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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release



For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, July 20, 2022	USDL-22-1519
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                           STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MAY 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 11 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 3 states, and were 
little changed in 36 states on the last business day of May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the 
District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 7 states, increased in 3 states, and were little 
changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings rate decreased in May 
while hires and total separations rates were unchanged. (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 May, job openings rates decreased in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Job openings rates 
increased in 3 states. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Illinois (-1.5 percentage 
points) and in Georgia and Hawaii (-1.3 points each). Increases in job openings rates occurred in 
Massachusetts (+0.6 point) as well as Connecticut and Pennsylvania (+0.5 percentage point each). Over 
the month, the national job openings rate decreased (-0.3 percentage point). (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 12 states and the District of Columbia in May. Job openings
increased in 3 states. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in Illinois  
(-102,000), and in Florida and Georgia (-69,000 each). Increases in the job openings level occurred in 
Pennsylvania (+30,000), Massachusetts (+29,000), and Connecticut (+9,000). Nationally, the number of 
job openings decreased over the month (-427,000). (See table A.)

Hires

In May, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 3 states. The decreases in hires rates occurred 
in Oklahoma (-1.3 percentage points), Alabama (-0.7 point), and Virginia (-0.5 point). Increases in hires 
rates occurred in Nevada (+1.1 percentage points), Ohio (+0.7 point), and Missouri (+0.6 point). The 
national hires rate was unchanged. (See table B.)

The number of hires increased in 2 states and decreased in 2 states in May. Increases in the hires level 
occurred in Ohio (+42,000) and Nevada (+15,000). Decreases occurred in Oklahoma (-22,000) and 
Alabama (-15,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed over the month. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In May, total separations rates decreased in 7 states and increased in 3 states. The largest decreases in 
total separations rates occurred in Indiana (-0.9 percentage point) and in Illinois and Kentucky (-0.8 
point each). Increases occurred in Florida (+1.1 percentage points), Michigan (+0.8 point), and 
California (+0.5 point). The national total separations rate was unchanged over the month. (See table C.)

The number of total separations decreased in 6 states in May and increased in 4 states. The largest 
decreases in the total separations level occurred in Illinois (-47,000), Indiana (-27,000), and Virginia	
(-26,000). The largest increases in the total separations level occurred in Florida (+105,000), California 
(+95,000), and Michigan (+37,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little changed in 
May. (See table C.)
 
Quits

In May, quits rates decreased in 7 states and increased in 2 states. The largest decreases in quits rates 
occurred in New Jersey (-0.7 percentage point), Indiana (-0.6 point) as well as Nebraska and Oklahoma 
(-0.5 point each). Increases in quits rates occurred in Florida and Pennsylvania (+0.7 percentage point 
each). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits decreased in 7 states and increased in 2 states in May. The largest decreases in the 
quits level occurred in New Jersey (-29,000), Indiana (-17,000), and Massachusetts (-13,000). Increases 
in the quits level occurred in Florida (+64,000) and in Pennsylvania (+38,000). Nationally, the number 
of quits was little changed over the month. (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In May, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 7 states and increased in 4 states. The largest 
decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Virginia (-0.6 percentage point), Illinois (-0.5 
point) and in Indiana and Tennessee (-0.4 point each). The increases in layoffs and discharges rates 
occurred in Michigan (+1.0 percentage point), Florida (+0.4 point), and in California and New Jersey 
(+0.3 point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 5 states and decreased in 4 states in May. The 
largest increases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in California (+56,000), Michigan 
(+45,000), and Florida (+38,000). The largest decreases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in 
Illinois (-32,000), Virginia (-23,000), and Indiana (-11,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and 
discharges was little changed over the month. (See table E.)

For more information, please see the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) interactive 
charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#.  
	
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey State estimates for June 2022 are scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Apr 2022 to May 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Apr   |   May  | Over-the-month |   Apr  |   May  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|11,681  |11,254  |     -427       |   7.2  |   6.9  |     -0.3        
Alabama................|   157  |   148  |       -9*      |   7.1  |   6.6  |     -0.5
Arizona................|   222  |   200  |      -22       |   6.8  |   6.2  |     -0.6*
Connecticut............|   111  |   120  |        9       |   6.3  |   6.8  |      0.5
District of Columbia...|    57  |    46  |      -11       |   6.9  |   5.7  |     -1.2
Florida................|   729  |   660  |      -69       |   7.3  |   6.6  |     -0.7
Georgia................|   436  |   367  |      -69       |   8.4  |   7.1  |     -1.3
Hawaii.................|    54  |    45  |       -9       |   8.2  |   6.9  |     -1.3
Illinois...............|   507  |   405  |     -102       |   7.8  |   6.3  |     -1.5
Indiana................|   250  |   229  |      -21       |   7.3  |   6.7  |     -0.6
Iowa...................|   131  |   120  |      -11       |   7.7  |   7.1  |     -0.6
Kansas.................|   110  |   100  |      -10       |   7.3  |   6.7  |     -0.6*
Massachusetts..........|   309  |   338  |       29       |   7.8  |   8.4  |      0.6
Nebraska...............|    86  |    79  |       -7       |   7.7  |   7.1  |     -0.6
New York...............|   581  |   538  |      -43       |   5.8  |   5.4  |     -0.4
North Dakota...........|    36  |    32  |       -4       |   7.8  |   7.0  |     -0.8
Pennsylvania...........|   448  |   478  |       30       |   7.0  |   7.5  |      0.5
Wisconsin..............|   252  |   226  |      -26       |   7.9  |   7.2  |     -0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Apr 2022 to May 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Apr   |   May  | Over-the-month |   Apr  |   May  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,527  | 6,489  |      -38       |   4.3  |   4.3  |      0.0        
Alabama................|   104  |    89  |      -15       |   5.0  |   4.3  |     -0.7
Missouri...............|   114  |   129  |       15*      |   3.9  |   4.5  |      0.6
Nevada.................|    83  |    98  |       15       |   5.7  |   6.8  |      1.1
Ohio...................|   207  |   249  |       42       |   3.8  |   4.5  |      0.7
Oklahoma...............|   106  |    84  |      -22       |   6.3  |   5.0  |     -1.3
Virginia...............|   190  |   171  |      -19*      |   4.7  |   4.2  |     -0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Apr 2022 to May 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Apr   |   May  | Over-the-month |   Apr  |   May  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 5,965  | 5,983  |       18       |   3.9  |   3.9  |      0.0        
California.............|   594  |   689  |       95       |   3.4  |   3.9  |      0.5
Florida................|   387  |   492  |      105       |   4.2  |   5.3  |      1.1
Illinois...............|   228  |   181  |      -47       |   3.8  |   3.0  |     -0.8
Indiana................|   145  |   118  |      -27       |   4.6  |   3.7  |     -0.9
Kentucky...............|   107  |    92  |      -15       |   5.5  |   4.7  |     -0.8
Massachusetts..........|   119  |    99  |      -20       |   3.3  |   2.7  |     -0.6
Michigan...............|   163  |   200  |       37       |   3.8  |   4.6  |      0.8
New Jersey.............|   153  |   132  |      -21       |   3.6  |   3.1  |     -0.5
Pennsylvania...........|   179  |   203  |       24       |   3.0  |   3.4  |      0.4*
Tennessee..............|   156  |   138  |      -18*      |   4.9  |   4.3  |     -0.6
Virginia...............|   181  |   155  |      -26       |   4.5  |   3.8  |     -0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Apr 2022 to May 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Apr   |   May  | Over-the-month |   Apr  |   May  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 4,327  | 4,270  |      -57       |   2.9  |   2.8  |     -0.1        
Florida................|   309  |   373  |       64       |   3.3  |   4.0  |      0.7
Indiana................|   117  |   100  |      -17       |   3.7  |   3.1  |     -0.6
Kentucky...............|    76  |    67  |       -9       |   3.9  |   3.5  |     -0.4*
Massachusetts..........|    85  |    72  |      -13       |   2.3  |   2.0  |     -0.3*
Nebraska...............|    33  |    28  |       -5       |   3.2  |   2.7  |     -0.5
New Jersey.............|   105  |    76  |      -29       |   2.5  |   1.8  |     -0.7
Oklahoma...............|    57  |    48  |       -9       |   3.4  |   2.9  |     -0.5
Pennsylvania...........|   120  |   158  |       38       |   2.0  |   2.7  |      0.7
Texas..................|   397  |   380  |      -17*      |   3.0  |   2.8  |     -0.2
Washington.............|    96  |    84  |      -12       |   2.7  |   2.4  |     -0.3
Wisconsin..............|    79  |    70  |       -9*      |   2.7  |   2.4  |     -0.3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Apr 2022 to May 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Apr   |   May  | Over-the-month |   Apr  |   May  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,312  | 1,389  |       77       |   0.9  |   0.9  |      0.0        
California.............|   116  |   172  |       56       |   0.7  |   1.0  |      0.3
Florida................|    61  |    99  |       38       |   0.7  |   1.1  |      0.4
Illinois...............|    49  |    17  |      -32       |   0.8  |   0.3  |     -0.5
Indiana................|    22  |    11  |      -11       |   0.7  |   0.3  |     -0.4
Kentucky...............|    25  |    20  |       -5*      |   1.3  |   1.0  |     -0.3
Michigan...............|    29  |    74  |       45       |   0.7  |   1.7  |      1.0
New Jersey.............|    39  |    49  |       10       |   0.9  |   1.2  |      0.3
New York...............|   108  |    88  |      -20*      |   1.1  |   0.9  |     -0.2
North Carolina.........|    60  |    49  |      -11*      |   1.3  |   1.0  |     -0.3
South Dakota...........|     3  |     5  |        2       |   0.7  |   1.1  |      0.4*
Tennessee..............|    37  |    27  |      -10       |   1.2  |   0.8  |     -0.4
Virginia...............|    63  |    40  |      -23       |   1.6  |   1.0  |     -0.6
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (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
May
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)
May
2021
Feb.
2022
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,639 11,344 11,855 11,681 11,254 6.2 7.0 7.3 7.2 6.9


Alabama

135 152 152 157 148 6.2 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.6

Alaska

22 34 34 30 28 6.7 9.7 9.7 8.6 8.2

Arizona

217 237 259 222 200 6.9 7.2 7.9 6.8 6.2

Arkansas

79 89 102 96 98 5.8 6.4 7.2 6.8 7.0

California

928 1,299 1,298 1,251 1,283 5.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.8

Colorado

202 203 217 229 220 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.2

Connecticut

100 112 115 111 120 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.8

Delaware

31 33 37 35 34 6.5 6.8 7.5 7.1 6.9

District of Columbia

42 43 47 57 46 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.9 5.7

Florida

545 688 765 729 660 5.8 6.9 7.7 7.3 6.6

Georgia

365 432 419 436 367 7.4 8.4 8.1 8.4 7.1

Hawaii

38 47 45 54 45 6.1 7.3 7.0 8.2 6.9

Idaho

52 67 61 60 60 6.2 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.9

Illinois

343 472 489 507 405 5.6 7.3 7.5 7.8 6.3

Indiana

219 231 239 250 229 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.7

Iowa

98 115 117 131 120 6.0 6.8 7.0 7.7 7.1

Kansas

83 98 99 110 100 5.7 6.6 6.6 7.3 6.7

Kentucky

153 158 213 178 168 7.5 7.5 9.9 8.4 8.0

Louisiana

117 146 149 156 160 5.9 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.7

Maine

42 50 50 50 49 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2

Maryland

216 201 223 227 227 7.6 6.9 7.6 7.7 7.7

Massachusetts

224 313 304 309 338 6.0 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.4

Michigan

348 355 350 369 351 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.9 7.5

Minnesota

195 231 239 235 236 6.4 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.5

Mississippi

83 88 91 85 89 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.8 7.1

Missouri

175 215 226 240 229 5.8 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.3

Montana

36 47 46 45 45 6.9 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.2

Nebraska

64 70 79 86 79 6.0 6.4 7.1 7.7 7.1

Nevada

112 123 112 115 107 7.7 7.9 7.2 7.4 6.9

New Hampshire

51 62 58 56 55 7.2 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.5

New Jersey

267 278 282 288 285 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4

New Mexico

58 70 70 68 66 6.7 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.2

New York

523 605 588 581 538 5.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.4

North Carolina

299 374 424 396 386 6.1 7.4 8.2 7.7 7.5

North Dakota

27 32 34 36 32 6.1 7.0 7.4 7.8 7.0

Ohio

327 405 407 431 420 5.8 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.1

Oklahoma

105 118 148 128 125 6.0 6.6 8.1 7.1 6.9

Oregon

134 156 158 147 137 6.7 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.6

Pennsylvania

451 426 514 448 478 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.5

Rhode Island

32 39 43 41 41 6.3 7.4 8.0 7.6 7.6

South Carolina

172 184 209 180 179 7.4 7.7 8.7 7.6 7.5

South Dakota

28 34 34 37 34 6.0 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.0

Tennessee

224 261 265 265 253 6.8 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.3

Texas

824 929 1,003 1,002 974 6.1 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.8

Utah

100 120 123 108 116 5.9 6.8 6.9 6.1 6.5

Vermont

24 25 26 27 26 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0

Virginia

267 305 340 316 321 6.4 7.1 7.8 7.3 7.4

Washington

190 253 244 229 240 5.4 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.4

West Virginia

54 61 61 60 57 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.4

Wisconsin

198 229 221 252 226 6.4 7.3 7.0 7.9 7.2

Wyoming

19 26 25 24 23 6.4 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,092 6,832 6,645 6,527 6,489 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3


Alabama

97 109 106 104 89 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.3

Alaska

17 20 21 22 21 5.6 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.7

Arizona

115 151 157 140 148 3.9 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.9

Arkansas

57 61 73 64 61 4.5 4.7 5.6 4.9 4.7

California

641 689 631 665 618 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.5

Colorado

121 148 134 155 141 4.4 5.2 4.7 5.4 4.9

Connecticut

59 61 58 62 68 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.1

Delaware

21 26 24 23 23 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0

District of Columbia

21 26 27 27 25 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3

Florida

415 428 468 435 454 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.7 4.9

Georgia

264 315 275 268 270 5.8 6.7 5.8 5.6 5.6

Hawaii

27 31 31 34 31 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.1

Idaho

38 49 42 42 43 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.3

Illinois

256 261 263 256 271 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.5

Indiana

147 142 148 137 140 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.4

Iowa

67 57 65 61 65 4.4 3.6 4.2 3.9 4.2

Kansas

56 45 53 51 54 4.1 3.2 3.8 3.7 3.9

Kentucky

90 106 123 107 96 4.8 5.5 6.3 5.5 5.0

Louisiana

98 98 99 88 92 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 4.8

Maine

21 29 27 28 25 3.4 4.6 4.2 4.4 3.9

Maryland

102 116 124 120 110 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.1

Massachusetts

117 147 126 142 134 3.4 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.7

Michigan

184 187 202 169 160 4.4 4.3 4.7 3.9 3.7

Minnesota

88 110 108 112 103 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.5

Mississippi

58 57 57 56 55 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7

Missouri

113 92 105 114 129 4.0 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.5

Montana

26 31 29 30 30 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9

Nebraska

40 38 43 41 41 4.0 3.7 4.2 4.0 4.0

Nevada

93 72 69 83 98 6.9 5.0 4.8 5.7 6.8

New Hampshire

25 32 28 33 33 3.8 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.8

New Jersey

128 169 178 173 163 3.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.9

New Mexico

36 42 40 40 39 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6

New York

291 338 309 308 329 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.5

North Carolina

237 271 250 235 221 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.7

North Dakota

17 18 19 19 18 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.2

Ohio

213 211 211 207 249 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.5

Oklahoma

73 91 95 106 84 4.5 5.4 5.7 6.3 5.0

Oregon

82 92 93 90 85 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4

Pennsylvania

173 242 199 180 187 3.0 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.2

Rhode Island

21 24 23 22 22 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.4

South Carolina

99 120 120 109 117 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.3

South Dakota

17 19 20 19 18 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.0

Tennessee

148 164 159 153 143 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.4

Texas

564 663 605 625 645 4.5 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.8

Utah

70 84 82 76 68 4.4 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.1

Vermont

11 15 14 14 13 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3

Virginia

161 194 197 190 171 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.2

Washington

123 158 148 136 131 3.7 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.8

West Virginia

31 40 35 32 33 4.5 5.7 5.0 4.6 4.6

Wisconsin

108 125 115 106 110 3.8 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.7

Wyoming

14 18 17 17 17 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,513 6,082 6,248 5,965 5,983 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9


Alabama

90 91 101 99 93 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.5

Alaska

18 23 22 20 21 5.9 7.3 6.9 6.3 6.7

Arizona

120 137 158 124 129 4.1 4.5 5.2 4.1 4.2

Arkansas

55 63 61 60 60 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6

California

549 682 656 594 689 3.3 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.9

Colorado

108 137 134 128 132 4.0 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.6

Connecticut

49 60 53 59 56 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.4

Delaware

20 20 21 20 21 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.6

District of Columbia

20 24 24 25 22 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.9

Florida

332 409 519 387 492 3.8 4.4 5.6 4.2 5.3

Georgia

237 245 263 249 250 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.2

Hawaii

20 23 22 20 22 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.6

Idaho

39 38 37 39 41 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.0

Illinois

238 234 232 228 181 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.0

Indiana

139 146 144 145 118 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 3.7

Iowa

56 60 57 67 63 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.3 4.0

Kansas

55 55 48 52 49 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.5

Kentucky

85 97 100 107 92 4.5 5.0 5.2 5.5 4.7

Louisiana

84 80 87 83 84 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.4

Maine

23 24 24 24 23 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6

Maryland

84 105 103 103 101 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

Massachusetts

114 111 100 119 99 3.3 3.1 2.7 3.3 2.7

Michigan

171 141 158 163 200 4.1 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.6

Minnesota

80 95 99 102 100 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4

Mississippi

54 69 57 55 53 4.8 5.9 4.9 4.8 4.6

Missouri

106 113 99 129 124 3.8 3.9 3.4 4.4 4.3

Montana

26 28 26 25 28 5.3 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.5

Nebraska

35 40 40 44 40 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.3 3.9

Nevada

65 65 62 52 58 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.6 4.0

New Hampshire

23 34 29 28 30 3.5 5.0 4.3 4.1 4.4

New Jersey

134 165 185 153 132 3.4 4.0 4.4 3.6 3.1

New Mexico

28 33 32 34 32 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8

New York

247 297 269 306 284 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.0

North Carolina

228 229 241 216 213 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.6 4.5

North Dakota

19 18 17 19 18 4.6 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.2

Ohio

195 237 196 199 197 3.6 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.6

Oklahoma

66 77 74 80 70 4.0 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.2

Oregon

77 81 79 73 72 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7

Pennsylvania

168 179 181 179 203 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4

Rhode Island

16 20 21 20 18 3.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.6

South Carolina

91 105 115 113 105 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.7

South Dakota

16 17 17 17 19 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.2

Tennessee

144 154 154 156 138 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.3

Texas

516 514 584 516 506 4.1 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.8

Utah

59 67 81 64 71 3.7 4.1 4.9 3.9 4.3

Vermont

11 14 14 11 12 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0

Virginia

159 142 160 181 155 4.1 3.5 4.0 4.5 3.8

Washington

97 125 132 123 116 2.9 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3

West Virginia

31 29 33 32 31 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.4

Wisconsin

101 113 111 111 103 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.5

Wyoming

15 17 16 14 16 5.4 6.0 5.6 4.9 5.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,838 4,384 4,449 4,327 4,270 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8


Alabama

65 66 69 68 60 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.9

Alaska

13 18 17 15 15 4.3 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.8

Arizona

89 103 130 100 99 3.0 3.4 4.3 3.3 3.2

Arkansas

41 45 43 42 42 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2

California

379 499 456 448 472 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.7

Colorado

81 96 100 95 90 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.2

Connecticut

27 39 34 41 36 1.7 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.2

Delaware

14 14 15 15 14 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1

District of Columbia

13 17 16 16 15 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0

Florida

260 316 383 309 373 2.9 3.4 4.1 3.3 4.0

Georgia

172 186 168 177 178 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7

Hawaii

14 18 17 15 15 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5

Idaho

29 28 29 29 30 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7

Illinois

155 162 167 164 151 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5

Indiana

98 117 110 117 100 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.1

Iowa

40 45 42 48 45 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.1 2.9

Kansas

35 37 36 38 35 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5

Kentucky

63 72 70 76 67 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.5

Louisiana

60 55 63 61 60 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.1

Maine

15 17 16 17 15 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.4

Maryland

56 61 68 72 71 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.6

Massachusetts

67 81 72 85 72 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.0

Michigan

123 110 110 126 121 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.8

Minnesota

57 72 72 70 70 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4

Mississippi

38 39 38 39 39 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4

Missouri

80 80 70 98 95 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.3

Montana

18 19 20 19 19 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.8

Nebraska

25 29 30 33 28 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.7

Nevada

39 49 47 40 41 2.9 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.8

New Hampshire

15 21 17 20 21 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.1

New Jersey

89 112 111 105 76 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.8

New Mexico

21 24 25 25 24 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8

New York

146 187 181 183 180 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

North Carolina

158 158 154 148 156 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3

North Dakota

12 13 11 14 13 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.3 3.1

Ohio

135 181 145 137 134 2.5 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.4

Oklahoma

48 54 53 57 48 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.9

Oregon

60 58 58 54 54 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8

Pennsylvania

97 123 131 120 158 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.7

Rhode Island

10 13 14 13 11 2.1 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.2

South Carolina

68 80 86 82 81 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7

South Dakota

11 13 13 12 13 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9

Tennessee

100 108 102 111 104 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.2

Texas

367 396 439 397 380 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.8

Utah

42 48 66 47 48 2.6 2.9 4.0 2.8 2.9

Vermont

7 9 9 7 8 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.7

Virginia

104 97 105 112 108 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.7

Washington

74 83 106 96 84 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.7 2.4

West Virginia

23 20 23 22 22 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1

Wisconsin

74 83 79 79 70 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4

Wyoming

10 12 13 10 11 3.6 4.2 4.6 3.5 3.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

1,343 1,354 1,416 1,312 1,389 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9


Alabama

19 20 24 25 27 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3

Alaska

4 4 4 4 5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6

Arizona

27 27 21 18 23 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8

Arkansas

11 14 15 14 14 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

California

127 149 164 116 172 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0

Colorado

23 34 27 25 31 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1

Connecticut

19 17 15 14 16 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0

Delaware

5 5 5 4 5 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia

6 6 6 6 6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Florida

55 68 104 61 99 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.1

Georgia

50 45 77 55 66 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.4

Hawaii

4 4 4 4 5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8

Idaho

8 8 6 8 9 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.1

Illinois

75 63 55 49 17 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.3

Indiana

33 26 26 22 11 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.3

Iowa

13 13 11 13 16 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0

Kansas

18 14 9 10 11 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8

Kentucky

17 20 24 25 20 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0

Louisiana

19 20 18 17 19 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0

Maine

7 5 6 6 7 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1

Maryland

22 37 28 25 23 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.8

Massachusetts

41 26 21 26 23 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6

Michigan

38 26 33 29 74 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.7

Minnesota

17 20 21 25 26 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9

Mississippi

13 22 16 12 11 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.0 0.9

Missouri

19 28 21 26 22 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

Montana

6 7 5 5 7 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.4

Nebraska

8 9 7 9 10 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0

Nevada

23 13 12 10 14 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0

New Hampshire

7 7 8 7 7 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0

New Jersey

38 38 60 39 49 1.0 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.2

New Mexico

5 7 6 6 7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8

New York

83 91 67 108 88 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.9

North Carolina

60 59 65 60 49 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0

North Dakota

6 4 5 4 4 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9

Ohio

48 38 40 50 53 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0

Oklahoma

14 18 16 18 18 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1

Oregon

14 19 17 15 13 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7

Pennsylvania

57 42 34 50 37 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6

Rhode Island

6 6 5 6 5 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0

South Carolina

18 20 23 25 19 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9

South Dakota

4 3 3 3 5 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1

Tennessee

35 38 43 37 27 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.8

Texas

109 96 123 81 98 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7

Utah

13 15 13 14 19 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1

Vermont

4 3 4 3 4 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3

Virginia

49 37 42 63 40 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.0

Washington

18 31 20 21 24 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7

West Virginia

6 6 7 8 7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0

Wisconsin

20 25 25 26 27 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Wyoming

4 3 3 3 3 1.4 1.1 1.1 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
May
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)
May
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,641 12,324 11,245 6.2 7.5 6.9


Alabama

144 171 156 6.6 7.6 7.0

Alaska

34 30 40 9.8 8.7 11.2

Arizona

209 227 184 6.6 6.9 5.7

Arkansas

78 101 96 5.7 7.1 6.8

California

919 1,329 1,282 5.2 7.1 6.8

Colorado

198 240 215 6.8 7.8 7.0

Connecticut

103 115 126 6.0 6.6 7.1

Delaware

31 40 34 6.4 8.0 7.0

District of Columbia

41 61 44 5.3 7.4 5.5

Florida

557 775 678 5.9 7.7 6.8

Georgia

372 457 379 7.6 8.8 7.4

Hawaii

36 52 44 5.9 7.9 6.7

Idaho

56 66 62 6.5 7.5 7.1

Illinois

347 536 403 5.7 8.2 6.2

Indiana

221 272 229 6.7 7.9 6.7

Iowa

98 149 120 6.0 8.7 7.0

Kansas

80 114 97 5.5 7.5 6.5

Kentucky

150 187 163 7.3 8.8 7.7

Louisiana

110 166 153 5.5 8.0 7.4

Maine

46 50 52 6.9 7.4 7.6

Maryland

206 233 219 7.2 7.9 7.4

Massachusetts

224 315 346 6.0 8.0 8.6

Michigan

378 388 379 8.3 8.3 8.0

Minnesota

193 256 233 6.3 8.2 7.4

Mississippi

86 89 93 7.0 7.2 7.4

Missouri

169 255 223 5.6 8.1 7.1

Montana

41 48 51 7.7 8.7 9.1

Nebraska

63 87 78 5.9 7.8 7.0

Nevada

115 117 110 7.9 7.5 7.0

New Hampshire

52 55 54 7.3 7.6 7.4

New Jersey

258 281 274 6.0 6.3 6.1

New Mexico

52 72 57 6.0 7.8 6.3

New York

518 581 509 5.4 5.8 5.1

North Carolina

292 413 373 6.0 8.0 7.3

North Dakota

30 36 35 6.6 7.9 7.6

Ohio

325 452 420 5.7 7.7 7.1

Oklahoma

103 141 122 5.9 7.7 6.7

Oregon

129 150 126 6.4 7.2 6.1

Pennsylvania

445 444 485 7.2 7.0 7.5

Rhode Island

33 43 42 6.5 8.0 7.8

South Carolina

171 207 176 7.4 8.6 7.3

South Dakota

33 38 39 6.9 8.0 8.0

Tennessee

229 282 258 6.9 8.1 7.4

Texas

814 1,104 974 6.1 7.7 6.8

Utah

95 118 110 5.6 6.6 6.2

Vermont

23 27 25 7.4 8.3 7.7

Virginia

277 343 335 6.6 7.8 7.6

Washington

181 260 230 5.1 7.0 6.2

West Virginia

56 67 59 7.5 8.7 7.6

Wisconsin

196 259 224 6.4 8.1 7.1

Wyoming

26 22 30 8.4 7.4 9.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,647 6,766 7,048 4.6 4.5 4.6


Alabama

109 110 97 5.4 5.3 4.6

Alaska

28 22 34 8.9 6.9 10.6

Arizona

106 147 136 3.6 4.8 4.5

Arkansas

61 65 63 4.7 4.9 4.8

California

655 684 620 3.9 3.9 3.5

Colorado

138 160 159 5.1 5.6 5.6

Connecticut

66 75 77 4.1 4.5 4.7

Delaware

25 27 27 5.4 5.9 5.8

District of Columbia

21 27 25 2.8 3.6 3.3

Florida

408 400 444 4.6 4.3 4.8

Georgia

297 267 305 6.6 5.6 6.4

Hawaii

27 35 31 4.6 5.8 5.1

Idaho

44 44 48 5.5 5.5 5.9

Illinois

276 248 303 4.8 4.1 5.0

Indiana

164 143 161 5.3 4.5 5.1

Iowa

81 66 82 5.3 4.2 5.2

Kansas

65 48 65 4.7 3.4 4.6

Kentucky

101 115 105 5.3 5.9 5.4

Louisiana

104 91 96 5.6 4.8 5.0

Maine

29 31 34 4.7 4.9 5.3

Maryland

107 131 116 4.0 4.9 4.2

Massachusetts

135 146 154 3.9 4.0 4.2

Michigan

224 169 196 5.4 3.9 4.5

Minnesota

104 119 128 3.7 4.1 4.4

Mississippi

63 56 58 5.6 4.9 5.0

Missouri

116 120 138 4.1 4.1 4.7

Montana

35 32 39 7.0 6.4 7.7

Nebraska

45 42 47 4.5 4.1 4.5

Nevada

96 94 100 7.1 6.5 6.9

New Hampshire

30 35 40 4.5 5.2 5.8

New Jersey

143 173 180 3.6 4.1 4.3

New Mexico

37 46 40 4.5 5.4 4.7

New York

311 321 350 3.5 3.4 3.7

North Carolina

281 250 252 6.1 5.3 5.3

North Dakota

22 20 23 5.3 4.6 5.4

Ohio

247 227 297 4.6 4.2 5.4

Oklahoma

77 110 85 4.6 6.6 5.0

Oregon

81 94 84 4.3 4.9 4.3

Pennsylvania

202 212 211 3.5 3.6 3.5

Rhode Island

25 26 26 5.1 5.3 5.2

South Carolina

106 116 124 4.9 5.3 5.6

South Dakota

26 20 26 5.7 4.5 5.8

Tennessee

169 158 163 5.5 4.9 5.0

Texas

582 647 669 4.6 4.9 5.0

Utah

77 78 72 4.8 4.7 4.4

Vermont

14 15 14 4.9 5.0 4.7

Virginia

179 199 184 4.6 4.9 4.6

Washington

124 147 128 3.7 4.2 3.7

West Virginia

38 35 40 5.5 5.0 5.5

Wisconsin

123 108 126 4.3 3.7 4.3

Wyoming

22 17 25 7.7 5.9 8.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
May
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)
May
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,391 5,975 5,856 3.7 4.0 3.9


Alabama

90 104 90 4.4 5.0 4.3

Alaska

19 15 22 6.1 4.9 6.8

Arizona

131 133 140 4.5 4.4 4.6

Arkansas

56 55 59 4.3 4.2 4.5

California

538 616 688 3.2 3.5 3.9

Colorado

102 138 121 3.7 4.8 4.2

Connecticut

42 57 48 2.6 3.5 2.9

Delaware

19 20 20 4.2 4.4 4.3

District of Columbia

20 26 22 2.7 3.4 2.9

Florida

339 400 525 3.8 4.3 5.6

Georgia

233 272 247 5.1 5.7 5.2

Hawaii

19 22 21 3.3 3.6 3.5

Idaho

35 38 38 4.4 4.6 4.7

Illinois

220 209 169 3.8 3.5 2.8

Indiana

142 155 117 4.6 4.9 3.7

Iowa

59 65 67 3.8 4.1 4.2

Kansas

60 48 54 4.3 3.4 3.8

Kentucky

78 102 80 4.1 5.3 4.1

Louisiana

86 84 86 4.6 4.4 4.5

Maine

20 24 20 3.3 3.8 3.1

Maryland

74 95 88 2.8 3.5 3.2

Massachusetts

99 110 84 2.8 3.0 2.3

Michigan

165 157 192 3.9 3.7 4.4

Minnesota

77 97 96 2.7 3.4 3.3

Mississippi

55 52 51 4.8 4.5 4.4

Missouri

103 122 121 3.6 4.2 4.2

Montana

24 24 28 4.9 4.8 5.5

Nebraska

37 41 41 3.6 4.0 4.0

Nevada

65 51 58 4.8 3.5 4.0

New Hampshire

21 29 29 3.2 4.3 4.2

New Jersey

110 142 108 2.7 3.4 2.6

New Mexico

28 34 30 3.4 4.0 3.6

New York

221 310 266 2.5 3.3 2.8

North Carolina

230 211 215 5.0 4.5 4.5

North Dakota

21 17 19 4.9 4.0 4.5

Ohio

198 187 197 3.7 3.4 3.6

Oklahoma

67 82 68 4.1 4.9 4.0

Oregon

77 71 71 4.1 3.6 3.6

Pennsylvania

159 177 193 2.8 3.0 3.2

Rhode Island

15 19 16 3.1 3.8 3.2

South Carolina

84 111 94 3.9 5.0 4.2

South Dakota

16 14 19 3.6 3.2 4.2

Tennessee

152 155 140 4.9 4.8 4.3

Texas

524 540 508 4.2 4.1 3.8

Utah

58 73 69 3.6 4.4 4.2

Vermont

14 13 15 4.7 4.5 5.1

Virginia

154 185 153 3.9 4.6 3.8

Washington

87 124 103 2.6 3.6 3.0

West Virginia

30 31 30 4.3 4.4 4.1

Wisconsin

105 107 105 3.6 3.7 3.6

Wyoming

14 14 15 4.9 4.9 5.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,857 4,434 4,264 2.7 2.9 2.8


Alabama

67 74 60 3.3 3.5 2.9

Alaska

14 11 15 4.4 3.6 4.7

Arizona

97 108 105 3.3 3.6 3.4

Arkansas

41 40 41 3.2 3.1 3.1

California

381 462 479 2.3 2.6 2.7

Colorado

80 96 86 2.9 3.4 3.0

Connecticut

25 43 32 1.5 2.6 1.9

Delaware

14 14 14 3.0 3.0 3.0

District of Columbia

12 17 14 1.7 2.2 1.8

Florida

262 333 396 3.0 3.6 4.2

Georgia

173 196 177 3.8 4.1 3.7

Hawaii

15 16 15 2.6 2.7 2.5

Idaho

27 28 28 3.4 3.4 3.5

Illinois

148 152 143 2.6 2.5 2.4

Indiana

102 129 101 3.3 4.1 3.2

Iowa

46 50 51 3.0 3.2 3.3

Kansas

38 37 39 2.8 2.6 2.8

Kentucky

58 74 59 3.1 3.8 3.1

Louisiana

62 63 61 3.3 3.3 3.2

Maine

14 18 13 2.3 2.8 2.1

Maryland

50 70 63 1.9 2.6 2.3

Massachusetts

62 84 63 1.8 2.3 1.7

Michigan

123 127 119 2.9 3.0 2.8

Minnesota

58 70 71 2.0 2.4 2.4

Mississippi

40 37 39 3.5 3.2 3.3

Missouri

78 92 94 2.8 3.2 3.2

Montana

18 18 20 3.7 3.5 4.0

Nebraska

28 32 30 2.7 3.1 2.9

Nevada

40 39 42 3.0 2.7 2.9

New Hampshire

14 21 21 2.2 3.1 3.1

New Jersey

83 105 70 2.1 2.5 1.7

New Mexico

21 26 22 2.6 3.0 2.5

New York

142 188 176 1.6 2.0 1.9

North Carolina

156 151 156 3.4 3.2 3.3

North Dakota

13 13 14 3.0 3.0 3.3

Ohio

147 140 141 2.7 2.6 2.6

Oklahoma

51 57 49 3.1 3.4 2.9

Oregon

59 54 53 3.2 2.8 2.7

Pennsylvania

95 127 157 1.6 2.2 2.6

Rhode Island

10 13 11 2.1 2.7 2.2

South Carolina

61 83 71 2.8 3.8 3.2

South Dakota

12 11 14 2.7 2.5 3.1

Tennessee

106 110 108 3.4 3.4 3.4

Texas

370 413 378 2.9 3.1 2.8

Utah

46 52 50 2.9 3.1 3.0

Vermont

10 10 11 3.4 3.2 3.7

Virginia

105 124 109 2.7 3.1 2.7

Washington

67 94 74 2.0 2.7 2.1

West Virginia

23 22 22 3.3 3.2 3.1

Wisconsin

82 81 76 2.8 2.8 2.6

Wyoming

11 10 11 3.8 3.6 4.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

1,225 1,238 1,288 0.8 0.8 0.8


Alabama

18 26 25 0.9 1.2 1.2

Alaska

4 3 5 1.3 1.0 1.5

Arizona

32 19 28 1.1 0.6 0.9

Arkansas

12 12 14 0.9 0.9 1.1

California

115 122 167 0.7 0.7 1.0

Colorado

18 33 24 0.7 1.2 0.8

Connecticut

14 11 13 0.9 0.7 0.8

Delaware

4 5 5 1.0 1.1 1.0

District of Columbia

7 7 7 0.9 0.9 1.0

Florida

61 53 110 0.7 0.6 1.2

Georgia

45 61 64 1.0 1.3 1.3

Hawaii

3 4 4 0.6 0.6 0.7

Idaho

6 8 8 0.8 0.9 0.9

Illinois

64 41 15 1.1 0.7 0.2

Indiana

33 21 10 1.1 0.7 0.3

Iowa

10 10 12 0.6 0.6 0.8

Kansas

18 8 12 1.3 0.6 0.9

Kentucky

16 23 17 0.9 1.2 0.9

Louisiana

19 17 19 1.0 0.9 1.0

Maine

5 5 5 0.7 0.8 0.8

Maryland

19 20 19 0.7 0.7 0.7

Massachusetts

31 19 17 0.9 0.5 0.5

Michigan

31 24 66 0.7 0.6 1.5

Minnesota

14 22 21 0.5 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

12 11 10 1.1 1.0 0.9

Missouri

19 25 22 0.7 0.9 0.8

Montana

5 5 6 1.1 1.0 1.2

Nebraska

7 7 9 0.7 0.7 0.9

Nevada

22 10 14 1.6 0.7 0.9

New Hampshire

5 6 6 0.8 0.9 0.9

New Jersey

23 29 33 0.6 0.7 0.8

New Mexico

5 6 6 0.7 0.8 0.8

New York

61 105 73 0.7 1.1 0.8

North Carolina

67 52 52 1.5 1.1 1.1

North Dakota

7 3 4 1.6 0.8 1.0

Ohio

39 37 44 0.7 0.7 0.8

Oklahoma

13 20 15 0.8 1.2 0.9

Oregon

15 13 14 0.8 0.7 0.7

Pennsylvania

52 41 30 0.9 0.7 0.5

Rhode Island

4 5 4 0.9 0.9 0.8

South Carolina

20 23 18 0.9 1.1 0.8

South Dakota

3 2 4 0.6 0.5 0.8

Tennessee

37 37 26 1.2 1.1 0.8

Texas

112 97 100 0.9 0.7 0.7

Utah

10 18 15 0.6 1.1 0.9

Vermont

3 3 3 1.1 1.0 1.1

Virginia

44 56 36 1.1 1.4 0.9

Washington

17 22 23 0.5 0.6 0.6

West Virginia

6 7 6 0.8 1.0 0.9

Wisconsin

16 21 23 0.6 0.7 0.8

Wyoming

2 3 3 0.9 1.0 0.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: July 20, 2022