State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, October 17, 2024	USDL-24-2142
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			STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2024

Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. 
Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings and 
hires rates showed little change in August while the total separations rates decreased.

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 August, job openings rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 42 
states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in Utah  
(+2.2 percentage points), Minnesota (+1.6 points), and Nebraska (+1.2 points). The decreases occurred 
in Colorado (-0.8 point) and Illinois (-0.6 point). Over the month, the national job openings rate changed 
little. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings increased in 11 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 37 
states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest increases in the job openings level occurred in 
Texas (+69,000), Minnesota (+54,000), and New York (+51,000). The decreases occurred in Illinois  
(-42,000) and Colorado (-26,000). Nationally, the number of job openings changed little. (See table 1.)

Hires

In August, hires rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 43 states and 
the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in the hires rate occurred in Arizona and Michigan  
(-1.1 percentage points each) and in Illinois (-1.0 point). The increase occurred in Florida  
(+0.9 point). The national hires rate changed little over the month. (See table 2.)

The number of hires decreased in 6 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 43 states and 
the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the hires level occurred in Illinois  
(-65,000), Michigan (-50,000), and Arizona (-34,000). The increase occurred in Florida  
(+94,000). Nationally, the number of hires changed little over the month. (See table 2.)

Total Separations

In August, total separations rates decreased in 10 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 
39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in total separations rates occurred in Alaska 
(-1.2 percentage points) and in Colorado, Louisiana, and New Mexico (-1.1 points each). The increase 
occurred in Texas (+0.6 point). Over the month, the national total separations rate decreased (-0.3 point). 
(See table 3.)

The number of total separations decreased in 13 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 
36 states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the total separations level 
occurred in Pennsylvania (-49,000), New Jersey (-41,000), and North Carolina (-38,000). The increase 
occurred in Texas (+82,000). Nationally, the number of total separations changed little over the month.  
(See table 3.)
 
Quits

In August, quits rates decreased in 9 states and were little changed in 41 states and the District of 
Columbia. The largest decreases in quits rates occurred in Louisiana (-1.0 percentage point) and South 
Carolina (-0.8 point), as well as in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, and West Virginia  
(-0.7 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate changed little. (See table 4.)

The number of quits decreased in 9 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 40 states and 
the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in North Carolina  
(-34,000), Pennsylvania (-29,000), and Colorado (-20,000). The increase occurred in Illinois (+21,000). 
Nationally, the number of quits changed little over the month. (See table 4.)

Layoffs and Discharges 

In August, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states, increased in 1 state, and were little 
changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases occurred in New Jersey  
(-0.9 percentage point) and in New Hampshire and North Dakota (-0.7 point each). The increase 
occurred in Texas (+0.4 point). Over the month, the national layoffs and discharges rate was little 
changed. (See table 5.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 7 states, increased in 3 states, and was little 
changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia in August. The largest decreases in the layoffs and 
discharges level occurred in California (-42,000), New Jersey (-40,000), and Arizona (-15,000). The 
increases occurred in Texas (+66,000), Washington (+15,000), and Arkansas (+7,000). Nationally, the 
number of layoffs and discharges was little changed. (See table 5.)

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#.  

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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for September 2024 are scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

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/. State estimates are published for job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and 
total 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. Starting with data for January 2023, 
industries are classified in accordance with the 2022 North American Industry Classification System.

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. 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, such as 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. 
Other separations comprise less than 8 percent of total separations. Other separations rates are generally very low, 
and other separations variance estimates are relatively high. Consequently, the other separations component is not 
published for states. 

Excluded from separations are transfers within the same location; employees on strike; employees of temporary help 
agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. 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 Estimation Method

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of approximately 21,000 nonfarm business and 
government establishments. The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and establishment size 
class. 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.

The state estimates consist of four major estimating models; the Composite Regional model (an unpublished 
intermediate model), the Synthetic model (an unpublished intermediate model), the Composite Synthetic model 
(published historical series through the most current benchmark year), and the Extended Composite Synthetic model 
(published current-year monthly series). 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 model extends the Composite Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite Synthetic 
model by the ratio of the current Composite Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional model estimate 
from the previous year.

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 Extended Composite 
Synthetic model estimates are used to extend the Composite Synthetic model estimates during the annual JOLTS
retabulation process. The extension of the Composite Synthetic model using current data-based Composite Regional 
model estimates ensures that the Composite Synthetic model estimates reflect current economic trends.

The Composite Regional approach calculates state-level JOLTS estimates from JOLTS microdata using sample 
weights and the adjustments for non-response. 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 several 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. Previous research 
has found that regional industry estimates are a good proxy at finer levels of geographical detail. That is, one can 
make a reliable prediction of JOLTS estimates at the regional-level using only national industry-level JOLTS rates. 
The assumption in this approach is that one can make a good prediction of JOLTS estimates at the state-level using 
only regional industry-level JOLTS rates.)

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 to 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 to the number of JOLTS respondents in the cell (weight=n/30, where n is the number of 
respondents). The sum of state estimates within a region is made equal to the aligned regional JOLTS published 
regional estimates.

Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses the seasonal adjustment program (X-13ARIMA-SEATS) to seasonally adjust 
the JOLTS series. Each month, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology uses all relevant data, up to and 
including the current month, to calculate new seasonal adjustment factors. Moving averages are used as seasonal 
filters in seasonal adjustment. JOLTS seasonal adjustment includes both additive and multiplicative models, as well 
as regression with autocorrelated errors (REGARIMA) 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. 

Annual estimates and 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 made up of a 
historical annually revised benchmark component ofthe Composite Synthetic model and a current component of the 
Extended Composite Synthetic model that provides monthly "real-time" estimates between lagged benchmarks.

The JOLTS employment levels are ratio-adjusted to the CES employment levels, and the resulting ratios are 
applied to all JOLTS data elements.

The seasonally adjusted estimates are recalculated for the most recent 5 years to reflect updated seasonal 
adjustment factors. These annual updates result in revisions to both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 
adjusted JOLTS data series for the period since the last benchmark was established.

Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 
12 published monthly levels. 

Annual average levels for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 published monthly levels 
by 12. 

Annual average rates for hires, total separations quits, and layoffs and discharges are calculated by dividing the 
sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published levels for each data element by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published 
employment levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

Annual average rates for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published 
levels by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published employment levels plus the sum of the 12 monthly job openings 
levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.)

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to two types of error:  sampling error and nonsampling error.

Sampling error can result when a sample, rather than an entire population, is surveyed. There is a chance that 
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling 
error, varies with the sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. This means that there is a 90-percent chance 
that the true population mean will fall into the interval created by the sample mean plus or minus 1.65 standard 
errors. Estimates of median standard errors are released monthly as part of the significant change tables on the 
JOLTS webpage. Standard errors are updated annually with the most recent 5 years of data. For sampling error 
estimates, see www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

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 program uses quality control procedures to reduce 
nonsampling error in the survey's design. 

The JOLTS state variance estimates account for both sampling error and the error attributable to modeling. A 
small area domain model uses a Bayesian approach 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, 
estimates of JOLTS state variances are 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.

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	9,358	8,230	7,910	7,711	8,040	329	5.6	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.8	0.2
Alabama	140	121	120	130	128	-2	6.1	5.2	5.1	5.5	5.5	0.0
Alaska	26	25	25	23	24	1	7.3	6.9	6.9	6.4	6.6	0.2
Arizona	198	164	192	177	195	18	5.8	4.8	5.6	5.1	5.6	0.5
Arkansas	85	83	78	74	79	5	5.9	5.7	5.4	5.1	5.4	0.3
California	920	721	633	640	641	1	4.9	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
Colorado	197	178	193	185	159	-26	6.2	5.6	6.1	5.8	5.0	-0.8
Connecticut	89	90	89	78	77	-1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Delaware	30	30	27	27	27	0	5.8	5.8	5.2	5.2	5.2	0.0
District of Columbia	34	38	36	41	36	-5	4.3	4.7	4.5	5.1	4.5	-0.6
Florida	606	498	504	514	478	-36	5.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.6	-0.3
Georgia	325	270	272	293	337	44	6.2	5.2	5.2	5.6	6.3	0.7
Hawaii	33	28	28	26	28	2	5.0	4.2	4.2	3.9	4.2	0.3
Idaho	55	47	47	44	51	7	6.1	5.1	5.1	4.8	5.5	0.7
Illinois	416	366	342	338	296	-42	6.4	5.6	5.3	5.2	4.6	-0.6
Indiana	171	168	142	141	148	7	5.0	4.9	4.1	4.1	4.3	0.2
Iowa	92	75	71	71	81	10	5.5	4.5	4.2	4.2	4.8	0.6
Kansas	81	69	70	63	74	11	5.3	4.5	4.6	4.1	4.8	0.7
Kentucky	120	137	139	134	133	-1	5.6	6.3	6.4	6.2	6.1	-0.1
Louisiana	140	117	103	118	111	-7	6.7	5.6	5.0	5.7	5.4	-0.3
Maine	42	40	36	33	33	0	6.1	5.7	5.2	4.8	4.8	0.0
Maryland	183	163	158	173	169	-4	6.2	5.6	5.4	5.9	5.8	-0.1
Massachusetts	246	214	213	177	185	8	6.2	5.4	5.4	4.5	4.7	0.2
Michigan	241	213	212	213	215	2	5.1	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	0.1
Minnesota	193	177	177	139	193	54	6.1	5.5	5.6	4.4	6.0	1.6
Mississippi	85	69	66	74	66	-8	6.7	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.3	-0.5
Missouri	173	155	161	144	172	28	5.5	4.8	5.0	4.5	5.3	0.8
Montana	39	35	35	30	34	4	7.0	6.2	6.1	5.3	5.9	0.6
Nebraska	64	49	49	42	57	15	5.7	4.4	4.4	3.8	5.0	1.2
Nevada	102	75	74	71	85	14	6.2	4.5	4.5	4.3	5.1	0.8
New Hampshire	42	38	38	34	34	0	5.7	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.6	0.0
New Jersey	218	249	228	209	211	2	4.8	5.4	4.9	4.6	4.6	0.0
New Mexico	64	57	52	45	54	9	6.8	6.0	5.5	4.8	5.7	0.9
New York	469	476	496	397	448	51	4.6	4.6	4.8	3.9	4.3	0.4
North Carolina	335	285	272	284	266	-18	6.3	5.4	5.1	5.4	5.0	-0.4
North Dakota	29	26	24	23	24	1	6.2	5.5	5.1	4.9	5.1	0.2
Ohio	355	251	257	282	317	35	5.9	4.2	4.3	4.7	5.3	0.6
Oklahoma	117	111	100	119	117	-2	6.2	5.9	5.3	6.3	6.2	-0.1
Oregon	118	110	109	106	114	8	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.4	0.3
Pennsylvania	370	318	314	285	290	5	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.4	4.5	0.1
Rhode Island	31	31	28	25	25	0	5.8	5.7	5.2	4.7	4.7	0.0
South Carolina	171	159	139	146	153	7	6.9	6.3	5.5	5.8	6.0	0.2
South Dakota	30	25	25	23	26	3	6.1	5.1	5.1	4.7	5.3	0.6
Tennessee	215	164	165	166	167	1	6.1	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	0.1
Texas	798	762	638	607	676	69	5.4	5.1	4.3	4.1	4.5	0.4
Utah	125	89	92	82	126	44	6.8	4.8	5.0	4.5	6.7	2.2
Vermont	18	17	18	16	15	-1	5.5	5.1	5.4	4.8	4.5	-0.3
Virginia	261	250	245	278	276	-2	5.9	5.6	5.4	6.1	6.1	0.0
Washington	183	165	160	161	169	8	4.8	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.4	0.2
West Virginia	55	51	45	48	46	-2	7.2	6.6	5.9	6.3	6.0	-0.3
Wisconsin	203	164	154	145	153	8	6.3	5.1	4.8	4.6	4.8	0.2
Wyoming	20	17	17	15	17	2	6.4	5.5	5.5	4.9	5.5	0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,888	5,655	5,248	5,416	5,317	-99	3.8	3.6	3.3	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Alabama	96	85	78	77	86	9	4.4	3.9	3.5	3.5	3.9	0.4
Alaska	17	18	19	18	17	-1	5.2	5.3	5.6	5.3	5.0	-0.3
Arizona	132	123	126	142	108	-34	4.1	3.8	3.9	4.4	3.3	-1.1
Arkansas	59	59	61	45	54	9	4.4	4.3	4.4	3.3	3.9	0.6
California	536	527	420	511	511	0	3.0	2.9	2.3	2.8	2.8	0.0
Colorado	88	118	132	111	90	-21	3.0	3.9	4.4	3.7	3.0	-0.7
Connecticut	64	57	60	64	60	-4	3.8	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Delaware	21	21	20	18	20	2	4.3	4.3	4.1	3.7	4.1	0.4
District of Columbia	21	22	20	20	21	1	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Florida	403	372	369	348	442	94	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.5	4.4	0.9
Georgia	236	187	158	185	199	14	4.8	3.8	3.2	3.7	4.0	0.3
Hawaii	20	20	21	23	17	-6	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.6	2.7	-0.9
Idaho	36	40	41	39	38	-1	4.2	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Illinois	221	253	216	242	177	-65	3.6	4.1	3.5	3.9	2.9	-1.0
Indiana	124	121	115	122	110	-12	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Iowa	56	54	52	54	45	-9	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.4	2.8	-0.6
Kansas	51	50	46	47	48	1	3.5	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
Kentucky	92	81	72	73	76	3	4.6	4.0	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
Louisiana	102	78	76	67	76	9	5.2	4.0	3.9	3.4	3.9	0.5
Maine	28	26	25	27	28	1	4.3	4.0	3.8	4.1	4.3	0.2
Maryland	111	106	95	100	111	11	4.0	3.8	3.4	3.6	4.0	0.4
Massachusetts	128	100	110	131	144	13	3.5	2.7	2.9	3.5	3.8	0.3
Michigan	154	183	154	188	138	-50	3.5	4.1	3.4	4.2	3.1	-1.1
Minnesota	97	110	87	101	89	-12	3.2	3.6	2.9	3.4	2.9	-0.5
Mississippi	51	50	39	47	44	-3	4.3	4.2	3.3	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Missouri	95	103	97	103	90	-13	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.4	2.9	-0.5
Montana	24	27	29	27	23	-4	4.6	5.1	5.4	5.0	4.3	-0.7
Nebraska	39	38	38	37	33	-4	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Nevada	60	64	64	63	58	-5	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.7	-0.3
New Hampshire	29	25	27	27	27	0	4.2	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
New Jersey	173	145	141	136	141	5	4.0	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.2	0.1
New Mexico	31	33	31	31	30	-1	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.4	-0.1
New York	288	267	296	294	271	-23	3.0	2.7	3.0	3.0	2.7	-0.3
North Carolina	208	197	172	172	183	11	4.2	3.9	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
North Dakota	17	21	17	18	15	-3	3.9	4.7	3.8	4.1	3.4	-0.7
Ohio	209	206	200	179	179	0	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.2	0.0
Oklahoma	85	77	76	77	79	2	4.8	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	0.1
Oregon	72	75	73	75	64	-11	3.6	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Pennsylvania	193	175	173	210	179	-31	3.2	2.8	2.8	3.4	2.9	-0.5
Rhode Island	22	22	20	21	22	1	4.4	4.3	3.9	4.1	4.3	0.2
South Carolina	109	108	103	98	96	-2	4.7	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.0	-0.1
South Dakota	18	20	18	17	16	-1	3.9	4.3	3.8	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Tennessee	139	157	121	113	122	9	4.2	4.7	3.6	3.4	3.7	0.3
Texas	641	503	466	443	464	21	4.6	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.3	0.2
Utah	61	73	71	71	66	-5	3.5	4.2	4.0	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Vermont	14	11	12	12	13	1	4.5	3.5	3.8	3.8	4.1	0.3
Virginia	153	180	140	145	161	16	3.7	4.2	3.3	3.4	3.8	0.4
Washington	106	120	113	108	104	-4	2.9	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.8	-0.1
West Virginia	34	31	29	29	29	0	4.8	4.3	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Wisconsin	110	101	95	98	90	-8	3.7	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Wyoming	13	14	14	13	12	-1	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,609	5,397	5,084	5,314	4,997	-317	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Alabama	86	81	74	78	74	-4	4.0	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Alaska	19	20	18	20	16	-4	5.8	5.9	5.3	5.9	4.7	-1.2
Arizona	134	124	124	132	113	-19	4.2	3.8	3.8	4.0	3.5	-0.5
Arkansas	53	55	53	51	53	2	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.9	0.2
California	512	575	487	482	449	-33	2.9	3.2	2.7	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Colorado	99	136	112	122	89	-33	3.3	4.6	3.7	4.1	3.0	-1.1
Connecticut	46	58	58	53	47	-6	2.7	3.4	3.4	3.1	2.7	-0.4
Delaware	19	19	20	21	17	-4	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.3	3.5	-0.8
District of Columbia	24	20	20	23	23	0	3.1	2.6	2.6	3.0	3.0	0.0
Florida	382	358	298	364	393	29	3.9	3.6	3.0	3.6	3.9	0.3
Georgia	189	178	173	191	178	-13	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Hawaii	23	23	21	20	21	1	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.3	0.2
Idaho	44	47	40	41	41	0	5.2	5.4	4.6	4.7	4.7	0.0
Illinois	232	218	203	178	204	26	3.8	3.5	3.3	2.9	3.3	0.4
Indiana	120	112	112	130	115	-15	3.7	3.4	3.4	4.0	3.5	-0.5
Iowa	60	55	48	54	48	-6	3.8	3.4	3.0	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Kansas	54	52	43	50	53	3	3.7	3.6	2.9	3.4	3.6	0.2
Kentucky	76	80	77	78	66	-12	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Louisiana	94	83	87	89	67	-22	4.8	4.2	4.4	4.5	3.4	-1.1
Maine	20	26	24	27	22	-5	3.1	4.0	3.7	4.1	3.4	-0.7
Maryland	96	89	82	106	87	-19	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.8	3.1	-0.7
Massachusetts	77	115	110	108	93	-15	2.1	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.5	-0.4
Michigan	152	131	126	140	129	-11	3.4	2.9	2.8	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Minnesota	105	95	84	81	85	4	3.5	3.1	2.8	2.7	2.8	0.1
Mississippi	47	50	45	51	41	-10	4.0	4.2	3.8	4.3	3.4	-0.9
Missouri	107	105	96	108	99	-9	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Montana	27	37	27	27	24	-3	5.2	6.9	5.0	5.0	4.5	-0.5
Nebraska	43	37	32	40	37	-3	4.1	3.5	3.0	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Nevada	63	66	61	61	55	-6	4.1	4.2	3.8	3.9	3.5	-0.4
New Hampshire	22	29	29	27	21	-6	3.1	4.1	4.1	3.8	3.0	-0.8
New Jersey	127	139	145	163	122	-41	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.7	2.8	-0.9
New Mexico	30	33	30	36	27	-9	3.4	3.7	3.4	4.1	3.0	-1.1
New York	245	262	256	239	252	13	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.6	0.2
North Carolina	217	148	157	165	127	-38	4.4	3.0	3.1	3.3	2.5	-0.8
North Dakota	20	17	15	20	17	-3	4.6	3.8	3.4	4.5	3.8	-0.7
Ohio	220	185	175	189	190	1	3.9	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.4	0.1
Oklahoma	67	73	78	68	67	-1	3.8	4.1	4.4	3.8	3.8	0.0
Oregon	75	78	72	84	70	-14	3.8	3.9	3.6	4.2	3.5	-0.7
Pennsylvania	181	185	159	217	168	-49	3.0	3.0	2.6	3.5	2.7	-0.8
Rhode Island	17	20	19	20	18	-2	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.9	3.5	-0.4
South Carolina	100	94	103	108	86	-22	4.3	4.0	4.3	4.5	3.6	-0.9
South Dakota	19	19	16	20	17	-3	4.1	4.1	3.4	4.3	3.7	-0.6
Tennessee	132	133	123	129	124	-5	4.0	4.0	3.7	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Texas	602	430	480	403	485	82	4.3	3.0	3.4	2.8	3.4	0.6
Utah	76	78	71	70	65	-5	4.4	4.4	4.0	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Vermont	11	13	13	12	11	-1	3.6	4.1	4.1	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Virginia	156	159	138	168	138	-30	3.7	3.7	3.2	4.0	3.3	-0.7
Washington	133	118	120	110	121	11	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.3	0.3
West Virginia	32	29	28	33	28	-5	4.5	4.0	3.9	4.6	3.9	-0.7
Wisconsin	109	97	87	96	88	-8	3.6	3.2	2.9	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Wyoming	14	15	14	13	12	-1	4.8	5.1	4.8	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,595	3,403	3,214	3,243	3,084	-159	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Alabama	58	55	49	50	46	-4	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Alaska	12	12	10	11	10	-1	3.6	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Arizona	86	79	71	70	71	1	2.7	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
Arkansas	37	38	33	33	28	-5	2.7	2.8	2.4	2.4	2.0	-0.4
California	284	342	276	283	293	10	1.6	1.9	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
Colorado	74	74	76	78	58	-20	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	1.9	-0.7
Connecticut	23	33	33	27	29	2	1.4	1.9	1.9	1.6	1.7	0.1
Delaware	13	12	12	13	10	-3	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.7	2.0	-0.7
District of Columbia	16	13	12	14	13	-1	2.1	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Florida	259	206	205	264	292	28	2.7	2.1	2.1	2.6	2.9	0.3
Georgia	128	125	115	119	108	-11	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Hawaii	15	13	12	11	12	1	2.4	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.9	0.2
Idaho	30	28	24	24	26	2	3.5	3.2	2.8	2.8	3.0	0.2
Illinois	116	134	131	105	126	21	1.9	2.2	2.1	1.7	2.0	0.3
Indiana	83	73	74	74	71	-3	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Iowa	40	32	32	33	27	-6	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.7	-0.3
Kansas	36	35	27	29	32	3	2.5	2.4	1.8	2.0	2.2	0.2
Kentucky	54	56	51	50	38	-12	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.5	1.9	-0.6
Louisiana	67	52	55	56	37	-19	3.4	2.6	2.8	2.9	1.9	-1.0
Maine	11	15	13	14	14	0	1.7	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Maryland	65	59	54	69	51	-18	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.5	1.8	-0.7
Massachusetts	44	60	61	58	56	-2	1.2	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0
Michigan	89	84	86	80	77	-3	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Minnesota	65	62	53	49	57	8	2.2	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.9	0.3
Mississippi	34	35	29	35	26	-9	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.9	2.2	-0.7
Missouri	72	76	68	67	60	-7	2.4	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Montana	17	18	16	15	15	0	3.3	3.4	3.0	2.8	2.8	0.0
Nebraska	28	24	21	22	22	0	2.7	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nevada	41	38	35	35	32	-3	2.7	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.0	-0.2
New Hampshire	12	17	12	13	12	-1	1.7	2.4	1.7	1.8	1.7	-0.1
New Jersey	64	77	82	72	71	-1	1.5	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.6	0.0
New Mexico	19	20	16	19	16	-3	2.2	2.3	1.8	2.1	1.8	-0.3
New York	135	166	170	133	153	20	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.5	0.2
North Carolina	134	97	98	110	76	-34	2.7	1.9	2.0	2.2	1.5	-0.7
North Dakota	13	12	9	10	9	-1	3.0	2.7	2.0	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Ohio	146	114	105	117	109	-8	2.6	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Oklahoma	46	45	43	43	42	-1	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0
Oregon	49	47	43	44	42	-2	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Pennsylvania	113	113	94	129	100	-29	1.9	1.8	1.5	2.1	1.6	-0.5
Rhode Island	9	11	11	10	10	0	1.8	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
South Carolina	69	67	73	70	51	-19	3.0	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.1	-0.8
South Dakota	12	13	11	11	10	-1	2.6	2.8	2.4	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Tennessee	93	91	80	83	75	-8	2.8	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Texas	440	309	350	288	299	11	3.2	2.2	2.5	2.0	2.1	0.1
Utah	54	48	43	41	35	-6	3.1	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Vermont	7	8	8	6	7	1	2.3	2.5	2.5	1.9	2.2	0.3
Virginia	106	103	82	105	88	-17	2.5	2.4	1.9	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Washington	75	70	65	62	63	1	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
West Virginia	22	20	18	22	17	-5	3.1	2.8	2.5	3.1	2.4	-0.7
Wisconsin	71	62	57	57	55	-2	2.4	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Wyoming	10	9	8	7	7	0	3.4	3.1	2.7	2.4	2.4	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,664	1,678	1,560	1,713	1,608	-105	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Alabama	25	21	20	23	23	0	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
Alaska	5	7	5	5	5	0	1.5	2.1	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
Arizona	41	39	40	50	35	-15	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Arkansas	14	14	16	15	22	7	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.6	0.5
California	186	213	187	181	139	-42	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Colorado	21	54	26	36	25	-11	0.7	1.8	0.9	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Connecticut	18	22	20	21	14	-7	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Delaware	5	5	7	7	6	-1	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.2	-0.2
District of Columbia	6	5	5	7	7	0	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.0
Florida	86	134	80	90	90	0	0.9	1.3	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Georgia	52	42	48	60	61	1	1.1	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
Hawaii	7	8	6	6	7	1	1.1	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2
Idaho	12	15	12	12	12	0	1.4	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Illinois	106	74	67	62	68	6	1.7	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Indiana	33	31	34	49	37	-12	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Iowa	18	18	13	18	18	0	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.0
Kansas	16	13	13	17	18	1	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.0
Kentucky	18	20	21	20	20	0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Louisiana	22	26	28	24	26	2	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
Maine	6	9	8	11	7	-4	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.7	1.1	-0.6
Maryland	25	24	24	30	30	0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0
Massachusetts	23	48	39	41	28	-13	0.6	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.7	-0.4
Michigan	57	39	32	51	44	-7	1.3	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Minnesota	37	22	27	24	21	-3	1.2	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Mississippi	11	12	12	13	13	0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Missouri	31	23	23	30	28	-2	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Montana	7	17	9	8	7	-1	1.3	3.2	1.7	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Nebraska	13	10	9	14	12	-2	1.2	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Nevada	19	25	20	19	19	0	1.2	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
New Hampshire	7	10	15	12	7	-5	1.0	1.4	2.1	1.7	1.0	-0.7
New Jersey	48	51	53	80	40	-40	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.8	0.9	-0.9
New Mexico	8	11	10	10	8	-2	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
New York	88	78	74	94	87	-7	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0	0.9	-0.1
North Carolina	69	40	51	48	44	-4	1.4	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
North Dakota	6	4	5	9	6	-3	1.4	0.9	1.1	2.0	1.3	-0.7
Ohio	65	60	62	59	70	11	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
Oklahoma	18	24	31	20	21	1	1.0	1.3	1.7	1.1	1.2	0.1
Oregon	22	26	21	29	23	-6	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	46	59	52	75	59	-16	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Rhode Island	6	7	7	8	7	-1	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.4	-0.2
South Carolina	27	23	24	33	30	-3	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.3	-0.1
South Dakota	6	5	5	8	5	-3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.1	-0.6
Tennessee	33	35	37	38	41	3	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Texas	135	100	105	94	160	66	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.4
Utah	19	27	22	20	25	5	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.4	0.3
Vermont	3	4	4	5	4	-1	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Virginia	42	44	43	46	38	-8	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Washington	49	41	48	37	52	15	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.4	0.4
West Virginia	8	7	8	9	9	0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.0
Wisconsin	33	29	25	33	27	-6	1.1	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Wyoming	4	5	4	4	4	0	1.4	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	9,400	8,378	8,095	5.7	5.0	4.9
Alabama	142	133	131	6.2	5.7	5.6
Alaska	25	27	22	6.7	7.0	5.9
Arizona	223	200	224	6.6	5.9	6.5
Arkansas	91	76	85	6.4	5.3	5.8
California	919	708	647	4.9	3.8	3.5
Colorado	182	206	141	5.8	6.4	4.5
Connecticut	90	90	76	5.0	5.0	4.3
Delaware	24	32	22	4.8	6.1	4.2
District of Columbia	30	48	30	3.8	5.8	3.8
Florida	606	544	473	5.9	5.2	4.6
Georgia	326	302	336	6.2	5.7	6.3
Hawaii	33	33	29	5.0	5.0	4.4
Idaho	54	51	52	5.9	5.5	5.6
Illinois	415	366	279	6.3	5.6	4.3
Indiana	175	151	152	5.1	4.4	4.4
Iowa	83	73	77	5.0	4.4	4.6
Kansas	83	68	77	5.5	4.5	5.1
Kentucky	123	137	138	5.8	6.3	6.3
Louisiana	147	127	117	7.0	6.1	5.6
Maine	40	41	31	5.7	5.7	4.4
Maryland	161	205	150	5.5	6.9	5.1
Massachusetts	252	202	188	6.3	5.1	4.7
Michigan	242	215	223	5.1	4.6	4.7
Minnesota	185	147	189	5.8	4.6	5.8
Mississippi	97	82	74	7.6	6.4	5.9
Missouri	177	157	181	5.7	4.9	5.6
Montana	38	32	35	6.8	5.5	6.0
Nebraska	64	46	59	5.8	4.1	5.2
Nevada	104	72	90	6.4	4.4	5.4
New Hampshire	44	40	34	5.9	5.4	4.6
New Jersey	216	235	208	4.8	5.1	4.5
New Mexico	74	50	65	7.8	5.4	6.9
New York	480	455	460	4.7	4.4	4.5
North Carolina	338	304	262	6.4	5.8	5.0
North Dakota	30	24	25	6.4	5.2	5.3
Ohio	346	313	318	5.8	5.2	5.3
Oklahoma	119	127	120	6.4	6.7	6.4
Oregon	115	121	115	5.5	5.8	5.5
Pennsylvania	362	288	280	5.6	4.4	4.3
Rhode Island	33	25	27	6.1	4.7	5.1
South Carolina	165	158	147	6.7	6.2	5.8
South Dakota	32	22	29	6.4	4.4	5.7
Tennessee	231	180	178	6.6	5.1	5.1
Texas	829	650	697	5.6	4.4	4.7
Utah	127	88	128	6.9	4.8	6.8
Vermont	18	20	14	5.4	6.0	4.3
Virginia	250	305	266	5.6	6.7	5.9
Washington	180	178	171	4.7	4.6	4.4
West Virginia	55	52	46	7.2	6.8	6.1
Wisconsin	204	151	155	6.3	4.7	4.8
Wyoming	19	16	18	6.1	5.2	5.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,616	5,958	5,829	4.2	3.8	3.7
Alabama	107	81	95	4.9	3.7	4.3
Alaska	17	23	15	4.9	6.3	4.3
Arizona	165	162	135	5.2	5.1	4.2
Arkansas	79	45	70	5.9	3.3	5.1
California	611	555	557	3.4	3.1	3.1
Colorado	89	109	84	3.0	3.6	2.8
Connecticut	68	72	64	4.0	4.2	3.7
Delaware	19	21	17	3.9	4.3	3.4
District of Columbia	20	25	18	2.6	3.2	2.4
Florida	455	322	493	4.7	3.3	5.0
Georgia	271	215	229	5.5	4.3	4.6
Hawaii	23	28	18	3.7	4.4	2.8
Idaho	37	45	38	4.3	5.1	4.3
Illinois	249	259	193	4.1	4.2	3.1
Indiana	150	141	132	4.6	4.3	4.0
Iowa	57	60	45	3.6	3.7	2.8
Kansas	62	49	56	4.3	3.4	3.8
Kentucky	119	73	97	5.9	3.6	4.7
Louisiana	125	75	89	6.4	3.8	4.6
Maine	26	36	27	3.9	5.4	4.0
Maryland	101	124	99	3.6	4.5	3.6
Massachusetts	124	164	146	3.3	4.3	3.9
Michigan	165	200	143	3.7	4.4	3.2
Minnesota	108	108	91	3.6	3.6	3.0
Mississippi	68	55	56	5.8	4.6	4.7
Missouri	108	110	97	3.6	3.6	3.2
Montana	25	30	23	4.8	5.5	4.2
Nebraska	46	40	36	4.4	3.7	3.4
Nevada	72	65	66	4.7	4.1	4.2
New Hampshire	32	34	29	4.6	4.7	4.1
New Jersey	168	150	131	3.9	3.4	3.0
New Mexico	43	36	40	4.9	4.1	4.5
New York	291	370	274	3.0	3.7	2.8
North Carolina	236	181	204	4.8	3.6	4.1
North Dakota	20	20	16	4.5	4.4	3.5
Ohio	241	187	202	4.3	3.3	3.6
Oklahoma	102	83	94	5.8	4.7	5.3
Oregon	78	91	65	3.9	4.6	3.3
Pennsylvania	214	222	196	3.5	3.6	3.2
Rhode Island	23	23	24	4.5	4.5	4.6
South Carolina	121	107	102	5.2	4.5	4.3
South Dakota	22	17	19	4.8	3.6	3.9
Tennessee	163	123	141	4.9	3.7	4.2
Texas	754	479	563	5.4	3.4	4.0
Utah	68	82	68	4.0	4.7	3.8
Vermont	13	16	13	4.4	5.0	4.0
Virginia	177	155	179	4.2	3.6	4.2
Washington	115	132	107	3.2	3.6	2.9
West Virginia	39	32	32	5.5	4.5	4.5
Wisconsin	119	112	91	3.9	3.7	3.0
Wyoming	13	15	12	4.4	4.9	4.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,752	5,864	6,070	4.3	3.7	3.8
Alabama	101	84	87	4.7	3.8	3.9
Alaska	27	17	23	7.7	4.6	6.5
Arizona	145	158	121	4.6	4.9	3.7
Arkansas	62	64	63	4.7	4.7	4.6
California	634	501	543	3.6	2.8	3.0
Colorado	123	138	109	4.1	4.6	3.6
Connecticut	60	60	60	3.6	3.5	3.5
Delaware	23	23	20	4.8	4.5	4.1
District of Columbia	33	29	32	4.3	3.7	4.2
Florida	428	393	431	4.4	4.0	4.3
Georgia	216	223	216	4.4	4.5	4.3
Hawaii	33	21	30	5.2	3.3	4.8
Idaho	56	45	56	6.5	5.1	6.3
Illinois	260	178	240	4.2	2.9	3.9
Indiana	147	147	143	4.5	4.5	4.3
Iowa	79	58	67	5.0	3.6	4.2
Kansas	69	53	71	4.9	3.7	4.9
Kentucky	91	91	77	4.5	4.5	3.8
Louisiana	107	96	81	5.5	4.9	4.2
Maine	23	24	26	3.4	3.5	3.8
Maryland	119	118	105	4.3	4.3	3.8
Massachusetts	101	109	125	2.7	2.9	3.3
Michigan	179	162	149	4.0	3.6	3.3
Minnesota	120	82	103	4.0	2.7	3.4
Mississippi	61	59	53	5.2	5.0	4.4
Missouri	128	124	126	4.3	4.0	4.1
Montana	34	28	31	6.4	5.2	5.6
Nebraska	53	42	47	5.0	3.9	4.4
Nevada	73	71	63	4.8	4.5	4.0
New Hampshire	26	26	24	3.7	3.7	3.4
New Jersey	151	189	142	3.5	4.3	3.2
New Mexico	39	45	36	4.5	5.1	4.0
New York	322	275	324	3.3	2.8	3.3
North Carolina	265	188	169	5.4	3.8	3.4
North Dakota	24	23	22	5.5	5.3	4.9
Ohio	265	219	242	4.7	3.8	4.3
Oklahoma	82	79	81	4.7	4.5	4.6
Oregon	93	106	86	4.7	5.3	4.3
Pennsylvania	217	244	199	3.6	3.9	3.2
Rhode Island	20	20	21	3.9	3.9	4.1
South Carolina	113	120	101	4.9	5.0	4.2
South Dakota	24	20	21	5.2	4.2	4.5
Tennessee	152	147	147	4.6	4.4	4.4
Texas	728	422	583	5.2	3.0	4.1
Utah	97	78	80	5.6	4.5	4.5
Vermont	12	11	12	4.0	3.5	3.9
Virginia	187	178	169	4.5	4.2	4.0
Washington	160	125	153	4.4	3.4	4.1
West Virginia	39	42	34	5.5	5.8	4.7
Wisconsin	131	99	111	4.3	3.2	3.6
Wyoming	19	12	16	6.2	4.1	5.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,517	3,723	3,930	2.9	2.4	2.5
Alabama	72	56	56	3.3	2.5	2.6
Alaska	18	9	15	5.1	2.6	4.3
Arizona	95	85	78	3.0	2.7	2.4
Arkansas	45	43	35	3.4	3.1	2.6
California	331	310	348	1.9	1.7	1.9
Colorado	98	89	76	3.3	3.0	2.5
Connecticut	32	35	38	1.9	2.1	2.2
Delaware	17	14	13	3.5	2.9	2.6
District of Columbia	23	18	20	3.1	2.4	2.6
Florida	288	292	326	3.0	3.0	3.3
Georgia	155	140	132	3.2	2.8	2.6
Hawaii	22	12	18	3.4	1.9	2.8
Idaho	41	26	39	4.8	2.9	4.4
Illinois	153	110	168	2.5	1.8	2.7
Indiana	104	91	92	3.2	2.8	2.8
Iowa	54	38	42	3.4	2.4	2.6
Kansas	48	33	45	3.3	2.3	3.1
Kentucky	69	59	47	3.4	2.9	2.3
Louisiana	80	63	50	4.1	3.2	2.6
Maine	14	13	17	2.1	2.0	2.5
Maryland	85	79	66	3.1	2.9	2.4
Massachusetts	59	61	77	1.6	1.6	2.0
Michigan	113	100	98	2.5	2.2	2.2
Minnesota	79	53	73	2.6	1.7	2.4
Mississippi	45	40	34	3.8	3.4	2.9
Missouri	89	81	79	3.0	2.7	2.6
Montana	22	16	20	4.2	2.9	3.6
Nebraska	37	25	31	3.5	2.3	2.9
Nevada	50	41	39	3.3	2.6	2.5
New Hampshire	15	14	15	2.1	1.9	2.1
New Jersey	78	93	85	1.8	2.1	1.9
New Mexico	26	24	23	3.0	2.8	2.6
New York	190	160	207	2.0	1.6	2.1
North Carolina	169	127	105	3.4	2.5	2.1
North Dakota	17	12	13	4.0	2.8	3.0
Ohio	184	142	150	3.3	2.5	2.6
Oklahoma	59	54	54	3.4	3.1	3.1
Oregon	63	56	54	3.2	2.8	2.7
Pennsylvania	146	147	133	2.4	2.4	2.2
Rhode Island	12	11	12	2.3	2.1	2.3
South Carolina	82	78	62	3.5	3.3	2.6
South Dakota	17	12	14	3.7	2.6	3.0
Tennessee	113	98	93	3.4	3.0	2.8
Texas	567	312	382	4.1	2.2	2.7
Utah	75	48	47	4.4	2.7	2.7
Vermont	8	6	8	2.4	2.0	2.4
Virginia	133	119	113	3.2	2.8	2.7
Washington	93	74	82	2.6	2.0	2.2
West Virginia	29	29	22	4.1	4.0	3.0
Wisconsin	89	66	74	2.9	2.2	2.4
Wyoming	12	7	10	4.2	2.3	3.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,844	1,726	1,796	1.2	1.1	1.1
Alabama	25	24	25	1.2	1.1	1.1
Alaska	8	4	7	2.2	1.2	1.9
Arizona	44	55	37	1.4	1.7	1.1
Arkansas	14	18	24	1.1	1.3	1.7
California	250	167	177	1.4	0.9	1.0
Colorado	24	36	28	0.8	1.2	0.9
Connecticut	23	20	17	1.4	1.2	1.0
Delaware	5	7	6	1.1	1.4	1.2
District of Columbia	7	8	9	0.9	1.1	1.1
Florida	90	91	93	0.9	0.9	0.9
Georgia	51	73	73	1.0	1.5	1.5
Hawaii	10	5	10	1.5	0.9	1.6
Idaho	13	12	13	1.6	1.4	1.5
Illinois	93	53	62	1.5	0.9	1.0
Indiana	39	49	43	1.2	1.5	1.3
Iowa	22	15	22	1.4	0.9	1.4
Kansas	19	15	23	1.3	1.1	1.6
Kentucky	18	21	19	0.9	1.0	1.0
Louisiana	22	25	27	1.1	1.3	1.4
Maine	7	8	7	1.0	1.2	1.0
Maryland	26	30	32	0.9	1.1	1.2
Massachusetts	31	36	35	0.8	1.0	0.9
Michigan	58	50	43	1.3	1.1	1.0
Minnesota	38	21	22	1.3	0.7	0.7
Mississippi	13	16	15	1.1	1.3	1.2
Missouri	35	29	34	1.2	1.0	1.1
Montana	10	8	9	1.9	1.4	1.6
Nebraska	14	12	13	1.3	1.1	1.3
Nevada	20	21	20	1.3	1.3	1.3
New Hampshire	8	11	7	1.1	1.5	1.0
New Jersey	58	82	45	1.4	1.9	1.0
New Mexico	11	11	10	1.2	1.3	1.2
New York	109	103	105	1.1	1.0	1.1
North Carolina	78	55	53	1.6	1.1	1.0
North Dakota	6	9	7	1.4	2.0	1.5
Ohio	71	63	80	1.3	1.1	1.4
Oklahoma	19	21	21	1.1	1.2	1.2
Oregon	26	33	27	1.3	1.6	1.4
Pennsylvania	44	82	54	0.7	1.3	0.9
Rhode Island	6	7	7	1.3	1.5	1.4
South Carolina	27	37	34	1.2	1.5	1.4
South Dakota	6	6	6	1.4	1.3	1.2
Tennessee	34	39	46	1.0	1.2	1.4
Texas	133	89	168	1.0	0.6	1.2
Utah	21	20	29	1.2	1.1	1.6
Vermont	4	4	4	1.2	1.2	1.2
Virginia	46	41	42	1.1	1.0	1.0
Washington	57	39	65	1.6	1.1	1.8
West Virginia	8	11	10	1.2	1.6	1.4
Wisconsin	36	26	30	1.2	0.9	1.0
Wyoming	5	3	4	1.8	1.1	1.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary