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Job openings rate up in 16 states, down in 2 states in October 2021
December 30, 2021
On the last business day of October 2021, the job openings rate increased in 16 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Hawaii (+3.5 percentage points), Minnesota (+1.9 percentage points), and Kentucky (+1.2 percentage points). The job openings rate decreased in Maine (−1.0 percentage point), and Virginia (−0.7 percentage point).
States with a statistically significant change from September 2021 to October 2021 in selected job openings and labor turnover measures
Rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges, by state
State
Job openings
Hires
September 2021
October 2021
Over-the-month change
Level
September 2021
October 2021
Over-the-month change
Level
United States
6.7%
6.9%
0.2 percentage point(s)
11,033,000
4.4%
4.4%
0.0 percentage point(s)
6,464,000
Alabama
6.5
7.2
0.7
159,000
5.2
5.1
-0.1
106,000
Alaska
8.9
8.3
-0.6
28,000
6.9
6.1
-0.8
19,000
Arizona
6.7
6.9
0.2
221,000
4.7
4.1
-0.6
121,000
Arkansas
7.0
6.9
-0.1
95,000
5.2
4.8
-0.4
61,000
California
6.5
6.4
-0.1
1,153,000
3.9
4.1
0.2
691,000
Colorado
6.5
7.0
0.5
207,000
5.1
4.9
-0.2
134,000
Connecticut
5.8
6.0
0.2
103,000
4.0
3.7
-0.3
60,000
Delaware
6.4
6.8
0.4
33,000
5.1
4.6
-0.5
21,000
District of Columbia
4.9
5.1
0.2
41,000
2.7
2.8
0.1
21,000
Florida
6.9
7.6
0.7
730,000
4.7
4.9
0.2
432,000
Georgia
8.3
8.6
0.3
432,000
5.8
5.7
-0.1
261,000
Hawaii
4.5
8.0
3.5
50,000
3.8
6.4
2.6
37,000
Idaho
6.4
6.9
0.5
58,000
5.1
4.7
-0.4
37,000
Illinois
7.0
6.7
-0.3
422,000
4.5
4.3
-0.2
250,000
Indiana
7.0
7.3
0.3
243,000
4.9
4.7
-0.2
145,000
Iowa
6.8
6.8
0.0
113,000
4.2
4.1
-0.1
63,000
Kansas
5.8
6.3
0.5
94,000
3.5
4.0
0.5
55,000
Kentucky
7.2
8.4
1.2
173,000
5.3
5.1
-0.2
97,000
Louisiana
7.0
7.8
0.8
156,000
5.2
5.5
0.3
102,000
Maine
7.5
6.5
-1.0
43,000
5.2
4.7
-0.5
29,000
Maryland
7.3
7.6
0.3
220,000
3.9
3.7
-0.2
100,000
Massachusetts
7.4
7.5
0.1
289,000
4.1
4.0
-0.1
142,000
Michigan
8.0
8.4
0.4
388,000
4.7
4.8
0.1
202,000
Minnesota
6.3
8.2
1.9
258,000
3.1
3.5
0.4
100,000
Mississippi
6.9
7.5
0.6
93,000
5.8
5.1
-0.7
58,000
Missouri
6.7
7.6
0.9
235,000
4.2
4.1
-0.1
116,000
Montana
7.3
8.0
0.7
42,000
5.8
5.2
-0.6
25,000
Nebraska
6.5
6.6
0.1
72,000
3.9
3.7
-0.2
38,000
Nevada
7.5
7.4
-0.1
109,000
6.3
5.8
-0.5
79,000
New Hampshire
7.5
7.0
-0.5
50,000
4.8
5.1
0.3
34,000
New Jersey
6.8
7.2
0.4
310,000
4.4
4.1
-0.3
167,000
New Mexico
7.5
7.5
0.0
66,000
5.0
4.5
-0.5
37,000
New York
5.8
5.6
-0.2
539,000
3.6
3.6
0.0
323,000
North Carolina
6.8
7.3
0.5
357,000
5.2
4.9
-0.3
221,000
North Dakota
7.1
7.1
0.0
32,000
4.8
4.8
0.0
20,000
Ohio
6.6
6.6
0.0
381,000
4.3
4.2
-0.1
227,000
Oklahoma
6.9
7.1
0.2
127,000
4.7
5.1
0.4
84,000
Oregon
7.0
7.0
0.0
141,000
4.7
4.5
-0.2
84,000
Pennsylvania
6.7
6.4
-0.3
392,000
3.9
4.0
0.1
231,000
Rhode Island
7.3
7.5
0.2
39,000
5.0
5.4
0.4
26,000
South Carolina
7.8
7.9
0.1
186,000
5.2
5.4
0.2
116,000
South Dakota
7.2
7.6
0.4
36,000
4.6
4.1
-0.5
18,000
Tennessee
6.8
7.4
0.6
248,000
4.9
5.1
0.2
158,000
Texas
6.1
6.6
0.5
907,000
4.7
4.4
-0.3
568,000
Utah
6.4
6.7
0.3
117,000
4.4
4.4
0.0
71,000
Vermont
7.8
7.2
-0.6
23,000
5.1
5.1
0.0
15,000
Virginia
7.9
7.2
-0.7
308,000
4.6
3.9
-0.7
153,000
Washington
6.1
6.1
0.0
224,000
4.0
4.0
0.0
139,000
West Virginia
8.0
8.0
0.0
60,000
5.1
5.5
0.4
38,000
Wisconsin
7.1
6.8
-0.3
210,000
4.2
4.2
0.0
120,000
Wyoming
6.8
7.1
0.3
21,000
5.5
5.1
-0.4
14,000
Rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges, by state (continued)
State
Total separations
Quits
September 2021
October 2021
Over-the-month change
Level
September 2021
October 2021
Over-the-month change
Level
United States
4.2%
4.0%
-0.2 percentage point(s)
5,892,000
3.0%
2.8%
-0.2 percentage point(s)
4,157,000
Alabama
5.0
4.5
-0.5
92,000
3.4
3.1
-0.3
63,000
Alaska
5.9
4.5
-1.4
14,000
3.6
3.2
-0.4
10,000
Arizona
4.1
3.8
-0.3
114,000
3.1
2.8
-0.3
85,000
Arkansas
5.0
4.7
-0.3
60,000
3.5
3.1
-0.4
40,000
California
3.4
3.4
0.0
569,000
2.4
2.4
0.0
396,000
Colorado
5.2
5.6
0.4
153,000
3.9
3.8
-0.1
104,000
Connecticut
3.9
3.6
-0.3
58,000
2.7
2.2
-0.5
36,000
Delaware
4.4
4.4
0.0
20,000
3.1
2.9
-0.2
13,000
District of Columbia
2.9
3.2
0.3
24,000
2.0
2.0
0.0
15,000
Florida
4.3
4.0
-0.3
353,000
3.1
2.9
-0.2
260,000
Georgia
5.8
4.9
-0.9
224,000
4.0
3.3
-0.7
154,000
Hawaii
9.4
4.0
-5.4
23,000
6.6
2.8
-3.8
16,000
Idaho
5.0
4.8
-0.2
38,000
3.8
3.4
-0.4
27,000
Illinois
4.6
3.5
-1.1
206,000
3.3
2.6
-0.7
155,000
Indiana
4.3
4.2
-0.1
130,000
3.3
3.3
0.0
101,000
Iowa
4.0
3.7
-0.3
57,000
2.5
2.5
0.0
38,000
Kansas
3.7
4.0
0.3
56,000
2.5
3.0
0.5
41,000
Kentucky
4.9
4.6
-0.3
86,000
3.3
3.0
-0.3
57,000
Louisiana
5.3
4.6
-0.7
86,000
3.9
3.3
-0.6
62,000
Maine
4.2
4.2
0.0
26,000
3.3
2.9
-0.4
18,000
Maryland
3.8
3.6
-0.2
97,000
2.4
2.4
0.0
65,000
Massachusetts
4.3
3.6
-0.7
126,000
2.6
2.3
-0.3
82,000
Michigan
4.8
4.7
-0.1
197,000
3.1
3.1
0.0
129,000
Minnesota
3.7
3.4
-0.3
97,000
2.3
2.4
0.1
70,000
Mississippi
5.2
4.9
-0.3
56,000
3.8
3.5
-0.3
40,000
Missouri
4.2
4.0
-0.2
114,000
3.2
3.1
-0.1
87,000
Montana
5.8
5.2
-0.6
25,000
4.4
3.5
-0.9
17,000
Nebraska
4.2
4.1
-0.1
42,000
2.9
2.9
0.0
30,000
Nevada
5.9
4.9
-1.0
67,000
4.2
3.5
-0.7
48,000
New Hampshire
5.3
4.4
-0.9
29,000
3.8
2.7
-1.1
18,000
New Jersey
3.8
3.6
-0.2
144,000
2.3
2.4
0.1
96,000
New Mexico
4.1
4.2
0.1
34,000
2.8
2.7
-0.1
22,000
New York
3.0
3.0
0.0
274,000
2.0
1.9
-0.1
173,000
North Carolina
4.9
5.0
0.1
229,000
3.4
3.4
0.0
157,000
North Dakota
5.0
5.7
0.7
24,000
3.1
3.1
0.0
13,000
Ohio
4.6
3.9
-0.7
212,000
2.9
2.8
-0.1
153,000
Oklahoma
4.4
4.3
-0.1
71,000
3.3
3.1
-0.2
51,000
Oregon
4.6
4.2
-0.4
80,000
3.6
3.0
-0.6
56,000
Pennsylvania
3.3
4.0
0.7
230,000
2.4
2.5
0.1
142,000
Rhode Island
4.8
4.4
-0.4
21,000
3.3
2.9
-0.4
14,000
South Carolina
4.6
5.0
0.4
107,000
3.2
3.5
0.3
76,000
South Dakota
4.1
4.1
0.0
18,000
2.7
3.0
0.3
13,000
Tennessee
4.5
4.3
-0.2
132,000
3.2
3.0
-0.2
93,000
Texas
4.3
4.4
0.1
572,000
3.4
3.5
0.1
455,000
Utah
4.6
4.1
-0.5
67,000
3.5
2.9
-0.6
47,000
Vermont
5.1
5.1
0.0
15,000
3.1
3.4
0.3
10,000
Virginia
3.7
3.7
0.0
146,000
2.9
2.7
-0.2
108,000
Washington
3.3
3.5
0.2
122,000
2.4
2.5
0.1
87,000
West Virginia
5.2
4.6
-0.6
32,000
3.8
3.2
-0.6
22,000
Wisconsin
4.0
3.9
-0.1
111,000
3.1
2.9
-0.2
82,000
Wyoming
4.7
4.7
0.0
13,000
3.3
3.3
0.0
9,000
Rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges, by state (continued)
State
Layoffs and discharges
September 2021
October 2021
Over-the-month change
Level
United States
0.9%
0.9%
0.0 percentage point(s)
1,361,000
Alabama
1.3
1.1
-0.2
22,000
Alaska
1.6
1.0
-0.6
3,000
Arizona
0.7
0.8
0.1
24,000
Arkansas
1.2
1.1
-0.1
14,000
California
0.7
0.8
0.1
131,000
Colorado
0.9
1.3
0.4
37,000
Connecticut
0.9
1.2
0.3
19,000
Delaware
0.9
1.1
0.2
5,000
District of Columbia
0.7
0.9
0.2
7,000
Florida
1.0
0.9
-0.1
79,000
Georgia
1.3
1.2
-0.1
57,000
Hawaii
2.1
1.0
-1.1
6,000
Idaho
0.9
1.1
0.2
9,000
Illinois
1.0
0.8
-0.2
44,000
Indiana
0.8
0.7
-0.1
23,000
Iowa
1.2
1.0
-0.2
15,000
Kansas
0.9
0.8
-0.1
11,000
Kentucky
1.3
1.2
-0.1
23,000
Louisiana
1.2
1.0
-0.2
18,000
Maine
0.7
1.0
0.3
6,000
Maryland
1.2
0.9
-0.3
24,000
Massachusetts
1.4
1.0
-0.4
34,000
Michigan
1.5
1.3
-0.2
53,000
Minnesota
0.9
0.8
-0.1
22,000
Mississippi
1.1
1.0
-0.1
12,000
Missouri
0.8
0.7
-0.1
21,000
Montana
1.2
1.2
0.0
6,000
Nebraska
1.0
0.9
-0.1
9,000
Nevada
1.4
1.2
-0.2
16,000
New Hampshire
1.2
1.2
0.0
8,000
New Jersey
1.3
1.0
-0.3
39,000
New Mexico
1.0
1.0
0.0
8,000
New York
0.7
0.9
0.2
83,000
North Carolina
1.2
1.1
-0.1
49,000
North Dakota
1.4
2.2
0.8
9,000
Ohio
1.5
0.9
-0.6
47,000
Oklahoma
0.9
0.8
-0.1
14,000
Oregon
0.6
1.0
0.4
19,000
Pennsylvania
0.7
1.3
0.6
76,000
Rhode Island
1.2
1.3
0.1
6,000
South Carolina
1.1
1.1
0.0
24,000
South Dakota
0.9
0.9
0.0
4,000
Tennessee
1.0
1.0
0.0
30,000
Texas
0.7
0.7
0.0
88,000
Utah
0.8
1.0
0.2
16,000
Vermont
1.7
1.4
-0.3
4,000
Virginia
0.7
0.7
0.0
28,000
Washington
0.7
0.7
0.0
25,000
West Virginia
1.0
1.2
0.2
8,000
Wisconsin
0.7
0.7
0.0
21,000
Wyoming
1.1
1.1
0.0
3,000
The hires rate increased in 1 state (Hawaii, at +2.6 percentage points), and decreased in 4 states in October 2021.
The total separations rate increased in 2 states (North Dakota and Pennsylvania), and decreased in 10 states in October 2021. The largest percentage decrease occurred in Hawaii (−5.4 percentage points), followed by Alaska (−1.4 percentage points), and Illinois (−1.1 percentage points).
In October 2021, the quits rate increased in 1 state (Kansas, at +0.5 percentage point), and decreased in 12 states. The layoffs and discharges rate increased in 5 states and decreased in 5 states.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2021." We also have more charts featuring data on state job openings, hires, and separations. Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer.
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