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Alaska had the highest job openings rate in February 2022, at 9.2 percent, followed by Georgia, at 8.8 percent. In February 2022, 27 states had a job openings rate greater than the national rate of 7.0 percent.
State | Job openings | Hires | Total separations | Quits | Layoffs and discharges | |||||
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Rate | Level | Rate | Level | Rate | Level | Rate | Level | Rate | Level | |
United States |
7.0% | 11,266,000 | 4.4% | 6,689,000 | 4.1% | 6,092,000 | 2.9% | 4,352,000 | 0.9% | 1,386,000 |
Alabama |
6.9 | 152,000 | 5.0 | 103,000 | 4.2 | 87,000 | 3.0 | 62,000 | 0.9 | 19,000 |
Alaska |
9.2 | 32,000 | 6.3 | 20,000 | 7.0 | 22,000 | 5.1 | 16,000 | 1.6 | 5,000 |
Arizona |
7.4 | 242,000 | 5.0 | 152,000 | 4.4 | 134,000 | 3.2 | 98,000 | 1.0 | 29,000 |
Arkansas |
6.1 | 85,000 | 4.6 | 60,000 | 4.8 | 63,000 | 3.4 | 44,000 | 1.1 | 14,000 |
California |
7.0 | 1,297,000 | 3.9 | 671,000 | 3.9 | 668,000 | 2.8 | 491,000 | 0.8 | 144,000 |
Colorado |
6.9 | 210,000 | 5.2 | 147,000 | 4.8 | 137,000 | 3.4 | 95,000 | 1.2 | 33,000 |
Connecticut |
6.2 | 109,000 | 3.8 | 62,000 | 3.6 | 59,000 | 2.3 | 38,000 | 1.0 | 16,000 |
Delaware |
6.6 | 32,000 | 5.3 | 24,000 | 4.2 | 19,000 | 2.9 | 13,000 | 1.1 | 5,000 |
District of Columbia |
5.3 | 43,000 | 3.3 | 25,000 | 3.4 | 26,000 | 2.2 | 17,000 | 0.9 | 7,000 |
Florida |
6.9 | 688,000 | 4.7 | 433,000 | 4.3 | 395,000 | 3.3 | 304,000 | 0.8 | 70,000 |
Georgia |
8.8 | 454,000 | 6.2 | 292,000 | 5.1 | 239,000 | 3.7 | 177,000 | 1.0 | 49,000 |
Hawaii |
7.8 | 51,000 | 4.5 | 27,000 | 4.2 | 25,000 | 3.0 | 18,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 |
Idaho |
7.6 | 67,000 | 6.1 | 50,000 | 4.7 | 38,000 | 3.3 | 27,000 | 1.1 | 9,000 |
Illinois |
7.0 | 449,000 | 4.3 | 255,000 | 4.1 | 245,000 | 2.8 | 167,000 | 1.1 | 67,000 |
Indiana |
6.5 | 219,000 | 4.2 | 132,000 | 4.3 | 136,000 | 3.4 | 109,000 | 0.8 | 24,000 |
Iowa |
6.5 | 109,000 | 3.6 | 56,000 | 4.0 | 62,000 | 2.8 | 44,000 | 0.9 | 14,000 |
Kansas |
6.1 | 90,000 | 3.2 | 44,000 | 4.0 | 56,000 | 2.8 | 39,000 | 1.0 | 14,000 |
Kentucky |
7.6 | 160,000 | 4.9 | 96,000 | 4.7 | 91,000 | 3.4 | 66,000 | 1.0 | 20,000 |
Louisiana |
7.4 | 152,000 | 5.0 | 95,000 | 4.3 | 82,000 | 3.0 | 57,000 | 1.0 | 19,000 |
Maine |
7.0 | 48,000 | 4.4 | 28,000 | 3.8 | 24,000 | 2.4 | 15,000 | 0.9 | 6,000 |
Maryland |
7.1 | 207,000 | 4.1 | 111,000 | 4.0 | 107,000 | 2.3 | 62,000 | 1.3 | 35,000 |
Massachusetts |
7.3 | 286,000 | 3.8 | 138,000 | 3.3 | 118,000 | 2.3 | 82,000 | 0.8 | 28,000 |
Michigan |
7.2 | 335,000 | 4.5 | 195,000 | 3.6 | 156,000 | 2.8 | 121,000 | 0.6 | 28,000 |
Minnesota |
7.1 | 221,000 | 3.7 | 105,000 | 3.4 | 99,000 | 2.6 | 75,000 | 0.7 | 21,000 |
Mississippi |
7.1 | 89,000 | 4.8 | 56,000 | 6.6 | 77,000 | 3.5 | 41,000 | 2.5 | 29,000 |
Missouri |
7.1 | 222,000 | 3.4 | 98,000 | 4.1 | 119,000 | 2.9 | 85,000 | 1.0 | 29,000 |
Montana |
8.0 | 44,000 | 5.7 | 29,000 | 5.5 | 28,000 | 4.0 | 20,000 | 1.2 | 6,000 |
Nebraska |
6.1 | 67,000 | 3.5 | 36,000 | 4.1 | 42,000 | 3.0 | 31,000 | 0.9 | 9,000 |
Nevada |
7.2 | 112,000 | 5.0 | 71,000 | 4.8 | 69,000 | 3.6 | 51,000 | 1.0 | 15,000 |
New Hampshire |
7.8 | 57,000 | 4.7 | 32,000 | 5.0 | 34,000 | 3.0 | 20,000 | 1.2 | 8,000 |
New Jersey |
6.5 | 290,000 | 3.9 | 163,000 | 3.7 | 154,000 | 2.4 | 101,000 | 0.9 | 39,000 |
New Mexico |
7.6 | 69,000 | 5.0 | 42,000 | 3.9 | 33,000 | 2.7 | 23,000 | 0.8 | 7,000 |
New York |
6.3 | 627,000 | 3.7 | 346,000 | 3.2 | 295,000 | 2.1 | 194,000 | 0.9 | 80,000 |
North Carolina |
7.5 | 378,000 | 5.4 | 254,000 | 4.9 | 228,000 | 3.3 | 154,000 | 1.3 | 62,000 |
North Dakota |
6.8 | 31,000 | 4.0 | 17,000 | 4.5 | 19,000 | 3.1 | 13,000 | 0.9 | 4,000 |
Ohio |
7.0 | 409,000 | 3.8 | 206,000 | 4.2 | 227,000 | 3.3 | 177,000 | 0.7 | 36,000 |
Oklahoma |
6.6 | 118,000 | 4.9 | 82,000 | 4.8 | 80,000 | 3.4 | 57,000 | 1.1 | 19,000 |
Oregon |
7.5 | 156,000 | 4.8 | 92,000 | 4.2 | 82,000 | 3.0 | 58,000 | 1.0 | 19,000 |
Pennsylvania |
6.1 | 382,000 | 4.3 | 251,000 | 3.2 | 188,000 | 2.1 | 122,000 | 0.8 | 50,000 |
Rhode Island |
7.2 | 38,000 | 4.9 | 24,000 | 4.3 | 21,000 | 2.7 | 13,000 | 1.2 | 6,000 |
South Carolina |
7.9 | 188,000 | 5.4 | 119,000 | 4.3 | 94,000 | 3.2 | 71,000 | 0.8 | 18,000 |
South Dakota |
6.5 | 31,000 | 3.8 | 17,000 | 3.6 | 16,000 | 2.7 | 12,000 | 0.7 | 3,000 |
Tennessee |
7.5 | 260,000 | 5.3 | 168,000 | 4.7 | 150,000 | 3.3 | 106,000 | 1.1 | 34,000 |
Texas |
6.6 | 932,000 | 4.9 | 643,000 | 4.0 | 523,000 | 3.0 | 400,000 | 0.8 | 101,000 |
Utah |
6.9 | 122,000 | 4.9 | 81,000 | 4.1 | 68,000 | 3.0 | 49,000 | 0.9 | 15,000 |
Vermont |
8.0 | 26,000 | 5.0 | 15,000 | 4.3 | 13,000 | 3.0 | 9,000 | 1.0 | 3,000 |
Virginia |
7.2 | 313,000 | 4.5 | 182,000 | 3.7 | 149,000 | 2.5 | 101,000 | 1.0 | 39,000 |
Washington |
6.8 | 255,000 | 4.7 | 164,000 | 3.8 | 131,000 | 2.5 | 87,000 | 1.0 | 33,000 |
West Virginia |
8.0 | 61,000 | 5.4 | 38,000 | 4.4 | 31,000 | 3.1 | 22,000 | 0.9 | 6,000 |
Wisconsin |
7.3 | 231,000 | 4.1 | 120,000 | 4.0 | 116,000 | 2.9 | 86,000 | 0.9 | 26,000 |
Wyoming |
7.7 | 24,000 | 6.0 | 17,000 | 5.6 | 16,000 | 3.9 | 11,000 | 1.4 | 4,000 |
In February 2022, Alaska also had the highest hires rate (6.3 percent), total separations rate (7.0 percent), and quits rate (5.1 percent). Mississippi had the highest layoffs and discharges rate, at 2.5 percent.
In February 2022, 31 states had a hires rate greater than the national rate of 4.4 percent, while 28 states had a total separations rate greater than the national rate of 4.1 percent.
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 — February 2022." We also have more charts featuring data on state job openings, hires, and separations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Alaska and Georgia had the highest job openings rates in February 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/alaska-and-georgia-had-the-highest-job-openings-rates-in-february-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).