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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release


For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, December 17, 2021	USDL-21-2148
Technical information:	(202) 691-5870  •  JoltsInfo@bls.gov  •  www.bls.gov/jlt
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		    STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – OCTOBER 2021

Job openings rates increased in 16 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 32 states and 
the District of Columbia on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 45 states 
and the District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states, increased in 2 states, and 
were little changed in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and 
total separations rates were little changed in October. (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 October, job openings rates increased in 16 states and decreased in 2 states. The largest increases in 
job openings rates occurred in Hawaii (+3.5 percentage points), Minnesota (+1.9 points), and Kentucky 
(+1.2 points). The decreases in job openings rates occurred in Maine (-1.0 percentage point) and 
Virginia (-0.7 point). The national job openings rate was little changed. (See table A.)

The number of job openings increased in 15 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of 
October. The largest increases occurred in Florida (+74,000), Texas (+70,000), and Minnesota  
(+ 64,000). The decreases in the job openings level occurred in Virginia (-28,000) and Maine (-7,000). 
Nationally, the number of job openings increased (+431,000). (See table A.)

Hires

In October, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. The largest decreases in hires rates 
occurred in Alaska (-0.8 percentage point), and Mississippi and Virginia (-0.7 point each). The hires rate 
increased in Hawaii (+2.6 percentage points). The national hires rate was unchanged. (See table B.)
The number of hires decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state in October. The largest decreases 
occurred in Virginia (-29,000), Arizona (-18,000), and Mississippi (-8,000). The hires level increased in 
Hawaii (+15,000). Nationally, the number of hires was little changed. (See table B.)

Total Separations

In October, total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increased in 2 states. The largest 
decreases occurred in Hawaii (-5.4 percentage points), Alaska (-1.4 points), and Illinois  
(-1.1 points). The increases in the total separations rates occurred in North Dakota and Pennsylvania 
(+0.7 percentage point each). The national total separations rate was little changed over the month. (See 
table C.)

The number of total separations decreased in 8 states and increased in 1 state in October. The largest 
decreases occurred in Illinois (-59,000), Georgia (-40,000), and Ohio (-32,000). The total separations 
level increased in Pennsylvania (+43,000). Nationally, the number of total separations edged down  
(-255,000). (See table C.)
 
Quits

In October, quits rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 1 state. The largest decreases in quits 
rates occurred in Hawaii (-3.8 percentage points), New Hampshire (-1.1 points), and Montana (-0.9 
point). The quits rate increased in Kansas (+0.5 percentage point). Over the month, the national quits 
rate decreased (-0.2 percentage point). (See table D.)

The number of quits decreased in 11 states and increased in 1 state in October. The largest decreases in 
the quits level occurred in Illinois (-34,000), Georgia (-31,000), and Hawaii (-22,000). The quits level 
increased in Kansas (+6,000). Nationally, the number of quits decreased over the month (-205,000). (See 
table D.)
 
Layoffs and Discharges

In October, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states and increased in 5 states. The largest 
decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Hawaii (-1.1 percentage points), and Alaska and 
Ohio (-0.6 point each). The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in North Dakota 
(+0.8 percentage point), Pennsylvania (+0.6 point), and Oregon and Colorado (+0.4 point each). The 
national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. (See table E.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 5 states and increased in 4 states in October. The 
largest decreases in layoffs and discharges were in Ohio (-31,000), Massachusetts (-16,000), and New 
Jersey (-12,000). The largest increases in layoffs and discharges levels were in Pennsylvania (+37,000), 
Colorado (+13,000), and Oregon (+8,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges was little 
changed over the month. (See table E.)

For more information, please see the JOLTS interactive charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-
openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#.  

	
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey State estimates for November 2021 are scheduled 
to be released on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).



Table A: States with significant changes in job openings from Sep 2021 to Oct 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............|10,602  |11,033  |      431       |   6.7  |   6.9  |      0.2        
Alabama................|   143  |   159  |       16       |   6.5  |   7.2  |      0.7
Colorado...............|   192  |   207  |       15       |   6.5  |   7.0  |      0.5
Florida................|   656  |   730  |       74       |   6.9  |   7.6  |      0.7
Hawaii.................|    27  |    50  |       23       |   4.5  |   8.0  |      3.5
Kansas.................|    86  |    94  |        8       |   5.8  |   6.3  |      0.5
Kentucky...............|   145  |   173  |       28       |   7.2  |   8.4  |      1.2
Louisiana..............|   138  |   156  |       18       |   7.0  |   7.8  |      0.8
Maine..................|    50  |    43  |       -7       |   7.5  |   6.5  |     -1.0
Michigan...............|   366  |   388  |       22       |   8.0  |   8.4  |      0.4
Minnesota..............|   194  |   258  |       64       |   6.3  |   8.2  |      1.9
Mississippi............|    84  |    93  |        9       |   6.9  |   7.5  |      0.6
Missouri...............|   205  |   235  |       30       |   6.7  |   7.6  |      0.9
Montana................|    38  |    42  |        4       |   7.3  |   8.0  |      0.7
New Jersey.............|   294  |   310  |       16*      |   6.8  |   7.2  |      0.4
North Carolina.........|   329  |   357  |       28       |   6.8  |   7.3  |      0.5
Tennessee..............|   227  |   248  |       21       |   6.8  |   7.4  |      0.6
Texas..................|   837  |   907  |       70       |   6.1  |   6.6  |      0.5
Virginia...............|   336  |   308  |      -28       |   7.9  |   7.2  |     -0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.


Table B: States with significant changes in hires from Sep 2021 to Oct 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,546  | 6,464  |      -82       |   4.4  |   4.4  |      0.0        
Alaska.................|    21  |    19  |       -2*      |   6.9  |   6.1  |     -0.8
Arizona................|   139  |   121  |      -18       |   4.7  |   4.1  |     -0.6
Hawaii.................|    22  |    37  |       15       |   3.8  |   6.4  |      2.6
Mississippi............|    66  |    58  |       -8       |   5.8  |   5.1  |     -0.7
Virginia...............|   182  |   153  |      -29       |   4.6  |   3.9  |     -0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table C: States with significant changes in total separations from Sep 2021 to Oct 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 6,147  | 5,892  |     -255       |   4.2  |   4.0  |     -0.2        
Alabama................|   102  |    92  |      -10*      |   5.0  |   4.5  |     -0.5
Alaska.................|    18  |    14  |       -4       |   5.9  |   4.5  |     -1.4
Georgia................|   264  |   224  |      -40       |   5.8  |   4.9  |     -0.9
Hawaii.................|    54  |    23  |      -31       |   9.4  |   4.0  |     -5.4
Illinois...............|   265  |   206  |      -59       |   4.6  |   3.5  |     -1.1
Louisiana..............|    97  |    86  |      -11*      |   5.3  |   4.6  |     -0.7
Massachusetts..........|   152  |   126  |      -26       |   4.3  |   3.6  |     -0.7
Nevada.................|    80  |    67  |      -13       |   5.9  |   4.9  |     -1.0
New Hampshire..........|    35  |    29  |       -6       |   5.3  |   4.4  |     -0.9
North Dakota...........|    21  |    24  |        3*      |   5.0  |   5.7  |      0.7
Ohio...................|   244  |   212  |      -32       |   4.6  |   3.9  |     -0.7
Pennsylvania...........|   187  |   230  |       43       |   3.3  |   4.0  |      0.7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table D: States with significant changes in quits from Sep 2021 to Oct 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 4,362  | 4,157  |     -205       |   3.0  |   2.8  |     -0.2        
Connecticut............|    43  |    36  |       -7       |   2.7  |   2.2  |     -0.5
Georgia................|   185  |   154  |      -31       |   4.0  |   3.3  |     -0.7
Hawaii.................|    38  |    16  |      -22       |   6.6  |   2.8  |     -3.8
Illinois...............|   189  |   155  |      -34       |   3.3  |   2.6  |     -0.7
Kansas.................|    35  |    41  |        6       |   2.5  |   3.0  |      0.5
Louisiana..............|    71  |    62  |       -9       |   3.9  |   3.3  |     -0.6
Massachusetts..........|    90  |    82  |       -8*      |   2.6  |   2.3  |     -0.3
Montana................|    21  |    17  |       -4       |   4.4  |   3.5  |     -0.9
Nevada.................|    57  |    48  |       -9       |   4.2  |   3.5  |     -0.7
New Hampshire..........|    25  |    18  |       -7       |   3.8  |   2.7  |     -1.1
Oregon.................|    67  |    56  |      -11       |   3.6  |   3.0  |     -0.6
Utah...................|    57  |    47  |      -10       |   3.5  |   2.9  |     -0.6
West Virginia..........|    26  |    22  |       -4       |   3.8  |   3.2  |     -0.6
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.
   * Not significant.
   
   
Table E: States with significant changes in layoffs and discharges from Sep 2021 to Oct 2021, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |     Levels (in thousands)        |                  Rates                          
                       |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
         State         |  Sep   |   Oct  | Over-the-month |   Sep  |   Oct  | Over-the-month
                       |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)   |  2021  | 2021(p)|    change(p)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total U.S..............| 1,396  | 1,361  |      -35       |   0.9  |   0.9  |      0.0        
Alaska.................|     5  |     3  |       -2       |   1.6  |   1.0  |     -0.6
Colorado...............|    24  |    37  |       13       |   0.9  |   1.3  |      0.4
Hawaii.................|    12  |     6  |       -6       |   2.1  |   1.0  |     -1.1
Massachusetts..........|    50  |    34  |      -16       |   1.4  |   1.0  |     -0.4
New Jersey.............|    51  |    39  |      -12       |   1.3  |   1.0  |     -0.3
New York...............|    65  |    83  |       18*      |   0.7  |   0.9  |      0.2
North Dakota...........|     6  |     9  |        3       |   1.4  |   2.2  |      0.8
Ohio...................|    78  |    47  |      -31       |   1.5  |   0.9  |     -0.6
Oregon.................|    11  |    19  |        8       |   0.6  |   1.0  |      0.4
Pennsylvania...........|    39  |    76  |       37       |   0.7  |   1.3  |      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

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




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

TOTAL U.S.

6,873 11,098 10,629 10,602 11,033 4.6 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9


Alabama

108 141 146 143 159 5.1 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.2

Alaska

21 36 30 30 28 6.5 10.6 8.9 8.9 8.3

Arizona

161 221 242 214 221 5.3 6.9 7.5 6.7 6.9

Arkansas

58 89 98 95 95 4.4 6.5 7.2 7.0 6.9

California

703 1,054 1,123 1,157 1,153 4.2 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4

Colorado

113 228 210 192 207 4.1 7.7 7.1 6.5 7.0

Connecticut

65 106 103 100 103 4.0 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0

Delaware

23 35 33 31 33 4.9 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.8

District of Columbia

29 46 39 39 41 3.8 5.8 4.9 4.9 5.1

Florida

402 715 685 656 730 4.5 7.5 7.2 6.9 7.6

Georgia

251 383 416 417 432 5.4 7.7 8.4 8.3 8.6

Hawaii

30 46 33 27 50 5.4 7.3 5.4 4.5 8.0

Idaho

39 67 59 54 58 4.8 7.8 7.0 6.4 6.9

Illinois

252 429 387 436 422 4.3 6.9 6.3 7.0 6.7

Indiana

153 227 230 230 243 4.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.3

Iowa

73 103 98 113 113 4.6 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.8

Kansas

66 87 82 86 94 4.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.3

Kentucky

97 170 170 145 173 5.0 8.4 8.3 7.2 8.4

Louisiana

105 132 136 138 156 5.5 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.8

Maine

30 56 47 50 43 4.8 8.3 7.1 7.5 6.5

Maryland

148 227 212 210 220 5.4 7.9 7.4 7.3 7.6

Massachusetts

157 286 280 281 289 4.5 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.5

Michigan

200 377 364 366 388 4.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.4

Minnesota

122 206 190 194 258 4.2 6.7 6.2 6.3 8.2

Mississippi

60 84 87 84 93 5.1 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.5

Missouri

128 201 211 205 235 4.4 6.6 6.9 6.7 7.6

Montana

26 40 39 38 42 5.2 7.6 7.5 7.3 8.0

Nebraska

47 70 67 71 72 4.5 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.6

Nevada

77 156 119 109 109 5.7 10.4 8.1 7.5 7.4

New Hampshire

33 60 56 54 50 4.9 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.0

New Jersey

215 323 306 294 310 5.3 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.2

New Mexico

41 61 64 66 66 4.9 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.5

New York

338 693 554 553 539 3.7 7.2 5.8 5.8 5.6

North Carolina

247 354 360 329 357 5.3 7.2 7.4 6.8 7.3

North Dakota

19 27 29 32 32 4.4 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.1

Ohio

254 409 343 378 381 4.6 7.1 6.0 6.6 6.6

Oklahoma

85 108 101 123 127 5.0 6.2 5.8 6.9 7.1

Oregon

96 178 152 142 141 5.0 8.7 7.5 7.0 7.0

Pennsylvania

292 448 427 412 392 4.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.4

Rhode Island

26 38 37 38 39 5.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.5

South Carolina

123 180 181 182 186 5.6 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9

South Dakota

23 30 27 34 36 5.1 6.4 5.8 7.2 7.6

Tennessee

145 221 227 227 248 4.6 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.4

Texas

582 928 887 837 907 4.5 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.6

Utah

69 131 120 110 117 4.3 7.5 6.9 6.4 6.7

Vermont

15 21 24 25 23 5.0 6.5 7.4 7.8 7.2

Virginia

208 320 303 336 308 5.1 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.2

Washington

133 231 210 224 224 3.9 6.4 5.8 6.1 6.1

West Virginia

47 69 54 60 60 6.5 9.1 7.2 8.0 8.0

Wisconsin

125 230 211 219 210 4.2 7.4 6.8 7.1 6.8

Wyoming

15 24 23 20 21 5.2 8.1 7.8 6.8 7.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,035 6,761 6,497 6,546 6,464 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4


Alabama

107 96 102 106 106 5.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.1

Alaska

18 24 21 21 19 5.9 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.1

Arizona

122 135 138 139 121 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.1

Arkansas

58 61 65 66 61 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.8

California

655 624 661 656 691 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.1

Colorado

115 142 140 141 134 4.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9

Connecticut

55 58 60 64 60 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.7

Delaware

21 24 24 23 21 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.6

District of Columbia

18 23 22 20 21 2.4 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.8

Florida

345 422 431 420 432 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.9

Georgia

215 240 255 268 261 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.7

Hawaii

35 26 23 22 37 6.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 6.4

Idaho

40 44 44 40 37 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.7

Illinois

221 351 235 261 250 3.9 6.1 4.0 4.5 4.3

Indiana

109 161 157 150 145 3.6 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7

Iowa

58 66 57 64 63 3.8 4.3 3.7 4.2 4.1

Kansas

49 63 55 49 55 3.6 4.6 4.0 3.5 4.0

Kentucky

102 105 107 100 97 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.1

Louisiana

94 92 95 94 102 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.5

Maine

27 27 26 32 29 4.5 4.4 4.2 5.2 4.7

Maryland

94 119 104 104 100 3.6 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.7

Massachusetts

121 152 127 145 142 3.6 4.3 3.6 4.1 4.0

Michigan

185 230 220 198 202 4.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.8

Minnesota

92 119 97 89 100 3.3 4.2 3.4 3.1 3.5

Mississippi

57 58 57 66 58 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.1

Missouri

116 136 123 121 116 4.2 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.1

Montana

25 29 27 28 25 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.2

Nebraska

38 48 45 40 38 3.8 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.7

Nevada

74 120 98 85 79 5.8 9.0 7.3 6.3 5.8

New Hampshire

27 31 30 32 34 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.1

New Jersey

223 195 167 177 167 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.1

New Mexico

36 43 40 41 37 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.5

New York

304 321 337 321 323 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6

North Carolina

239 236 235 234 221 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.9

North Dakota

17 21 24 20 20 4.2 5.0 5.8 4.8 4.8

Ohio

220 237 208 232 227 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.3 4.2

Oklahoma

74 91 73 78 84 4.6 5.6 4.5 4.7 5.1

Oregon

79 98 96 88 84 4.3 5.2 5.1 4.7 4.5

Pennsylvania

191 195 189 222 231 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.0

Rhode Island

25 23 22 24 26 5.4 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.4

South Carolina

103 111 116 111 116 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.4

South Dakota

17 21 19 20 18 4.0 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.1

Tennessee

142 163 157 152 158 4.7 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.1

Texas

550 573 600 605 568 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.4

Utah

71 79 75 71 71 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.4

Vermont

13 13 14 15 15 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.1

Virginia

160 179 184 182 153 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.6 3.9

Washington

122 150 139 138 139 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0

West Virginia

36 42 31 35 38 5.3 6.1 4.5 5.1 5.5

Wisconsin

109 127 107 120 120 3.9 4.4 3.7 4.2 4.2

Wyoming

13 16 16 15 14 4.8 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,427 5,792 6,032 6,147 5,892 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.0


Alabama

85 92 90 102 92 4.3 4.5 4.4 5.0 4.5

Alaska

9 19 19 18 14 3.0 6.2 6.2 5.9 4.5

Arizona

101 124 124 123 114 3.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8

Arkansas

51 53 55 63 60 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.7

California

566 551 577 561 569 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4

Colorado

102 144 172 142 153 3.8 5.3 6.3 5.2 5.6

Connecticut

50 58 50 63 58 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.9 3.6

Delaware

19 20 21 20 20 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4

District of Columbia

22 20 19 22 24 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.2

Florida

380 356 395 383 353 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.0

Georgia

175 228 254 264 224 4.0 5.0 5.6 5.8 4.9

Hawaii

18 29 28 54 23 3.4 5.0 4.9 9.4 4.0

Idaho

32 33 44 39 38 4.2 4.2 5.6 5.0 4.8

Illinois

241 236 259 265 206 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.6 3.5

Indiana

120 138 148 133 130 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.2

Iowa

62 58 73 62 57 4.1 3.8 4.8 4.0 3.7

Kansas

50 56 60 51 56 3.7 4.1 4.3 3.7 4.0

Kentucky

87 86 108 93 86 4.7 4.6 5.7 4.9 4.6

Louisiana

69 78 75 97 86 3.8 4.2 4.1 5.3 4.6

Maine

24 29 27 26 26 4.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.2

Maryland

81 94 92 102 97 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.6

Massachusetts

155 119 139 152 126 4.6 3.4 4.0 4.3 3.6

Michigan

181 191 201 203 197 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.7

Minnesota

78 103 108 107 97 2.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.4

Mississippi

49 43 53 59 56 4.4 3.8 4.7 5.2 4.9

Missouri

101 119 127 120 114 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.0

Montana

20 22 25 28 25 4.2 4.5 5.2 5.8 5.2

Nebraska

38 45 45 43 42 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1

Nevada

57 72 72 80 67 4.5 5.4 5.4 5.9 4.9

New Hampshire

30 29 28 35 29 4.7 4.4 4.2 5.3 4.4

New Jersey

181 152 150 154 144 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6

New Mexico

29 33 41 33 34 3.7 4.1 5.1 4.1 4.2

New York

256 292 271 268 274 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0

North Carolina

203 245 232 223 229 4.6 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.0

North Dakota

19 20 21 21 24 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.7

Ohio

206 213 216 244 212 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.9

Oklahoma

62 77 72 73 71 3.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3

Oregon

66 70 84 86 80 3.6 3.7 4.5 4.6 4.2

Pennsylvania

167 204 192 187 230 3.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.0

Rhode Island

18 20 19 23 21 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.4

South Carolina

94 89 88 99 107 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.6 5.0

South Dakota

17 17 21 18 18 4.0 3.9 4.8 4.1 4.1

Tennessee

118 127 147 139 132 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.3

Texas

489 488 480 554 572 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.4

Utah

52 67 64 75 67 3.4 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.1

Vermont

12 15 13 15 15 4.2 5.0 4.4 5.1 5.1

Virginia

160 140 157 147 146 4.1 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.7

Washington

92 123 111 115 122 2.8 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.5

West Virginia

32 34 32 36 32 4.8 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.6

Wisconsin

88 107 122 115 111 3.1 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.9

Wyoming

11 13 16 13 13 4.0 4.8 5.9 4.7 4.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,352 4,028 4,270 4,362 4,157 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.8


Alabama

60 58 62 69 63 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1

Alaska

6 13 12 11 10 2.0 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.2

Arizona

70 94 87 91 85 2.5 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.8

Arkansas

36 39 40 44 40 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.1

California

303 421 403 400 396 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4

Colorado

61 91 94 106 104 2.3 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.8

Connecticut

27 38 36 43 36 1.7 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.2

Delaware

13 14 14 14 13 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9

District of Columbia

14 13 13 15 15 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0

Florida

260 269 269 277 260 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9

Georgia

124 157 195 185 154 2.8 3.4 4.3 4.0 3.3

Hawaii

11 19 19 38 16 2.1 3.3 3.3 6.6 2.8

Idaho

21 24 30 30 27 2.7 3.0 3.8 3.8 3.4

Illinois

121 169 197 189 155 2.1 2.9 3.4 3.3 2.6

Indiana

73 98 113 101 101 2.4 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.3

Iowa

37 41 53 39 38 2.4 2.7 3.5 2.5 2.5

Kansas

32 40 43 35 41 2.4 2.9 3.1 2.5 3.0

Kentucky

60 58 83 63 57 3.2 3.1 4.4 3.3 3.0

Louisiana

47 56 55 71 62 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.9 3.3

Maine

13 18 18 20 18 2.2 2.9 2.9 3.3 2.9

Maryland

55 69 66 64 65 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4

Massachusetts

61 78 89 90 82 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.3

Michigan

118 139 137 129 129 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1

Minnesota

51 74 74 67 70 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4

Mississippi

34 30 38 43 40 3.0 2.6 3.4 3.8 3.5

Missouri

64 88 94 91 87 2.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1

Montana

13 15 16 21 17 2.7 3.1 3.3 4.4 3.5

Nebraska

25 30 33 30 30 2.5 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.9

Nevada

33 42 46 57 48 2.6 3.1 3.4 4.2 3.5

New Hampshire

13 19 18 25 18 2.0 2.9 2.7 3.8 2.7

New Jersey

107 100 106 94 96 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.4

New Mexico

18 22 25 23 22 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7

New York

131 199 197 184 173 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.9

North Carolina

131 149 151 156 157 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4

North Dakota

11 13 13 13 13 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

Ohio

131 140 158 156 153 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8

Oklahoma

44 57 51 54 51 2.7 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.1

Oregon

40 49 55 67 56 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.6 3.0

Pennsylvania

92 118 133 135 142 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5

Rhode Island

10 11 12 16 14 2.2 2.3 2.5 3.3 2.9

South Carolina

69 64 61 69 76 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.5

South Dakota

10 11 15 12 13 2.3 2.5 3.4 2.7 3.0

Tennessee

81 81 104 99 93 2.7 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.0

Texas

340 360 370 440 455 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.5

Utah

36 43 42 57 47 2.3 2.7 2.6 3.5 2.9

Vermont

7 9 8 9 10 2.4 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.4

Virginia

91 98 111 115 108 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.7

Washington

59 80 82 81 87 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5

West Virginia

21 24 23 26 22 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.2

Wisconsin

61 77 95 88 82 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.1 2.9

Wyoming

8 9 9 9 9 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

1,728 1,423 1,385 1,396 1,361 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9


Alabama

18 28 17 26 22 0.9 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.1

Alaska

3 5 5 5 3 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.0

Arizona

25 24 27 21 24 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8

Arkansas

12 10 12 15 14 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1

California

226 97 129 121 131 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8

Colorado

28 49 72 24 37 1.1 1.8 2.6 0.9 1.3

Connecticut

19 15 8 15 19 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.2

Delaware

5 5 5 4 5 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia

6 6 5 5 7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9

Florida

103 70 97 86 79 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9

Georgia

41 65 42 60 57 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.2

Hawaii

6 9 8 12 6 1.1 1.5 1.4 2.1 1.0

Idaho

9 8 11 7 9 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.1

Illinois

104 57 52 58 44 1.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8

Indiana

41 30 28 26 23 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7

Iowa

22 14 15 19 15 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0

Kansas

14 12 12 12 11 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

Kentucky

20 21 20 25 23 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2

Louisiana

17 17 15 21 18 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0

Maine

9 8 6 4 6 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.0

Maryland

18 19 20 31 24 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.9

Massachusetts

89 25 41 50 34 2.7 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.0

Michigan

53 45 51 63 53 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.3

Minnesota

23 22 27 25 22 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

Mississippi

13 10 11 12 12 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0

Missouri

33 24 27 24 21 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7

Montana

6 6 7 6 6 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2

Nebraska

11 11 9 10 9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9

Nevada

21 29 22 19 16 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.2

New Hampshire

15 8 7 8 8 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2

New Jersey

65 42 34 51 39 1.7 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.0

New Mexico

9 9 13 8 8 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.0

New York

103 79 58 65 83 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9

North Carolina

49 86 70 55 49 1.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.1

North Dakota

7 6 6 6 9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2

Ohio

65 60 47 78 47 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.5 0.9

Oklahoma

15 15 15 15 14 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

Oregon

22 19 24 11 19 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.6 1.0

Pennsylvania

66 70 42 39 76 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3

Rhode Island

7 6 6 6 6 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3

South Carolina

21 19 20 24 24 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1

South Dakota

5 5 5 4 4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9

Tennessee

32 37 30 30 30 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0

Texas

116 97 91 88 88 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Utah

13 21 17 13 16 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.0

Vermont

5 4 3 5 4 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.4

Virginia

60 27 38 28 28 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7

Washington

26 36 23 25 25 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7

West Virginia

9 8 7 7 8 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2

Wisconsin

23 24 21 19 21 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Wyoming

3 4 6 3 3 1.1 1.5 2.2 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
Oct.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021(p)
Oct.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

7,249 10,658 11,476 4.8 6.7 7.1


Alabama

107 144 166 5.1 6.6 7.4

Alaska

16 26 23 5.1 7.7 6.9

Arizona

175 209 232 5.7 6.6 7.2

Arkansas

59 105 97 4.5 7.6 7.0

California

784 1,170 1,230 4.7 6.5 6.8

Colorado

112 192 204 4.1 6.5 6.9

Connecticut

70 99 104 4.2 5.8 6.0

Delaware

23 30 34 4.9 6.2 6.9

District of Columbia

31 40 45 4.0 5.0 5.5

Florida

415 650 766 4.7 6.9 7.9

Georgia

253 414 443 5.4 8.3 8.7

Hawaii

33 31 56 5.9 5.2 8.8

Idaho

39 52 58 4.8 6.2 6.8

Illinois

278 437 452 4.6 6.9 7.1

Indiana

155 229 250 4.9 6.9 7.4

Iowa

80 116 124 5.0 7.0 7.3

Kansas

73 86 103 5.1 5.8 6.8

Kentucky

97 149 175 4.9 7.3 8.4

Louisiana

110 136 170 5.7 7.0 8.3

Maine

30 48 43 4.7 7.1 6.4

Maryland

157 207 233 5.7 7.2 7.9

Massachusetts

173 281 305 4.9 7.4 7.8

Michigan

205 362 394 4.7 7.9 8.4

Minnesota

133 195 267 4.5 6.3 8.4

Mississippi

61 88 96 5.1 7.2 7.6

Missouri

131 202 241 4.5 6.6 7.7

Montana

25 38 40 4.9 7.2 7.6

Nebraska

52 73 78 4.9 6.7 7.0

Nevada

84 110 115 6.2 7.5 7.7

New Hampshire

32 50 48 4.7 7.0 6.7

New Jersey

224 298 320 5.5 6.9 7.3

New Mexico

44 67 68 5.2 7.6 7.6

New York

351 553 543 3.8 5.8 5.6

North Carolina

264 333 377 5.6 6.9 7.6

North Dakota

21 33 34 4.7 7.2 7.4

Ohio

267 374 404 4.8 6.5 6.9

Oklahoma

88 128 136 5.1 7.2 7.5

Oregon

102 149 145 5.3 7.3 7.1

Pennsylvania

324 420 410 5.4 6.8 6.6

Rhode Island

26 39 39 5.2 7.4 7.4

South Carolina

131 182 196 5.9 7.8 8.3

South Dakota

24 33 37 5.2 7.0 7.7

Tennessee

147 227 255 4.6 6.8 7.5

Texas

620 848 949 4.8 6.2 6.8

Utah

71 107 118 4.4 6.2 6.7

Vermont

16 24 23 5.2 7.5 7.2

Virginia

214 344 319 5.2 8.0 7.4

Washington

130 220 217 3.8 6.0 5.9

West Virginia

47 71 61 6.5 9.3 8.1

Wisconsin

134 223 217 4.5 7.2 7.0

Wyoming

13 19 19 4.5 6.2 6.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

6,481 6,621 6,858 4.5 4.5 4.6


Alabama

109 104 110 5.4 5.1 5.3

Alaska

14 18 14 4.8 5.7 4.6

Arizona

143 155 136 5.0 5.2 4.5

Arkansas

62 74 64 4.9 5.8 5.0

California

755 680 805 4.7 4.1 4.8

Colorado

121 135 130 4.6 4.9 4.7

Connecticut

58 67 61 3.7 4.1 3.7

Delaware

23 21 23 5.2 4.6 4.9

District of Columbia

22 25 24 2.9 3.3 3.1

Florida

388 404 476 4.6 4.6 5.3

Georgia

229 263 272 5.2 5.7 5.9

Hawaii

37 21 38 7.0 3.7 6.6

Idaho

43 39 38 5.5 4.9 4.9

Illinois

240 256 269 4.2 4.4 4.5

Indiana

116 145 142 3.8 4.7 4.6

Iowa

63 69 65 4.1 4.4 4.2

Kansas

52 51 57 3.8 3.6 4.0

Kentucky

103 101 98 5.5 5.4 5.2

Louisiana

103 92 114 5.6 5.1 6.1

Maine

25 29 27 4.2 4.7 4.4

Maryland

101 106 108 3.9 4.0 4.0

Massachusetts

124 163 144 3.7 4.6 4.0

Michigan

195 207 205 4.7 4.9 4.8

Minnesota

104 89 114 3.7 3.1 3.9

Mississippi

60 66 60 5.3 5.8 5.2

Missouri

122 123 121 4.3 4.3 4.2

Montana

26 28 25 5.4 5.8 5.1

Nebraska

43 40 41 4.3 3.9 4.0

Nevada

80 85 84 6.2 6.3 6.1

New Hampshire

25 29 33 3.9 4.3 5.0

New Jersey

232 204 172 6.0 5.1 4.2

New Mexico

39 40 38 4.9 4.9 4.6

New York

321 335 337 3.6 3.7 3.7

North Carolina

262 223 237 5.9 4.9 5.2

North Dakota

18 21 20 4.3 5.1 4.8

Ohio

221 236 228 4.1 4.4 4.2

Oklahoma

79 80 91 4.8 4.9 5.5

Oregon

86 93 86 4.7 5.0 4.5

Pennsylvania

193 214 241 3.4 3.7 4.1

Rhode Island

24 25 27 5.2 5.1 5.6

South Carolina

113 105 128 5.4 4.9 5.9

South Dakota

17 20 18 4.0 4.5 4.0

Tennessee

150 146 169 4.9 4.7 5.4

Texas

577 619 586 4.7 4.8 4.5

Utah

81 70 78 5.2 4.3 4.8

Vermont

13 14 15 4.5 4.6 4.9

Virginia

195 177 184 5.0 4.5 4.6

Washington

124 143 136 3.8 4.1 3.9

West Virginia

35 38 39 5.1 5.5 5.5

Wisconsin

104 121 119 3.6 4.2 4.1

Wyoming

13 13 12 4.6 4.8 4.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

5,508 6,544 6,027 3.8 4.4 4.0


Alabama

83 109 92 4.1 5.4 4.4

Alaska

18 30 20 6.1 9.7 6.6

Arizona

96 120 109 3.4 4.0 3.6

Arkansas

53 60 63 4.2 4.7 4.9

California

567 604 582 3.5 3.6 3.4

Colorado

102 170 164 3.8 6.2 5.9

Connecticut

49 70 58 3.1 4.3 3.6

Delaware

21 22 22 4.6 5.0 4.8

District of Columbia

22 22 26 3.0 2.9 3.3

Florida

369 379 350 4.3 4.3 3.9

Georgia

179 274 227 4.0 6.0 4.9

Hawaii

17 56 21 3.2 9.8 3.6

Idaho

38 48 44 4.9 6.0 5.6

Illinois

257 273 214 4.5 4.7 3.6

Indiana

120 139 125 4.0 4.5 4.0

Iowa

67 69 61 4.4 4.5 3.9

Kansas

48 54 54 3.5 3.9 3.9

Kentucky

93 94 93 5.0 5.0 4.9

Louisiana

66 96 84 3.6 5.3 4.5

Maine

26 35 29 4.2 5.6 4.6

Maryland

83 110 101 3.2 4.1 3.7

Massachusetts

156 191 130 4.6 5.4 3.6

Michigan

186 213 200 4.5 5.1 4.7

Minnesota

78 113 95 2.8 3.9 3.3

Mississippi

46 59 53 4.1 5.1 4.6

Missouri

98 125 109 3.5 4.4 3.8

Montana

24 35 30 5.0 7.3 6.1

Nebraska

42 43 44 4.2 4.2 4.3

Nevada

57 81 67 4.4 5.9 4.9

New Hampshire

29 40 29 4.4 6.1 4.3

New Jersey

196 191 158 5.0 4.8 3.9

New Mexico

29 33 33 3.7 4.0 4.0

New York

258 289 283 2.9 3.2 3.1

North Carolina

206 222 234 4.6 4.9 5.1

North Dakota

20 21 25 4.9 5.0 6.0

Ohio

216 249 214 4.1 4.6 3.9

Oklahoma

65 74 74 4.0 4.5 4.5

Oregon

67 97 83 3.7 5.1 4.3

Pennsylvania

145 193 217 2.5 3.3 3.7

Rhode Island

19 26 22 4.1 5.4 4.6

South Carolina

100 105 119 4.8 4.9 5.5

South Dakota

19 23 20 4.4 5.2 4.6

Tennessee

119 137 133 3.9 4.4 4.3

Texas

478 587 576 3.9 4.6 4.4

Utah

53 80 70 3.4 4.9 4.2

Vermont

11 18 14 3.7 6.0 4.6

Virginia

165 159 152 4.2 4.0 3.8

Washington

111 125 142 3.4 3.6 4.1

West Virginia

34 35 35 5.0 5.1 5.0

Wisconsin

92 127 111 3.2 4.4 3.8

Wyoming

15 19 17 5.6 6.7 6.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


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

TOTAL U.S.

3,450 4,621 4,276 2.4 3.1 2.9


Alabama

61 72 64 3.1 3.5 3.1

Alaska

11 20 13 3.7 6.3 4.2

Arizona

68 96 83 2.4 3.2 2.7

Arkansas

37 43 42 3.0 3.3 3.3

California

318 447 415 2.0 2.7 2.5

Colorado

64 128 112 2.4 4.7 4.1

Connecticut

29 45 37 1.8 2.8 2.3

Delaware

15 15 15 3.3 3.4 3.4

District of Columbia

15 15 17 2.1 1.9 2.2

Florida

257 270 257 3.0 3.1 2.9

Georgia

124 185 151 2.8 4.0 3.3

Hawaii

10 41 15 1.9 7.2 2.6

Idaho

25 36 31 3.3 4.6 3.9

Illinois

136 197 166 2.4 3.4 2.8

Indiana

71 104 98 2.3 3.4 3.1

Iowa

39 41 39 2.6 2.6 2.5

Kansas

30 37 41 2.2 2.6 2.9

Kentucky

65 64 63 3.5 3.4 3.3

Louisiana

46 69 62 2.5 3.8 3.3

Maine

14 25 20 2.3 4.0 3.1

Maryland

57 66 68 2.2 2.5 2.5

Massachusetts

65 109 85 1.9 3.1 2.4

Michigan

124 135 134 3.0 3.2 3.1

Minnesota

51 73 70 1.8 2.5 2.4

Mississippi

32 42 39 2.8 3.7 3.4

Missouri

62 95 85 2.2 3.3 3.0

Montana

16 26 20 3.2 5.3 4.2

Nebraska

27 30 31 2.7 2.9 3.0

Nevada

30 59 46 2.3 4.4 3.4

New Hampshire

13 28 18 2.0 4.2 2.7

New Jersey

119 115 105 3.1 2.9 2.6

New Mexico

18 24 22 2.3 2.9 2.6

New York

126 195 163 1.4 2.2 1.8

North Carolina

139 151 168 3.1 3.3 3.7

North Dakota

11 14 14 2.8 3.3 3.3

Ohio

133 169 154 2.5 3.1 2.8

Oklahoma

45 53 52 2.8 3.2 3.1

Oregon

43 75 59 2.3 4.0 3.1

Pennsylvania

84 140 138 1.5 2.4 2.4

Rhode Island

10 18 15 2.2 3.6 3.0

South Carolina

75 75 87 3.6 3.5 4.0

South Dakota

11 16 14 2.6 3.6 3.2

Tennessee

85 97 95 2.8 3.1 3.1

Texas

339 450 465 2.8 3.5 3.6

Utah

34 63 47 2.2 3.9 2.9

Vermont

6 9 10 2.0 3.2 3.2

Virginia

96 119 115 2.5 3.0 2.9

Washington

71 93 102 2.2 2.7 2.9

West Virginia

23 26 24 3.3 3.7 3.4

Wisconsin

60 94 81 2.1 3.2 2.8

Wyoming

10 13 12 3.5 4.7 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.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021(p)
Oct.
2020
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,738 1,533 1,392 1.2 1.0 0.9


Alabama

15 31 22 0.8 1.5 1.0

Alaska

6 9 6 2.0 2.9 1.9

Arizona

23 15 22 0.8 0.5 0.7

Arkansas

12 15 16 1.0 1.1 1.2

California

214 116 126 1.3 0.7 0.7

Colorado

26 30 39 1.0 1.1 1.4

Connecticut

17 20 18 1.1 1.3 1.1

Delaware

5 6 5 1.1 1.2 1.1

District of Columbia

5 6 6 0.7 0.8 0.8

Florida

95 92 80 1.1 1.0 0.9

Georgia

46 72 65 1.0 1.6 1.4

Hawaii

5 12 5 1.1 2.1 0.8

Idaho

11 9 11 1.4 1.1 1.4

Illinois

108 58 43 1.9 1.0 0.7

Indiana

42 30 21 1.4 1.0 0.7

Iowa

25 23 17 1.6 1.5 1.1

Kansas

14 13 10 1.0 1.0 0.7

Kentucky

21 25 25 1.1 1.3 1.3

Louisiana

15 22 17 0.8 1.2 0.9

Maine

10 8 7 1.6 1.3 1.2

Maryland

19 38 25 0.7 1.4 0.9

Massachusetts

88 69 36 2.6 1.9 1.0

Michigan

51 68 51 1.2 1.6 1.2

Minnesota

23 24 20 0.8 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

12 14 12 1.0 1.2 1.0

Missouri

32 24 18 1.1 0.8 0.6

Montana

7 8 8 1.6 1.6 1.7

Nebraska

12 10 10 1.2 1.0 1.0

Nevada

24 18 18 1.8 1.3 1.3

New Hampshire

14 10 9 2.2 1.5 1.3

New Jersey

67 64 42 1.7 1.6 1.0

New Mexico

9 7 8 1.2 0.9 1.0

New York

112 71 103 1.3 0.8 1.1

North Carolina

45 60 44 1.0 1.3 1.0

North Dakota

8 6 10 2.0 1.3 2.4

Ohio

75 69 50 1.4 1.3 0.9

Oklahoma

17 16 16 1.0 1.0 1.0

Oregon

21 16 19 1.1 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania

52 42 69 0.9 0.7 1.2

Rhode Island

8 7 6 1.6 1.5 1.3

South Carolina

20 24 25 1.0 1.1 1.2

South Dakota

7 6 5 1.5 1.4 1.1

Tennessee

30 30 29 1.0 1.0 0.9

Texas

110 106 82 0.9 0.8 0.6

Utah

16 13 19 1.0 0.8 1.1

Vermont

4 8 3 1.5 2.6 1.1

Virginia

61 35 27 1.6 0.9 0.7

Washington

34 24 31 1.0 0.7 0.9

West Virginia

10 7 9 1.5 1.0 1.3

Wisconsin

27 25 23 1.0 0.9 0.8

Wyoming

5 5 4 1.8 1.7 1.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Last Modified Date: December 17, 2021