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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release


For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, January 21, 2022	USDL-22-0080
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		    STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2021

Job openings rates decreased in 16 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 31 states and 
the District of Columbia on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 
states and the District of Columbia. Total separations rates increased in 13 states, decreased in 1 state, 
and were little changed in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings rate 
decreased in November; the hires and total separations rates were little changed. (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 November, job openings rates decreased in 16 states and increased in 3 states. The largest decreases 
in job openings rates occurred in Minnesota (-2.0 percentage points), Michigan (-1.4 points), and 
Louisiana and South Dakota (-1.2 points each). The increases in job openings rates occurred in New 
Hampshire (+ 0.8 percentage point), New York (+0.7 point), and Connecticut (+0.5 point). The national 
job openings rate decreased over the month (-0.4 point). (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 15 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of 
November. The largest decreases occurred in Florida (-82,000), Michigan (-67,000), and Minnesota  
(-66,000). The increases in the job openings level occurred in New York (+71,000), Connecticut 
(+8,000), and New Hampshire (+6,000). Nationally, the number of job openings decreased (-529,000). 
(See table A.)

Hires

In November, hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. The largest increases in hires 
rates occurred in Idaho (+1.0 percentage point), Nebraska (+0.8 point), and Colorado (+0.7 point). The 
hires rates decreased in Massachusetts and Ohio (-0.5 percentage point each). The national hires rate 
was little changed. (See table B.)
The number of hires increased in 4 states and decreased in 1 state in November. The increases occurred 
in Illinois (+36,000), Colorado (+19,000), and Idaho and Nebraska (+8,000 each). The decrease 
occurred in Massachusetts (-19,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In November, total separations rates increased in 13 states and decreased in 1 state. The largest 
increases occurred in New Hampshire (+2.1 percentage points), and Maine and Vermont (+1.3 points 
each). The total separations rate decreased in Pennsylvania (-0.4 percentage point). The national total 
separations rate was little changed over the month. (See table C.)

The number of total separations increased in 14 states in November. The largest increases occurred in 
Georgia (+57,000), Illinois (+47,000), and New York (+32,000). Nationally, the number of total 
separations increased (+382,000). (See table C.)
 
Quits

In November, quits rates increased in 22 states and decreased in 2 states. The largest increases in quits 
rates occurred in New Hampshire (+1.6 percentage points) and Georgia, Kentucky, and North Dakota 
(+1.2 points each). The quits rate decreased in Colorado (-0.5 percentage point) and Pennsylvania (-0.3 
point). Over the month, the national quits rate increased (+0.2 percentage point). (See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 21 states and decreased in 2 states in November. The largest increases 
in the quits level occurred in Georgia (+53,000), Illinois (+42,000), and New York (+36,000). The quits 
level decreased in Pennsylvania (-17,000) and Colorado (-15,000). Nationally, the number of quits 
increased over the month (+370,000). (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In November, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest 
increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Montana and Wyoming (+0.7 percentage point 
each), and Iowa (+0.4 point). The decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in North Dakota  
(-0.8 percentage point), West Virginia (-0.7 point), and Kentucky (-0.3 point). The national layoffs and 
discharges rate was unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states in November. The 
largest increases in layoffs and discharges were in Texas (+30,000), Iowa (+7,000), and Montana 
(+3,000). The decreases in layoffs and discharges levels were in West Virginia (-5,000) and North 
Dakota (-3,000). 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 December 2021 are scheduled 
to be released on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).



Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Oct 2021 to Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|11,091  |10,562  |     -529       |   7.0  |   6.6  |     -0.4        
Alabama................|   157  |   146  |      -11       |   7.1  |   6.6  |     -0.5
Connecticut............|   104  |   112  |        8       |   6.0  |   6.5  |      0.5
Florida................|   713  |   631  |      -82       |   7.4  |   6.6  |     -0.8
Georgia................|   412  |   379  |      -33       |   8.2  |   7.6  |     -0.6
Illinois...............|   427  |   379  |      -48       |   6.8  |   6.1  |     -0.7
Iowa...................|   118  |   104  |      -14       |   7.1  |   6.3  |     -0.8
Kentucky...............|   149  |   137  |      -12       |   7.3  |   6.8  |     -0.5
Louisiana..............|   156  |   131  |      -25       |   7.8  |   6.6  |     -1.2
Maryland...............|   224  |   198  |      -26       |   7.7  |   6.8  |     -0.9
Massachusetts..........|   302  |   290  |      -12*      |   7.9  |   7.5  |     -0.4
Michigan...............|   397  |   330  |      -67       |   8.6  |   7.2  |     -1.4
Minnesota..............|   255  |   189  |      -66       |   8.1  |   6.1  |     -2.0
Mississippi............|    87  |    81  |       -6*      |   7.1  |   6.6  |     -0.5
Missouri...............|   244  |   221  |      -23       |   7.9  |   7.2  |     -0.7
New Hampshire..........|    51  |    57  |        6       |   7.1  |   7.9  |      0.8
New Mexico.............|    68  |    60  |       -8       |   7.7  |   6.8  |     -0.9
New York...............|   565  |   636  |       71       |   5.9  |   6.6  |      0.7
Oklahoma...............|   124  |   114  |      -10       |   7.0  |   6.5  |     -0.5
South Carolina.........|   182  |   170  |      -12       |   7.8  |   7.3  |     -0.5*
South Dakota...........|    37  |    31  |       -6       |   7.8  |   6.6  |     -1.2
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Oct 2021 to Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,506  | 6,697  |      191       |   4.4  |   4.5  |      0.1        
Colorado...............|   124  |   143  |       19       |   4.5  |   5.2  |      0.7
Idaho..................|    37  |    45  |        8       |   4.7  |   5.7  |      1.0
Illinois...............|   255  |   291  |       36       |   4.4  |   5.0  |      0.6
Massachusetts..........|   142  |   123  |      -19       |   4.0  |   3.5  |     -0.5
Nebraska...............|    37  |    45  |        8       |   3.6  |   4.4  |      0.8
Ohio...................|   224  |   201  |      -23*      |   4.2  |   3.7  |     -0.5
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Oct 2021 to Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 5,891  | 6,273  |      382       |   4.0  |   4.2  |      0.2        
Alabama................|    95  |   105  |       10*      |   4.6  |   5.1  |      0.5
Connecticut............|    56  |    77  |       21       |   3.5  |   4.7  |      1.2
Georgia................|   220  |   277  |       57       |   4.8  |   6.0  |      1.2
Illinois...............|   205  |   252  |       47       |   3.5  |   4.3  |      0.8
Iowa...................|    56  |    69  |       13       |   3.6  |   4.5  |      0.9
Kentucky...............|    86  |   103  |       17       |   4.6  |   5.4  |      0.8
Maine..................|    26  |    34  |        8       |   4.2  |   5.5  |      1.3
Minnesota..............|    93  |   110  |       17       |   3.2  |   3.8  |      0.6
New Hampshire..........|    30  |    44  |       14       |   4.5  |   6.6  |      2.1
New Jersey.............|   147  |   167  |       20       |   3.6  |   4.1  |      0.5
New York...............|   268  |   300  |       32       |   3.0  |   3.3  |      0.3*
Pennsylvania...........|   241  |   221  |      -20*      |   4.2  |   3.8  |     -0.4
Rhode Island...........|    21  |    25  |        4       |   4.4  |   5.2  |      0.8*
Vermont................|    15  |    19  |        4       |   5.1  |   6.4  |      1.3
Wisconsin..............|   109  |   123  |       14       |   3.8  |   4.3  |      0.5
Wyoming................|    13  |    16  |        3       |   4.7  |   5.8  |      1.1
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Oct 2021 to Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
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Total U.S..............| 4,157  | 4,527  |      370       |   2.8  |   3.0  |      0.2        
Alabama................|    65  |    76  |       11       |   3.2  |   3.7  |      0.5
Alaska.................|    10  |    12  |        2       |   3.2  |   3.9  |      0.7
California.............|   391  |   415  |       24*      |   2.3  |   2.5  |      0.2
Colorado...............|   111  |    96  |      -15       |   4.0  |   3.5  |     -0.5
Connecticut............|    35  |    49  |       14       |   2.2  |   3.0  |      0.8
Delaware...............|    14  |    17  |        3       |   3.1  |   3.8  |      0.7
Florida................|   270  |   301  |       31       |   3.0  |   3.4  |      0.4
Georgia................|   153  |   206  |       53       |   3.3  |   4.5  |      1.2
Illinois...............|   150  |   192  |       42       |   2.6  |   3.3  |      0.7
Indiana................|   104  |   117  |       13       |   3.4  |   3.8  |      0.4
Iowa...................|    37  |    44  |        7       |   2.4  |   2.9  |      0.5
Kentucky...............|    56  |    79  |       23       |   3.0  |   4.2  |      1.2
Maine..................|    18  |    23  |        5       |   2.9  |   3.8  |      0.9
Minnesota..............|    66  |    79  |       13       |   2.3  |   2.7  |      0.4
New Hampshire..........|    19  |    30  |       11       |   2.9  |   4.5  |      1.6
New York...............|   173  |   209  |       36       |   1.9  |   2.3  |      0.4
North Carolina.........|   160  |   181  |       21       |   3.5  |   4.0  |      0.5
North Dakota...........|    13  |    18  |        5       |   3.1  |   4.3  |      1.2
Oklahoma...............|    51  |    58  |        7       |   3.1  |   3.5  |      0.4*
Pennsylvania...........|   156  |   139  |      -17       |   2.7  |   2.4  |     -0.3
Tennessee..............|    94  |   112  |       18       |   3.0  |   3.6  |      0.6
Utah...................|    48  |    55  |        7*      |   2.9  |   3.4  |      0.5
Vermont................|    11  |    13  |        2       |   3.7  |   4.4  |      0.7
West Virginia..........|    21  |    25  |        4       |   3.0  |   3.6  |      0.6
Wisconsin..............|    78  |    97  |       19       |   2.7  |   3.4  |      0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Oct 2021 to Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Oct   |   Nov  | Over-the-month |   Oct  |   Nov  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,350  | 1,369  |       19       |   0.9  |   0.9  |      0.0        
Iowa...................|    15  |    22  |        7       |   1.0  |   1.4  |      0.4
Kentucky...............|    24  |    18  |       -6*      |   1.3  |   1.0  |     -0.3
Montana................|     6  |     9  |        3       |   1.2  |   1.9  |      0.7
North Dakota...........|     9  |     6  |       -3       |   2.2  |   1.4  |     -0.8
Texas..................|    81  |   111  |       30       |   0.6  |   0.9  |      0.3
West Virginia..........|    10  |     5  |       -5       |   1.4  |   0.7  |     -0.7
Wyoming................|     3  |     5  |        2       |   1.1  |   1.8  |      0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.




Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Nov.
2020
Aug.
2021
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021(p)
Nov.
2020
Aug.
2021
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,766 10,629 10,602 11,091 10,562 4.5 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6


Alabama

103 146 143 157 146 4.9 6.7 6.5 7.1 6.6

Alaska

22 30 30 29 30 6.7 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.8

Arizona

149 242 214 227 220 4.9 7.5 6.7 7.1 6.8

Arkansas

61 98 95 90 85 4.6 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.2

California

696 1,123 1,157 1,158 1,118 4.2 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.2

Colorado

112 210 192 214 212 4.1 7.1 6.5 7.2 7.1

Connecticut

65 103 100 104 112 4.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.5

Delaware

19 33 31 31 28 4.1 6.8 6.4 6.4 5.8

District of Columbia

31 39 39 40 40 4.1 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0

Florida

390 685 656 713 631 4.4 7.2 6.9 7.4 6.6

Georgia

257 416 417 412 379 5.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.6

Hawaii

31 33 27 53 52 5.5 5.4 4.5 8.4 8.3

Idaho

41 59 54 62 59 5.0 7.0 6.4 7.3 7.0

Illinois

242 387 436 427 379 4.1 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.1

Indiana

154 230 230 246 240 4.9 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.2

Iowa

71 98 113 118 104 4.5 6.0 6.8 7.1 6.3

Kansas

65 82 86 98 95 4.6 5.6 5.8 6.6 6.4

Kentucky

94 170 145 149 137 4.8 8.3 7.2 7.3 6.8

Louisiana

96 136 138 156 131 5.0 6.9 7.0 7.8 6.6

Maine

29 47 50 42 45 4.6 7.1 7.5 6.4 6.8

Maryland

137 212 210 224 198 5.0 7.4 7.3 7.7 6.8

Massachusetts

161 280 281 302 290 4.6 7.4 7.4 7.9 7.5

Michigan

212 364 366 397 330 4.9 8.0 8.0 8.6 7.2

Minnesota

115 190 194 255 189 4.0 6.2 6.3 8.1 6.1

Mississippi

58 87 84 87 81 4.9 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.6

Missouri

130 211 205 244 221 4.5 6.9 6.7 7.9 7.2

Montana

27 39 38 43 41 5.4 7.5 7.3 8.2 7.8

Nebraska

51 67 71 75 72 4.9 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.6

Nevada

64 119 109 112 109 4.8 8.1 7.5 7.6 7.4

New Hampshire

34 56 54 51 57 5.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 7.9

New Jersey

217 306 294 301 290 5.3 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.7

New Mexico

40 64 66 68 60 4.8 7.3 7.5 7.7 6.8

New York

354 554 553 565 636 3.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.6

North Carolina

208 360 329 344 338 4.5 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.9

North Dakota

19 29 32 33 31 4.5 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.9

Ohio

250 343 378 423 420 4.5 6.0 6.6 7.3 7.2

Oklahoma

83 101 123 124 114 4.9 5.8 6.9 7.0 6.5

Oregon

106 152 142 145 137 5.5 7.5 7.0 7.1 6.7

Pennsylvania

269 427 412 411 400 4.6 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.5

Rhode Island

23 37 38 40 38 4.7 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.3

South Carolina

121 181 182 182 170 5.4 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.3

South Dakota

22 27 34 37 31 4.9 5.8 7.2 7.8 6.6

Tennessee

145 227 227 242 232 4.6 6.8 6.8 7.2 6.9

Texas

566 887 837 901 884 4.4 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.4

Utah

73 120 110 124 117 4.5 6.9 6.4 7.1 6.7

Vermont

14 24 25 24 23 4.6 7.4 7.8 7.5 7.2

Virginia

207 303 336 288 301 5.1 7.2 7.9 6.8 7.0

Washington

148 210 224 229 221 4.3 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.0

West Virginia

46 54 60 57 55 6.4 7.2 8.0 7.6 7.4

Wisconsin

124 211 219 217 209 4.2 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.7

Wyoming

15 23 20 22 21 5.2 7.8 6.8 7.4 7.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,019 6,497 6,546 6,506 6,697 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5


Alabama

91 102 106 105 103 4.5 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.0

Alaska

19 21 21 19 20 6.2 6.9 6.9 6.1 6.5

Arizona

119 138 139 128 138 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.6

Arkansas

60 65 66 61 63 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.9

California

604 661 656 691 709 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.2

Colorado

105 140 141 124 143 4.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 5.2

Connecticut

51 60 64 60 66 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.1

Delaware

20 24 23 21 22 4.5 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.9

District of Columbia

23 22 20 21 24 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.2

Florida

348 431 420 456 472 4.1 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.3

Georgia

192 255 268 247 245 4.3 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.3

Hawaii

32 23 22 37 38 6.0 4.0 3.8 6.4 6.6

Idaho

37 44 40 37 45 4.8 5.6 5.1 4.7 5.7

Illinois

237 235 261 255 291 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.4 5.0

Indiana

133 157 150 142 144 4.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.6

Iowa

64 57 64 62 61 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.0 4.0

Kansas

51 55 49 55 58 3.8 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.2

Kentucky

96 107 100 98 105 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.6

Louisiana

100 95 94 102 99 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.3

Maine

25 26 32 28 28 4.2 4.2 5.2 4.6 4.6

Maryland

127 104 104 99 103 4.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8

Massachusetts

107 127 145 142 123 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.5

Michigan

201 220 198 201 196 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.6

Minnesota

93 97 89 98 111 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.8

Mississippi

55 57 66 58 61 4.9 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.3

Missouri

115 123 121 116 118 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1

Montana

23 27 28 25 28 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.2 5.8

Nebraska

47 45 40 37 45 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.6 4.4

Nevada

61 98 85 78 71 4.8 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.2

New Hampshire

26 30 32 34 34 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.1

New Jersey

180 167 177 167 159 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.9

New Mexico

31 40 41 37 39 3.9 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.7

New York

297 337 321 321 333 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7

North Carolina

199 235 234 222 238 4.5 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.2

North Dakota

17 24 20 20 20 4.2 5.8 4.8 4.8 4.7

Ohio

224 208 232 224 201 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.7

Oklahoma

68 73 78 84 81 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.9

Oregon

81 96 88 86 89 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.7

Pennsylvania

218 189 222 242 245 3.9 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.2

Rhode Island

21 22 24 25 24 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.0

South Carolina

108 116 111 117 126 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.8

South Dakota

19 19 20 18 19 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.1 4.3

Tennessee

136 157 152 161 166 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.3

Texas

631 600 605 594 628 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.8

Utah

64 75 71 73 78 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8

Vermont

12 14 15 14 14 4.2 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.7

Virginia

171 184 182 153 161 4.4 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.1

Washington

119 139 138 138 144 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2

West Virginia

33 31 35 36 35 4.9 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.1

Wisconsin

116 107 120 120 119 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1

Wyoming

13 16 15 14 15 4.8 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,744 6,032 6,147 5,891 6,273 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.2


Alabama

78 90 102 95 105 3.9 4.4 5.0 4.6 5.1

Alaska

15 19 18 14 16 4.9 6.2 5.9 4.5 5.2

Arizona

119 124 123 116 131 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.4

Arkansas

54 55 63 60 61 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.8

California

561 577 561 568 565 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Colorado

161 172 142 155 146 6.1 6.3 5.2 5.6 5.3

Connecticut

72 50 63 56 77 4.6 3.1 3.9 3.5 4.7

Delaware

19 21 20 20 22 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.9

District of Columbia

21 19 22 23 24 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.2

Florida

327 395 383 380 407 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5

Georgia

195 254 264 220 277 4.4 5.6 5.8 4.8 6.0

Hawaii

20 28 54 24 24 3.8 4.9 9.4 4.2 4.2

Idaho

39 44 39 39 40 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.1

Illinois

262 259 265 205 252 4.6 4.5 4.6 3.5 4.3

Indiana

122 148 133 132 146 4.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.7

Iowa

61 73 62 56 69 4.0 4.8 4.0 3.6 4.5

Kansas

50 60 51 56 61 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.4

Kentucky

96 108 93 86 103 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.6 5.4

Louisiana

84 75 97 87 95 4.6 4.1 5.3 4.7 5.1

Maine

25 27 26 26 34 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.2 5.5

Maryland

82 92 102 96 106 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.9

Massachusetts

110 139 152 125 133 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.5 3.7

Michigan

220 201 203 191 180 5.4 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.2

Minnesota

106 108 107 93 110 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.8

Mississippi

55 53 59 56 57 4.9 4.7 5.2 4.9 5.0

Missouri

105 127 120 114 118 3.8 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.1

Montana

29 25 28 26 29 6.1 5.2 5.8 5.4 6.0

Nebraska

40 45 43 42 43 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2

Nevada

81 72 80 69 68 6.4 5.4 5.9 5.1 5.0

New Hampshire

26 28 35 30 44 4.0 4.2 5.3 4.5 6.6

New Jersey

187 150 154 147 167 4.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.1

New Mexico

46 41 33 34 37 5.9 5.1 4.1 4.2 4.5

New York

256 271 268 268 300 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3

North Carolina

203 232 223 233 237 4.6 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.2

North Dakota

22 21 21 23 25 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.9

Ohio

203 216 244 203 203 3.8 4.0 4.6 3.8 3.8

Oklahoma

62 72 73 72 80 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.8

Oregon

87 84 86 82 92 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.8

Pennsylvania

197 192 187 241 221 3.5 3.3 3.3 4.2 3.8

Rhode Island

19 19 23 21 25 4.1 4.0 4.8 4.4 5.2

South Carolina

97 88 99 110 103 4.6 4.1 4.6 5.1 4.8

South Dakota

18 21 18 18 19 4.2 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.3

Tennessee

124 147 139 133 143 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.6

Texas

501 480 554 540 553 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.3

Utah

60 64 75 68 74 3.8 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.5

Vermont

14 13 15 15 19 4.9 4.4 5.1 5.1 6.4

Virginia

147 157 147 145 143 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6

Washington

120 111 115 122 118 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.4

West Virginia

31 32 36 33 32 4.6 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.6

Wisconsin

98 122 115 109 123 3.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.3

Wyoming

17 16 13 13 16 6.2 5.9 4.7 4.7 5.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,296 4,270 4,362 4,157 4,527 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0


Alabama

53 62 69 65 76 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.7

Alaska

7 12 11 10 12 2.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.9

Arizona

78 87 91 87 97 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.2

Arkansas

37 40 44 40 45 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.5

California

280 403 400 391 415 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5

Colorado

66 94 106 111 96 2.5 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.5

Connecticut

29 36 43 35 49 1.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 3.0

Delaware

13 14 14 14 17 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8

District of Columbia

14 13 15 15 18 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.4

Florida

230 269 277 270 301 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.4

Georgia

130 195 185 153 206 2.9 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.5

Hawaii

11 19 38 17 16 2.1 3.3 6.6 2.9 2.8

Idaho

20 30 30 28 28 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6

Illinois

125 197 189 150 192 2.2 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.3

Indiana

77 113 101 104 117 2.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.8

Iowa

32 53 39 37 44 2.1 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.9

Kansas

31 43 35 41 45 2.3 3.1 2.5 3.0 3.2

Kentucky

60 83 63 56 79 3.2 4.4 3.3 3.0 4.2

Louisiana

56 55 71 63 68 3.1 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.6

Maine

14 18 20 18 23 2.3 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.8

Maryland

51 66 64 66 73 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7

Massachusetts

60 89 90 84 89 1.8 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5

Michigan

100 137 129 125 132 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1

Minnesota

54 74 67 66 79 1.9 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.7

Mississippi

35 38 43 40 43 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.8

Missouri

63 94 91 86 90 2.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1

Montana

14 16 21 18 19 2.9 3.3 4.4 3.7 3.9

Nebraska

25 33 30 29 30 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9

Nevada

38 46 57 49 45 3.0 3.4 4.2 3.6 3.3

New Hampshire

14 18 25 19 30 2.2 2.7 3.8 2.9 4.5

New Jersey

85 106 94 101 102 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.5

New Mexico

18 25 23 22 25 2.3 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.0

New York

131 197 184 173 209 1.5 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.3

North Carolina

132 151 156 160 181 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.0

North Dakota

11 13 13 13 18 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.3

Ohio

123 158 156 147 141 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6

Oklahoma

41 51 54 51 58 2.5 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.5

Oregon

39 55 67 58 59 2.1 2.9 3.6 3.1 3.1

Pennsylvania

116 133 135 156 139 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4

Rhode Island

10 12 16 14 16 2.2 2.5 3.3 2.9 3.3

South Carolina

73 61 69 80 79 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.7

South Dakota

9 15 12 13 13 2.1 3.4 2.7 3.0 3.0

Tennessee

85 104 99 94 112 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.6

Texas

324 370 440 429 411 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.2

Utah

37 42 57 48 55 2.4 2.6 3.5 2.9 3.4

Vermont

8 8 9 11 13 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.4

Virginia

93 111 115 105 106 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.7

Washington

62 82 81 88 84 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4

West Virginia

20 23 26 21 25 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.0 3.6

Wisconsin

58 95 88 78 97 2.1 3.3 3.1 2.7 3.4

Wyoming

7 9 9 10 10 2.6 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

2,123 1,385 1,396 1,350 1,369 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9


Alabama

23 17 26 23 23 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.1

Alaska

7 5 5 3 4 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.3

Arizona

31 27 21 24 26 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9

Arkansas

14 12 15 14 12 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9

California

239 129 121 129 115 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7

Colorado

83 72 24 35 37 3.1 2.6 0.9 1.3 1.3

Connecticut

40 8 15 18 22 2.5 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.4

Delaware

5 5 4 5 4 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9

District of Columbia

6 5 5 6 5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

Florida

84 97 86 90 95 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1

Georgia

56 42 60 53 54 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.2

Hawaii

7 8 12 6 6 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.0 1.0

Idaho

16 11 7 9 10 2.1 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.3

Illinois

126 52 58 48 48 2.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8

Indiana

38 28 26 22 22 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7

Iowa

24 15 19 15 22 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.4

Kansas

16 12 12 11 13 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9

Kentucky

32 20 25 24 18 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.0

Louisiana

23 15 21 18 21 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.1

Maine

10 6 4 6 8 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3

Maryland

26 20 31 22 28 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.8 1.0

Massachusetts

43 41 50 31 30 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.8

Michigan

111 51 63 50 40 2.7 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.9

Minnesota

47 27 25 21 24 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8

Mississippi

17 11 12 13 11 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0

Missouri

35 27 24 23 19 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7

Montana

13 7 6 6 9 2.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.9

Nebraska

13 9 10 9 10 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0

Nevada

32 22 19 17 18 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.3

New Hampshire

10 7 8 9 11 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7

New Jersey

93 34 51 38 47 2.4 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.2

New Mexico

26 13 8 8 10 3.3 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2

New York

101 58 65 78 71 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8

North Carolina

60 70 55 50 42 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.9

North Dakota

10 6 6 9 6 2.5 1.4 1.4 2.2 1.4

Ohio

70 47 78 46 50 1.3 0.9 1.5 0.9 0.9

Oklahoma

17 15 15 14 16 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0

Oregon

44 24 11 20 27 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.4

Pennsylvania

70 42 39 72 70 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2

Rhode Island

8 6 6 6 6 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2

South Carolina

21 20 24 24 19 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9

South Dakota

7 5 4 4 5 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1

Tennessee

35 30 30 30 25 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8

Texas

160 91 88 81 111 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9

Utah

20 17 13 16 15 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9

Vermont

5 3 5 4 4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.4

Virginia

48 38 28 30 29 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7

Washington

50 23 25 25 24 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

West Virginia

9 7 7 10 5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.7

Wisconsin

31 21 19 24 19 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

Wyoming

9 6 3 3 5 3.3 2.2 1.1 1.1 1.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,311 11,528 9,912 4.2 7.2 6.2


Alabama

92 162 132 4.4 7.3 6.0

Alaska

14 24 22 4.6 7.2 7.0

Arizona

136 243 199 4.5 7.5 6.1

Arkansas

55 92 78 4.2 6.7 5.7

California

640 1,247 1,053 3.8 6.9 5.8

Colorado

93 212 187 3.4 7.1 6.3

Connecticut

60 106 106 3.6 6.1 6.1

Delaware

17 33 24 3.8 6.7 5.0

District of Columbia

27 44 36 3.6 5.4 4.6

Florida

387 742 621 4.3 7.7 6.4

Georgia

242 425 359 5.1 8.4 7.1

Hawaii

32 59 55 5.7 9.3 8.7

Idaho

36 62 53 4.4 7.3 6.2

Illinois

229 457 353 3.9 7.2 5.6

Indiana

145 248 227 4.5 7.4 6.8

Iowa

63 128 95 4.0 7.6 5.7

Kansas

62 104 90 4.3 6.9 6.0

Kentucky

93 151 131 4.7 7.4 6.4

Louisiana

85 165 118 4.4 8.1 5.9

Maine

26 42 41 4.2 6.3 6.3

Maryland

125 241 174 4.5 8.2 6.0

Massachusetts

154 319 280 4.4 8.2 7.2

Michigan

201 395 313 4.6 8.5 6.8

Minnesota

110 259 179 3.8 8.2 5.8

Mississippi

52 90 73 4.4 7.3 5.9

Missouri

120 245 210 4.1 7.8 6.8

Montana

22 42 35 4.4 7.9 6.7

Nebraska

51 80 71 4.9 7.2 6.5

Nevada

59 121 101 4.4 8.1 6.8

New Hampshire

32 48 54 4.7 6.8 7.4

New Jersey

213 309 280 5.2 7.1 6.4

New Mexico

35 72 53 4.2 8.0 6.0

New York

328 567 612 3.6 5.9 6.3

North Carolina

198 365 316 4.2 7.4 6.4

North Dakota

16 34 28 3.8 7.5 6.2

Ohio

236 437 411 4.2 7.5 7.0

Oklahoma

71 133 100 4.2 7.4 5.7

Oregon

99 152 122 5.1 7.4 6.0

Pennsylvania

255 428 372 4.3 6.8 6.0

Rhode Island

21 40 35 4.2 7.6 6.7

South Carolina

108 194 153 4.8 8.2 6.6

South Dakota

20 36 29 4.3 7.7 6.1

Tennessee

135 249 218 4.2 7.4 6.5

Texas

548 950 847 4.2 6.8 6.1

Utah

62 128 103 3.8 7.3 5.9

Vermont

13 24 21 4.1 7.3 6.5

Virginia

194 298 286 4.7 7.0 6.7

Washington

128 226 197 3.8 6.1 5.4

West Virginia

40 58 47 5.5 7.6 6.3

Wisconsin

120 220 197 4.1 7.0 6.3

Wyoming

11 20 17 4.0 6.8 5.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,563 6,889 6,245 3.9 4.6 4.2


Alabama

84 110 94 4.1 5.3 4.6

Alaska

12 14 13 4.1 4.7 4.3

Arizona

113 142 134 3.9 4.7 4.4

Arkansas

51 64 53 4.1 5.0 4.1

California

577 792 704 3.6 4.7 4.1

Colorado

90 122 127 3.4 4.4 4.6

Connecticut

50 61 62 3.1 3.7 3.8

Delaware

18 23 19 4.0 5.0 4.1

District of Columbia

18 24 21 2.5 3.1 2.7

Florida

354 506 481 4.1 5.7 5.3

Georgia

183 258 223 4.1 5.6 4.8

Hawaii

32 38 38 6.0 6.6 6.6

Idaho

32 38 40 4.1 4.8 5.1

Illinois

220 272 283 3.9 4.6 4.8

Indiana

133 140 140 4.4 4.5 4.5

Iowa

55 64 51 3.6 4.1 3.3

Kansas

45 57 53 3.3 4.0 3.8

Kentucky

93 97 102 5.0 5.1 5.3

Louisiana

84 113 89 4.6 6.1 4.7

Maine

20 26 21 3.3 4.2 3.5

Maryland

119 107 95 4.5 4.0 3.5

Massachusetts

103 145 110 3.0 4.0 3.0

Michigan

186 206 173 4.5 4.8 4.0

Minnesota

79 110 102 2.8 3.8 3.5

Mississippi

52 61 57 4.6 5.3 4.9

Missouri

102 121 105 3.6 4.2 3.6

Montana

18 25 22 3.9 5.1 4.6

Nebraska

43 41 43 4.3 4.0 4.2

Nevada

57 84 65 4.4 6.1 4.7

New Hampshire

23 34 30 3.6 5.1 4.6

New Jersey

170 173 141 4.4 4.3 3.4

New Mexico

24 38 32 3.0 4.6 3.8

New York

271 335 301 3.1 3.7 3.3

North Carolina

166 238 205 3.7 5.2 4.4

North Dakota

15 20 17 3.7 4.8 4.1

Ohio

232 226 204 4.3 4.2 3.7

Oklahoma

61 91 72 3.7 5.5 4.3

Oregon

76 87 82 4.1 4.6 4.3

Pennsylvania

192 253 223 3.4 4.3 3.8

Rhode Island

18 27 20 3.9 5.5 4.1

South Carolina

98 127 120 4.6 5.9 5.5

South Dakota

16 18 16 3.6 4.0 3.6

Tennessee

128 172 157 4.2 5.5 5.0

Texas

574 616 595 4.6 4.7 4.5

Utah

57 78 76 3.7 4.8 4.6

Vermont

10 14 12 3.5 4.7 3.9

Virginia

168 181 146 4.3 4.6 3.6

Washington

94 132 122 2.9 3.8 3.5

West Virginia

29 38 30 4.2 5.4 4.2

Wisconsin

109 118 113 3.8 4.1 3.9

Wyoming

9 12 11 3.5 4.4 4.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,116 6,029 5,745 3.6 4.0 3.8


Alabama

69 94 97 3.4 4.6 4.7

Alaska

20 21 23 6.8 6.8 7.6

Arizona

101 111 117 3.5 3.7 3.8

Arkansas

47 62 54 3.7 4.8 4.2

California

503 584 524 3.1 3.5 3.1

Colorado

133 165 123 5.0 6.0 4.4

Connecticut

65 57 74 4.1 3.5 4.5

Delaware

18 22 20 4.0 4.8 4.5

District of Columbia

17 25 20 2.3 3.2 2.6

Florida

272 376 366 3.2 4.2 4.0

Georgia

160 221 242 3.6 4.8 5.2

Hawaii

13 22 17 2.5 3.8 2.9

Idaho

37 45 39 4.8 5.7 4.9

Illinois

255 216 242 4.5 3.7 4.1

Indiana

108 129 131 3.5 4.1 4.2

Iowa

51 60 62 3.4 3.8 4.0

Kansas

42 55 54 3.1 3.9 3.9

Kentucky

89 93 95 4.7 4.9 5.0

Louisiana

71 84 83 3.9 4.5 4.4

Maine

30 28 41 5.0 4.5 6.8

Maryland

66 98 93 2.5 3.6 3.4

Massachusetts

99 128 125 2.9 3.6 3.5

Michigan

199 195 155 4.8 4.6 3.6

Minnesota

110 90 115 4.0 3.1 4.0

Mississippi

45 54 48 4.0 4.7 4.2

Missouri

97 110 105 3.5 3.8 3.6

Montana

28 30 30 5.9 6.2 6.2

Nebraska

36 44 39 3.6 4.3 3.8

Nevada

73 69 59 5.7 5.0 4.3

New Hampshire

27 29 47 4.1 4.3 7.0

New Jersey

171 158 157 4.4 3.9 3.8

New Mexico

41 33 33 5.2 4.0 4.0

New York

222 275 282 2.5 3.0 3.1

North Carolina

182 236 218 4.1 5.1 4.7

North Dakota

23 25 26 5.6 5.8 6.1

Ohio

188 207 184 3.5 3.8 3.4

Oklahoma

53 75 72 3.2 4.5 4.3

Oregon

80 84 87 4.3 4.4 4.5

Pennsylvania

179 229 217 3.1 3.9 3.7

Rhode Island

19 22 27 4.1 4.6 5.4

South Carolina

86 123 97 4.1 5.7 4.5

South Dakota

17 20 19 4.0 4.6 4.2

Tennessee

104 134 122 3.4 4.3 3.9

Texas

423 545 482 3.4 4.2 3.7

Utah

52 70 69 3.3 4.3 4.2

Vermont

15 14 21 5.0 4.6 6.9

Virginia

132 151 123 3.4 3.8 3.1

Washington

104 145 102 3.2 4.2 2.9

West Virginia

30 36 31 4.3 5.2 4.4

Wisconsin

95 112 118 3.3 3.9 4.1

Wyoming

20 17 20 7.3 6.2 7.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

2,758 4,282 4,044 1.9 2.9 2.7


Alabama

43 65 68 2.1 3.2 3.3

Alaska

9 13 16 3.2 4.4 5.2

Arizona

68 84 91 2.3 2.8 3.0

Arkansas

30 42 40 2.4 3.2 3.1

California

238 409 385 1.5 2.4 2.3

Colorado

50 122 84 1.9 4.4 3.0

Connecticut

23 37 44 1.4 2.3 2.6

Delaware

11 15 16 2.6 3.4 3.4

District of Columbia

11 17 15 1.5 2.2 2.0

Florida

194 267 268 2.3 3.0 3.0

Georgia

103 149 180 2.3 3.2 3.9

Hawaii

7 16 12 1.3 2.8 2.0

Idaho

17 33 26 2.2 4.1 3.2

Illinois

110 162 177 1.9 2.7 3.0

Indiana

62 102 103 2.0 3.3 3.3

Iowa

26 38 37 1.7 2.5 2.4

Kansas

25 41 40 1.8 2.9 2.9

Kentucky

52 61 72 2.8 3.2 3.8

Louisiana

47 62 61 2.6 3.3 3.2

Maine

14 20 24 2.3 3.2 4.0

Maryland

41 68 64 1.6 2.5 2.3

Massachusetts

50 88 80 1.5 2.4 2.2

Michigan

87 130 117 2.1 3.0 2.7

Minnesota

47 66 72 1.7 2.3 2.5

Mississippi

27 39 36 2.4 3.4 3.1

Missouri

53 84 79 1.9 2.9 2.7

Montana

12 21 19 2.6 4.3 3.9

Nebraska

21 31 26 2.1 3.0 2.5

Nevada

32 48 39 2.5 3.5 2.8

New Hampshire

12 19 28 1.9 2.8 4.2

New Jersey

77 108 93 2.0 2.7 2.3

New Mexico

14 22 23 1.8 2.7 2.7

New York

103 166 186 1.2 1.8 2.0

North Carolina

114 169 167 2.5 3.7 3.6

North Dakota

11 14 17 2.6 3.2 4.0

Ohio

104 149 117 1.9 2.8 2.1

Oklahoma

33 53 50 2.0 3.2 3.0

Oregon

32 61 54 1.8 3.2 2.8

Pennsylvania

91 153 119 1.6 2.6 2.0

Rhode Island

9 15 16 1.8 3.1 3.2

South Carolina

63 90 76 3.0 4.2 3.5

South Dakota

9 14 12 2.0 3.1 2.8

Tennessee

64 96 95 2.1 3.1 3.0

Texas

271 441 357 2.2 3.4 2.7

Utah

28 47 50 1.8 2.9 3.0

Vermont

7 10 13 2.4 3.3 4.2

Virginia

81 111 92 2.1 2.8 2.3

Washington

46 104 70 1.4 3.0 2.0

West Virginia

18 23 23 2.6 3.3 3.3

Wisconsin

50 78 89 1.8 2.7 3.1

Wyoming

8 12 13 3.0 4.4 4.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

2,102 1,373 1,389 1.5 0.9 0.9


Alabama

22 22 24 1.1 1.1 1.2

Alaska

10 6 6 3.3 1.9 2.0

Arizona

27 23 21 0.9 0.7 0.7

Arkansas

14 15 11 1.1 1.2 0.8

California

230 126 114 1.4 0.7 0.7

Colorado

74 36 29 2.8 1.3 1.0

Connecticut

40 17 24 2.5 1.0 1.4

Delaware

5 5 4 1.2 1.1 0.8

District of Columbia

5 6 4 0.7 0.7 0.5

Florida

65 90 89 0.8 1.0 1.0

Georgia

49 59 47 1.1 1.3 1.0

Hawaii

6 5 4 1.1 0.8 0.7

Idaho

17 11 11 2.2 1.4 1.3

Illinois

135 49 54 2.4 0.8 0.9

Indiana

40 22 24 1.3 0.7 0.8

Iowa

22 17 22 1.5 1.1 1.4

Kansas

15 10 11 1.1 0.7 0.8

Kentucky

33 27 19 1.8 1.4 1.0

Louisiana

20 17 18 1.1 0.9 0.9

Maine

15 7 14 2.4 1.1 2.3

Maryland

21 22 24 0.8 0.8 0.9

Massachusetts

45 31 32 1.3 0.9 0.9

Michigan

105 49 34 2.5 1.1 0.8

Minnesota

59 19 38 2.1 0.7 1.3

Mississippi

16 12 10 1.4 1.0 0.8

Missouri

41 21 20 1.5 0.7 0.7

Montana

14 8 9 3.0 1.6 1.9

Nebraska

13 10 11 1.3 0.9 1.1

Nevada

32 18 16 2.5 1.3 1.2

New Hampshire

13 8 16 2.0 1.2 2.4

New Jersey

89 41 49 2.3 1.0 1.2

New Mexico

25 8 8 3.1 1.0 1.0

New York

100 94 78 1.1 1.0 0.9

North Carolina

60 46 38 1.3 1.0 0.8

North Dakota

11 10 8 2.8 2.3 1.8

Ohio

77 48 57 1.4 0.9 1.0

Oklahoma

17 16 16 1.1 1.0 1.0

Oregon

44 19 28 2.4 1.0 1.5

Pennsylvania

82 64 93 1.4 1.1 1.6

Rhode Island

10 6 9 2.0 1.2 1.8

South Carolina

20 25 18 0.9 1.1 0.8

South Dakota

8 5 6 1.8 1.1 1.3

Tennessee

37 29 22 1.2 0.9 0.7

Texas

136 72 92 1.1 0.6 0.7

Utah

21 18 16 1.3 1.1 1.0

Vermont

7 3 7 2.4 1.0 2.2

Virginia

46 30 26 1.2 0.8 0.6

Washington

52 32 23 1.6 0.9 0.7

West Virginia

10 11 6 1.5 1.6 0.8

Wisconsin

38 27 25 1.3 0.9 0.9

Wyoming

11 4 6 3.9 1.5 2.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: January 21, 2022