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Louisiana had the highest job openings rate in November 2022
January 26, 2023
Louisiana had the highest job openings rate in November 2022, at 8.5 percent, while New York had the lowest, at 4.5 percent. Twenty-seven states had a openings rate greater than the national rate of 6.4 percent.
Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, November 2022
Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, November 2022
State
Job openings
Hires
Total separations
Quits
Layoffs & Discharges
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
United States
6.4%
10,458,000
3.9%
6,055,000
3.8%
5,870,000
2.7%
4,173,000
0.9%
1,350,000
Alabama
6.9
155,000
4.6
96,000
4.6
97,000
3.4
71,000
1.0
22,000
Alaska
8.0
28,000
6.2
20,000
7.1
23,000
4.0
13,000
2.5
8,000
Arizona
6.6
219,000
4.1
126,000
4.6
142,000
3.3
102,000
1.0
30,000
Arkansas
6.6
94,000
4.7
62,000
4.9
65,000
3.5
46,000
1.2
16,000
California
6.4
1,207,000
3.5
614,000
3.5
616,000
2.6
458,000
0.6
115,000
Colorado
7.4
231,000
4.1
119,000
4.5
132,000
2.8
80,000
1.4
42,000
Connecticut
5.7
102,000
3.3
56,000
3.3
55,000
2.1
35,000
1.0
17,000
Delaware
7.2
36,000
5.2
24,000
4.8
22,000
3.2
15,000
1.3
6,000
District of Columbia
5.3
43,000
3.5
27,000
3.0
23,000
1.9
15,000
0.9
7,000
Florida
6.3
647,000
3.6
347,000
3.7
357,000
2.8
263,000
0.7
71,000
Georgia
7.7
404,000
4.7
229,000
5.0
242,000
3.6
173,000
1.2
58,000
Hawaii
4.8
31,000
3.2
20,000
3.9
24,000
2.6
16,000
1.0
6,000
Idaho
6.7
59,000
4.2
35,000
4.6
38,000
3.0
25,000
1.3
11,000
Illinois
6.3
411,000
4.1
251,000
3.7
226,000
2.5
153,000
1.1
66,000
Indiana
6.4
220,000
4.4
141,000
4.3
137,000
3.3
105,000
0.9
29,000
Iowa
7.1
122,000
4.5
71,000
4.6
73,000
3.3
53,000
0.8
13,000
Kansas
6.4
96,000
4.1
58,000
4.0
56,000
2.8
39,000
1.0
14,000
Kentucky
7.4
158,000
4.9
96,000
4.7
92,000
3.3
66,000
1.1
22,000
Louisiana
8.5
180,000
4.8
93,000
5.2
101,000
3.7
72,000
1.3
26,000
Maine
6.4
44,000
4.7
30,000
3.6
23,000
2.3
15,000
0.9
6,000
Maryland
6.9
203,000
4.2
114,000
3.9
108,000
2.8
77,000
0.9
25,000
Massachusetts
6.1
242,000
3.3
124,000
2.8
105,000
2.0
74,000
0.7
25,000
Michigan
6.5
306,000
3.8
168,000
3.6
157,000
2.5
109,000
0.9
41,000
Minnesota
6.1
191,000
3.6
107,000
3.4
101,000
2.6
77,000
0.6
18,000
Mississippi
6.9
86,000
4.6
53,000
4.9
57,000
3.5
40,000
1.3
15,000
Missouri
6.4
201,000
3.6
107,000
3.4
101,000
2.7
80,000
0.5
14,000
Montana
7.3
40,000
5.5
28,000
5.3
27,000
3.6
18,000
1.4
7,000
Nebraska
5.6
62,000
3.6
38,000
3.7
39,000
2.5
26,000
0.9
9,000
Nevada
6.5
103,000
5.0
74,000
4.8
71,000
3.1
46,000
1.4
20,000
New Hampshire
6.5
48,000
3.8
26,000
4.1
28,000
2.3
16,000
1.3
9,000
New Jersey
4.8
213,000
3.1
134,000
2.9
124,000
1.8
77,000
0.9
40,000
New Mexico
7.4
69,000
4.1
35,000
4.7
40,000
2.6
22,000
1.7
15,000
New York
4.5
447,000
2.9
277,000
2.4
233,000
1.6
154,000
0.7
69,000
North Carolina
7.0
366,000
4.7
226,000
4.2
204,000
2.9
140,000
1.0
49,000
North Dakota
6.3
29,000
4.4
19,000
3.9
17,000
2.8
12,000
0.9
4,000
Ohio
5.9
348,000
3.8
209,000
3.5
194,000
2.6
142,000
0.7
40,000
Oklahoma
7.2
132,000
4.8
82,000
4.5
77,000
3.4
57,000
0.9
16,000
Oregon
6.8
146,000
3.9
77,000
4.6
91,000
3.0
59,000
1.2
23,000
Pennsylvania
6.4
410,000
3.1
189,000
2.8
168,000
1.8
108,000
0.7
40,000
Rhode Island
6.2
33,000
3.8
19,000
3.4
17,000
2.2
11,000
1.0
5,000
South Carolina
7.2
175,000
4.8
108,000
4.4
98,000
3.2
71,000
0.9
21,000
South Dakota
6.3
31,000
4.6
21,000
3.9
18,000
2.8
13,000
0.9
4,000
Tennessee
7.1
250,000
5.1
166,000
5.2
169,000
3.7
120,000
1.3
42,000
Texas
5.9
857,000
4.5
611,000
3.9
535,000
3.1
429,000
0.6
87,000
Utah
6.0
107,000
3.7
62,000
4.5
75,000
3.0
51,000
1.1
19,000
Vermont
6.5
21,000
4.0
12,000
3.6
11,000
2.3
7,000
1.0
3,000
Virginia
6.7
292,000
4.1
168,000
3.9
159,000
2.7
109,000
1.0
41,000
Washington
5.7
215,000
3.6
129,000
4.2
151,000
2.9
103,000
1.0
35,000
West Virginia
8.3
65,000
5.0
36,000
4.7
34,000
3.3
24,000
1.0
7,000
Wisconsin
8.1
261,000
3.7
109,000
3.3
97,000
2.4
72,000
0.7
20,000
Wyoming
7.1
22,000
5.6
16,000
5.6
16,000
3.5
10,000
1.4
4,000
In November 2022, separations rates were above 5.0 percent in five states: Alaska (7.1 percent), Wyoming (5.6 percent), Montana (5.3 percent), and Louisiana and Tennessee (5.2 percent). New York had the lowest separations rate, at 2.4 percent. Thirty-three states had a separations rate above the national rate of 3.8 percent in November 2022.
Alaska and Wyoming also had the two highest hires rates in November 2022, at 6.2 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively. Thirty-one states had a hires rate above the national rate of 3.9 percent.
In November 2022, 30 states had a quits rate above the national rate of 2.7 percent, while 29 states had a layoffs and discharges rate above the national rate of 0.9 percent.
United States Department of Labor
