State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, October 19, 2022	USDL-22-2037
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                          STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 26 states and increased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 3 states. 
Total separations rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings rate 
decreased in August, the hires rate was unchanged, and the total separations rate changed little.  

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 August, job openings rates decreased in 26 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 22 
states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Michigan  
(-2.4 percentage points), Ohio (-2.0 points), and Indiana (-1.9 points). The increases in job openings 
rates occurred in Alaska (+4.0 percentage points) and Wyoming (+2.3 points). Over the month, the 
national job openings rate decreased (-0.6 point). (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 26 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 22 
states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in 
Ohio (-122,000), Michigan (-118,000), and California (-106,000). The increases in the job openings 
level occurred in Alaska (+16,000) and Wyoming (+8,000). Nationally, the number of job openings 
decreased over the month (-1.1 million). (See table A.)

Hires

In August, hires rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 41 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in hires rates occurred in Alaska (+4.7 percentage 
points) and Wyoming (+1.8 points) as well as in Delaware and Idaho (+1.3 points each). The decreases 
occurred in Connecticut (-1.6 percentage points), Arizona (-1.0 point), and New Mexico (-0.9 point). 
The national hires rate was unchanged over the month. (See table B.)

The number of hires increased in 6 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 41 states and 
the District of Columbia in August. The largest increases in the hires level occurred in Maryland  
(+25,000), Alaska (+15,000), and Idaho (+10,000). The decreases occurred in Arizona (-31,000), 
Connecticut (-26,000), and New Mexico (-7,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed 
over the month. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In August, total separations rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 
39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in total separations rates occurred in 
Wyoming (+2.1 percentage points), Arkansas (+1.0 point), and Oklahoma (+0.8 point). Decreases 
occurred in Idaho (-1.1 percentage points), North Dakota (-0.7 point), and Connecticut (-0.6 point). The 
national total separations rate was little changed over the month. (See table C.)

In August, the number of total separations increased in 8 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little 
changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in the total separations level 
occurred in Texas (+80,000), Florida (+39,000), and South Carolina (+16,000). The decreases in the 
total separations level occurred in Connecticut (-10,000) and Idaho (-9,000). Nationally, the number of 
total separations was little changed in August. (See table C.)
 
Quits

In August, quits rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 5 states, and were little changed in 37 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Oklahoma (+0.9 percentage 
point), in Oregon (+0.7 point), and in Arkansas and Utah (+0.6 point each). The decreases in quits rates 
occurred in North Dakota (-0.7 percentage point) and Missouri (-0.6 point), as well as in Kansas, 
Michigan, and South Dakota (-0.5 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate was unchanged. 
(See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 8 states, decreased in 4 states, and was little changed in 38 states and 
the District of Columbia in August. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Texas (+71,000), 
Florida (+39,000), and New Jersey (+16,000). The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in 
Michigan (-23,000), Missouri (-18,000), and Kansas (-7,000). Nationally, the number of quits was little 
changed over the month. (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In August, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states, increased in 4 states, and were little 
changed in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates 
occurred in Idaho (-1.2 percentage points), in New Jersey (-0.6 point), and in Connecticut and Ohio  
(-0.4 point each). The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Wyoming  
(+1.8 percentage points) and in California and Georgia (+0.4 point each). The national layoffs and 
discharges rate was little changed. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 4 states, increased in 4 states, and was little 
changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the layoffs and 
discharges level occurred in New Jersey (-22,000), Ohio (-20,000), and North Carolina (-17,000). The 
largest increases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in California (+58,000), Georgia (+19,000), 
and South Carolina (+8,000). 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 September 2022 are scheduled 
to be released on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
    

Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Jul   |   Aug  | Over-the-month |   Jul  |   Aug  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............|11,170  |10,053  |   -1,117       |   6.8  |   6.2  |     -0.6        
Alabama................|   157  |   143  |      -14       |   7.0  |   6.4  |     -0.6
Alaska.................|    27  |    43  |       16       |   7.9  |  11.9  |      4.0
California.............|  1269  |  1163  |     -106       |   6.7  |   6.2  |     -0.5
Georgia................|   432  |   388  |      -44       |   8.2  |   7.4  |     -0.8
Hawaii.................|    50  |    43  |       -7       |   7.6  |   6.6  |     -1.0
Illinois...............|   461  |   396  |      -65       |   7.1  |   6.1  |     -1.0
Indiana................|   238  |   169  |      -69       |   6.9  |   5.0  |     -1.9
Iowa...................|   114  |    97  |      -17       |   6.8  |   5.8  |     -1.0
Kansas.................|    98  |    76  |      -22       |   6.5  |   5.2  |     -1.3
Kentucky...............|   171  |   161  |      -10*      |   8.1  |   7.6  |     -0.5
Louisiana..............|   155  |   140  |      -15       |   7.5  |   6.8  |     -0.7
Massachusetts..........|   302  |   278  |      -24       |   7.6  |   7.0  |     -0.6
Michigan...............|   328  |   210  |     -118       |   7.0  |   4.6  |     -2.4
Minnesota..............|   226  |   192  |      -34       |   7.2  |   6.2  |     -1.0
Missouri...............|   217  |   154  |      -63       |   6.9  |   5.0  |     -1.9
Nebraska...............|    78  |    56  |      -22       |   7.0  |   5.2  |     -1.8
New Mexico.............|    66  |    55  |      -11       |   7.2  |   6.1  |     -1.1
New York...............|   548  |   501  |      -47       |   5.5  |   5.0  |     -0.5
North Carolina.........|   362  |   322  |      -40       |   7.0  |   6.3  |     -0.7
North Dakota...........|    33  |    25  |       -8       |   7.2  |   5.5  |     -1.7
Ohio...................|   442  |   320  |     -122       |   7.5  |   5.5  |     -2.0
Rhode Island...........|    40  |    34  |       -6       |   7.5  |   6.4  |     -1.1
South Dakota...........|    34  |    28  |       -6       |   7.0  |   5.8  |     -1.2
Tennessee..............|   264  |   243  |      -21       |   7.5  |   7.0  |     -0.5
Texas..................|   983  |   936  |      -47       |   6.8  |   6.5  |     -0.3*
Virginia...............|   339  |   318  |      -21       |   7.7  |   7.2  |     -0.5
Washington.............|   223  |   206  |      -17       |   6.0  |   5.5  |     -0.5
Wisconsin..............|   217  |   167  |      -50       |   6.9  |   5.4  |     -1.5
Wyoming................|    20  |    28  |        8       |   6.6  |   8.9  |      2.3
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Jul   |   Aug  | Over-the-month |   Jul  |   Aug  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............| 6,238  | 6,277  |       39       |   4.1  |   4.1  |      0.0        
Alaska.................|    17  |    32  |       15       |   5.4  |  10.1  |      4.7
Arizona................|   147  |   116  |      -31       |   4.8  |   3.8  |     -1.0
Connecticut............|    81  |    55  |      -26       |   4.9  |   3.3  |     -1.6
Delaware...............|    21  |    27  |        6       |   4.5  |   5.8  |      1.3
Idaho..................|    39  |    49  |       10       |   4.7  |   6.0  |      1.3
Maryland...............|   109  |   134  |       25       |   4.0  |   4.9  |      0.9
Montana................|    26  |    30  |        4       |   5.1  |   5.9  |      0.8
New Mexico.............|    38  |    31  |       -7       |   4.5  |   3.6  |     -0.9
Wyoming................|    14  |    19  |        5       |   4.9  |   6.7  |      1.8
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Jul   |   Aug  | Over-the-month |   Jul  |   Aug  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............| 5,794  | 5,976  |      182       |   3.8  |   3.9  |      0.1        
Arkansas...............|    52  |    65  |       13       |   3.9  |   4.9  |      1.0
Connecticut............|    61  |    51  |      -10       |   3.7  |   3.1  |     -0.6
Florida................|   388  |   427  |       39       |   4.1  |   4.5  |      0.4
Idaho..................|    50  |    41  |       -9       |   6.1  |   5.0  |     -1.1
Kentucky...............|    88  |   103  |       15       |   4.5  |   5.2  |      0.7
North Dakota...........|    19  |    16  |       -3*      |   4.4  |   3.7  |     -0.7
Oklahoma...............|    77  |    90  |       13       |   4.5  |   5.3  |      0.8
Oregon.................|    74  |    87  |       13       |   3.8  |   4.4  |      0.6
South Carolina.........|   102  |   118  |       16       |   4.6  |   5.3  |      0.7
Texas..................|   524  |   604  |       80       |   3.9  |   4.5  |      0.6
Wyoming................|    16  |    22  |        6       |   5.6  |   7.7  |      2.1
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Jul   |   Aug  | Over-the-month |   Jul  |   Aug  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............| 4,058  | 4,158  |      100       |   2.7  |   2.7  |      0.0        
Arkansas...............|    37  |    45  |        8       |   2.8  |   3.4  |      0.6
Florida................|   267  |   306  |       39       |   2.8  |   3.2  |      0.4
Kansas.................|    38  |    31  |       -7       |   2.7  |   2.2  |     -0.5
Kentucky...............|    63  |    72  |        9       |   3.2  |   3.7  |      0.5
Michigan...............|   105  |    82  |      -23       |   2.4  |   1.9  |     -0.5
Missouri...............|    99  |    81  |      -18       |   3.4  |   2.8  |     -0.6
New Jersey.............|    86  |   102  |       16       |   2.0  |   2.4  |      0.4
North Dakota...........|    13  |    10  |       -3       |   3.0  |   2.3  |     -0.7
Oklahoma...............|    53  |    67  |       14       |   3.1  |   4.0  |      0.9
Oregon.................|    48  |    61  |       13       |   2.4  |   3.1  |      0.7
South Dakota...........|    12  |    10  |       -2*      |   2.7  |   2.2  |     -0.5
Texas..................|   394  |   465  |       71       |   2.9  |   3.4  |      0.5
Utah...................|    48  |    59  |       11       |   2.9  |   3.5  |      0.6
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Jul 2022 to Aug 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Jul   |   Aug  | Over-the-month |   Jul  |   Aug  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............| 1,390  | 1,460  |       70       |   0.9  |   1.0  |      0.1        
California.............|    94  |   152  |       58       |   0.5  |   0.9  |      0.4
Colorado...............|    24  |    31  |        7*      |   0.8  |   1.1  |      0.3
Connecticut............|    18  |    12  |       -6*      |   1.1  |   0.7  |     -0.4
Georgia................|    67  |    86  |       19       |   1.4  |   1.8  |      0.4
Idaho..................|    20  |    10  |      -10       |   2.4  |   1.2  |     -1.2
New Jersey.............|    53  |    31  |      -22       |   1.3  |   0.7  |     -0.6
North Carolina.........|    63  |    46  |      -17       |   1.3  |   1.0  |     -0.3
Ohio...................|    83  |    63  |      -20       |   1.5  |   1.1  |     -0.4
South Carolina.........|    20  |    28  |        8       |   0.9  |   1.2  |      0.3*
Wyoming................|     4  |     9  |        5       |   1.4  |   3.2  |      1.8
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   (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
	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	10,629	11,303	11,040	11,170	10,053	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.2
Alabama	147	146	152	157	143	6.7	6.6	6.8	7.0	6.4
Alaska	42	29	28	27	43	12.0	8.5	8.3	7.9	11.9
Arizona	215	218	219	233	218	6.7	6.7	6.7	7.0	6.6
Arkansas	83	96	100	93	87	6.1	6.9	7.1	6.6	6.2
California	1,098	1,345	1,192	1,269	1,163	6.1	7.1	6.4	6.7	6.2
Colorado	217	236	221	231	222	7.3	7.6	7.2	7.5	7.2
Connecticut	106	119	113	115	114	6.1	6.7	6.4	6.5	6.4
Delaware	38	33	33	33	36	7.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	7.2
District of Columbia	48	45	49	45	45	6.0	5.6	6.0	5.5	5.6
Florida	669	621	623	635	605	6.9	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.0
Georgia	420	376	440	432	388	8.4	7.3	8.4	8.2	7.4
Hawaii	43	46	44	50	43	6.7	7.1	6.8	7.6	6.6
Idaho	73	61	61	64	65	8.3	7.0	6.9	7.2	7.3
Illinois	414	449	450	461	396	6.6	6.9	6.9	7.1	6.1
Indiana	220	225	223	238	169	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.9	5.0
Iowa	107	118	110	114	97	6.5	7.0	6.5	6.8	5.8
Kansas	79	98	101	98	76	5.4	6.6	6.7	6.5	5.2
Kentucky	169	167	171	171	161	8.1	7.9	8.1	8.1	7.6
Louisiana	133	163	159	155	140	6.6	7.9	7.7	7.5	6.8
Maine	55	48	50	47	47	8.1	7.0	7.3	6.9	6.9
Maryland	208	224	208	205	204	7.2	7.6	7.1	7.0	6.9
Massachusetts	275	347	317	302	278	7.2	8.7	8.0	7.6	7.0
Michigan	369	345	301	328	210	8.0	7.4	6.5	7.0	4.6
Minnesota	186	228	223	226	192	6.1	7.3	7.1	7.2	6.2
Mississippi	80	87	85	83	83	6.6	7.0	6.8	6.7	6.7
Missouri	200	232	215	217	154	6.5	7.4	6.9	6.9	5.0
Montana	46	45	42	45	46	8.5	8.2	7.6	8.2	8.3
Nebraska	69	79	78	78	56	6.4	7.1	7.0	7.0	5.2
Nevada	116	108	101	105	108	7.7	7.0	6.5	6.7	6.9
New Hampshire	55	53	51	50	48	7.6	7.2	7.0	6.8	6.6
New Jersey	298	277	281	263	245	6.9	6.2	6.3	5.9	5.5
New Mexico	58	65	62	66	55	6.6	7.1	6.8	7.2	6.1
New York	546	541	557	548	501	5.7	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.0
North Carolina	367	380	360	362	322	7.4	7.4	7.0	7.0	6.3
North Dakota	30	32	32	33	25	6.7	7.0	7.0	7.2	5.5
Ohio	342	414	447	442	320	5.9	7.0	7.5	7.5	5.5
Oklahoma	100	125	133	128	124	5.7	6.9	7.3	7.0	6.8
Oregon	138	138	127	137	131	6.8	6.6	6.1	6.5	6.2
Pennsylvania	433	482	437	388	371	7.0	7.5	6.8	6.1	5.8
Rhode Island	36	41	39	40	34	6.9	7.6	7.3	7.5	6.4
South Carolina	183	179	168	176	174	7.8	7.5	7.0	7.3	7.2
South Dakota	32	33	33	34	28	6.7	6.8	6.9	7.0	5.8
Tennessee	219	252	240	264	243	6.5	7.3	6.9	7.5	7.0
Texas	923	974	1,019	983	936	6.7	6.8	7.0	6.8	6.5
Utah	121	116	103	114	112	6.9	6.5	5.8	6.4	6.3
Vermont	25	26	26	24	23	7.8	8.0	8.0	7.4	7.1
Virginia	293	312	330	339	318	6.9	7.2	7.5	7.7	7.2
Washington	209	225	187	223	206	5.8	6.1	5.1	6.0	5.5
West Virginia	56	57	59	62	60	7.5	7.4	7.7	8.1	7.8
Wisconsin	209	224	220	217	167	6.7	7.1	7.0	6.9	5.4
Wyoming	30	23	20	20	28	9.7	7.5	6.6	6.6	8.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)					Rates
	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,362	6,507	6,456	6,238	6,277	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1
Alabama	104	88	97	99	95	5.1	4.2	4.7	4.7	4.6
Alaska	31	20	20	17	32	10.0	6.4	6.4	5.4	10.1
Arizona	106	151	152	147	116	3.6	5.0	5.0	4.8	3.8
Arkansas	53	61	64	59	54	4.1	4.7	4.9	4.5	4.1
California	637	629	639	604	637	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.6
Colorado	141	139	131	120	127	5.1	4.9	4.6	4.2	4.4
Connecticut	61	71	66	81	55	3.8	4.3	4.0	4.9	3.3
Delaware	28	23	22	21	27	6.2	5.0	4.8	4.5	5.8
District of Columbia	22	25	26	22	25	2.9	3.3	3.4	2.9	3.3
Florida	431	462	465	376	407	4.8	5.0	5.0	4.0	4.3
Georgia	255	270	269	263	275	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.7
Hawaii	29	31	29	28	29	4.9	5.1	4.8	4.6	4.8
Idaho	47	43	42	39	49	5.9	5.3	5.1	4.7	6.0
Illinois	233	271	243	248	259	4.0	4.5	4.0	4.1	4.3
Indiana	146	140	142	126	131	4.7	4.4	4.5	4.0	4.1
Iowa	64	65	64	69	66	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.4	4.2
Kansas	53	52	52	55	50	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.6
Kentucky	99	98	95	102	101	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.3	5.1
Louisiana	88	96	96	94	92	4.7	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8
Maine	31	26	26	27	28	5.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.4
Maryland	105	110	113	109	134	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.9
Massachusetts	127	136	129	135	127	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.4
Michigan	222	160	187	178	170	5.3	3.7	4.3	4.1	3.9
Minnesota	106	102	109	112	114	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.9
Mississippi	54	55	58	53	59	4.7	4.8	5.0	4.6	5.1
Missouri	112	122	125	113	120	3.9	4.2	4.3	3.9	4.1
Montana	32	30	27	26	30	6.5	6.0	5.3	5.1	5.9
Nebraska	45	41	45	40	37	4.5	4.0	4.4	3.9	3.6
Nevada	91	98	72	73	70	6.5	6.8	5.0	5.0	4.8
New Hampshire	26	34	31	27	24	3.9	5.0	4.6	4.0	3.5
New Jersey	162	165	166	143	133	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.4	3.1
New Mexico	33	39	35	38	31	4.0	4.6	4.1	4.5	3.6
New York	313	320	290	284	293	3.4	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.1
North Carolina	229	222	235	233	223	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.9	4.6
North Dakota	22	18	20	20	18	5.3	4.2	4.7	4.7	4.2
Ohio	223	240	260	230	230	4.1	4.4	4.7	4.2	4.2
Oklahoma	71	86	86	81	80	4.3	5.1	5.1	4.8	4.7
Oregon	83	84	87	81	84	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.1	4.2
Pennsylvania	182	194	188	175	194	3.1	3.3	3.2	2.9	3.2
Rhode Island	21	23	25	22	21	4.3	4.6	5.0	4.4	4.2
South Carolina	111	117	109	114	108	5.1	5.3	4.9	5.1	4.8
South Dakota	21	18	20	22	20	4.7	4.0	4.5	4.9	4.4
Tennessee	157	147	157	153	151	5.0	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.7
Texas	609	648	602	613	600	4.8	4.9	4.5	4.5	4.4
Utah	70	69	69	69	74	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.4
Vermont	14	13	11	12	14	4.7	4.3	3.7	4.0	4.6
Virginia	172	170	169	185	171	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.5	4.2
Washington	125	130	130	137	122	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.5
West Virginia	32	34	34	34	35	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.0
Wisconsin	109	109	106	113	114	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.9
Wyoming	22	17	17	14	19	7.9	6.0	6.0	4.9	6.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)					Rates
	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,913	6,017	6,009	5,794	5,976	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.8	3.9
Alabama	93	96	94	91	101	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.8
Alaska	19	22	19	21	22	6.1	7.0	6.1	6.7	6.9
Arizona	124	134	144	135	142	4.2	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.6
Arkansas	63	61	62	52	65	4.9	4.7	4.7	3.9	4.9
California	616	682	591	518	547	3.6	3.9	3.4	2.9	3.1
Colorado	164	129	111	119	116	5.9	4.5	3.9	4.2	4.0
Connecticut	48	55	56	61	51	3.0	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.1
Delaware	20	21	24	20	21	4.4	4.6	5.2	4.3	4.5
District of Columbia	16	23	23	22	22	2.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9
Florida	388	468	420	388	427	4.3	5.0	4.5	4.1	4.5
Georgia	268	256	316	271	286	5.8	5.4	6.6	5.6	5.9
Hawaii	20	22	22	21	21	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.4
Idaho	41	42	41	50	41	5.1	5.2	5.0	6.1	5.0
Illinois	238	187	229	203	192	4.1	3.1	3.8	3.3	3.2
Indiana	141	115	120	118	119	4.5	3.6	3.8	3.7	3.7
Iowa	58	64	56	59	54	3.8	4.1	3.6	3.7	3.4
Kansas	54	49	50	52	45	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.2
Kentucky	105	97	107	88	103	5.5	5.0	5.5	4.5	5.2
Louisiana	86	95	97	91	97	4.6	5.0	5.1	4.7	5.0
Maine	25	24	29	28	26	4.0	3.8	4.6	4.4	4.1
Maryland	80	102	94	96	105	3.0	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.8
Massachusetts	118	99	154	132	128	3.3	2.7	4.2	3.6	3.5
Michigan	188	191	149	147	131	4.5	4.4	3.4	3.4	3.0
Minnesota	106	100	96	107	97	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.3
Mississippi	57	53	60	58	62	5.0	4.6	5.2	5.0	5.4
Missouri	118	126	137	122	111	4.1	4.3	4.7	4.2	3.8
Montana	27	29	26	27	29	5.5	5.8	5.1	5.3	5.7
Nebraska	44	41	36	39	39	4.4	4.0	3.5	3.8	3.8
Nevada	59	58	62	61	62	4.2	4.0	4.3	4.2	4.2
New Hampshire	31	30	27	31	32	4.6	4.4	4.0	4.5	4.7
New Jersey	141	144	135	144	146	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.4
New Mexico	34	41	34	36	33	4.1	4.8	4.0	4.2	3.9
New York	262	275	251	232	237	2.9	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.5
North Carolina	234	214	238	227	229	5.1	4.5	5.0	4.7	4.8
North Dakota	19	18	17	19	16	4.5	4.2	4.0	4.4	3.7
Ohio	206	201	216	220	206	3.8	3.7	3.9	4.0	3.8
Oklahoma	74	76	93	77	90	4.5	4.5	5.5	4.5	5.3
Oregon	75	73	73	74	87	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.8	4.4
Pennsylvania	182	199	159	204	195	3.1	3.4	2.7	3.4	3.3
Rhode Island	19	18	20	21	21	3.9	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.2
South Carolina	91	105	110	102	118	4.2	4.8	5.0	4.6	5.3
South Dakota	17	19	16	17	15	3.8	4.2	3.6	3.8	3.3
Tennessee	151	144	155	148	157	4.8	4.5	4.8	4.6	4.8
Texas	497	511	540	524	604	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.9	4.5
Utah	68	70	60	75	81	4.2	4.2	3.6	4.5	4.8
Vermont	20	12	14	16	18	6.8	4.0	4.7	5.3	6.0
Virginia	153	158	152	160	155	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.8
Washington	98	115	117	116	113	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2
West Virginia	32	32	34	32	33	4.7	4.5	4.8	4.5	4.7
Wisconsin	112	105	107	105	107	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6
Wyoming	16	16	15	16	22	5.8	5.7	5.3	5.6	7.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)					Rates
	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,126	4,274	4,253	4,058	4,158	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
Alabama	64	62	70	66	74	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.2	3.5
Alaska	13	15	12	14	15	4.2	4.8	3.9	4.5	4.7
Arizona	90	102	113	107	104	3.0	3.3	3.7	3.5	3.4
Arkansas	45	42	46	37	45	3.5	3.2	3.5	2.8	3.4
California	405	467	401	394	377	2.4	2.7	2.3	2.2	2.1
Colorado	93	87	76	83	75	3.4	3.0	2.7	2.9	2.6
Connecticut	35	36	39	40	35	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.1
Delaware	14	15	18	14	15	3.1	3.3	3.9	3.0	3.2
District of Columbia	10	15	15	14	15	1.3	2.0	2.0	1.8	2.0
Florida	282	349	303	267	306	3.1	3.7	3.2	2.8	3.2
Georgia	200	184	245	194	188	4.3	3.8	5.1	4.0	3.9
Hawaii	14	14	15	14	14	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.3
Idaho	29	29	28	25	28	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.0	3.4
Illinois	171	154	155	135	127	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.1
Indiana	104	97	89	88	84	3.4	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.6
Iowa	41	44	41	41	37	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.3
Kansas	40	35	35	38	31	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.2
Kentucky	78	71	80	63	72	4.1	3.7	4.1	3.2	3.7
Louisiana	63	63	70	66	68	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.4	3.5
Maine	16	15	19	19	18	2.6	2.4	3.0	3.0	2.8
Maryland	56	73	71	65	72	2.1	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.6
Massachusetts	74	73	78	98	93	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.7	2.5
Michigan	123	121	102	105	82	2.9	2.8	2.4	2.4	1.9
Minnesota	75	69	71	71	67	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3
Mississippi	41	39	44	39	42	3.6	3.4	3.8	3.4	3.6
Missouri	86	95	86	99	81	3.0	3.3	3.0	3.4	2.8
Montana	19	19	18	18	20	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.6	4.0
Nebraska	31	28	26	27	26	3.1	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.5
Nevada	40	40	43	42	42	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.9
New Hampshire	19	21	18	20	19	2.8	3.1	2.6	2.9	2.8
New Jersey	95	78	91	86	102	2.3	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.4
New Mexico	22	23	24	23	24	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.8
New York	184	177	168	160	150	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6
North Carolina	147	158	178	152	160	3.2	3.3	3.7	3.2	3.3
North Dakota	13	13	11	13	10	3.1	3.1	2.6	3.0	2.3
Ohio	144	132	132	127	134	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.4
Oklahoma	52	53	73	53	67	3.2	3.2	4.3	3.1	4.0
Oregon	55	53	53	48	61	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.4	3.1
Pennsylvania	122	155	109	134	137	2.1	2.6	1.8	2.2	2.3
Rhode Island	13	12	12	14	14	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.8	2.8
South Carolina	64	81	84	76	81	3.0	3.7	3.8	3.4	3.6
South Dakota	11	13	11	12	10	2.5	2.9	2.5	2.7	2.2
Tennessee	107	107	114	105	109	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.2	3.4
Texas	366	394	415	394	465	2.9	3.0	3.1	2.9	3.4
Utah	47	45	41	48	59	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.9	3.5
Vermont	14	8	9	11	12	4.7	2.7	3.0	3.6	4.0
Virginia	106	110	111	115	108	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.6
Washington	76	82	83	73	77	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.1	2.2
West Virginia	24	23	26	24	24	3.5	3.2	3.7	3.4	3.4
Wisconsin	84	70	70	75	72	2.9	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.4
Wyoming	10	11	10	10	11	3.6	3.9	3.5	3.5	3.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)					Rates
	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,404	1,416	1,400	1,390	1,460	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0
Alabama	20	29	18	20	22	1.0	1.4	0.9	1.0	1.1
Alaska	5	5	6	5	5	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.6	1.6
Arizona	26	24	23	21	27	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9
Arkansas	14	14	13	12	15	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.1
California	162	172	152	94	152	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.5	0.9
Colorado	68	31	27	24	31	2.5	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.1
Connecticut	9	16	13	18	12	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.7
Delaware	5	5	5	5	5	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
District of Columbia	4	6	5	6	6	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8
Florida	75	100	87	98	97	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.0
Georgia	50	66	52	67	86	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.8
Hawaii	5	6	6	5	5	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8
Idaho	9	10	11	20	10	1.1	1.2	1.3	2.4	1.2
Illinois	55	19	64	62	53	0.9	0.3	1.1	1.0	0.9
Indiana	29	11	26	24	33	0.9	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.0
Iowa	14	16	12	15	15	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.0
Kansas	11	12	12	11	12	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9
Kentucky	23	21	20	20	22	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1
Louisiana	17	27	21	20	22	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.1
Maine	7	6	8	8	7	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.3	1.1
Maryland	20	23	15	25	26	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.9	1.0
Massachusetts	36	22	70	28	26	1.0	0.6	1.9	0.8	0.7
Michigan	53	64	39	31	34	1.3	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.8
Minnesota	24	26	21	31	27	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.1	0.9
Mississippi	13	11	12	16	16	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.4
Missouri	26	24	45	18	22	0.9	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.8
Montana	7	8	6	6	7	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.2	1.4
Nebraska	9	10	8	10	10	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.0
Nevada	16	15	15	15	16	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1
New Hampshire	9	7	8	9	7	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.0
New Jersey	36	59	37	53	31	0.9	1.4	0.9	1.3	0.7
New Mexico	9	15	8	8	7	1.1	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.8
New York	61	81	71	51	67	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.7
North Carolina	76	47	49	63	46	1.6	1.0	1.0	1.3	1.0
North Dakota	5	5	5	5	5	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Ohio	49	56	67	83	63	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.5	1.1
Oklahoma	17	18	15	20	18	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.1
Oregon	17	14	15	15	18	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9
Pennsylvania	44	34	44	58	50	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.8
Rhode Island	6	5	6	6	6	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2
South Carolina	21	19	20	20	28	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.2
South Dakota	4	5	4	4	4	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9
Tennessee	32	30	33	37	41	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.3
Texas	101	93	94	102	122	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9
Utah	16	21	15	14	17	1.0	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.0
Vermont	4	4	4	4	4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Virginia	37	41	29	36	37	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.9
Washington	17	25	27	28	26	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7
West Virginia	6	7	6	6	7	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0
Wisconsin	21	29	32	29	28	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0
Wyoming	5	4	4	4	9	1.8	1.4	1.4	1.4	3.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	10,924	12,140	10,166	6.9	7.4	6.2
Alabama	149	172	140	6.8	7.6	6.3
Alaska	41	32	41	11.1	8.7	10.9
Arizona	237	251	233	7.4	7.7	7.0
Arkansas	90	100	91	6.6	7.0	6.4
California	1,126	1,395	1,168	6.2	7.4	6.2
Colorado	229	261	228	7.6	8.3	7.3
Connecticut	108	121	117	6.3	6.8	6.6
Delaware	34	40	34	7.0	7.9	6.7
District of Columbia	44	50	41	5.6	6.1	5.1
Florida	665	667	587	6.9	6.7	5.9
Georgia	422	451	391	8.4	8.6	7.5
Hawaii	44	58	42	6.9	8.7	6.5
Idaho	72	69	64	8.2	7.6	7.1
Illinois	414	496	390	6.6	7.5	6.0
Indiana	230	261	173	6.9	7.6	5.1
Iowa	103	129	92	6.3	7.6	5.5
Kansas	81	104	78	5.5	7.0	5.3
Kentucky	173	184	163	8.3	8.7	7.7
Louisiana	143	173	148	7.1	8.3	7.1
Maine	56	54	48	8.1	7.5	6.8
Maryland	205	225	196	7.1	7.6	6.7
Massachusetts	279	318	275	7.2	7.9	6.9
Michigan	394	339	226	8.5	7.2	4.9
Minnesota	189	246	186	6.1	7.7	5.9
Mississippi	93	87	95	7.6	7.0	7.6
Missouri	201	227	155	6.6	7.2	5.0
Montana	49	51	48	8.9	9.0	8.5
Nebraska	68	82	56	6.3	7.4	5.2
Nevada	124	117	113	8.2	7.4	7.2
New Hampshire	58	52	50	7.9	7.0	6.8
New Jersey	305	272	249	7.0	6.0	5.5
New Mexico	67	81	59	7.5	8.7	6.4
New York	564	609	501	5.9	6.0	5.0
North Carolina	373	396	319	7.5	7.7	6.2
North Dakota	31	34	26	6.9	7.3	5.6
Ohio	347	461	329	6.0	7.7	5.6
Oklahoma	104	141	127	6.0	7.8	7.0
Oregon	145	156	132	7.1	7.3	6.2
Pennsylvania	442	398	367	7.1	6.2	5.8
Rhode Island	39	41	36	7.5	7.5	6.7
South Carolina	183	199	173	7.8	8.2	7.2
South Dakota	36	37	30	7.4	7.4	6.2
Tennessee	234	288	253	7.0	8.2	7.2
Texas	970	1,115	974	7.1	7.6	6.7
Utah	121	128	110	6.9	7.1	6.2
Vermont	25	28	23	7.8	8.3	7.1
Virginia	297	365	323	7.0	8.2	7.3
Washington	219	269	207	6.1	7.1	5.5
West Virginia	57	67	61	7.6	8.7	8.0
Wisconsin	212	222	170	6.8	7.0	5.4
Wyoming	31	23	29	9.9	7.3	9.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	7,120	6,914	6,995	4.8	4.5	4.6
Alabama	117	110	109	5.7	5.3	5.2
Alaska	31	20	31	9.3	6.1	9.1
Arizona	135	163	135	4.5	5.4	4.4
Arkansas	71	66	69	5.5	5.0	5.3
California	737	645	733	4.4	3.7	4.2
Colorado	153	134	136	5.5	4.7	4.7
Connecticut	65	89	58	4.1	5.4	3.5
Delaware	26	26	27	5.8	5.5	5.8
District of Columbia	22	28	26	3.0	3.6	3.4
Florida	477	363	442	5.3	3.9	4.7
Georgia	289	293	314	6.3	6.1	6.5
Hawaii	32	32	32	5.4	5.3	5.2
Idaho	49	43	51	6.1	5.2	6.2
Illinois	254	263	280	4.3	4.3	4.6
Indiana	169	138	150	5.4	4.4	4.7
Iowa	67	81	70	4.4	5.1	4.5
Kansas	62	62	57	4.5	4.5	4.1
Kentucky	122	109	123	6.4	5.6	6.3
Louisiana	101	103	105	5.4	5.4	5.5
Maine	30	35	27	4.8	5.2	4.2
Maryland	103	135	135	3.8	4.9	4.9
Massachusetts	125	168	122	3.5	4.5	3.3
Michigan	238	179	183	5.6	4.1	4.2
Minnesota	120	125	131	4.2	4.2	4.4
Mississippi	68	55	75	6.0	4.8	6.5
Missouri	122	123	132	4.3	4.2	4.5
Montana	36	30	35	7.2	5.8	6.7
Nebraska	51	41	42	5.0	4.0	4.1
Nevada	100	80	80	7.2	5.5	5.5
New Hampshire	32	33	27	4.7	4.8	3.9
New Jersey	160	162	126	4.0	3.8	3.0
New Mexico	44	44	39	5.4	5.2	4.5
New York	327	374	295	3.6	3.9	3.1
North Carolina	266	256	255	5.8	5.4	5.3
North Dakota	24	21	20	5.7	4.8	4.7
Ohio	242	244	250	4.5	4.4	4.5
Oklahoma	85	88	93	5.2	5.3	5.5
Oregon	89	97	89	4.7	4.9	4.5
Pennsylvania	190	202	203	3.3	3.4	3.4
Rhode Island	22	27	20	4.5	5.4	4.0
South Carolina	126	126	123	5.8	5.7	5.5
South Dakota	25	23	24	5.6	5.1	5.2
Tennessee	187	164	181	6.0	5.1	5.6
Texas	709	673	702	5.6	5.0	5.2
Utah	80	77	86	5.0	4.6	5.1
Vermont	14	16	14	4.9	5.3	4.6
Virginia	209	205	214	5.3	5.0	5.2
Washington	145	159	139	4.3	4.5	3.9
West Virginia	38	39	42	5.5	5.6	5.9
Wisconsin	112	126	119	3.8	4.2	4.0
Wyoming	23	14	23	8.1	4.9	7.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	7,032	6,407	7,092	4.8	4.2	4.6
Alabama	104	104	117	5.1	5.0	5.6
Alaska	28	18	32	8.4	5.3	9.4
Arizona	135	163	156	4.6	5.4	5.1
Arkansas	73	61	78	5.7	4.6	5.9
California	716	600	637	4.2	3.4	3.6
Colorado	215	138	157	7.7	4.8	5.4
Connecticut	60	67	62	3.7	4.0	3.7
Delaware	24	20	25	5.3	4.3	5.4
District of Columbia	20	24	27	2.7	3.1	3.5
Florida	422	432	467	4.7	4.6	5.0
Georgia	302	307	318	6.6	6.4	6.6
Hawaii	25	26	27	4.3	4.2	4.4
Idaho	51	56	53	6.3	6.7	6.4
Illinois	290	218	231	5.0	3.6	3.8
Indiana	181	145	149	5.8	4.6	4.7
Iowa	79	64	71	5.1	4.1	4.5
Kansas	69	57	58	5.0	4.1	4.1
Kentucky	120	101	118	6.3	5.2	6.0
Louisiana	99	95	112	5.3	5.0	5.8
Maine	31	31	33	4.9	4.6	5.0
Maryland	94	103	124	3.5	3.8	4.5
Massachusetts	149	134	158	4.2	3.6	4.3
Michigan	239	170	162	5.6	3.9	3.7
Minnesota	123	108	113	4.3	3.6	3.8
Mississippi	68	61	75	5.9	5.3	6.5
Missouri	142	134	131	5.0	4.6	4.5
Montana	33	29	38	6.6	5.7	7.3
Nebraska	51	40	45	5.1	3.9	4.4
Nevada	70	67	72	5.0	4.6	5.0
New Hampshire	36	33	38	5.4	4.7	5.5
New Jersey	169	163	174	4.2	3.8	4.1
New Mexico	42	45	41	5.1	5.3	4.8
New York	341	253	307	3.8	2.7	3.2
North Carolina	266	238	260	5.8	5.0	5.4
North Dakota	23	19	20	5.6	4.3	4.7
Ohio	253	242	250	4.7	4.4	4.5
Oklahoma	84	85	102	5.1	5.0	6.1
Oregon	90	91	104	4.8	4.6	5.2
Pennsylvania	217	216	229	3.8	3.6	3.8
Rhode Island	21	21	23	4.4	4.2	4.6
South Carolina	104	112	134	4.8	5.0	6.0
South Dakota	22	16	19	5.0	3.6	4.1
Tennessee	171	168	181	5.5	5.2	5.6
Texas	582	578	722	4.6	4.3	5.4
Utah	77	79	101	4.8	4.7	6.0
Vermont	22	16	23	7.6	5.2	7.6
Virginia	184	169	188	4.6	4.1	4.6
Washington	125	131	140	3.7	3.7	4.0
West Virginia	37	36	39	5.4	5.1	5.5
Wisconsin	132	107	125	4.5	3.6	4.2
Wyoming	19	17	26	6.8	5.9	8.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,141	4,665	5,122	3.5	3.1	3.4
Alabama	74	77	87	3.6	3.7	4.2
Alaska	20	12	22	6.0	3.5	6.6
Arizona	106	127	119	3.6	4.2	3.9
Arkansas	54	46	56	4.2	3.5	4.2
California	513	465	460	3.0	2.7	2.6
Colorado	130	99	107	4.7	3.4	3.7
Connecticut	44	47	43	2.7	2.9	2.6
Delaware	17	15	17	3.8	3.2	3.7
District of Columbia	14	17	19	1.9	2.2	2.5
Florida	308	306	332	3.4	3.3	3.5
Georgia	236	218	221	5.1	4.6	4.6
Hawaii	19	17	19	3.2	2.8	3.1
Idaho	39	30	39	4.9	3.6	4.7
Illinois	226	155	171	3.9	2.5	2.8
Indiana	138	115	105	4.4	3.6	3.3
Iowa	58	47	51	3.8	3.0	3.3
Kansas	52	44	41	3.8	3.1	3.0
Kentucky	91	75	86	4.8	3.9	4.4
Louisiana	74	72	80	4.0	3.7	4.2
Maine	21	22	23	3.3	3.4	3.6
Maryland	69	75	89	2.6	2.7	3.3
Massachusetts	91	103	112	2.5	2.8	3.0
Michigan	178	128	114	4.2	2.9	2.6
Minnesota	92	76	82	3.2	2.6	2.8
Mississippi	50	40	52	4.4	3.5	4.5
Missouri	108	114	100	3.8	3.9	3.4
Montana	25	20	28	5.0	3.8	5.4
Nebraska	39	29	33	3.8	2.8	3.2
Nevada	52	47	53	3.7	3.2	3.6
New Hampshire	23	23	23	3.4	3.4	3.4
New Jersey	113	105	124	2.8	2.5	2.9
New Mexico	29	29	30	3.6	3.4	3.6
New York	244	187	205	2.7	2.0	2.2
North Carolina	174	164	184	3.8	3.5	3.8
North Dakota	17	14	15	4.2	3.3	3.4
Ohio	184	150	170	3.4	2.7	3.1
Oklahoma	60	61	76	3.7	3.6	4.5
Oregon	71	59	78	3.7	3.0	3.9
Pennsylvania	157	152	172	2.7	2.5	2.9
Rhode Island	15	16	16	3.1	3.1	3.2
South Carolina	75	83	94	3.5	3.7	4.2
South Dakota	17	12	14	3.7	2.7	3.0
Tennessee	126	126	129	4.0	3.9	4.0
Texas	442	441	570	3.5	3.3	4.2
Utah	58	52	79	3.6	3.1	4.7
Vermont	16	11	17	5.6	3.8	5.5
Virginia	132	128	134	3.3	3.1	3.3
Washington	102	91	101	3.0	2.6	2.8
West Virginia	28	28	29	4.1	3.9	4.1
Wisconsin	103	84	88	3.5	2.8	3.0
Wyoming	14	11	16	5.0	3.9	5.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,483	1,359	1,574	1.0	0.9	1.0
Alabama	21	23	23	1.0	1.1	1.1
Alaska	6	4	7	1.8	1.3	2.1
Arizona	24	24	28	0.8	0.8	0.9
Arkansas	15	12	17	1.2	0.9	1.3
California	156	94	164	0.9	0.5	0.9
Colorado	80	25	41	2.9	0.9	1.4
Connecticut	12	16	14	0.7	0.9	0.9
Delaware	5	4	6	1.1	0.9	1.2
District of Columbia	5	6	6	0.6	0.7	0.7
Florida	82	104	109	0.9	1.1	1.2
Georgia	44	79	84	1.0	1.7	1.7
Hawaii	5	6	6	0.8	1.0	1.0
Idaho	9	21	11	1.1	2.5	1.3
Illinois	51	57	47	0.9	0.9	0.8
Indiana	34	25	41	1.1	0.8	1.3
Iowa	16	13	16	1.0	0.9	1.0
Kansas	12	11	13	0.8	0.8	0.9
Kentucky	24	20	22	1.3	1.0	1.1
Louisiana	19	20	24	1.0	1.0	1.2
Maine	8	7	7	1.3	1.0	1.1
Maryland	21	22	28	0.8	0.8	1.0
Massachusetts	51	24	37	1.4	0.6	1.0
Michigan	45	28	29	1.1	0.7	0.7
Minnesota	24	26	28	0.8	0.9	1.0
Mississippi	14	17	19	1.3	1.5	1.6
Missouri	28	16	24	1.0	0.6	0.8
Montana	7	7	8	1.4	1.3	1.5
Nebraska	9	9	9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Nevada	16	15	16	1.1	1.0	1.1
New Hampshire	11	7	9	1.6	1.1	1.3
New Jersey	47	48	36	1.2	1.1	0.8
New Mexico	10	9	8	1.3	1.0	1.0
New York	80	44	81	0.9	0.5	0.8
North Carolina	83	64	49	1.8	1.3	1.0
North Dakota	4	4	5	1.1	0.9	1.1
Ohio	53	83	69	1.0	1.5	1.2
Oklahoma	19	20	20	1.2	1.2	1.2
Oregon	17	16	19	0.9	0.8	1.0
Pennsylvania	41	51	46	0.7	0.8	0.8
Rhode Island	5	4	6	1.1	0.8	1.1
South Carolina	23	22	29	1.1	1.0	1.3
South Dakota	4	3	4	0.9	0.7	0.9
Tennessee	32	36	43	1.0	1.1	1.3
Texas	98	110	126	0.8	0.8	0.9
Utah	15	13	17	0.9	0.8	1.0
Vermont	5	3	5	1.6	1.1	1.5
Virginia	43	32	43	1.1	0.8	1.1
Washington	19	25	29	0.6	0.7	0.8
West Virginia	7	7	8	1.0	0.9	1.1
Wisconsin	22	21	29	0.7	0.7	1.0
Wyoming	4	4	9	1.6	1.4	3.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary