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From October 2023 to November 2023, job openings rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The decreases in job openings rates occurred in Mississippi (−1.3 percentage points), and in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee (−0.6 point each). The increases occurred in Illinois (+1.0 point) and Colorado (+0.7 point).
State | Job openings | Hires | ||||||
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October 2023 rate | November 2023 rate | Over-the-month rate change | November 2023 level | October 2023 rate | November 2023 rate | Over-the-month rate change | November 2023 level | |
United States |
5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 8,790,000 | 3.7 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 5,465,000 |
Alabama |
5.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 117,000 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 83,000 |
Alaska |
7.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 27,000 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 20,000 |
Arizona |
5.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 191,000 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 117,000 |
Arkansas |
5.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 | 77,000 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 52,000 |
California |
4.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 775,000 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 433,000 |
Colorado |
6.7 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 232,000 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 127,000 |
Connecticut |
4.9 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 85,000 | 3.7 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 53,000 |
Delaware |
5.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 | 28,000 | 4.9 | 4.7 | -0.2 | 23,000 |
District of Columbia |
4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 37,000 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 24,000 |
Florida |
5.7 | 5.1 | -0.6 | 524,000 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 398,000 |
Georgia |
6.3 | 5.7 | -0.6 | 297,000 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 226,000 |
Hawaii |
4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 30,000 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -0.6 | 17,000 |
Idaho |
6.1 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 54,000 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 35,000 |
Illinois |
5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 391,000 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 222,000 |
Indiana |
4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 165,000 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -0.6 | 119,000 |
Iowa |
5.4 | 5.2 | -0.2 | 88,000 | 3.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 54,000 |
Kansas |
5.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 86,000 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 51,000 |
Kentucky |
5.5 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 112,000 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 74,000 |
Louisiana |
5.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 | 112,000 | 4.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 83,000 |
Maine |
6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 44,000 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 23,000 |
Maryland |
5.9 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 172,000 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 111,000 |
Massachusetts |
5.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 | 226,000 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 103,000 |
Michigan |
5.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 252,000 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 148,000 |
Minnesota |
6.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 209,000 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 111,000 |
Mississippi |
7.0 | 5.7 | -1.3 | 71,000 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 50,000 |
Missouri |
5.6 | 5.5 | -0.1 | 173,000 | 3.7 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 98,000 |
Montana |
6.5 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 36,000 | 5.4 | 4.4 | -1.0 | 23,000 |
Nebraska |
5.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 61,000 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 37,000 |
Nevada |
5.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 91,000 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 54,000 |
New Hampshire |
5.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 38,000 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 27,000 |
New Jersey |
4.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 219,000 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 161,000 |
New Mexico |
6.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 60,000 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 31,000 |
New York |
4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 454,000 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 286,000 |
North Carolina |
5.5 | 5.4 | -0.1 | 283,000 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 163,000 |
North Dakota |
6.0 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 29,000 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 18,000 |
Ohio |
5.6 | 5.5 | -0.1 | 328,000 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 181,000 |
Oklahoma |
5.7 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 103,000 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 72,000 |
Oregon |
5.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 108,000 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 63,000 |
Pennsylvania |
5.9 | 5.8 | -0.1 | 380,000 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 196,000 |
Rhode Island |
5.9 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 29,000 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 19,000 |
South Carolina |
6.6 | 6.5 | -0.1 | 161,000 | 4.6 | 4.0 | -0.6 | 94,000 |
South Dakota |
5.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 29,000 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 18,000 |
Tennessee |
6.1 | 5.5 | -0.6 | 193,000 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 126,000 |
Texas |
5.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 809,000 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 555,000 |
Utah |
5.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 87,000 | 4.2 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 60,000 |
Vermont |
5.8 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 19,000 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 13,000 |
Virginia |
5.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 | 249,000 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 165,000 |
Washington |
4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 172,000 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 104,000 |
West Virginia |
7.0 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 50,000 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 29,000 |
Wisconsin |
6.5 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 212,000 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 103,000 |
Wyoming |
6.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 | 19,000 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 12,000 |
State | Total separations | Quits | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 rate | November 2023 rate | Over-the-month rate change | November 2023 level | October 2023 rate | November 2023 rate | Over-the-month rate change | November 2023 level | |
United States |
3.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 5,340,000 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 3,471,000 |
Alabama |
3.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 83,000 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 54,000 |
Alaska |
5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 17,000 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 11,000 |
Arizona |
4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 139,000 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 87,000 |
Arkansas |
3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 50,000 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 33,000 |
California |
2.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 503,000 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 289,000 |
Colorado |
4.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 123,000 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 74,000 |
Connecticut |
3.5 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 50,000 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 30,000 |
Delaware |
4.9 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 20,000 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 13,000 |
District of Columbia |
3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 23,000 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 14,000 |
Florida |
3.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 378,000 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 275,000 |
Georgia |
4.1 | 3.7 | -0.4 | 183,000 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 118,000 |
Hawaii |
2.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 19,000 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 12,000 |
Idaho |
4.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 43,000 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 28,000 |
Illinois |
3.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 176,000 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 133,000 |
Indiana |
3.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 139,000 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 87,000 |
Iowa |
3.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 58,000 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 40,000 |
Kansas |
3.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 54,000 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 37,000 |
Kentucky |
3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 75,000 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 52,000 |
Louisiana |
4.9 | 3.7 | -1.2 | 73,000 | 3.0 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 51,000 |
Maine |
5.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 | 26,000 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 18,000 |
Maryland |
4.0 | 3.2 | -0.8 | 89,000 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 56,000 |
Massachusetts |
3.0 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 95,000 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 54,000 |
Michigan |
3.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 157,000 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 105,000 |
Minnesota |
3.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 106,000 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 75,000 |
Mississippi |
4.4 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 47,000 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 32,000 |
Missouri |
3.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 101,000 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 70,000 |
Montana |
5.8 | 5.6 | -0.2 | 29,000 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 18,000 |
Nebraska |
3.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 39,000 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 26,000 |
Nevada |
3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 64,000 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 39,000 |
New Hampshire |
4.4 | 3.4 | -1.0 | 24,000 | 2.4 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 15,000 |
New Jersey |
4.2 | 3.1 | -1.1 | 136,000 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 74,000 |
New Mexico |
3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 34,000 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 22,000 |
New York |
3.1 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 284,000 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 163,000 |
North Carolina |
4.2 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 160,000 | 2.7 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 91,000 |
North Dakota |
3.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 20,000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 13,000 |
Ohio |
3.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 188,000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 132,000 |
Oklahoma |
4.2 | 3.6 | -0.6 | 63,000 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 43,000 |
Oregon |
3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 77,000 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 52,000 |
Pennsylvania |
3.8 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 174,000 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 117,000 |
Rhode Island |
4.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 19,000 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 11,000 |
South Carolina |
4.4 | 3.4 | -1.0 | 80,000 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 56,000 |
South Dakota |
3.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 23,000 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 16,000 |
Tennessee |
4.5 | 3.8 | -0.7 | 126,000 | 3.3 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 80,000 |
Texas |
3.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 477,000 | 2.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 331,000 |
Utah |
3.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 72,000 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 46,000 |
Vermont |
4.6 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 12,000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 7,000 |
Virginia |
3.7 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 142,000 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 95,000 |
Washington |
2.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 119,000 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 72,000 |
West Virginia |
4.7 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 29,000 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 19,000 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 111,000 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 76,000 |
Wyoming |
4.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 15,000 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 10,000 |
State | Layoffs and discharges | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 rate | November 2023 rate | Over-the-month rate change | November 2023 level | |
United States |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1,527,000 |
Alabama |
1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 24,000 |
Alaska |
1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5,000 |
Arizona |
1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 45,000 |
Arkansas |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13,000 |
California |
0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 182,000 |
Colorado |
1.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 38,000 |
Connecticut |
1.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 16,000 |
Delaware |
1.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 6,000 |
District of Columbia |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6,000 |
Florida |
1.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 85,000 |
Georgia |
0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 52,000 |
Hawaii |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6,000 |
Idaho |
1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 13,000 |
Illinois |
0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 36,000 |
Indiana |
1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 45,000 |
Iowa |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 14,000 |
Kansas |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 13,000 |
Kentucky |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18,000 |
Louisiana |
1.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 18,000 |
Maine |
2.3 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 6,000 |
Maryland |
1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 25,000 |
Massachusetts |
1.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 32,000 |
Michigan |
0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 44,000 |
Minnesota |
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 24,000 |
Mississippi |
1.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 11,000 |
Missouri |
0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 24,000 |
Montana |
2.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 9,000 |
Nebraska |
0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11,000 |
Nevada |
1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 21,000 |
New Hampshire |
1.6 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 6,000 |
New Jersey |
1.9 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 36,000 |
New Mexico |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9,000 |
New York |
1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 103,000 |
North Carolina |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 56,000 |
North Dakota |
0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5,000 |
Ohio |
1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 46,000 |
Oklahoma |
1.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 16,000 |
Oregon |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 21,000 |
Pennsylvania |
1.5 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 47,000 |
Rhode Island |
1.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 6,000 |
South Carolina |
1.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 20,000 |
South Dakota |
0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5,000 |
Tennessee |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 38,000 |
Texas |
0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 129,000 |
Utah |
1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 23,000 |
Vermont |
1.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 3,000 |
Virginia |
1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 35,000 |
Washington |
0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 41,000 |
West Virginia |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8,000 |
Wisconsin |
0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 28,000 |
Wyoming |
1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4,000 |
Note: Job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges rates are percentages. Over-the-month change values are percentage points. |
Hires rates decreased in five states and increased in one state over the month. The decreases occurred in the following states: Montana (−1.0 percentage point), Arizona and Oregon (−0.7 point each), California and Connecticut (−0.6 point each). The increase occurred in Alaska, which rose from 5.2 percent in October 2023 to 6.1 percent in November 2023 (+0.9 percentage point).
Total separations rates decreased in nine states and increased in three states from October 2023 to November 2023, with the largest decrease occurring in Louisiana (−1.2 percentage points), followed by Maine and New Jersey (−1.1 points each). South Dakota (+1.3 percentage points), North Dakota (+1.2 points), and Washington (+0.6 point) had over-the-month increases in total separations rates.
Quits rates decreased in five states and increased in two states over the month. The largest decreases occurred in North Carolina and Tennessee (−0.9 percentage point each), while the increases occurred in South Dakota (+1.0 point) and Michigan (+0.4 point).
Layoffs and discharges rates decreased in seven states and increased in one state over the month. The largest decreases occurred in Maine (−1.4 percentage points) and New Jersey (−1.1 points), as well as in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania (−0.7 point each). The increase occurred in Indiana (+0.4 point).
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. For more information, see "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2023" and charts featuring state labor turnover data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings rates down in 4 states, up in 2 states, in November 2023 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/job-openings-rates-down-in-4-states-up-in-2-states-in-november-2023.htm (visited October 31, 2024).