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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release


For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, May 18, 2022	USDL-22-0903
Technical information:	(202) 691-5870  •  JoltsInfo@bls.gov  •  www.bls.gov/jlt
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			   STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MARCH 2022

Job openings rates increased in 8 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 39 states and 
the District of Columbia on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Hires rates increased in 5 states, decreased in 4 states, and were little changed in 41 states and the 
District of Columbia. Total separations rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little 
changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total 
separations rates showed little or no change in March. (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 March, job openings rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest increases in job 
openings rates occurred in Arkansas and Kentucky (+2.0 percentage points each) and in Oklahoma (+1.6 
points). The decreases in job openings rates occurred in New Hampshire (-1.3 percentage points), 
Georgia (-0.6 point), and Wisconsin (-0.5 point). The national job openings rate was little changed. (See 
table A.)

The number of job openings increased in 8 states and decreased in 4 states in March. The largest 
increases occurred in Florida (+61,000), Texas (+47,000), and Kentucky (+46,000). The largest 
decreases in the job openings level occurred in New York (-35,000), Georgia (-33,000), and Wisconsin 
(-16,000). Nationally, the number of job openings was little changed. (See table A.)

Hires

In March, hires rates increased in 5 states and decreased in 4 states. The largest increases in hires rates 
occurred in Kansas (+0.8 percentage point) and Arkansas (+0.7 point), as well as Kentucky and 
Missouri (+0.6 point each). The largest decreases in hires rates occurred in Idaho (-1.4 percentage 
points), Georgia (-1.0 point), and Washington (-0.5 point). The national hires rate was unchanged. (See 
table B.)

The number of hires increased in 4 states and decreased in 3 states in March. The largest increases 
occurred in Florida (+40,000), Kentucky (+11,000), and Kansas (+10,000). The decreases occurred in 
Texas (-53,000), Georgia (-45,000), and Idaho (-11,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little 
changed over the month. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In March, total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. The largest increases 
occurred in Florida (+1.3 percentage points), and in Arizona and South Carolina (+1.0 point each). The 
total separations rate decreased in Mississippi (-0.8 percentage point) and in Ohio (-0.6 point). The 
national total separations rate was little changed over the month. (See table C.)

The number of total separations increased in 6 states in March and decreased in 2 states. The largest 
increases occurred in Florida (+123,000), Arizona (+31,000), and Virginia (+26,000). Decreases in the 
total separations level occurred in Ohio (-28,000) and in Mississippi (-10,000). Nationally, the number 
of total separations edged up in March (+239,000). (See table C.)
 
Quits

In March, quits rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest increases in quits rates 
occurred in Arizona (+1.2 percentage points), Florida (+1.1 points), and Utah (+0.8 point). Decreases in 
the quits rate occurred in New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Ohio (-0.5 percentage point each). Over 
the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 7 states and decreased in 1 state in March. The largest increases in the 
quits level occurred in Florida (+97,000), Arizona (+36,000), and Washington (+19,000). The decrease 
in the quits level occurred in Ohio (-25,000). Nationally, the number of quits edged up over the month 
(+152,000). (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In March, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 2 states. The decreases in 
layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Mississippi (-0.6 percentage point), and in Kansas and Maryland 
(-0.4 point each). The increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Florida (+0.4 percentage 
point) and in Michigan (+0.3 point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. (See table 
E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 3 states and increased in 2 states in March. The 
decreases in layoffs and discharges were in Maryland (-9,000), Mississippi (-7,000), and Kansas  
(-5,000). The increases in layoffs and discharges were in Florida (+30,000) and in New Jersey 
(+12,000). 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 April 2022 are scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|			Upcoming Revisions to the JOLTS State Estimates					|
|													|
|State annual revisions will be released June 29, 2022. These revisions will incorporate the annual 	|
|benchmark revisions to JOLTS national estimates, the Current Employment Statistics employment 		|
|estimates, and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data. Seasonally adjusted and not 		|
|seasonally adjusted estimates will be revised from January 2017 forward.				|
|_______________________________________________________________________________________________________|


Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Feb   |   Mar  | Over-the-month |   Feb  |   Mar  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|11,344  |11,549  |      205       |   7.0  |   7.1  |      0.1        
Arkansas...............|    81  |   111  |       30       |   5.8  |   7.8  |      2.0
Florida................|   688  |   749  |       61       |   6.9  |   7.5  |      0.6
Georgia................|   435  |   402  |      -33       |   8.4  |   7.8  |     -0.6
Kentucky...............|   164  |   210  |       46       |   7.8  |   9.8  |      2.0
Maryland...............|   201  |   223  |       22       |   6.9  |   7.6  |      0.7
Mississippi............|    88  |    95  |        7       |   7.0  |   7.6  |      0.6
New Hampshire..........|    61  |    51  |      -10       |   8.3  |   7.0  |     -1.3
New York...............|   629  |   594  |      -35       |   6.3  |   6.0  |     -0.3*
North Carolina.........|   375  |   406  |       31       |   7.4  |   7.9  |      0.5
Oklahoma...............|   115  |   146  |       31       |   6.4  |   8.0  |      1.6
Texas..................|   938  |   985  |       47       |   6.6  |   6.9  |      0.3
Wisconsin..............|   234  |   218  |      -16       |   7.4  |   6.9  |     -0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Feb   |   Mar  | Over-the-month |   Feb  |   Mar  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,832  | 6,737  |      -95       |   4.5  |   4.5  |      0.0        
Arkansas...............|    62  |    71  |        9       |   4.7  |   5.4  |      0.7
Florida................|   449  |   489  |       40       |   4.9  |   5.3  |      0.4*
Georgia................|   316  |   271  |      -45       |   6.7  |   5.7  |     -1.0
Idaho..................|    50  |    39  |      -11       |   6.2  |   4.8  |     -1.4
Kansas.................|    45  |    55  |       10       |   3.2  |   4.0  |      0.8
Kentucky...............|   103  |   114  |       11       |   5.3  |   5.9  |      0.6
Michigan...............|   194  |   215  |       21*      |   4.5  |   5.0  |      0.5
Missouri...............|    94  |   109  |       15*      |   3.2  |   3.8  |      0.6
Texas..................|   661  |   608  |      -53       |   5.0  |   4.6  |     -0.4
Washington.............|   165  |   151  |      -14*      |   4.8  |   4.3  |     -0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Feb   |   Mar  | Over-the-month |   Feb  |   Mar  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,082  | 6,321  |      239       |   4.0  |   4.2  |      0.2        
Alabama................|    87  |   104  |       17       |   4.2  |   5.0  |      0.8
Arizona................|   135  |   166  |       31       |   4.5  |   5.5  |      1.0
Florida................|   402  |   525  |      123       |   4.4  |   5.7  |      1.3
Mississippi............|    70  |    60  |      -10       |   6.0  |   5.2  |     -0.8
Ohio...................|   227  |   199  |      -28       |   4.2  |   3.6  |     -0.6
South Carolina.........|   100  |   120  |       20       |   4.5  |   5.5  |      1.0
Utah...................|    66  |    80  |       14       |   4.0  |   4.8  |      0.8
Virginia...............|   141  |   167  |       26       |   3.5  |   4.2  |      0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Feb   |   Mar  | Over-the-month |   Feb  |   Mar  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 4,384  | 4,536  |      152       |   2.9  |   3.0  |      0.1        
Alabama................|    62  |    73  |       11       |   3.0  |   3.5  |      0.5
Arizona................|   101  |   137  |       36       |   3.3  |   4.5  |      1.2
Florida................|   307  |   404  |       97       |   3.3  |   4.4  |      1.1
Louisiana..............|    57  |    66  |        9       |   3.0  |   3.5  |      0.5
New Hampshire..........|    21  |    18  |       -3*      |   3.1  |   2.6  |     -0.5
North Dakota...........|    13  |    11  |       -2*      |   3.1  |   2.6  |     -0.5
Ohio...................|   175  |   150  |      -25       |   3.2  |   2.7  |     -0.5
South Carolina.........|    77  |    90  |       13       |   3.5  |   4.1  |      0.6
Utah...................|    49  |    62  |       13       |   3.0  |   3.8  |      0.8
Virginia...............|    95  |   108  |       13*      |   2.4  |   2.7  |      0.3
Washington.............|    85  |   104  |       19       |   2.5  |   3.0  |      0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Feb   |   Mar  | Over-the-month |   Feb  |   Mar  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,354  | 1,405  |       51       |   0.9  |   0.9  |      0.0        
Florida................|    69  |    99  |       30       |   0.7  |   1.1  |      0.4
Kansas.................|    14  |     9  |       -5       |   1.0  |   0.6  |     -0.4
Maryland...............|    34  |    25  |       -9       |   1.3  |   0.9  |     -0.4
Michigan...............|    28  |    37  |        9*      |   0.6  |   0.9  |      0.3
Mississippi............|    22  |    15  |       -7       |   1.9  |   1.3  |     -0.6
New Jersey.............|    40  |    52  |       12       |   1.0  |   1.2  |      0.2*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.

Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS program 
provides information on labor demand and turnover. Additional information about the JOLTS program can be found at 
www.bls.gov/jlt/. Estimates are published for job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and separations. 
The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian federal, state, and local government 
entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Industries are classified in accordance with the North American 
Industry Classification System. 

Definitions and Methodology (National/State). Shared definitions and procedures for National and State JOLTS Estimates 
can be found at: www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.tn.htm.

Data Element Definitions

Employment. Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period that 
includes the 12th day of the reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, and 
hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacation or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners of 
unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or employees on strike for the entire pay period, and employees 
on leave without pay for the entire pay period are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies, 
employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by 
the establishment where they are working. JOLTS does not publish employment estimates but uses the reported 
employment for validation of the other reported data elements.

Job Openings. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month.

A job is open only if it meets all three of these conditions: 
* A specific position exists and there is work available for that position. The position can be full-time or part-
time, and it can be permanent, short-term, or seasonal. 
* The job could start within 30 days, whether or not the employer can find a suitable candidate during that time. 
* The employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the position. Active 
recruiting means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position. It may include advertising in 
newspapers, on television, or on the radio; posting Internet notices, posting “help wanted” signs, 
networking or making “word-of-mouth” announcements; accepting applications; interviewing candidates; 
contacting employment agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, state or local employment offices, or 
similar sources.

Excluded are positions open only to internal transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from layoffs. Also 
excluded are openings for positions with start dates more than 30 days in the future, positions for which employees 
have been hired but the employees have not yet reported for work, and positions to be filled by employees of 
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is 
computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that 
quotient by 100.

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll during the entire reference month, including newly hired and 
rehired employees; full-time and part-time employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal employees; employees 
who were recalled to a job at the location following a layoff (formal suspension from pay status) lasting more than 7 
days; on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated; workers who 
were hired and separated during the month, and transfers from other locations. Excluded are transfers or promotions 
within the reporting location, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies, employee 
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by 
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Separations. Total Separations include all separations from the payroll during the entire reference month and is 
reported by type of separation:  quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits include employees who 
left voluntarily with the exception of retirements or transfers to other locations. Layoffs and discharges includes 
involuntary separations initiated by the employer including layoffs with no intent to rehire; layoffs (formal 
suspensions from pay status) lasting or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of permanent or short-term employees; 
and terminations of seasonal employees (whether or not they are expected to return the next season). Other 
separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, separations due to employee disability; and deaths. 
Excluded from other separations are transfers within the same location; employees on strike; employees of temporary 
help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The other separations component is 
not published for states due to its comparatively high error, and because it comprises less than 8% of total 
separations. The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying 
that quotient by 100. The quits and layoffs and discharges rates are computed similarly.

State Estimates Methodology

The JOLTS sample of 21,000 establishments does not directly support the production of sample based state estimates. 
However, state estimates have been produced by combining the available sample with model-based estimates. 

These estimates consist of four major estimating models; the Composite Regional model, the Synthetic model, the 
Composite Synthetic model, and the Extended Composite Synthetic model. The Composite Regional model uses JOLTS 
microdata, JOLTS regional published estimates, and Current Employment Statistics (CES) employment data. The Composite 
Synthetic model uses JOLTS microdata and Synthetic model estimates derived from monthly employment changes in 
microdata from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and JOLTS published regional data. The Extended 
Composite Synthetic extends the Composite Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite Synthetic by the 
ratio of the current Composite Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional model estimate from one year ago. 

The Extended Composite Synthetic model (and its major component—the Composite Regional model) is used to extend 
the Composite Synthetic estimates because all of the inputs required by this model are available at the time 
monthly estimate are produced. In contrast, the Composite Synthetic model (and its major component—the Synthetic 
model) can only be produced when the latest QCEW data are available. The current model uses the Extended Composite 
Synthetic model estimates to extend the Composite Synthetic model estimates during the annual JOLTS re-tabulation 
process. The extension of the Composite Synthetic model using current data-based Composite Regional model estimates 
will ensure that the Composite Synthetic model estimates reflect current economic trends. 

The Composite Regional model calculates state-level JOLTS estimates from JOLTS microdata using sample weights, and 
the adjustments for non-response (NRAF). The Composite Regional estimate is then benchmarked to CES state-supersector 
employment to produce state-supersector estimates. The JOLTS sample, by itself, cannot ensure a reasonably sized 
sample for each state-supersector cell. The small JOLTS sample results in quite a number of state-supersector cells 
that lack enough data to produce a reasonable estimate. To overcome this issue, the state-level estimates derived 
directly from the JOLTS sample are augmented using JOLTS regional estimates when the number of respondents is low 
(that is, less than 30). This approach is known as a composite estimate which leverages the small JOLTS sample 
to the greatest extent possible and supplements that with a model-based estimate. 

In this approach, the JOLTS microdata-based estimate is used, without model augmentation, in all state-supersector 
cells that have 30 or more respondents. The JOLTS regional estimate will be used, without a sample-based component, 
in all state-supersector cells that have fewer than five respondents. In all state-supersector cells with 5–30 
respondents an estimate is calculated that is a composition of a weighted estimate of the microdata-based estimate 
and a weighted estimate of the JOLTS regional estimate. The weight assigned to the JOLTS data in those cells is 
proportional the number of JOLTS respondents in the cell (weight=n/30, where n is the number of respondents). 

Benchmarking. The JOLTS State estimates utilize and leverage data from three BLS programs; JOLTS, CES, and QCEW. 
These state estimates are published as a historical series comprised of an historical annually 
revised benchmark component for the Composite Synthetic model and a current component Extended Composite Synthetic 
model which provides monthly "real-time" estimates between lagged benchmarks.

Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses X-13 ARIMA for seasonal adjustment. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology 
is used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and 
including current month data. JOLTS state seasonal adjustment includes both additive and multiplicative models 
and REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at the 
beginning and end of the series and to detect and adjust for outliers in the series. The seasonally adjusted CES 
over-the-month employment trends are applied to the seasonally adjusted JOLTS state implied employment trends 
(hires minus separations) forcing them to be approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality of the 
JOLTS data.

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. Sampling error occurs when a sample is 
surveyed rather than the entire population. There is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true 
population values they represent. The difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample 
selected. This variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted 
at the 90-percent level of confidence. That means that there is a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that 
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because 
of sampling error. Sampling error estimates are available on the JOLTS Median Standard Errors page: 
www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons including: 
the failure to include a segment of the population; the inability to obtain data from all units in the sample; 
the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a timely basis; mistakes made by respondents; 
errors made in the collection or processing of the data; and errors from the employment benchmark data used in 
estimation.

The JOLTS State variance estimates account for both sampling error and the error attributable to modeling. A small 
area domain model uses a Bayesian model to develop estimates of JOLTS State variance. The small area model uses QCEW-
based JOLTS synthetic model data to generate a Bayesian prior distribution, then updates the prior distribution using 
JOLTS microdata and sample-based variance estimates at the State and US Census Regional level to generate a Bayesian 
posterior distribution. Once the Bayesian posterior distribution has been generated, an estimate of JOLTS State variance 
estimates is made by drawing 2,500 estimates from the Bayesian posterior distribution. This Bayesian approach thus 
indirectly accounts for sampling error and directly for model error.

Other information

Detailed information the JOLTS State methodology can be found at:   

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

8,480 11,448 11,283 11,344 11,549 5.5 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.1


Alabama

110 151 144 148 147 5.2 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.6

Alaska

26 34 30 32 32 7.8 9.7 8.6 9.2 9.2

Arizona

181 241 251 241 247 5.9 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.5

Arkansas

79 92 88 81 111 5.9 6.6 6.3 5.8 7.8

California

779 1,251 1,139 1,286 1,279 4.6 6.8 6.2 6.9 6.8

Colorado

151 236 248 214 215 5.3 7.8 8.1 7.0 7.1

Connecticut

91 105 112 111 110 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.3

Delaware

24 33 40 32 34 5.1 6.8 8.1 6.6 6.9

District of Columbia

30 42 45 43 47 3.9 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.8

Florida

426 688 701 688 749 4.7 7.0 7.1 6.9 7.5

Georgia

289 419 400 435 402 6.1 8.2 7.8 8.4 7.8

Hawaii

27 59 47 51 52 4.7 9.0 7.3 7.8 8.0

Idaho

55 69 63 67 63 6.6 7.9 7.2 7.6 7.2

Illinois

317 445 476 468 468 5.2 7.0 7.4 7.3 7.2

Indiana

175 267 252 228 241 5.5 7.8 7.4 6.7 7.1

Iowa

85 124 119 113 111 5.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.6

Kansas

82 97 93 96 93 5.6 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.3

Kentucky

112 166 167 164 210 5.7 8.0 8.0 7.8 9.8

Louisiana

104 147 143 146 149 5.4 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.3

Maine

41 47 57 48 47 6.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 6.9

Maryland

200 224 212 201 223 7.1 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.6

Massachusetts

214 274 264 308 318 5.9 7.1 6.8 7.8 8.0

Michigan

261 354 359 356 339 5.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.3

Minnesota

130 230 264 232 245 4.4 7.4 8.4 7.4 7.8

Mississippi

77 89 81 88 95 6.4 7.2 6.5 7.0 7.6

Missouri

160 238 231 218 225 5.4 7.6 7.4 7.0 7.2

Montana

35 50 43 44 44 6.8 9.1 7.9 8.0 8.0

Nebraska

60 77 87 69 74 5.6 7.1 7.9 6.3 6.7

Nevada

100 112 104 115 114 7.1 7.3 6.8 7.4 7.3

New Hampshire

47 62 62 61 51 6.7 8.4 8.5 8.3 7.0

New Jersey

292 291 301 279 290 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.5

New Mexico

52 68 71 70 69 6.2 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.5

New York

406 590 592 629 594 4.4 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0

North Carolina

297 425 361 375 406 6.2 8.4 7.2 7.4 7.9

North Dakota

23 34 35 32 31 5.2 7.4 7.6 7.0 6.8

Ohio

286 412 394 410 393 5.1 7.1 6.8 7.0 6.7

Oklahoma

104 126 119 115 146 6.0 7.1 6.7 6.4 8.0

Oregon

125 156 150 158 160 6.4 7.5 7.2 7.6 7.6

Pennsylvania

385 490 499 411 411 6.4 7.7 7.9 6.5 6.5

Rhode Island

29 37 39 40 41 5.8 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.7

South Carolina

138 200 185 188 189 6.1 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.9

South Dakota

26 34 33 32 32 5.6 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7

Tennessee

190 234 272 259 252 5.9 6.9 7.9 7.5 7.3

Texas

712 923 917 938 985 5.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.9

Utah

84 134 129 125 127 5.0 7.6 7.3 7.0 7.1

Vermont

19 26 25 26 25 6.2 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7

Virginia

223 313 307 299 310 5.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.2

Washington

184 225 210 256 250 5.2 6.1 5.8 6.9 6.7

West Virginia

50 57 54 60 60 6.8 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.9

Wisconsin

178 219 245 234 218 5.9 7.0 7.8 7.4 6.9

Wyoming

19 29 22 24 22 6.5 9.3 7.2 7.8 7.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,208 6,450 6,426 6,832 6,737 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5


Alabama

92 97 102 106 103 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.0

Alaska

20 19 19 20 21 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7

Arizona

142 142 159 153 155 4.9 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.1

Arkansas

59 68 63 62 71 4.7 5.2 4.8 4.7 5.4

California

646 648 646 689 656 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8

Colorado

115 123 155 145 143 4.3 4.4 5.5 5.1 5.0

Connecticut

60 60 58 62 64 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9

Delaware

20 22 28 25 24 4.5 4.9 6.2 5.5 5.3

District of Columbia

21 22 20 25 24 2.9 2.9 2.6 3.3 3.1

Florida

311 379 397 449 489 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.9 5.3

Georgia

215 248 263 316 271 4.8 5.3 5.6 6.7 5.7

Hawaii

21 26 26 28 29 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.8

Idaho

41 40 44 50 39 5.2 5.0 5.4 6.2 4.8

Illinois

250 261 250 258 258 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3

Indiana

121 157 151 140 149 4.0 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.7

Iowa

70 64 60 57 63 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.0

Kansas

55 57 48 45 55 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.0

Kentucky

93 100 111 103 114 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.9

Louisiana

87 94 99 98 102 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.4

Maine

27 28 29 28 27 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.2

Maryland

79 107 101 115 128 3.0 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.7

Massachusetts

161 134 163 143 134 4.7 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.7

Michigan

182 208 192 194 215 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.5 5.0

Minnesota

92 107 105 110 112 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9

Mississippi

53 55 54 57 58 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.0

Missouri

118 114 97 94 109 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.8

Montana

28 27 28 29 27 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.3

Nebraska

42 43 42 37 42 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.6 4.1

Nevada

73 63 69 71 67 5.6 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.7

New Hampshire

33 30 33 32 28 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.1

New Jersey

182 138 164 166 169 4.7 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0

New Mexico

34 32 39 42 39 4.3 3.8 4.7 5.0 4.6

New York

278 337 315 336 316 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4

North Carolina

224 241 271 263 245 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.2

North Dakota

20 21 19 17 19 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.5

Ohio

213 221 219 213 221 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0

Oklahoma

69 84 81 87 93 4.2 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.6

Oregon

80 79 86 94 94 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.9

Pennsylvania

219 235 208 251 236 3.9 4.0 3.6 4.3 4.0

Rhode Island

24 22 24 24 23 5.1 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.7

South Carolina

95 119 113 125 122 4.5 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.6

South Dakota

18 20 17 18 19 4.1 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.3

Tennessee

136 158 163 170 161 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.0

Texas

547 646 549 661 608 4.4 4.9 4.2 5.0 4.6

Utah

69 68 81 81 73 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.4

Vermont

14 14 14 15 14 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7

Virginia

164 174 164 184 187 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.6 4.7

Washington

134 125 123 165 151 4.0 3.6 3.6 4.8 4.3

West Virginia

31 36 34 39 35 4.5 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.0

Wisconsin

113 125 118 122 118 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.0

Wyoming

17 14 15 17 15 6.2 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,540 6,042 6,044 6,082 6,321 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2


Alabama

79 95 95 87 104 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 5.0

Alaska

19 24 21 23 22 6.2 7.6 6.6 7.3 7.0

Arizona

131 138 162 135 166 4.5 4.6 5.4 4.5 5.5

Arkansas

54 64 55 62 58 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.4

California

480 593 667 674 694 3.0 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.0

Colorado

136 137 136 137 135 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8

Connecticut

54 50 57 58 56 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4

Delaware

21 22 20 19 21 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.6

District of Columbia

27 26 24 25 25 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3

Florida

327 433 371 402 525 3.8 4.7 4.0 4.4 5.7

Georgia

197 238 251 242 253 4.4 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.3

Hawaii

24 23 25 25 25 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2

Idaho

35 39 42 38 39 4.5 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.8

Illinois

234 223 198 236 235 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.9 3.9

Indiana

128 157 137 135 138 4.2 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.4

Iowa

55 59 66 61 56 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.6

Kansas

45 54 46 55 48 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.9 3.5

Kentucky

100 97 92 92 90 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6

Louisiana

83 89 85 82 89 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.7

Maine

23 24 24 23 25 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.9

Maryland

80 101 93 104 102 3.0 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.8

Massachusetts

118 121 113 114 115 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1

Michigan

167 197 178 152 169 4.0 4.6 4.1 3.5 3.9

Minnesota

89 109 95 100 101 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.5

Mississippi

63 57 57 70 60 5.6 4.9 4.9 6.0 5.2

Missouri

102 125 115 112 105 3.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.6

Montana

23 25 26 29 26 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.1

Nebraska

43 42 45 41 40 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.9

Nevada

65 67 69 70 68 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.7

New Hampshire

25 26 30 34 30 3.8 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.4

New Jersey

126 129 140 162 170 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.1

New Mexico

34 40 37 33 35 4.3 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.1

New York

242 267 274 288 273 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9

North Carolina

187 219 204 236 243 4.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.2

North Dakota

19 20 20 19 17 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.0

Ohio

197 221 238 227 199 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.6

Oklahoma

63 76 73 81 75 3.9 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.5

Oregon

84 84 80 82 80 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1

Pennsylvania

196 163 211 192 197 3.5 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.3

Rhode Island

19 21 19 20 20 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.1

South Carolina

94 115 100 100 120 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.5 5.5

South Dakota

17 17 18 16 18 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.0

Tennessee

144 149 165 155 149 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.7

Texas

499 517 536 526 545 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.1

Utah

68 71 72 66 80 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.8

Vermont

12 14 13 13 14 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7

Virginia

145 176 159 141 167 3.7 4.4 4.0 3.5 4.2

Washington

110 124 145 128 138 3.3 3.6 4.2 3.7 4.0

West Virginia

31 33 32 31 33 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.7

Wisconsin

104 118 99 115 109 3.7 4.1 3.4 3.9 3.7

Wyoming

15 14 15 16 16 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

3,695 4,403 4,258 4,384 4,536 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0


Alabama

55 65 69 62 73 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.5

Alaska

11 17 15 16 16 3.6 5.4 4.7 5.1 5.1

Arizona

92 104 112 101 137 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.3 4.5

Arkansas

36 43 40 45 42 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2

California

331 437 467 493 486 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8

Colorado

71 83 97 99 100 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5

Connecticut

32 38 37 39 36 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2

Delaware

13 15 15 13 15 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.3

District of Columbia

14 16 17 17 16 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1

Florida

237 335 264 307 404 2.8 3.7 2.9 3.3 4.4

Georgia

131 172 175 183 177 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7

Hawaii

13 16 19 19 19 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.2

Idaho

22 28 28 27 30 2.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7

Illinois

147 172 152 163 167 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.8

Indiana

80 112 105 107 104 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3

Iowa

36 40 42 44 40 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.6

Kansas

29 39 35 38 36 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.6

Kentucky

64 63 65 67 63 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3

Louisiana

52 64 61 57 66 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.5

Maine

14 19 16 16 16 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5

Maryland

52 67 73 61 70 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.6

Massachusetts

75 93 77 81 79 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.2

Michigan

117 149 141 118 117 2.8 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.7

Minnesota

56 80 67 76 74 2.0 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.6

Mississippi

38 41 43 41 41 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.5

Missouri

72 94 73 81 74 2.6 3.3 2.5 2.8 2.5

Montana

15 17 18 21 19 3.1 3.4 3.6 4.2 3.8

Nebraska

29 29 31 30 30 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9

Nevada

42 46 47 52 50 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.5

New Hampshire

15 19 18 21 18 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.6

New Jersey

75 95 101 107 107 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6

New Mexico

21 27 25 24 27 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.2

New York

138 183 176 188 185 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0

North Carolina

124 151 130 167 168 2.8 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.6

North Dakota

12 13 14 13 11 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.6

Ohio

126 168 152 175 150 2.4 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.7

Oklahoma

43 54 54 58 55 2.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3

Oregon

57 60 58 59 59 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0

Pennsylvania

125 131 135 128 136 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3

Rhode Island

11 15 12 13 13 2.4 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.6

South Carolina

66 75 76 77 90 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1

South Dakota

11 12 13 12 13 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9

Tennessee

95 108 116 111 100 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.1

Texas

372 395 412 403 411 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1

Utah

43 54 49 49 62 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.8

Vermont

7 10 8 9 9 2.4 3.4 2.7 3.0 3.0

Virginia

92 131 117 95 108 2.4 3.3 2.9 2.4 2.7

Washington

66 86 86 85 104 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0

West Virginia

20 24 24 22 24 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.4

Wisconsin

65 90 72 85 79 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.7

Wyoming

9 10 10 12 12 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,512 1,262 1,403 1,354 1,405 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9


Alabama

19 23 22 19 24 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2

Alaska

7 5 5 5 5 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Arizona

32 26 34 27 23 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8

Arkansas

14 16 12 14 13 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0

California

120 116 168 149 163 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9

Colorado

54 43 27 31 28 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.0

Connecticut

18 8 15 16 15 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.9

Delaware

7 6 4 4 5 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia

11 7 6 6 7 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Florida

77 76 91 69 99 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.1

Georgia

57 57 53 46 58 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2

Hawaii

9 5 4 5 5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Idaho

11 7 11 8 7 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.9

Illinois

70 43 47 62 59 1.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0

Indiana

42 36 19 24 27 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.9

Iowa

15 16 21 14 12 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8

Kansas

13 12 7 14 9 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.6

Kentucky

30 27 23 20 22 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.1

Louisiana

25 19 19 19 18 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9

Maine

8 4 6 6 7 1.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.1

Maryland

23 28 14 34 25 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.9

Massachusetts

35 21 29 27 27 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7

Michigan

41 37 30 28 37 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9

Minnesota

27 21 22 20 21 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7

Mississippi

22 12 11 22 15 2.0 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.3

Missouri

23 22 19 26 22 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8

Montana

7 5 6 6 6 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2

Nebraska

11 10 11 9 8 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8

Nevada

18 14 19 14 15 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0

New Hampshire

8 5 10 8 8 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.2 1.2

New Jersey

43 25 20 40 52 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.2

New Mexico

11 8 8 7 7 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8

New York

84 68 75 79 66 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7

North Carolina

52 53 52 57 62 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3

North Dakota

6 6 5 4 5 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.2

Ohio

61 44 76 38 38 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.7

Oklahoma

17 17 16 18 16 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0

Oregon

23 16 16 18 17 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9

Pennsylvania

57 18 65 50 46 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 0.8

Rhode Island

6 5 5 6 6 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2

South Carolina

21 35 18 18 24 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.1

South Dakota

5 4 4 3 4 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9

Tennessee

42 32 41 36 40 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.3

Texas

91 103 97 104 112 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Utah

17 10 18 14 14 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.8

Vermont

4 4 4 3 3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0

Virginia

44 32 35 37 44 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1

Washington

36 28 52 32 28 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.8

West Virginia

9 7 6 6 7 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0

Wisconsin

34 22 21 26 23 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8

Wyoming

6 3 4 3 3 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

8,286 10,853 11,352 5.5 6.8 7.0


Alabama

116 146 151 5.4 6.6 6.8

Alaska

23 31 28 7.3 9.4 8.5

Arizona

176 231 230 5.7 7.1 7.0

Arkansas

78 77 108 5.8 5.6 7.6

California

798 1,213 1,243 4.7 6.6 6.7

Colorado

160 204 211 5.7 6.8 6.9

Connecticut

89 109 105 5.4 6.3 6.0

Delaware

23 27 34 5.1 5.6 7.0

District of Columbia

29 42 46 3.9 5.3 5.7

Florida

437 685 757 4.8 6.9 7.5

Georgia

313 422 404 6.5 8.2 7.9

Hawaii

25 45 45 4.3 7.0 6.9

Idaho

55 65 60 6.6 7.5 6.9

Illinois

313 448 469 5.2 7.1 7.3

Indiana

182 219 239 5.7 6.5 7.1

Iowa

87 105 112 5.5 6.4 6.7

Kansas

81 93 93 5.6 6.3 6.3

Kentucky

118 154 211 6.0 7.5 9.9

Louisiana

108 141 155 5.6 6.9 7.5

Maine

38 46 42 6.0 7.0 6.4

Maryland

195 185 231 7.0 6.5 7.9

Massachusetts

211 305 303 5.9 7.9 7.8

Michigan

272 332 331 6.2 7.2 7.2

Minnesota

129 219 243 4.5 7.2 7.9

Mississippi

76 83 94 6.4 6.7 7.6

Missouri

165 206 231 5.6 6.7 7.4

Montana

33 38 41 6.6 7.2 7.7

Nebraska

60 66 76 5.6 6.1 6.9

Nevada

104 110 113 7.4 7.2 7.3

New Hampshire

46 60 48 6.6 8.2 6.7

New Jersey

288 268 270 7.0 6.2 6.1

New Mexico

51 64 64 6.1 7.0 7.1

New York

422 626 563 4.6 6.4 5.7

North Carolina

301 361 408 6.3 7.2 8.0

North Dakota

22 30 30 5.2 6.7 6.7

Ohio

298 401 396 5.4 7.0 6.8

Oklahoma

102 106 147 5.9 6.0 8.1

Oregon

122 149 155 6.2 7.2 7.4

Pennsylvania

380 402 389 6.3 6.5 6.2

Rhode Island

28 41 39 5.8 7.9 7.4

South Carolina

141 177 187 6.3 7.5 7.9

South Dakota

26 30 32 5.7 6.4 6.9

Tennessee

191 246 259 5.9 7.2 7.5

Texas

697 880 980 5.3 6.3 6.9

Utah

87 115 118 5.2 6.5 6.7

Vermont

17 24 22 5.5 7.5 6.9

Virginia

227 289 308 5.5 6.7 7.2

Washington

181 236 245 5.2 6.4 6.6

West Virginia

53 55 62 7.2 7.4 8.3

Wisconsin

170 224 205 5.7 7.2 6.6

Wyoming

17 21 19 5.9 7.0 6.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,632 5,652 6,148 3.9 3.8 4.1


Alabama

90 92 97 4.4 4.5 4.7

Alaska

14 16 15 4.9 5.2 5.0

Arizona

121 133 137 4.2 4.4 4.5

Arkansas

57 52 69 4.5 4.0 5.3

California

588 585 555 3.7 3.4 3.2

Colorado

113 116 134 4.3 4.1 4.7

Connecticut

55 49 61 3.5 3.0 3.7

Delaware

18 18 21 4.1 4.0 4.6

District of Columbia

19 23 22 2.6 3.0 3.0

Florida

294 401 454 3.4 4.3 4.9

Georgia

193 279 238 4.3 5.9 5.0

Hawaii

19 23 25 3.4 3.8 4.2

Idaho

39 42 36 5.0 5.2 4.5

Illinois

246 211 241 4.3 3.6 4.1

Indiana

117 110 137 3.9 3.5 4.3

Iowa

66 42 60 4.4 2.7 3.9

Kansas

52 37 51 3.8 2.6 3.7

Kentucky

87 81 107 4.7 4.2 5.5

Louisiana

81 85 95 4.4 4.4 5.0

Maine

23 21 21 3.8 3.4 3.3

Maryland

67 92 112 2.6 3.4 4.2

Massachusetts

144 108 112 4.3 3.0 3.1

Michigan

164 165 185 4.0 3.9 4.3

Minnesota

79 80 96 2.9 2.8 3.4

Mississippi

51 46 54 4.6 4.0 4.6

Missouri

126 77 110 4.5 2.7 3.8

Montana

24 21 23 5.2 4.2 4.7

Nebraska

42 29 40 4.2 2.9 4.0

Nevada

74 65 66 5.7 4.6 4.6

New Hampshire

30 25 24 4.7 3.6 3.6

New Jersey

169 140 162 4.4 3.4 3.9

New Mexico

32 34 36 4.1 4.1 4.2

New York

256 264 287 2.9 2.9 3.1

North Carolina

222 224 239 5.0 4.8 5.1

North Dakota

19 14 17 4.6 3.3 4.1

Ohio

206 168 206 3.9 3.1 3.8

Oklahoma

66 70 88 4.0 4.2 5.3

Oregon

74 77 85 4.0 4.0 4.4

Pennsylvania

212 201 238 3.8 3.5 4.1

Rhode Island

22 20 20 4.8 4.2 4.2

South Carolina

85 105 110 4.0 4.8 5.0

South Dakota

16 13 17 3.9 3.1 3.9

Tennessee

134 142 153 4.4 4.5 4.8

Texas

512 566 552 4.1 4.3 4.2

Utah

63 68 61 4.0 4.2 3.7

Vermont

11 11 11 3.6 3.6 3.7

Virginia

146 145 174 3.8 3.6 4.3

Washington

131 127 148 4.0 3.7 4.3

West Virginia

29 30 31 4.3 4.3 4.5

Wisconsin

103 98 103 3.7 3.4 3.6

Wyoming

14 12 11 5.1 4.2 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
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,855 4,927 5,637 3.4 3.3 3.8


Alabama

73 74 101 3.6 3.6 4.9

Alaska

13 12 16 4.3 3.9 5.1

Arizona

118 109 152 4.1 3.6 5.0

Arkansas

48 53 53 3.8 4.1 4.1

California

425 533 623 2.6 3.1 3.6

Colorado

123 101 112 4.6 3.6 4.0

Connecticut

43 47 44 2.8 2.9 2.7

Delaware

17 16 18 3.9 3.5 4.0

District of Columbia

22 20 22 3.1 2.6 2.8

Florida

290 349 505 3.4 3.8 5.4

Georgia

183 211 245 4.1 4.5 5.2

Hawaii

20 19 20 3.7 3.2 3.3

Idaho

29 27 32 3.7 3.3 4.0

Illinois

202 197 201 3.6 3.4 3.4

Indiana

118 105 124 3.9 3.4 3.9

Iowa

48 48 46 3.2 3.1 3.0

Kansas

43 45 43 3.1 3.2 3.1

Kentucky

91 84 84 4.9 4.4 4.4

Louisiana

79 70 87 4.3 3.7 4.5

Maine

17 17 19 2.9 2.7 3.1

Maryland

68 87 90 2.6 3.3 3.4

Massachusetts

101 87 91 3.0 2.4 2.5

Michigan

135 110 129 3.3 2.6 3.0

Minnesota

75 74 86 2.7 2.6 3.0

Mississippi

62 60 62 5.6 5.2 5.4

Missouri

93 94 94 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

18 21 21 3.9 4.3 4.2

Nebraska

38 33 34 3.8 3.3 3.3

Nevada

62 54 62 4.8 3.8 4.4

New Hampshire

22 28 26 3.3 4.1 3.9

New Jersey

96 127 139 2.5 3.1 3.4

New Mexico

30 25 30 3.7 2.9 3.5

New York

193 227 218 2.2 2.5 2.3

North Carolina

165 210 233 3.7 4.5 4.9

North Dakota

17 14 14 4.1 3.4 3.4

Ohio

173 186 168 3.3 3.5 3.1

Oklahoma

54 70 68 3.3 4.2 4.1

Oregon

69 62 66 3.8 3.2 3.4

Pennsylvania

164 143 168 2.9 2.5 2.9

Rhode Island

16 16 17 3.4 3.2 3.6

South Carolina

82 83 114 3.9 3.8 5.2

South Dakota

14 12 15 3.4 2.9 3.3

Tennessee

137 129 146 4.5 4.1 4.6

Texas

452 431 515 3.6 3.3 3.9

Utah

59 51 70 3.7 3.1 4.3

Vermont

11 9 12 3.6 3.1 4.1

Virginia

124 117 154 3.2 2.9 3.8

Washington

90 100 114 2.7 2.9 3.3

West Virginia

25 26 29 3.8 3.7 4.1

Wisconsin

88 93 93 3.1 3.2 3.2

Wyoming

12 12 12 4.4 4.2 4.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,325 3,509 4,152 2.3 2.4 2.8


Alabama

52 52 72 2.6 2.5 3.5

Alaska

8 9 12 2.6 3.0 3.9

Arizona

86 80 126 3.0 2.6 4.2

Arkansas

33 38 39 2.6 2.9 3.0

California

307 372 426 1.9 2.2 2.5

Colorado

63 70 83 2.4 2.5 2.9

Connecticut

29 32 30 1.9 2.0 1.9

Delaware

11 11 13 2.4 2.4 3.0

District of Columbia

12 13 15 1.6 1.7 1.9

Florida

224 265 401 2.6 2.9 4.3

Georgia

124 156 175 2.8 3.3 3.7

Hawaii

11 14 15 2.0 2.4 2.5

Idaho

19 19 25 2.4 2.4 3.1

Illinois

136 134 147 2.4 2.3 2.5

Indiana

78 81 95 2.6 2.6 3.0

Iowa

34 36 35 2.3 2.3 2.3

Kansas

29 30 32 2.1 2.1 2.3

Kentucky

59 61 61 3.2 3.2 3.2

Louisiana

50 47 64 2.8 2.5 3.4

Maine

12 12 13 2.0 1.9 2.0

Maryland

44 51 63 1.7 1.9 2.3

Massachusetts

68 68 67 2.0 1.9 1.9

Michigan

103 82 94 2.5 1.9 2.2

Minnesota

50 58 64 1.8 2.1 2.2

Mississippi

39 33 42 3.4 2.9 3.7

Missouri

70 67 66 2.5 2.3 2.3

Montana

13 15 16 2.7 3.1 3.2

Nebraska

26 24 26 2.6 2.4 2.5

Nevada

43 39 47 3.3 2.7 3.3

New Hampshire

14 18 16 2.1 2.6 2.4

New Jersey

65 87 94 1.7 2.1 2.3

New Mexico

19 18 23 2.4 2.1 2.7

New York

126 151 158 1.4 1.6 1.7

North Carolina

113 146 163 2.5 3.1 3.5

North Dakota

12 10 10 2.9 2.4 2.4

Ohio

115 142 129 2.2 2.6 2.4

Oklahoma

37 48 51 2.3 2.9 3.0

Oregon

52 45 51 2.8 2.4 2.7

Pennsylvania

118 103 125 2.1 1.8 2.1

Rhode Island

10 10 11 2.2 2.2 2.3

South Carolina

58 62 88 2.7 2.9 4.0

South Dakota

10 9 11 2.2 2.1 2.5

Tennessee

94 90 99 3.1 2.8 3.1

Texas

349 323 402 2.8 2.5 3.0

Utah

38 35 54 2.4 2.1 3.3

Vermont

6 6 8 2.2 2.1 2.8

Virginia

86 79 104 2.2 2.0 2.6

Washington

61 66 91 1.8 1.9 2.6

West Virginia

17 18 21 2.4 2.6 3.1

Wisconsin

59 68 68 2.1 2.4 2.4

Wyoming

7 8 9 2.5 3.0 3.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)
Mar.
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,218 1,114 1,133 0.9 0.7 0.8


Alabama

17 17 23 0.9 0.8 1.1

Alaska

4 2 2 1.4 0.7 0.8

Arizona

26 23 19 0.9 0.8 0.6

Arkansas

11 12 12 0.9 0.9 0.9

California

88 133 149 0.5 0.8 0.9

Colorado

47 25 22 1.8 0.9 0.8

Connecticut

11 11 10 0.7 0.7 0.6

Delaware

6 4 4 1.3 0.9 0.9

District of Columbia

9 6 6 1.2 0.7 0.8

Florida

56 54 86 0.7 0.6 0.9

Georgia

51 42 53 1.1 0.9 1.1

Hawaii

8 4 4 1.4 0.6 0.6

Idaho

7 6 5 1.0 0.8 0.6

Illinois

50 58 45 0.9 1.0 0.8

Indiana

34 20 21 1.1 0.7 0.7

Iowa

11 10 8 0.7 0.7 0.5

Kansas

11 13 7 0.8 0.9 0.5

Kentucky

27 17 19 1.5 0.9 1.0

Louisiana

24 17 17 1.3 0.9 0.9

Maine

4 3 5 0.7 0.5 0.8

Maryland

21 29 22 0.8 1.1 0.8

Massachusetts

24 15 17 0.7 0.4 0.5

Michigan

24 24 23 0.6 0.6 0.5

Minnesota

19 14 16 0.7 0.5 0.5

Mississippi

21 20 17 1.9 1.7 1.5

Missouri

15 24 18 0.5 0.8 0.6

Montana

4 5 4 0.9 1.0 0.8

Nebraska

9 8 5 0.9 0.8 0.5

Nevada

13 12 12 1.0 0.9 0.8

New Hampshire

6 5 7 1.0 0.7 1.1

New Jersey

25 26 36 0.6 0.6 0.9

New Mexico

8 5 5 1.1 0.6 0.6

New York

49 60 38 0.6 0.7 0.4

North Carolina

42 54 55 0.9 1.2 1.2

North Dakota

4 4 3 1.0 0.9 0.7

Ohio

51 30 29 1.0 0.6 0.5

Oklahoma

14 17 14 0.8 1.0 0.8

Oregon

13 13 11 0.7 0.7 0.6

Pennsylvania

34 29 28 0.6 0.5 0.5

Rhode Island

4 4 5 1.0 0.8 1.0

South Carolina

18 16 22 0.9 0.7 1.0

South Dakota

4 3 2 0.9 0.6 0.5

Tennessee

37 31 40 1.2 1.0 1.2

Texas

65 91 96 0.5 0.7 0.7

Utah

12 12 12 0.8 0.7 0.7

Vermont

3 2 3 1.1 0.7 1.0

Virginia

32 31 37 0.8 0.8 0.9

Washington

21 25 16 0.6 0.7 0.5

West Virginia

7 5 6 1.1 0.7 0.9

Wisconsin

24 22 18 0.9 0.8 0.6

Wyoming

4 3 2 1.5 0.9 0.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: May 18, 2022