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Delaware had the highest total job separations rate in May 2023
July 31, 2023
Delaware had the highest total job separations rate in May 2023, at 5.8 percent, while Massachusetts had the lowest, at 2.8 percent. Thirty-two states had a total separations rate greater than the national rate of 3.8 percent.
Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, May 2023
Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, May 2023
State
Job openings rate
Number of job openings
Hires rate
Number of hires
Total separations rate
Number of total separations
Quits rate
Number of quits
Layoffs and discharges rate
Number of layoffs and discharges
United States
5.9
9,824,000
4.0
6,208,000
3.8
5,871,000
2.6
4,015,000
1.0
1,555,000
Alabama
6.0
138,000
4.9
105,000
4.7
101,000
3.6
77,000
0.9
20,000
Alaska
7.4
26,000
6.5
21,000
5.5
18,000
3.7
12,000
1.5
5,000
Arizona
6.2
208,000
4.9
154,000
3.9
122,000
3.0
94,000
0.7
21,000
Arkansas
6.9
101,000
4.8
65,000
4.6
63,000
3.3
45,000
1.1
15,000
California
5.3
1,005,000
2.9
524,000
2.9
525,000
1.9
347,000
0.8
147,000
Colorado
6.8
212,000
4.3
124,000
3.8
111,000
2.7
77,000
1.0
30,000
Connecticut
4.8
85,000
3.9
66,000
3.7
63,000
2.4
41,000
1.0
17,000
Delaware
6.9
36,000
4.9
24,000
5.8
28,000
4.1
20,000
1.4
7,000
District of Columbia
5.5
45,000
3.5
27,000
3.3
26,000
2.3
18,000
0.8
6,000
Florida
5.9
606,000
4.1
400,000
4.1
403,000
2.9
286,000
1.0
99,000
Georgia
7.0
368,000
4.3
212,000
4.9
240,000
3.2
158,000
1.5
73,000
Hawaii
4.8
32,000
3.3
21,000
3.3
21,000
2.2
14,000
1.0
6,000
Idaho
6.3
57,000
5.1
43,000
4.4
37,000
3.1
26,000
1.2
10,000
Illinois
6.5
429,000
4.3
263,000
3.4
209,000
2.2
134,000
1.1
67,000
Indiana
5.3
182,000
4.8
156,000
4.1
134,000
2.8
90,000
1.1
37,000
Iowa
5.9
100,000
4.0
64,000
3.6
58,000
2.3
37,000
1.1
18,000
Kansas
5.9
91,000
4.1
59,000
3.8
55,000
2.6
37,000
1.0
15,000
Kentucky
6.8
146,000
4.5
91,000
4.7
95,000
3.5
70,000
1.0
21,000
Louisiana
7.4
157,000
5.2
103,000
5.1
101,000
3.5
69,000
1.3
25,000
Maine
5.8
40,000
3.7
24,000
4.5
29,000
2.9
19,000
1.2
8,000
Maryland
6.9
204,000
4.1
111,000
4.2
115,000
2.8
77,000
1.2
33,000
Massachusetts
6.7
271,000
3.0
112,000
2.8
106,000
1.8
66,000
0.8
31,000
Michigan
5.5
256,000
3.7
166,000
3.6
162,000
2.4
105,000
1.2
52,000
Minnesota
6.6
210,000
3.9
116,000
3.3
100,000
2.4
71,000
0.8
24,000
Mississippi
6.9
87,000
4.7
55,000
5.3
62,000
3.3
39,000
1.7
20,000
Missouri
5.6
176,000
4.0
118,000
3.7
110,000
2.6
78,000
0.9
26,000
Montana
6.7
37,000
5.6
29,000
5.4
28,000
3.7
19,000
1.4
7,000
Nebraska
5.7
63,000
4.0
42,000
3.7
38,000
2.3
24,000
1.2
12,000
Nevada
6.5
107,000
4.3
66,000
4.3
66,000
3.1
47,000
1.1
17,000
New Hampshire
5.5
41,000
4.1
29,000
4.1
29,000
2.4
17,000
1.4
10,000
New Jersey
4.6
210,000
3.6
158,000
3.0
128,000
1.9
82,000
0.8
34,000
New Mexico
7.2
67,000
4.4
38,000
3.8
33,000
2.6
23,000
0.9
8,000
New York
4.3
435,000
2.9
286,000
3.0
292,000
2.0
195,000
0.9
84,000
North Carolina
7.3
388,000
4.3
209,000
4.1
199,000
2.7
134,000
1.1
54,000
North Dakota
6.5
30,000
4.8
21,000
3.9
17,000
2.8
12,000
0.9
4,000
Ohio
6.3
380,000
3.8
215,000
3.9
218,000
2.5
142,000
1.1
62,000
Oklahoma
6.9
128,000
4.5
78,000
4.1
71,000
2.9
50,000
1.0
18,000
Oregon
5.8
122,000
4.4
88,000
3.9
78,000
2.7
54,000
1.0
20,000
Pennsylvania
5.3
345,000
3.3
200,000
3.1
191,000
2.0
122,000
0.9
58,000
Rhode Island
5.4
28,000
4.2
21,000
4.5
22,000
2.6
13,000
1.4
7,000
South Carolina
7.2
178,000
4.8
111,000
4.4
102,000
3.2
73,000
1.0
23,000
South Dakota
6.3
31,000
4.1
19,000
3.9
18,000
2.6
12,000
1.3
6,000
Tennessee
6.7
239,000
4.9
161,000
4.4
147,000
3.1
103,000
1.1
38,000
Texas
5.7
846,000
4.6
635,000
4.0
552,000
3.0
412,000
0.8
118,000
Utah
5.9
109,000
4.5
78,000
4.7
82,000
3.4
58,000
1.2
21,000
Vermont
5.8
19,000
4.2
13,000
4.5
14,000
2.9
9,000
1.3
4,000
Virginia
6.9
307,000
4.0
166,000
4.1
169,000
2.9
120,000
1.0
42,000
Washington
5.0
189,000
4.2
152,000
3.4
122,000
2.3
85,000
0.8
29,000
West Virginia
7.3
55,000
4.7
33,000
4.9
34,000
3.3
23,000
1.3
9,000
Wisconsin
5.7
182,000
4.0
121,000
3.8
113,000
2.4
72,000
1.2
35,000
Wyoming
6.2
19,000
4.8
14,000
5.5
16,000
3.5
10,000
1.4
4,000
In May 2023, the job openings rate was at least 7.0 percent in the following seven states: Alaska (7.4 percent), Louisiana (7.4 percent), North Carolina (7.3 percent), West Virginia (7.3 percent), New Mexico (7.2 percent), South Carolina (7.2 percent), and Georgia (7.0 percent). New York had the lowest job openings rate in May 2023, at 4.3 percent, followed by New Jersey (4.6 percent), and Connecticut and Hawaii (4.8 percent each).
Alaska had the highest hires rate in May 2023, at 6.5 percent, while California and New York had the lowest, at 2.9 percent each. Thirty-four states had a hires rate greater than the national rate of 4.0 percent.
In May 2023, 29 states had a quits rate above the national rate of 2.6 percent. Mississippi had the highest layoffs and discharges rate in May 2023, at 1.7 percent, while Arizona had the lowest, at 0.7 percent.
United States Department of Labor
