State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, May 18, 2022	USDL-22-0903
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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).

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|			Upcoming Revisions to the JOLTS State Estimates					|
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|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.				|
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Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     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)  
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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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     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)  
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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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     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)  
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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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     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)  
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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
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Feb 2022 to Mar 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     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)  
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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*
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.

Technical Note

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

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

Data Element Definitions

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

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

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

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

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

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

State Estimates Methodology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

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

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

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

Other information

Detailed information the JOLTS State methodology can be found at:   

www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_statedata_methodology.htm

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)					Rates
	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