nov  |   Dec  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,309  | 1,169  |     -140       |   0.9  |   0.8  |     -0.1        
Connecticut............|    21  |     7  |      -14       |   1.3  |   0.4  |     -0.9
Florida................|    97  |    61  |      -36       |   1.1  |   0.7  |     -0.4
Indiana................|    21  |    32  |       11       |   0.7  |   1.0  |      0.3
Iowa...................|    20  |    14  |       -6       |   1.3  |   0.9  |     -0.4
Maine..................|     7  |     4  |       -3       |   1.1  |   0.6  |     -0.5
Maryland...............|    27  |    19  |       -8*      |   1.0  |   0.7  |     -0.3
Montana................|     8  |     5  |       -3       |   1.7  |   1.0  |     -0.7
New Hampshire..........|     8  |     4  |       -4       |   1.2  |   0.6  |     -0.6
New Jersey.............|    45  |    20  |      -25       |   1.1  |   0.5  |     -0.6
Pennsylvania...........|    55  |    11  |      -44       |   0.9  |   0.2  |     -0.7
Wyoming................|     6  |     3  |       -3       |   2.2  |   1.1  |     -1.1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (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
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,752 10,602 11,091 10,775 10,925 4.5 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.8


Alabama

105 143 157 155 144 5.0 6.5 7.1 7.0 6.5

Alaska

22 30 29 30 32 6.7 8.9 8.5 8.8 9.3

Arizona

164 214 227 221 218 5.4 6.7 7.1 6.9 6.8

Arkansas

61 95 90 85 87 4.6 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.3

California

661 1,157 1,158 1,164 1,192 4.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6

Colorado

120 192 214 217 228 4.4 6.5 7.2 7.3 7.6

Connecticut

67 100 104 114 110 4.1 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.4

Delaware

19 31 31 29 30 4.1 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.2

District of Columbia

28 39 40 41 39 3.7 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.9

Florida

390 656 713 623 650 4.4 6.9 7.4 6.5 6.8

Georgia

275 417 412 419 403 5.8 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.0

Hawaii

29 27 53 53 54 5.1 4.5 8.4 8.4 8.5

Idaho

42 54 62 60 63 5.1 6.4 7.3 7.1 7.4

Illinois

264 436 427 395 398 4.5 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.3

Indiana

145 230 246 241 255 4.6 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.6

Iowa

71 113 118 115 120 4.5 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.2

Kansas

68 86 98 96 95 4.8 5.8 6.6 6.4 6.4

Kentucky

91 145 149 138 151 4.7 7.2 7.3 6.8 7.4

Louisiana

88 138 156 129 137 4.6 7.0 7.8 6.5 6.8

Maine

29 50 42 44 50 4.6 7.5 6.4 6.7 7.5

Maryland

131 210 224 205 214 4.8 7.3 7.7 7.1 7.3

Massachusetts

147 281 302 290 269 4.2 7.4 7.9 7.5 7.0

Michigan

217 366 397 345 321 5.1 8.0 8.6 7.5 7.0

Minnesota

107 194 255 195 223 3.8 6.3 8.1 6.3 7.2

Mississippi

59 84 87 80 84 5.0 6.9 7.1 6.5 6.8

Missouri

134 205 244 224 225 4.6 6.7 7.9 7.3 7.3

Montana

28 38 43 41 44 5.6 7.3 8.2 7.8 8.3

Nebraska

49 71 75 73 73 4.7 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.7

Nevada

61 109 112 109 105 4.6 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.1

New Hampshire

34 54 51 60 63 5.0 7.5 7.1 8.3 8.6

New Jersey

219 294 301 280 309 5.4 6.8 6.9 6.4 7.1

New Mexico

40 66 68 63 61 4.9 7.5 7.7 7.1 6.9

New York

348 553 565 640 588 3.8 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.1

North Carolina

238 329 344 358 377 5.1 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.6

North Dakota

19 32 33 32 32 4.5 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.1

Ohio

249 378 423 426 404 4.5 6.6 7.3 7.3 7.0

Oklahoma

81 123 124 117 119 4.8 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.7

Oregon

92 142 145 139 148 4.9 7.0 7.1 6.8 7.2

Pennsylvania

261 412 411 422 495 4.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.9

Rhode Island

23 38 40 38 38 4.8 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3

South Carolina

128 182 182 172 182 5.7 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.8

South Dakota

23 34 37 31 32 5.1 7.2 7.8 6.6 6.9

Tennessee

142 227 242 232 223 4.5 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.7

Texas

554 837 901 878 886 4.3 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.4

Utah

80 110 124 115 122 4.9 6.4 7.1 6.6 7.0

Vermont

15 25 24 25 28 5.0 7.8 7.5 7.8 8.6

Virginia

207 336 288 296 298 5.1 7.9 6.8 6.9 7.0

Washington

146 224 229 225 219 4.3 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9

West Virginia

46 60 57 54 55 6.4 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.3

Wisconsin

118 219 217 218 204 4.0 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.6

Wyoming

17 20 22 21 27 5.8 6.8 7.4 7.1 8.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,411 6,546 6,506 6,596 6,263 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2


Alabama

80 106 105 100 94 4.0 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.6

Alaska

17 21 19 20 18 5.6 6.9 6.1 6.4 5.8

Arizona

105 139 128 135 136 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.5

Arkansas

53 66 61 62 64 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.0

California

559 656 691 700 624 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.7

Colorado

96 141 124 139 128 3.7 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.6

Connecticut

53 64 60 65 62 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8

Delaware

17 23 21 21 21 3.8 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.6

District of Columbia

16 20 21 23 21 2.2 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8

Florida

313 420 456 457 341 3.7 4.7 5.1 5.1 3.8

Georgia

194 268 247 241 238 4.4 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.1

Hawaii

22 22 37 37 25 4.1 3.8 6.4 6.4 4.3

Idaho

36 40 37 44 38 4.6 5.1 4.7 5.6 4.8

Illinois

235 261 255 277 250 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.2

Indiana

124 150 142 145 149 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.8

Iowa

64 64 62 62 63 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1

Kansas

47 49 55 57 56 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.0

Kentucky

87 100 98 104 98 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.1

Louisiana

81 94 102 98 91 4.4 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.9

Maine

24 32 28 28 28 4.0 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.5

Maryland

83 104 99 101 103 3.2 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8

Massachusetts

108 145 142 121 131 3.2 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.7

Michigan

161 198 201 203 203 4.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8

Minnesota

90 89 98 110 103 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.6

Mississippi

49 66 58 59 52 4.4 5.8 5.1 5.2 4.5

Missouri

97 121 116 115 110 3.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8

Montana

22 28 25 27 25 4.6 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.1

Nebraska

40 40 37 45 42 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.4 4.1

Nevada

49 85 78 66 58 3.8 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.2

New Hampshire

26 32 34 32 30 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.5

New Jersey

148 177 167 154 139 3.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.4

New Mexico

27 41 37 38 32 3.5 5.0 4.5 4.6 3.9

New York

268 321 321 323 340 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

North Carolina

220 234 222 234 227 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.0

North Dakota

17 20 20 20 20 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

Ohio

208 232 224 203 219 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.1

Oklahoma

64 78 84 81 80 4.0 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.8

Oregon

61 88 86 82 77 3.4 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0

Pennsylvania

210 222 242 252 236 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.1

Rhode Island

19 24 25 23 23 4.2 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.7

South Carolina

93 111 117 125 114 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.3

South Dakota

18 20 18 19 19 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.4

Tennessee

119 152 161 160 144 3.9 4.9 5.2 5.1 4.6

Texas

513 605 594 638 643 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9

Utah

59 71 73 76 68 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.2

Vermont

12 15 14 14 15 4.2 5.1 4.7 4.7 5.1

Virginia

145 182 153 149 169 3.7 4.6 3.9 3.7 4.2

Washington

118 138 138 138 124 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6

West Virginia

30 35 36 35 35 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0

Wisconsin

101 120 120 120 122 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

Wyoming

13 15 14 15 14 4.7 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,582 6,147 5,891 6,205 5,900 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0


Alabama

76 102 95 103 90 3.8 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.4

Alaska

19 18 14 17 24 6.2 5.9 4.5 5.5 7.7

Arizona

120 123 116 130 128 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.3

Arkansas

55 63 60 61 62 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.8

California

638 561 568 570 613 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6

Colorado

145 142 155 141 141 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.1

Connecticut

62 63 56 74 51 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.6 3.1

Delaware

19 20 20 22 20 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.4

District of Columbia

22 22 23 24 24 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2

Florida

334 383 380 427 403 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.5

Georgia

208 264 220 273 234 4.7 5.8 4.8 5.9 5.0

Hawaii

16 54 24 23 21 3.0 9.4 4.2 4.0 3.6

Idaho

34 39 39 40 38 4.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.8

Illinois

248 265 205 247 207 4.4 4.6 3.5 4.2 3.5

Indiana

118 133 132 143 145 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7

Iowa

40 62 56 68 56 2.6 4.0 3.6 4.4 3.6

Kansas

43 51 56 60 54 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.9

Kentucky

78 93 86 105 86 4.2 4.9 4.6 5.5 4.5

Louisiana

76 97 87 97 84 4.1 5.3 4.7 5.2 4.5

Maine

23 26 26 32 25 3.8 4.2 4.2 5.2 4.1

Maryland

70 102 96 103 92 2.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.4

Massachusetts

99 152 125 123 121 2.9 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.4

Michigan

174 203 191 188 191 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.5

Minnesota

89 107 93 110 108 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.7

Mississippi

58 59 56 60 55 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.2 4.8

Missouri

103 120 114 108 121 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.2

Montana

20 28 26 31 24 4.2 5.8 5.4 6.4 4.9

Nebraska

33 43 42 42 40 3.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9

Nevada

67 80 69 66 66 5.2 5.9 5.1 4.8 4.8

New Hampshire

24 35 30 40 26 3.8 5.3 4.5 6.0 3.9

New Jersey

146 154 147 159 130 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.2

New Mexico

39 33 34 37 39 5.0 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.7

New York

239 268 268 284 271 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

North Carolina

195 223 233 238 209 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.6

North Dakota

15 21 23 24 20 3.7 5.0 5.5 5.7 4.8

Ohio

202 244 203 202 221 3.8 4.6 3.8 3.7 4.1

Oklahoma

62 73 72 87 73 3.8 4.4 4.4 5.3 4.4

Oregon

81 86 82 86 85 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5

Pennsylvania

228 187 241 209 154 4.1 3.3 4.2 3.6 2.7

Rhode Island

24 23 21 22 22 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.5

South Carolina

82 99 110 106 102 3.9 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.7

South Dakota

15 18 18 18 17 3.5 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9

Tennessee

122 139 133 145 136 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.3

Texas

578 554 540 545 531 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1

Utah

58 75 68 74 68 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.2

Vermont

13 15 15 16 15 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.1

Virginia

123 147 145 140 171 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.3

Washington

122 115 122 119 124 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.6

West Virginia

29 36 33 33 32 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.6

Wisconsin

86 115 109 117 115 3.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0

Wyoming

12 13 13 16 14 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.8 5.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

3,407 4,362 4,157 4,499 4,338 2.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9


Alabama

52 69 65 78 63 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.1

Alaska

11 11 10 12 17 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.9 5.5

Arizona

88 91 87 98 94 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1

Arkansas

36 44 40 45 43 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.3

California

314 400 391 428 431 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6

Colorado

79 106 111 91 83 3.0 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.0

Connecticut

29 43 35 47 39 1.8 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.4

Delaware

13 14 14 16 15 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.3

District of Columbia

14 15 15 17 16 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.1

Florida

220 277 270 318 315 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.5

Georgia

139 185 153 199 175 3.1 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.8

Hawaii

8 38 17 16 14 1.5 6.6 2.9 2.8 2.4

Idaho

21 30 28 28 26 2.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3

Illinois

151 189 150 187 157 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.7

Indiana

85 101 104 115 108 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.5

Iowa

28 39 37 44 39 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.5

Kansas

30 35 41 44 38 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.2 2.7

Kentucky

52 63 56 79 62 2.8 3.3 3.0 4.2 3.3

Louisiana

55 71 63 69 64 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.4

Maine

12 20 18 22 19 2.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.1

Maryland

45 64 66 69 67 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5

Massachusetts

50 90 84 85 93 1.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6

Michigan

112 129 125 135 143 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.4

Minnesota

56 67 66 75 80 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.8

Mississippi

40 43 40 45 41 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.6

Missouri

75 91 86 82 92 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.2

Montana

12 21 18 21 16 2.5 4.4 3.7 4.3 3.3

Nebraska

24 30 29 29 28 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7

Nevada

34 57 49 45 44 2.7 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.2

New Hampshire

13 25 19 29 19 2.0 3.8 2.9 4.4 2.8

New Jersey

71 94 101 100 99 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4

New Mexico

24 23 22 25 25 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.0

New York

143 184 173 196 195 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1

North Carolina

120 156 160 181 147 2.7 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.2

North Dakota

10 13 13 17 13 2.5 3.1 3.1 4.0 3.1

Ohio

124 156 147 140 166 2.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1

Oklahoma

43 54 51 60 53 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.2

Oregon

49 67 58 59 59 2.7 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1

Pennsylvania

102 135 156 143 133 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.3

Rhode Island

11 16 14 15 15 2.4 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.1

South Carolina

54 69 80 81 73 2.6 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.4

South Dakota

10 12 13 12 11 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.5

Tennessee

85 99 94 113 102 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.3

Texas

396 440 429 407 409 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.1

Utah

36 57 48 55 49 2.3 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.0

Vermont

7 9 11 12 11 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.7

Virginia

83 115 105 102 130 2.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.3

Washington

61 81 88 84 84 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4

West Virginia

20 26 21 25 24 3.0 3.8 3.0 3.6 3.4

Wisconsin

56 88 78 92 90 2.0 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.1

Wyoming

7 9 10 10 9 2.6 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,823 1,396 1,350 1,309 1,169 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8


Alabama

19 26 23 19 20 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0

Alaska

7 5 3 4 5 2.3 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.6

Arizona

27 21 24 25 25 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8

Arkansas

15 15 14 12 15 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.2

California

290 121 129 104 121 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7

Colorado

54 24 35 38 44 2.1 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.6

Connecticut

29 15 18 21 7 1.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.4

Delaware

5 4 5 4 4 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9

District of Columbia

6 5 6 5 6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8

Florida

95 86 90 97 61 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.7

Georgia

51 60 53 53 50 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1

Hawaii

6 12 6 6 5 1.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.9

Idaho

11 7 9 10 8 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.0

Illinois

86 58 48 47 41 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7

Indiana

27 26 22 21 32 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0

Iowa

9 19 15 20 14 0.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9

Kansas

10 12 11 12 12 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9

Kentucky

21 25 24 20 19 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0

Louisiana

17 21 18 21 16 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9

Maine

9 4 6 7 4 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.6

Maryland

21 31 22 27 19 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.7

Massachusetts

40 50 31 27 20 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.6

Michigan

50 63 50 42 37 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9

Minnesota

29 25 21 23 21 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

14 12 13 11 11 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

Missouri

23 24 23 18 22 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8

Montana

7 6 6 8 5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.0

Nebraska

7 10 9 10 10 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0

Nevada

30 19 17 17 15 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1

New Hampshire

10 8 9 8 4 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.6

New Jersey

67 51 38 45 20 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.5

New Mexico

14 8 8 9 9 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1

New York

69 65 78 66 57 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6

North Carolina

65 55 50 44 48 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0

North Dakota

5 6 9 5 6 1.2 1.4 2.2 1.2 1.4

Ohio

63 78 46 47 45 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.8

Oklahoma

15 15 14 20 15 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.9

Oregon

29 11 20 20 18 1.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.9

Pennsylvania

115 39 72 55 11 2.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.2

Rhode Island

12 6 6 5 5 2.6 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0

South Carolina

19 24 24 20 24 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

South Dakota

4 4 4 4 4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Tennessee

32 30 30 25 26 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8

Texas

139 88 81 107 103 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8

Utah

18 13 16 14 12 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7

Vermont

5 5 4 3 3 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.0

Virginia

34 28 30 29 30 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8

Washington

56 25 25 24 30 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9

West Virginia

7 7 10 5 6 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.9

Wisconsin

24 19 24 17 20 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7

Wyoming

4 3 3 6 3 1.5 1.1 1.1 2.2 1.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,032 10,147 9,946 4.0 6.3 6.2


Alabama

96 146 130 4.5 6.6 5.9

Alaska

16 22 27 5.4 7.0 8.4

Arizona

154 202 201 5.0 6.2 6.2

Arkansas

53 77 76 4.0 5.7 5.5

California

568 1,096 1,075 3.4 6.0 5.9

Colorado

105 191 208 3.8 6.4 6.9

Connecticut

59 108 102 3.6 6.1 5.8

Delaware

16 25 23 3.4 5.3 4.8

District of Columbia

22 38 32 2.9 4.8 4.1

Florida

370 614 617 4.1 6.3 6.4

Georgia

268 403 386 5.6 7.9 7.6

Hawaii

30 56 56 5.2 8.8 8.7

Idaho

38 54 59 4.7 6.4 6.9

Illinois

246 368 363 4.2 5.8 5.8

Indiana

121 228 229 3.8 6.8 6.8

Iowa

60 106 109 3.8 6.3 6.5

Kansas

62 91 86 4.3 6.1 5.8

Kentucky

81 132 134 4.2 6.4 6.5

Louisiana

76 116 122 3.9 5.8 6.0

Maine

27 40 48 4.3 6.2 7.2

Maryland

121 181 191 4.4 6.2 6.5

Massachusetts

131 284 245 3.7 7.3 6.4

Michigan

189 325 272 4.5 7.1 6.0

Minnesota

99 185 211 3.5 6.0 6.8

Mississippi

55 72 76 4.6 5.8 6.2

Missouri

118 213 206 4.0 6.9 6.7

Montana

27 35 43 5.4 6.7 8.1

Nebraska

45 72 68 4.3 6.5 6.2

Nevada

55 101 93 4.1 6.8 6.3

New Hampshire

34 56 62 5.1 7.8 8.5

New Jersey

201 272 293 4.9 6.2 6.6

New Mexico

35 56 53 4.3 6.4 5.9

New York

306 614 548 3.4 6.3 5.6

North Carolina

212 336 347 4.5 6.8 7.0

North Dakota

17 28 29 4.0 6.3 6.5

Ohio

211 415 360 3.8 7.1 6.2

Oklahoma

72 104 105 4.3 5.8 5.9

Oregon

79 125 133 4.2 6.1 6.5

Pennsylvania

236 394 463 4.0 6.3 7.3

Rhode Island

19 35 35 4.1 6.6 6.7

South Carolina

110 155 159 4.9 6.6 6.8

South Dakota

20 29 30 4.5 6.2 6.4

Tennessee

129 220 197 4.0 6.5 5.9

Texas

486 843 790 3.8 6.0 5.7

Utah

72 101 114 4.4 5.8 6.5

Vermont

17 22 30 5.4 6.8 8.9

Virginia

186 281 272 4.6 6.5 6.3

Washington

118 205 184 3.5 5.6 5.0

West Virginia

41 47 47 5.8 6.3 6.3

Wisconsin

106 212 182 3.6 6.8 5.9

Wyoming

16 17 27 5.7 6.0 8.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,059 6,132 4,692 2.8 4.1 3.1


Alabama

60 93 69 2.9 4.5 3.3

Alaska

10 12 10 3.4 4.2 3.3

Arizona

74 129 103 2.5 4.3 3.4

Arkansas

35 52 45 2.7 4.0 3.5

California

411 692 453 2.6 4.1 2.7

Colorado

78 124 102 3.0 4.5 3.6

Connecticut

38 61 45 2.4 3.7 2.8

Delaware

11 18 13 2.5 4.0 2.9

District of Columbia

11 20 14 1.4 2.6 1.8

Florida

263 462 273 3.1 5.1 3.0

Georgia

165 221 191 3.7 4.7 4.1

Hawaii

20 37 24 3.7 6.4 4.0

Idaho

28 39 28 3.7 5.0 3.6

Illinois

194 268 207 3.4 4.5 3.5

Indiana

90 142 111 3.0 4.5 3.5

Iowa

50 52 48 3.3 3.3 3.1

Kansas

33 52 42 2.4 3.7 3.0

Kentucky

70 101 78 3.8 5.3 4.1

Louisiana

60 90 65 3.3 4.8 3.4

Maine

17 21 20 2.8 3.5 3.2

Maryland

57 92 75 2.2 3.4 2.7

Massachusetts

75 106 88 2.2 3.0 2.4

Michigan

122 187 152 3.0 4.4 3.6

Minnesota

61 102 76 2.2 3.5 2.7

Mississippi

38 55 38 3.4 4.8 3.3

Missouri

68 101 78 2.4 3.5 2.7

Montana

18 21 21 3.9 4.4 4.3

Nebraska

33 43 35 3.3 4.2 3.4

Nevada

37 62 41 2.9 4.5 3.0

New Hampshire

21 29 23 3.2 4.3 3.5

New Jersey

123 135 104 3.1 3.3 2.5

New Mexico

18 32 20 2.2 3.8 2.3

New York

166 285 232 1.9 3.1 2.5

North Carolina

156 201 155 3.5 4.4 3.4

North Dakota

12 17 16 3.0 4.1 3.7

Ohio

162 205 169 3.1 3.8 3.1

Oklahoma

48 72 61 3.0 4.3 3.6

Oregon

46 74 51 2.5 3.9 2.6

Pennsylvania

150 233 174 2.7 4.0 3.0

Rhode Island

12 20 14 2.7 4.1 2.9

South Carolina

67 120 83 3.2 5.5 3.8

South Dakota

13 16 15 3.1 3.6 3.4

Tennessee

91 153 106 3.0 4.9 3.3

Texas

395 593 520 3.2 4.5 3.9

Utah

45 73 50 2.9 4.4 3.0

Vermont

11 12 14 3.9 3.9 4.6

Virginia

111 136 130 2.9 3.4 3.3

Washington

81 115 81 2.5 3.3 2.3

West Virginia

21 31 24 3.1 4.4 3.5

Wisconsin

70 113 94 2.5 3.9 3.2

Wyoming

11 11 12 4.2 3.9 4.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,416 5,652 5,716 3.8 3.8 3.8


Alabama

66 93 81 3.3 4.5 3.9

Alaska

16 22 21 5.4 7.5 7.0

Arizona

105 114 120 3.6 3.8 3.9

Arkansas

51 54 60 4.1 4.2 4.6

California

637 519 612 4.0 3.0 3.6

Colorado

135 116 136 5.1 4.2 4.9

Connecticut

61 70 50 3.8 4.2 3.1

Delaware

17 21 19 3.8 4.5 4.2

District of Columbia

20 20 24 2.7 2.6 3.1

Florida

309 385 386 3.6 4.3 4.3

Georgia

205 238 225 4.6 5.1 4.8

Hawaii

12 17 16 2.3 2.9 2.7

Idaho

33 39 38 4.3 4.9 4.9

Illinois

265 239 214 4.7 4.0 3.6

Indiana

105 127 131 3.5 4.1 4.2

Iowa

40 61 54 2.6 3.9 3.5

Kansas

36 52 47 2.7 3.7 3.3

Kentucky

77 98 85 4.1 5.1 4.4

Louisiana

70 87 79 3.8 4.6 4.2

Maine

22 39 24 3.7 6.3 3.9

Maryland

67 89 86 2.5 3.3 3.2

Massachusetts

98 113 121 2.9 3.2 3.4

Michigan

171 164 187 4.3 3.8 4.4

Minnesota

101 116 122 3.7 4.0 4.2

Mississippi

55 51 52 4.9 4.4 4.5

Missouri

96 95 116 3.4 3.3 4.0

Montana

19 31 23 4.1 6.4 4.7

Nebraska

31 38 38 3.1 3.7 3.7

Nevada

66 57 60 5.1 4.1 4.3

New Hampshire

23 42 25 3.6 6.3 3.8

New Jersey

158 149 133 4.0 3.6 3.2

New Mexico

36 33 37 4.6 3.9 4.5

New York

243 260 267 2.8 2.8 2.9

North Carolina

186 220 196 4.2 4.8 4.2

North Dakota

15 25 19 3.7 5.9 4.5

Ohio

193 185 212 3.6 3.4 3.9

Oklahoma

56 79 67 3.4 4.8 4.0

Oregon

78 79 85 4.3 4.1 4.4

Pennsylvania

233 202 155 4.1 3.4 2.6

Rhode Island

24 24 23 5.3 4.9 4.7

South Carolina

78 101 99 3.7 4.6 4.5

South Dakota

14 18 16 3.3 4.1 3.6

Tennessee

116 125 127 3.8 4.0 4.0

Texas

546 474 505 4.4 3.6 3.8

Utah

56 67 67 3.5 4.1 4.1

Vermont

13 19 14 4.4 6.4 4.6

Virginia

123 120 170 3.2 3.0 4.2

Washington

116 101 120 3.5 2.9 3.5

West Virginia

28 32 30 4.2 4.5 4.3

Wisconsin

83 113 114 2.9 3.9 3.9

Wyoming

10 21 12 3.7 7.5 4.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

2,961 3,984 3,893 2.1 2.7 2.6


Alabama

41 68 53 2.0 3.3 2.5

Alaska

8 15 13 2.8 5.1 4.5

Arizona

79 90 88 2.7 3.0 2.9

Arkansas

32 39 39 2.5 3.0 3.0

California

284 391 406 1.8 2.3 2.4

Colorado

74 76 77 2.8 2.7 2.8

Connecticut

23 42 33 1.5 2.5 2.0

Delaware

11 15 13 2.4 3.3 3.0

District of Columbia

11 15 15 1.5 1.9 1.9

Florida

202 285 303 2.4 3.2 3.3

Georgia

128 172 163 2.8 3.7 3.5

Hawaii

6 11 10 1.1 2.0 1.8

Idaho

19 26 24 2.5 3.3 3.1

Illinois

140 173 138 2.5 2.9 2.3

Indiana

71 101 93 2.3 3.2 2.9

Iowa

23 37 33 1.5 2.3 2.1

Kansas

23 39 31 1.7 2.7 2.2

Kentucky

50 71 60 2.7 3.7 3.1

Louisiana

47 62 57 2.5 3.3 3.0

Maine

9 23 16 1.6 3.8 2.6

Maryland

38 59 60 1.5 2.2 2.2

Massachusetts

39 75 83 1.2 2.1 2.3

Michigan

99 117 130 2.5 2.7 3.1

Minnesota

51 68 78 1.9 2.3 2.7

Mississippi

36 38 37 3.2 3.2 3.2

Missouri

64 70 82 2.3 2.4 2.8

Montana

10 20 14 2.1 4.1 2.8

Nebraska

20 25 23 1.9 2.4 2.2

Nevada

31 38 38 2.4 2.7 2.8

New Hampshire

10 27 16 1.5 4.1 2.4

New Jersey

59 90 79 1.5 2.2 1.9

New Mexico

20 23 23 2.5 2.8 2.7

New York

122 168 174 1.4 1.8 1.9

North Carolina

106 167 129 2.4 3.6 2.8

North Dakota

8 17 11 1.9 3.9 2.5

Ohio

98 117 142 1.8 2.2 2.6

Oklahoma

36 52 47 2.2 3.1 2.8

Oregon

43 54 54 2.4 2.8 2.8

Pennsylvania

82 123 110 1.4 2.1 1.9

Rhode Island

9 14 14 2.0 2.9 2.9

South Carolina

47 77 67 2.2 3.5 3.1

South Dakota

8 12 10 1.9 2.6 2.2

Tennessee

76 96 94 2.5 3.0 3.0

Texas

342 350 361 2.7 2.7 2.7

Utah

32 48 45 2.0 2.9 2.7

Vermont

5 12 9 1.7 3.9 3.0

Virginia

71 87 119 1.8 2.2 3.0

Washington

48 69 71 1.5 2.0 2.0

West Virginia

17 23 22 2.6 3.3 3.1

Wisconsin

48 85 80 1.7 2.9 2.8

Wyoming

5 13 7 1.8 4.7 2.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

2,100 1,334 1,425 1.5 0.9 0.9


Alabama

20 19 21 1.0 0.9 1.0

Alaska

7 6 5 2.4 2.0 1.8

Arizona

25 19 25 0.9 0.6 0.8

Arkansas

16 11 17 1.2 0.9 1.3

California

322 99 149 2.0 0.6 0.9

Colorado

51 29 46 1.9 1.1 1.7

Connecticut

33 23 12 2.1 1.4 0.7

Delaware

5 4 5 1.2 0.9 1.0

District of Columbia

6 4 7 0.9 0.5 0.9

Florida

91 89 56 1.1 1.0 0.6

Georgia

59 46 56 1.3 1.0 1.2

Hawaii

5 4 4 1.0 0.7 0.6

Idaho

13 10 10 1.7 1.3 1.3

Illinois

113 55 64 2.0 0.9 1.1

Indiana

28 22 34 0.9 0.7 1.1

Iowa

13 20 17 0.8 1.3 1.1

Kansas

10 10 13 0.8 0.7 0.9

Kentucky

23 22 19 1.2 1.1 1.0

Louisiana

19 18 18 1.0 1.0 0.9

Maine

11 13 6 1.8 2.1 1.0

Maryland

24 25 20 0.9 0.9 0.7

Massachusetts

50 30 30 1.5 0.8 0.8

Michigan

60 39 45 1.5 0.9 1.0

Minnesota

43 36 35 1.6 1.3 1.2

Mississippi

15 10 11 1.3 0.9 1.0

Missouri

26 19 25 0.9 0.7 0.9

Montana

9 9 6 1.8 1.9 1.3

Nebraska

9 10 12 0.9 1.0 1.2

Nevada

32 15 15 2.5 1.1 1.1

New Hampshire

12 13 7 1.8 1.9 1.0

New Jersey

91 48 43 2.3 1.2 1.1

New Mexico

14 8 10 1.8 1.0 1.2

New York

91 74 72 1.0 0.8 0.8

North Carolina

70 42 51 1.6 0.9 1.1

North Dakota

6 7 7 1.6 1.7 1.7

Ohio

77 54 58 1.4 1.0 1.1

Oklahoma

16 21 15 1.0 1.2 0.9

Oregon

33 20 24 1.9 1.1 1.2

Pennsylvania

140 74 33 2.5 1.3 0.6

Rhode Island

14 8 7 3.1 1.7 1.5

South Carolina

22 19 27 1.0 0.9 1.2

South Dakota

5 5 5 1.2 1.2 1.1

Tennessee

34 24 26 1.1 0.8 0.8

Texas

157 91 128 1.3 0.7 1.0

Utah

22 15 16 1.4 0.9 1.0

Vermont

7 6 4 2.4 2.1 1.2

Virginia

46 26 39 1.2 0.6 1.0

Washington

63 24 37 1.9 0.7 1.1

West Virginia

9 6 7 1.3 0.8 1.0

Wisconsin

29 23 27 1.0 0.8 0.9

Wyoming

5 7 3 1.7 2.5 1.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: February 17, 2022