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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, December 15, 2022	USDL-22-2308
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			 STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – OCTOBER 2022

Job openings rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of October, 
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 8 states and increased in 5 
states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, 
hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in October. 

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 October, job openings rates decreased in 15 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 
32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Alaska    
(-4.7 percentage points) and in Illinois and Wyoming (-1.1 points each). The increases occurred in 
Louisiana (+0.8 point), Alabama (+0.5 point), and New York (+0.3 point). Over the month, the national 
job openings rate was little changed. (See table A.)

The number of job openings decreased in 17 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 31 
states and the District of Columbia in October. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred 
in Texas (-131,000), Illinois (-81,000), and Florida (-60,000). The increases in the job openings level 
occurred in Louisiana (+19,000) and Oregon (+12,000). Nationally, the number of job openings edged 
down over the month. (See table A.)

Hires

In October, hires rates decreased in 8 states, increased in 5 states, and were little changed in 37 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in hires rates occurred in Alaska (-1.9 percentage 
points) and Hawaii (-1.3 points), as well as in Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island (-1.2 points 
each). The increases in hires rates occurred in Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana (+0.6 point each), as 
well as in California and Ohio (+0.5 point each). The national hires rate was little changed over the 
month. (See table B.)

The number of hires decreased in 9 states, increased in 3 states, and was little changed in 38 states and 
the District of Columbia in October. The largest decreases in the hires level occurred in Florida 
(-54,000) and Connecticut (-10,000), as well as in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, and New Hampshire (-8,000 
each). The increases in the hires level occurred in California (+85,000), Ohio (+28,000), and Kansas 
(+9,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed over the month. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In October, total separations rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 
46 states and the District of Columbia. The increases in total separations rates occurred in Alaska and 
Wyoming (+1.8 percentage points each) and in South Dakota (+0.7 point). The decrease occurred in 
Kentucky (-1.1 points). Over the month, the national total separations rate was unchanged. (See table C.)

In October, the number of total separations increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little 
changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in the total separations level 
occurred in Tennessee (+23,000), Alabama (+13,000), and Alaska (+6,000). The decrease in the total 
separations level occurred in Kentucky (-20,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little 
changed over the month. (See table C.)
 
Quits

In October, quits rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 43 states 
and the District of Columbia. The increases in quits rates occurred in Wyoming (+1.5 percentage points) 
and Alaska (+1.0 point), and in Alabama and South Dakota (+0.5 point each). The decreases in quits 
rates occurred in Kentucky (-0.8 point), Connecticut (-0.5 point), and Illinois (-0.4 point). Over the 
month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table D.)

The number of quits increased in 5 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 42 states and 
the District of Columbia in October. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Florida		 
(+30,000), Virginia (+14,000), and Alabama (+11,000). The decreases in the quits level occurred in 
Illinois (-25,000), Kentucky (-16,000), and Connecticut (-8,000). Nationally, the number of quits was 
little changed over the month. (See table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges 

In October, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little 
changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates 
occurred in Tennessee (+0.8 percentage point) and Alaska (+0.7 point), and in Idaho and Nevada (+0.5 
point each). The decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Ohio (-0.4 point) and in Florida 
and New York (-0.2 point each). Over the month, the national layoffs and discharges rate was 
unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed 
in 44 states and the District of Columbia in October. The largest increases in the layoffs and discharges 
levels occurred in Tennessee (+24,000), Georgia (+17,000), and Nevada (+7,000). The decrease in the 
layoffs and discharges level occurred in Ohio (-20,000). 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 November 2022 are scheduled 
to be released on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|10,687  |10,334  |     -353       |   6.5  |   6.3  |     -0.2        
Alabama................|   144  |   155  |       11*      |   6.4  |   6.9  |      0.5
Alaska.................|    48  |    29  |      -19       |  13.0  |   8.3  |     -4.7
Connecticut............|   110  |    97  |      -13       |   6.2  |   5.5  |     -0.7
Florida................|   624  |   564  |      -60       |   6.2  |   5.6  |     -0.6
Idaho..................|    63  |    58  |       -5       |   7.1  |   6.5  |     -0.6*
Illinois...............|   440  |   359  |      -81       |   6.7  |   5.6  |     -1.1
Iowa...................|   115  |   100  |      -15       |   6.8  |   5.9  |     -0.9
Kentucky...............|   159  |   147  |      -12       |   7.4  |   6.9  |     -0.5
Louisiana..............|   143  |   162  |       19       |   6.9  |   7.7  |      0.8
Maine..................|    47  |    42  |       -5       |   6.9  |   6.1  |     -0.8
Maryland...............|   191  |   173  |      -18       |   6.5  |   6.0  |     -0.5
Massachusetts..........|   280  |   258  |      -22       |   7.0  |   6.5  |     -0.5
Michigan...............|   336  |   295  |      -41       |   7.2  |   6.3  |     -0.9
New Hampshire..........|    55  |    50  |       -5       |   7.4  |   6.8  |     -0.6*
New York...............|   514  |   539  |       25*      |   5.1  |   5.4  |      0.3
North Dakota...........|    31  |    26  |       -5       |   6.7  |   5.7  |     -1.0
Oregon.................|   123  |   135  |       12       |   5.9  |   6.4  |      0.5*
South Dakota...........|    32  |    28  |       -4       |   6.6  |   5.8  |     -0.8
Texas..................|  1000  |   869  |     -131       |   6.9  |   6.0  |     -0.9
Virginia...............|   351  |   330  |      -21       |   7.9  |   7.4  |     -0.5
Wyoming................|    26  |    22  |       -4       |   8.3  |   7.2  |     -1.1
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,096  | 6,012  |      -84       |   4.0  |   3.9  |     -0.1        
Alaska.................|    26  |    20  |       -6       |   8.1  |   6.2  |     -1.9
Arkansas...............|    51  |    59  |        8*      |   3.9  |   4.5  |      0.6
California.............|   555  |   640  |       85       |   3.1  |   3.6  |      0.5
Connecticut............|    55  |    45  |      -10       |   3.3  |   2.7  |     -0.6*
Florida................|   409  |   355  |      -54       |   4.3  |   3.7  |     -0.6
Hawaii.................|    30  |    22  |       -8       |   4.9  |   3.6  |     -1.3
Idaho..................|    47  |    39  |       -8       |   5.7  |   4.7  |     -1.0
Kansas.................|    50  |    59  |        9       |   3.6  |   4.2  |      0.6
Louisiana..............|    93  |   104  |       11*      |   4.8  |   5.4  |      0.6
Maine..................|    29  |    21  |       -8       |   4.5  |   3.3  |     -1.2
New Hampshire..........|    32  |    24  |       -8       |   4.7  |   3.5  |     -1.2
Ohio...................|   194  |   222  |       28       |   3.5  |   4.0  |      0.5
Rhode Island...........|    21  |    15  |       -6       |   4.2  |   3.0  |     -1.2
Vermont................|    13  |    10  |       -3       |   4.3  |   3.3  |     -1.0
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   

Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 5,665  | 5,683  |       18       |   3.7  |   3.7  |      0.0        
Alabama................|    87  |   100  |       13       |   4.2  |   4.8  |      0.6*
Alaska.................|    15  |    21  |        6       |   4.7  |   6.5  |      1.8
Kentucky...............|   100  |    80  |      -20       |   5.1  |   4.0  |     -1.1
Montana................|    22  |    26  |        4       |   4.3  |   5.1  |      0.8*
South Dakota...........|    15  |    18  |        3*      |   3.3  |   4.0  |      0.7
Tennessee..............|   158  |   181  |       23       |   4.9  |   5.5  |      0.6*
Wyoming................|    10  |    15  |        5       |   3.5  |   5.3  |      1.8
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   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022, seasonally adjusted
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                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 4,060  | 4,026  |      -34       |   2.7  |   2.6  |     -0.1        
Alabama................|    65  |    76  |       11       |   3.1  |   3.6  |      0.5
Alaska.................|    12  |    15  |        3       |   3.7  |   4.7  |      1.0
Connecticut............|    36  |    28  |       -8       |   2.2  |   1.7  |     -0.5
Florida................|   260  |   290  |       30       |   2.7  |   3.0  |      0.3*
Illinois...............|   178  |   153  |      -25       |   2.9  |   2.5  |     -0.4
Kentucky...............|    75  |    59  |      -16       |   3.8  |   3.0  |     -0.8
South Dakota...........|    11  |    13  |        2*      |   2.4  |   2.9  |      0.5
Virginia...............|   106  |   120  |       14       |   2.6  |   2.9  |      0.3*
Wyoming................|     7  |    11  |        4       |   2.4  |   3.9  |      1.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)   |  2022  | 2022(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,329  | 1,387  |       58       |   0.9  |   0.9  |      0.0        
Alaska.................|     3  |     5  |        2       |   0.9  |   1.6  |      0.7
Florida................|    79  |    62  |      -17*      |   0.8  |   0.6  |     -0.2
Georgia................|    43  |    60  |       17       |   0.9  |   1.2  |      0.3*
Idaho..................|     6  |    10  |        4       |   0.7  |   1.2  |      0.5
Nevada.................|    13  |    20  |        7       |   0.9  |   1.4  |      0.5
New York...............|    84  |    66  |      -18*      |   0.9  |   0.7  |     -0.2
Ohio...................|    80  |    60  |      -20       |   1.5  |   1.1  |     -0.4
Tennessee..............|    34  |    58  |       24       |   1.0  |   1.8  |      0.8
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (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
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

11,094 11,170 10,280 10,687 10,334 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3


Alabama

156 157 144 144 155 7.1 7.0 6.4 6.4 6.9

Alaska

33 27 38 48 29 9.5 7.9 10.7 13.0 8.3

Arizona

224 233 216 223 226 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.8

Arkansas

88 93 87 92 97 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.8

California

1,174 1,269 1,129 1,164 1,199 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.3

Colorado

217 231 214 219 217 7.2 7.5 6.9 7.1 7.0

Connecticut

96 115 111 110 97 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.5

Delaware

32 33 37 35 37 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.0 7.4

District of Columbia

41 45 45 47 46 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6

Florida

744 635 621 624 564 7.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.6

Georgia

426 432 391 405 400 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.7 7.6

Hawaii

62 50 42 41 38 9.4 7.6 6.4 6.3 5.8

Idaho

65 64 64 63 58 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.5

Illinois

427 461 424 440 359 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.7 5.6

Indiana

239 238 194 204 211 7.1 6.9 5.7 6.0 6.2

Iowa

116 114 110 115 100 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.8 5.9

Kansas

97 98 90 94 94 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.2

Kentucky

164 171 162 159 147 7.9 8.1 7.6 7.4 6.9

Louisiana

148 155 139 143 162 7.3 7.5 6.7 6.9 7.7

Maine

41 47 48 47 42 6.2 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.1

Maryland

221 205 202 191 173 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.0

Massachusetts

287 302 269 280 258 7.4 7.6 6.8 7.0 6.5

Michigan

371 328 276 336 295 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.2 6.3

Minnesota

241 226 216 212 210 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6

Mississippi

87 83 82 87 84 7.0 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.8

Missouri

242 217 173 206 195 7.8 6.9 5.6 6.6 6.2

Montana

45 45 44 42 41 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5

Nebraska

75 78 68 69 64 6.9 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.8

Nevada

116 105 103 101 104 7.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.6

New Hampshire

50 50 46 55 50 6.9 6.8 6.3 7.4 6.8

New Jersey

292 263 240 249 259 6.7 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.7

New Mexico

70 66 57 65 70 7.8 7.2 6.3 7.1 7.6

New York

561 548 500 514 539 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.4

North Carolina

344 362 336 356 360 6.9 7.0 6.5 6.9 6.9

North Dakota

33 33 29 31 26 7.3 7.2 6.3 6.7 5.7

Ohio

420 442 369 384 364 7.2 7.5 6.3 6.5 6.2

Oklahoma

124 128 121 122 123 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8

Oregon

152 137 129 123 135 7.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.4

Pennsylvania

388 388 362 357 361 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.7

Rhode Island

38 40 35 34 35 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.4 6.6

South Carolina

185 176 172 166 168 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.0

South Dakota

36 34 32 32 28 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.6 5.8

Tennessee

238 264 247 252 245 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.0

Texas

932 983 930 1,000 869 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.0

Utah

125 114 111 112 109 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1

Vermont

24 24 23 24 23 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.1

Virginia

283 339 317 351 330 6.6 7.7 7.2 7.9 7.4

Washington

226 223 204 220 236 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.9 6.2

West Virginia

58 62 60 54 57 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.1 7.4

Wisconsin

218 217 194 219 221 7.0 6.9 6.2 6.9 7.0

Wyoming

24 20 27 26 22 7.9 6.6 8.6 8.3 7.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,460 6,238 6,334 6,096 6,012 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9


Alabama

101 99 94 104 116 4.9 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.5

Alaska

19 17 25 26 20 6.0 5.4 7.9 8.1 6.2

Arizona

128 147 116 133 142 4.3 4.8 3.8 4.3 4.6

Arkansas

62 59 53 51 59 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.5

California

661 604 639 555 640 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.6

Colorado

129 120 128 136 136 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7

Connecticut

55 81 59 55 45 3.4 4.9 3.5 3.3 2.7

Delaware

22 21 27 25 24 4.9 4.5 5.8 5.4 5.2

District of Columbia

22 22 24 24 27 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5

Florida

460 376 407 409 355 5.1 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7

Georgia

253 263 275 257 241 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.0

Hawaii

33 28 30 30 22 5.6 4.6 4.9 4.9 3.6

Idaho

38 39 49 47 39 4.7 4.7 5.9 5.7 4.7

Illinois

261 248 272 260 242 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.0

Indiana

141 126 142 143 135 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.2

Iowa

63 69 70 55 58 4.1 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.7

Kansas

54 55 53 50 59 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.2

Kentucky

106 102 100 102 92 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.7

Louisiana

105 94 91 93 104 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.4

Maine

27 27 29 29 21 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.5 3.3

Maryland

106 109 127 104 105 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.8 3.8

Massachusetts

129 135 123 135 127 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.4

Michigan

190 178 178 165 171 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9

Minnesota

100 112 120 106 110 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.7

Mississippi

56 53 58 50 50 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.3

Missouri

114 113 123 107 104 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.5

Montana

26 26 31 29 28 5.2 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.5

Nebraska

37 40 41 37 40 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.9

Nevada

80 73 72 76 73 5.6 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.0

New Hampshire

32 27 25 32 24 4.8 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.5

New Jersey

157 143 135 147 130 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.1

New Mexico

37 38 31 37 40 4.5 4.5 3.6 4.3 4.7

New York

294 284 289 280 260 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7

North Carolina

224 233 219 226 225 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.7

North Dakota

20 20 20 17 17 4.8 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.9

Ohio

222 230 240 194 222 4.1 4.2 4.4 3.5 4.0

Oklahoma

84 81 77 77 73 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3

Oregon

83 81 89 84 82 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.1

Pennsylvania

261 175 201 180 180 4.5 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.0

Rhode Island

24 22 23 21 15 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.0

South Carolina

115 114 107 108 99 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.4

South Dakota

18 22 21 20 19 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2

Tennessee

160 153 151 152 156 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8

Texas

602 613 612 561 546 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.0

Utah

72 69 74 79 71 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.2

Vermont

14 12 13 13 10 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3

Virginia

160 185 162 173 158 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.9

Washington

130 137 119 139 138 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.9

West Virginia

38 34 34 32 32 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5

Wisconsin

121 113 117 114 112 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8

Wyoming

13 14 19 18 17 4.6 4.9 6.7 6.3 6.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,852 5,794 6,058 5,665 5,683 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7


Alabama

96 91 99 87 100 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.8

Alaska

14 21 21 15 21 4.4 6.7 6.6 4.7 6.5

Arizona

122 135 147 149 149 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.8

Arkansas

62 52 64 61 56 4.8 3.9 4.8 4.6 4.2

California

573 518 578 547 547 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1

Colorado

139 119 113 105 111 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.8

Connecticut

52 61 51 49 43 3.2 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.6

Delaware

20 20 21 20 22 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.7

District of Columbia

23 22 22 24 23 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0

Florida

386 388 437 356 366 4.2 4.1 4.6 3.7 3.8

Georgia

215 271 288 239 241 4.6 5.6 6.0 4.9 5.0

Hawaii

23 21 23 22 23 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.7

Idaho

37 50 42 33 38 4.6 6.1 5.1 4.0 4.6

Illinois

205 203 183 248 228 3.5 3.3 3.0 4.1 3.7

Indiana

135 118 123 134 137 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.3

Iowa

58 59 58 60 59 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7

Kansas

54 52 49 60 55 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.3 3.9

Kentucky

99 88 100 100 80 5.2 4.5 5.1 5.1 4.0

Louisiana

87 91 96 92 91 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7

Maine

23 28 26 20 23 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.1 3.6

Maryland

93 96 100 99 102 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7

Massachusetts

119 132 123 111 104 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.8

Michigan

180 147 140 155 154 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.5

Minnesota

89 107 104 103 104 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5

Mississippi

58 58 62 57 60 5.0 5.0 5.4 4.9 5.2

Missouri

113 122 113 114 108 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.7

Montana

27 27 30 22 26 5.4 5.3 5.9 4.3 5.1

Nebraska

41 39 41 41 39 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.8

Nevada

67 61 64 64 69 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.7

New Hampshire

27 31 34 26 28 4.0 4.5 5.0 3.8 4.1

New Jersey

138 144 147 125 120 3.4 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.8

New Mexico

32 36 34 37 36 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.2

New York

260 232 260 262 241 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.5

North Carolina

231 227 220 203 210 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.4

North Dakota

21 19 18 18 17 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.9

Ohio

202 220 210 226 206 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.7

Oklahoma

75 77 84 79 75 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.4

Oregon

79 74 91 72 79 4.2 3.8 4.6 3.6 4.0

Pennsylvania

219 204 201 169 168 3.8 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.8

Rhode Island

19 21 21 17 18 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.4 3.6

South Carolina

109 102 113 102 98 5.1 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.4

South Dakota

17 17 16 15 18 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.0

Tennessee

140 148 159 158 181 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.5

Texas

562 524 602 491 506 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.6 3.7

Utah

70 75 84 66 68 4.3 4.5 5.0 3.9 4.0

Vermont

14 16 17 11 11 4.7 5.3 5.6 3.6 3.6

Virginia

141 160 146 146 162 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.0

Washington

125 116 115 116 118 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

West Virginia

34 32 32 30 31 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.4

Wisconsin

111 105 114 96 98 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.3

Wyoming

14 16 23 10 15 5.0 5.6 8.1 3.5 5.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,132 4,058 4,184 4,060 4,026 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6


Alabama

65 66 73 65 76 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.6

Alaska

10 14 14 12 15 3.2 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.7

Arizona

93 107 105 107 109 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5

Arkansas

41 37 45 45 41 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.1

California

402 394 383 376 376 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1

Colorado

98 83 70 70 72 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.5

Connecticut

32 40 34 36 28 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.7

Delaware

14 14 15 15 16 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5

District of Columbia

15 14 15 17 15 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0

Florida

277 267 295 260 290 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.0

Georgia

143 194 191 186 173 3.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6

Hawaii

17 14 14 17 16 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.6

Idaho

27 25 28 25 25 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0

Illinois

145 135 120 178 153 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.5

Indiana

105 88 89 97 93 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9

Iowa

38 41 40 45 42 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.7

Kansas

40 38 34 44 39 2.9 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.8

Kentucky

62 63 72 75 59 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.0

Louisiana

63 66 67 66 66 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4

Maine

17 19 17 14 16 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.5

Maryland

62 65 67 74 70 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.6

Massachusetts

83 98 87 80 74 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0

Michigan

115 105 91 112 112 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.6

Minnesota

64 71 71 75 76 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6

Mississippi

41 39 42 42 43 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7

Missouri

84 99 85 88 80 2.9 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7

Montana

19 18 19 17 18 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.6

Nebraska

28 27 29 28 28 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7

Nevada

49 42 42 47 45 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1

New Hampshire

18 20 19 16 16 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.3

New Jersey

94 86 102 86 81 2.3 2.0 2.4 2.0 1.9

New Mexico

22 23 24 26 25 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9

New York

171 160 161 163 162 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

North Carolina

159 152 152 150 156 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2

North Dakota

13 13 12 12 13 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0

Ohio

147 127 141 139 136 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5

Oklahoma

52 53 62 59 53 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.1

Oregon

58 48 61 54 57 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.9

Pennsylvania

146 134 144 125 118 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0

Rhode Island

13 14 13 12 12 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4

South Carolina

77 76 77 77 70 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1

South Dakota

12 12 11 11 13 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.9

Tennessee

93 105 110 118 117 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6

Texas

445 394 479 355 372 3.4 2.9 3.5 2.6 2.7

Utah

51 48 60 49 49 3.1 2.9 3.6 2.9 2.9

Vermont

10 11 12 8 7 3.4 3.6 4.0 2.7 2.3

Virginia

100 115 103 106 120 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9

Washington

89 73 77 83 81 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3

West Virginia

21 24 24 22 23 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2

Wisconsin

79 75 78 69 70 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4

Wyoming

10 10 11 7 11 3.6 3.5 3.9 2.4 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
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)
Oct.
2021
July
2022
Aug.
2022
Sept.
2022
Oct.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,342 1,390 1,490 1,329 1,387 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9


Alabama

25 20 20 17 21 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0

Alaska

3 5 6 3 5 0.9 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.6

Arizona

24 21 31 34 31 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.0

Arkansas

15 12 15 13 13 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0

California

126 94 167 147 136 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.8

Colorado

34 24 34 26 34 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.2

Connecticut

16 18 13 9 13 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.8

Delaware

5 5 5 4 5 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia

6 6 6 5 7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

Florida

94 98 100 79 62 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.6

Georgia

55 67 86 43 60 1.2 1.4 1.8 0.9 1.2

Hawaii

5 5 7 4 5 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8

Idaho

8 20 12 6 10 1.0 2.4 1.5 0.7 1.2

Illinois

52 62 52 61 58 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0

Indiana

25 24 31 30 37 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.2

Iowa

16 15 14 12 12 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8

Kansas

11 11 12 13 12 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

Kentucky

29 20 21 21 18 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9

Louisiana

19 20 22 20 21 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1

Maine

5 8 7 5 6 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9

Maryland

23 25 25 21 27 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0

Massachusetts

26 28 27 25 27 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Michigan

47 31 33 38 35 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8

Minnesota

20 31 29 24 22 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

14 16 15 12 14 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.2

Missouri

23 18 21 22 22 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8

Montana

6 6 8 5 6 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.2

Nebraska

10 10 10 10 9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9

Nevada

16 15 18 13 20 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.4

New Hampshire

7 9 9 8 10 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5

New Jersey

35 53 31 36 35 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.8

New Mexico

7 8 8 9 9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1

New York

71 51 79 84 66 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7

North Carolina

52 63 45 44 48 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0

North Dakota

7 5 5 5 4 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9

Ohio

43 83 59 80 60 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.1

Oklahoma

17 20 17 17 19 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1

Oregon

17 15 22 14 18 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.9

Pennsylvania

60 58 47 35 42 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7

Rhode Island

5 6 6 4 5 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.0

South Carolina

25 20 25 21 24 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1

South Dakota

4 4 4 4 4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Tennessee

37 37 40 34 58 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.8

Texas

85 102 114 111 113 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Utah

15 14 19 14 16 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.0

Vermont

3 4 4 2 3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.0

Virginia

31 36 34 31 37 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Washington

26 28 28 25 31 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

West Virginia

10 6 7 6 7 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0

Wisconsin

26 29 30 20 23 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.8

Wyoming

3 4 10 3 4 1.1 1.4 3.5 1.0 1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

11,596 10,700 10,752 7.2 6.5 6.5


Alabama

160 142 162 7.2 6.3 7.1

Alaska

25 40 22 7.4 10.9 6.5

Arizona

244 217 246 7.5 6.5 7.3

Arkansas

88 96 99 6.3 6.8 6.9

California

1,271 1,157 1,285 6.9 6.2 6.7

Colorado

210 218 209 7.0 7.0 6.7

Connecticut

103 108 102 5.9 6.1 5.7

Delaware

33 36 39 6.7 7.2 7.7

District of Columbia

44 52 49 5.5 6.3 6.0

Florida

756 611 581 7.7 6.1 5.7

Georgia

429 404 402 8.4 7.7 7.6

Hawaii

61 42 36 9.3 6.3 5.5

Idaho

64 63 57 7.3 7.0 6.4

Illinois

466 451 382 7.3 6.9 5.8

Indiana

254 210 222 7.5 6.2 6.4

Iowa

129 120 111 7.7 7.1 6.5

Kansas

105 95 101 7.0 6.3 6.6

Kentucky

163 158 147 7.8 7.4 6.9

Louisiana

165 139 185 8.0 6.7 8.7

Maine

41 46 39 6.1 6.6 5.7

Maryland

237 193 181 8.1 6.6 6.2

Massachusetts

315 275 274 8.0 6.9 6.8

Michigan

388 338 305 8.3 7.2 6.5

Minnesota

259 211 230 8.2 6.7 7.2

Mississippi

87 89 84 7.0 7.2 6.8

Missouri

249 201 198 8.0 6.4 6.3

Montana

43 44 38 7.9 7.8 7.0

Nebraska

81 70 68 7.3 6.3 6.1

Nevada

126 96 112 8.1 6.2 7.0

New Hampshire

47 50 47 6.5 6.8 6.4

New Jersey

304 255 272 6.9 5.6 6.0

New Mexico

75 63 79 8.2 6.8 8.4

New York

568 492 546 5.8 4.9 5.4

North Carolina

368 359 385 7.3 7.0 7.3

North Dakota

35 33 27 7.6 7.1 5.8

Ohio

445 387 380 7.6 6.6 6.4

Oklahoma

133 128 131 7.4 7.0 7.2

Oregon

160 124 144 7.7 5.9 6.7

Pennsylvania

419 347 379 6.7 5.5 5.9

Rhode Island

39 33 35 7.3 6.2 6.6

South Carolina

194 163 177 8.2 6.8 7.3

South Dakota

39 34 30 8.0 6.8 6.2

Tennessee

238 253 244 7.0 7.2 6.9

Texas

965 1,028 898 6.9 7.1 6.2

Utah

130 110 114 7.4 6.1 6.3

Vermont

24 22 23 7.4 6.9 7.0

Virginia

288 359 329 6.7 8.1 7.4

Washington

227 217 243 6.2 5.8 6.4

West Virginia

57 62 56 7.6 8.0 7.3

Wisconsin

226 230 228 7.2 7.2 7.1

Wyoming

21 27 18 6.8 8.6 5.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,948 6,164 6,354 4.7 4.0 4.1


Alabama

110 105 126 5.3 5.0 6.0

Alaska

15 30 14 4.8 9.1 4.4

Arizona

146 143 157 4.8 4.6 5.0

Arkansas

67 56 64 5.1 4.3 4.8

California

765 559 746 4.5 3.2 4.2

Colorado

129 128 136 4.6 4.4 4.7

Connecticut

58 54 44 3.5 3.2 2.6

Delaware

24 24 26 5.2 5.1 5.6

District of Columbia

25 29 30 3.2 3.8 3.9

Florida

528 394 403 5.8 4.2 4.2

Georgia

264 257 247 5.7 5.3 5.1

Hawaii

39 29 25 6.5 4.6 4.0

Idaho

40 49 39 5.0 5.9 4.6

Illinois

278 259 252 4.7 4.2 4.1

Indiana

143 145 133 4.5 4.5 4.1

Iowa

67 56 59 4.3 3.5 3.7

Kansas

57 50 63 4.1 3.6 4.4

Kentucky

109 103 93 5.7 5.2 4.7

Louisiana

116 89 122 6.2 4.6 6.3

Maine

25 27 20 4.0 4.1 3.1

Maryland

110 112 106 4.1 4.1 3.9

Massachusetts

135 154 130 3.7 4.2 3.5

Michigan

193 165 173 4.5 3.8 3.9

Minnesota

109 100 117 3.8 3.4 3.9

Mississippi

63 50 54 5.4 4.4 4.6

Missouri

122 106 108 4.2 3.6 3.6

Montana

26 31 26 5.2 6.1 5.1

Nebraska

41 36 43 4.1 3.5 4.1

Nevada

88 75 81 6.2 5.1 5.5

New Hampshire

31 29 23 4.7 4.2 3.3

New Jersey

172 167 136 4.2 3.9 3.2

New Mexico

39 36 44 4.7 4.2 5.1

New York

327 300 275 3.5 3.2 2.9

North Carolina

246 221 240 5.3 4.6 4.9

North Dakota

21 18 17 4.9 4.2 3.9

Ohio

227 190 221 4.2 3.5 4.0

Oklahoma

94 81 78 5.6 4.8 4.6

Oregon

90 88 87 4.7 4.5 4.3

Pennsylvania

253 178 172 4.3 3.0 2.8

Rhode Island

26 20 17 5.3 4.1 3.4

South Carolina

128 102 110 5.9 4.6 4.9

South Dakota

19 20 18 4.2 4.3 4.0

Tennessee

167 145 163 5.3 4.4 5.0

Texas

633 565 559 4.9 4.2 4.1

Utah

80 79 76 4.9 4.7 4.5

Vermont

14 13 10 4.5 4.4 3.2

Virginia

184 171 174 4.6 4.2 4.2

Washington

136 147 143 4.0 4.1 4.0

West Virginia

38 35 32 5.5 4.9 4.4

Wisconsin

121 119 110 4.1 4.0 3.7

Wyoming

13 21 14 4.5 7.1 5.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,915 5,981 5,671 4.0 3.9 3.7


Alabama

95 90 102 4.6 4.3 4.8

Alaska

19 21 28 6.0 6.3 8.8

Arizona

108 141 132 3.6 4.5 4.2

Arkansas

62 61 55 4.8 4.6 4.1

California

566 567 527 3.3 3.2 3.0

Colorado

145 118 115 5.2 4.1 4.0

Connecticut

53 56 42 3.2 3.4 2.5

Delaware

22 20 25 4.8 4.3 5.3

District of Columbia

24 21 23 3.1 2.8 3.0

Florida

374 340 340 4.1 3.6 3.6

Georgia

209 241 225 4.5 5.0 4.6

Hawaii

21 23 21 3.5 3.8 3.4

Idaho

43 37 43 5.3 4.5 5.1

Illinois

214 262 237 3.6 4.3 3.9

Indiana

131 143 138 4.2 4.5 4.3

Iowa

61 63 62 3.9 4.0 3.9

Kansas

54 66 56 3.9 4.7 3.9

Kentucky

108 100 81 5.6 5.0 4.1

Louisiana

84 96 86 4.5 4.9 4.4

Maine

26 23 25 4.1 3.6 3.8

Maryland

94 107 104 3.5 3.9 3.8

Massachusetts

125 147 108 3.5 4.0 2.9

Michigan

188 175 166 4.4 4.0 3.8

Minnesota

88 111 106 3.1 3.8 3.5

Mississippi

53 58 55 4.6 5.1 4.8

Missouri

109 122 105 3.8 4.2 3.6

Montana

30 24 29 6.0 4.8 5.8

Nebraska

42 42 41 4.2 4.0 3.9

Nevada

66 69 69 4.6 4.7 4.7

New Hampshire

27 30 28 4.0 4.4 4.0

New Jersey

154 157 129 3.7 3.7 3.0

New Mexico

31 40 34 3.7 4.7 4.0

New York

267 292 243 2.9 3.1 2.5

North Carolina

236 202 210 5.1 4.2 4.3

North Dakota

24 18 19 5.7 4.1 4.4

Ohio

208 245 215 3.8 4.5 3.9

Oklahoma

76 79 75 4.6 4.7 4.4

Oregon

80 78 82 4.2 3.9 4.1

Pennsylvania

221 176 163 3.8 2.9 2.7

Rhode Island

21 20 19 4.2 4.0 3.8

South Carolina

116 104 101 5.4 4.7 4.5

South Dakota

20 19 22 4.5 4.0 4.7

Tennessee

136 158 178 4.3 4.8 5.4

Texas

554 517 480 4.3 3.8 3.5

Utah

69 69 66 4.2 4.1 3.9

Vermont

13 11 10 4.3 3.7 3.1

Virginia

142 155 167 3.6 3.8 4.0

Washington

141 122 136 4.1 3.4 3.8

West Virginia

36 29 32 5.2 4.1 4.5

Wisconsin

113 101 98 3.9 3.4 3.3

Wyoming

16 12 18 5.7 4.2 6.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

4,220 4,285 4,045 2.8 2.8 2.6


Alabama

66 67 79 3.2 3.2 3.7

Alaska

13 15 20 4.2 4.7 6.4

Arizona

82 103 96 2.7 3.3 3.1

Arkansas

42 45 40 3.2 3.4 3.0

California

406 403 372 2.4 2.3 2.1

Colorado

104 83 75 3.7 2.9 2.6

Connecticut

34 38 29 2.1 2.3 1.7

Delaware

15 15 18 3.4 3.3 3.9

District of Columbia

16 16 16 2.1 2.0 2.0

Florida

267 245 269 2.9 2.6 2.8

Georgia

143 187 163 3.1 3.9 3.4

Hawaii

16 18 15 2.6 2.9 2.4

Idaho

31 29 28 3.9 3.4 3.4

Illinois

158 192 164 2.7 3.1 2.7

Indiana

104 105 93 3.3 3.3 2.9

Iowa

39 46 44 2.5 2.9 2.8

Kansas

40 47 40 2.9 3.3 2.8

Kentucky

68 75 59 3.5 3.8 3.0

Louisiana

61 68 63 3.2 3.5 3.2

Maine

19 15 18 3.0 2.3 2.7

Maryland

66 79 73 2.4 2.9 2.6

Massachusetts

88 95 78 2.4 2.6 2.1

Michigan

124 123 122 2.9 2.8 2.8

Minnesota

65 82 78 2.3 2.8 2.6

Mississippi

38 43 40 3.3 3.7 3.4

Missouri

84 96 78 2.9 3.3 2.6

Montana

21 18 20 4.2 3.6 3.9

Nebraska

30 29 29 3.0 2.8 2.8

Nevada

47 53 44 3.3 3.6 3.0

New Hampshire

18 18 16 2.7 2.6 2.3

New Jersey

106 104 87 2.6 2.4 2.0

New Mexico

21 28 23 2.5 3.3 2.7

New York

165 174 157 1.8 1.8 1.6

North Carolina

166 147 162 3.5 3.1 3.3

North Dakota

14 12 14 3.2 2.8 3.1

Ohio

151 156 142 2.8 2.8 2.6

Oklahoma

53 60 52 3.2 3.5 3.0

Oregon

59 59 59 3.1 3.0 3.0

Pennsylvania

148 129 116 2.5 2.1 1.9

Rhode Island

14 13 13 2.9 2.6 2.6

South Carolina

85 80 72 3.9 3.6 3.2

South Dakota

14 13 16 3.1 2.8 3.5

Tennessee

93 120 115 2.9 3.7 3.5

Texas

452 377 365 3.5 2.8 2.7

Utah

48 54 44 2.9 3.2 2.6

Vermont

9 8 7 3.2 2.5 2.2

Virginia

103 109 123 2.6 2.7 3.0

Washington

103 91 94 3.0 2.6 2.7

West Virginia

23 21 23 3.3 3.0 3.2

Wisconsin

79 73 69 2.7 2.5 2.3

Wyoming

12 9 12 4.1 3.1 4.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

1,349 1,426 1,378 0.9 0.9 0.9


Alabama

23 18 19 1.1 0.9 0.9

Alaska

5 4 6 1.5 1.3 2.0

Arizona

22 30 29 0.7 1.0 0.9

Arkansas

15 13 13 1.2 1.0 0.9

California

119 141 123 0.7 0.8 0.7

Colorado

34 27 36 1.2 0.9 1.2

Connecticut

15 15 11 0.9 0.9 0.7

Delaware

5 4 6 1.2 0.9 1.3

District of Columbia

5 4 6 0.7 0.6 0.8

Florida

93 81 58 1.0 0.9 0.6

Georgia

53 43 55 1.1 0.9 1.1

Hawaii

5 4 5 0.8 0.7 0.8

Idaho

10 7 12 1.3 0.9 1.4

Illinois

51 62 59 0.9 1.0 1.0

Indiana

22 32 38 0.7 1.0 1.2

Iowa

18 13 14 1.2 0.8 0.9

Kansas

10 16 12 0.7 1.1 0.8

Kentucky

32 21 19 1.7 1.1 0.9

Louisiana

17 22 19 0.9 1.2 1.0

Maine

6 7 6 0.9 1.0 1.0

Maryland

21 24 27 0.8 0.9 1.0

Massachusetts

27 45 28 0.8 1.2 0.7

Michigan

49 47 38 1.1 1.1 0.9

Minnesota

18 23 21 0.6 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

12 12 13 1.0 1.1 1.1

Missouri

20 22 21 0.7 0.8 0.7

Montana

7 5 8 1.5 1.0 1.5

Nebraska

9 10 9 0.9 1.0 0.9

Nevada

17 13 23 1.2 0.9 1.5

New Hampshire

7 11 11 1.0 1.6 1.6

New Jersey

39 49 37 1.0 1.1 0.9

New Mexico

7 10 9 0.9 1.2 1.0

New York

88 105 76 0.9 1.1 0.8

North Carolina

48 45 42 1.0 0.9 0.9

North Dakota

10 5 5 2.3 1.1 1.0

Ohio

47 81 64 0.9 1.5 1.1

Oklahoma

17 16 20 1.0 0.9 1.2

Oregon

18 16 19 0.9 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania

63 38 40 1.1 0.6 0.7

Rhode Island

5 6 6 1.1 1.1 1.1

South Carolina

24 21 25 1.1 0.9 1.1

South Dakota

5 5 5 1.1 1.0 1.0

Tennessee

35 31 58 1.1 1.0 1.8

Texas

71 114 97 0.5 0.8 0.7

Utah

17 12 18 1.1 0.7 1.1

Vermont

3 3 3 0.9 1.0 0.8

Virginia

30 36 39 0.8 0.9 0.9

Washington

30 25 36 0.9 0.7 1.0

West Virginia

11 6 8 1.6 0.9 1.1

Wisconsin

27 21 23 0.9 0.7 0.8

Wyoming

4 3 5 1.4 1.0 1.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: December 15, 2022