New Jersey Summary Tables
Levels
Measure
|
Level
|
12 Month Average
|
Series High
|
High Date
|
Series Low
|
Low Date
|
Hires
|
163,000
|
163,333
|
293,000
|
June 2020
|
87,000
|
October 2012
|
Job openings
|
290,000
|
290,083
|
323,000
|
July 2021
|
61,000
|
August 2009
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
39,000
|
39,250
|
517,000
|
March 2020
|
20,000
|
January 2022
|
Quits
|
101,000
|
96,917
|
110,000
|
May 2007
|
28,000
|
August 2009
|
Total separations
|
154,000
|
147,583
|
611,000
|
March 2020
|
77,000
|
December 2011
|
Rates
Measure
|
Rate
|
National Rank
|
12 Month Average
|
Series High
|
High Date
|
Series Low
|
Low Date
|
Hires
|
3.9%
|
39
|
4.1%
|
8.2%
|
June 2020
|
2.2%
|
March 2013
|
Job openings
|
6.5%
|
42
|
6.7%
|
7.5%
|
July 2021
|
1.6%
|
October 2009
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
0.9%
|
33
|
1.0%
|
12.3%
|
March 2020
|
0.5%
|
January 2022
|
Quits
|
2.4%
|
44
|
2.4%
|
2.8%
|
October 2020
|
0.7%
|
August 2009
|
Total separations
|
3.7%
|
42
|
3.7%
|
14.6%
|
March 2020
|
2.0%
|
December 2011
|
Hires
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Alaska
|
20,000
|
6.3%
|
6.0%
|
6.2%
|
1
|
Georgia
|
292,000
|
6.2%
|
5.6%
|
4.6%
|
2
|
Idaho
|
50,000
|
6.1%
|
5.4%
|
4.9%
|
3
|
Wyoming
|
17,000
|
6.0%
|
5.3%
|
5.5%
|
4
|
Montana
|
29,000
|
5.7%
|
5.6%
|
5.0%
|
5
|
North Carolina
|
254,000
|
5.4%
|
5.8%
|
5.2%
|
7
|
South Carolina
|
119,000
|
5.4%
|
5.2%
|
4.4%
|
7
|
West Virginia
|
38,000
|
5.4%
|
4.9%
|
4.9%
|
7
|
New Jersey
|
163,000
|
3.9%
|
4.0%
|
4.2%
|
39
|
Minnesota
|
105,000
|
3.7%
|
3.7%
|
3.4%
|
45
|
New York
|
346,000
|
3.7%
|
3.4%
|
3.3%
|
45
|
Iowa
|
56,000
|
3.6%
|
3.9%
|
4.2%
|
47
|
Nebraska
|
36,000
|
3.5%
|
4.1%
|
4.3%
|
48
|
Missouri
|
98,000
|
3.4%
|
3.4%
|
3.9%
|
49
|
District of Columbia
|
25,000
|
3.3%
|
2.6%
|
2.7%
|
50
|
Kansas
|
44,000
|
3.2%
|
3.5%
|
3.7%
|
51
|
United States
|
6,689,000
|
4.4%
|
4.3%
|
4.2%
|
|
Job Openings
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Alaska
|
32,000
|
9.2%
|
8.6%
|
7.3%
|
1
|
Georgia
|
454,000
|
8.8%
|
7.8%
|
5.9%
|
2
|
Montana
|
44,000
|
8.0%
|
7.9%
|
5.9%
|
4
|
Vermont
|
26,000
|
8.0%
|
7.7%
|
5.3%
|
4
|
West Virginia
|
61,000
|
8.0%
|
7.2%
|
6.6%
|
4
|
South Carolina
|
188,000
|
7.9%
|
7.8%
|
5.8%
|
6
|
Hawaii
|
51,000
|
7.8%
|
7.3%
|
4.4%
|
7
|
New Hampshire
|
57,000
|
7.8%
|
8.5%
|
6.0%
|
7
|
New Jersey
|
290,000
|
6.5%
|
6.8%
|
5.6%
|
42
|
New York
|
627,000
|
6.3%
|
6.0%
|
4.3%
|
45
|
Connecticut
|
109,000
|
6.2%
|
6.4%
|
4.6%
|
46
|
Arkansas
|
85,000
|
6.1%
|
6.3%
|
5.0%
|
48
|
Kansas
|
90,000
|
6.1%
|
6.3%
|
5.2%
|
48
|
Nebraska
|
67,000
|
6.1%
|
7.9%
|
5.2%
|
48
|
Pennsylvania
|
382,000
|
6.1%
|
7.9%
|
5.1%
|
48
|
District of Columbia
|
43,000
|
5.3%
|
5.6%
|
3.9%
|
51
|
United States
|
11,266,000
|
7.0%
|
7.0%
|
5.2%
|
|
Total Separations
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Alaska
|
22,000
|
7.0%
|
6.6%
|
6.6%
|
1
|
Mississippi
|
77,000
|
6.6%
|
4.9%
|
4.9%
|
2
|
Wyoming
|
16,000
|
5.6%
|
5.3%
|
5.8%
|
3
|
Montana
|
28,000
|
5.5%
|
5.2%
|
4.4%
|
4
|
Georgia
|
239,000
|
5.1%
|
5.3%
|
4.6%
|
5
|
New Hampshire
|
34,000
|
5.0%
|
4.5%
|
3.8%
|
6
|
North Carolina
|
228,000
|
4.9%
|
4.4%
|
4.2%
|
7
|
New Jersey
|
154,000
|
3.7%
|
3.4%
|
3.7%
|
42
|
Connecticut
|
59,000
|
3.6%
|
3.5%
|
3.0%
|
45
|
Michigan
|
156,000
|
3.6%
|
4.1%
|
4.2%
|
45
|
South Dakota
|
16,000
|
3.6%
|
4.1%
|
3.9%
|
45
|
District of Columbia
|
26,000
|
3.4%
|
3.2%
|
3.1%
|
47
|
Minnesota
|
99,000
|
3.4%
|
3.3%
|
2.9%
|
47
|
Massachusetts
|
118,000
|
3.3%
|
3.1%
|
3.3%
|
49
|
New York
|
295,000
|
3.2%
|
2.9%
|
2.8%
|
50
|
Pennsylvania
|
188,000
|
3.2%
|
3.6%
|
3.6%
|
50
|
United States
|
6,092,000
|
4.1%
|
4.0%
|
3.8%
|
|
Layoffs and Discharges
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Mississippi
|
29,000
|
2.5%
|
0.9%
|
1.2%
|
1
|
Alaska
|
5,000
|
1.6%
|
1.6%
|
2.0%
|
2
|
Wyoming
|
4,000
|
1.4%
|
1.4%
|
1.8%
|
3
|
Maryland
|
35,000
|
1.3%
|
0.5%
|
0.8%
|
4
|
North Carolina
|
62,000
|
1.3%
|
1.1%
|
1.3%
|
4
|
Colorado
|
33,000
|
1.2%
|
1.0%
|
1.2%
|
7
|
Montana
|
6,000
|
1.2%
|
1.2%
|
1.5%
|
7
|
New Hampshire
|
8,000
|
1.2%
|
1.5%
|
1.4%
|
7
|
Rhode Island
|
6,000
|
1.2%
|
1.0%
|
1.5%
|
7
|
New Jersey
|
39,000
|
0.9%
|
0.5%
|
1.2%
|
33
|
Minnesota
|
21,000
|
0.7%
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
|
49
|
Ohio
|
36,000
|
0.7%
|
1.4%
|
1.2%
|
49
|
South Dakota
|
3,000
|
0.7%
|
0.9%
|
1.2%
|
49
|
Michigan
|
28,000
|
0.6%
|
0.7%
|
1.2%
|
51
|
United States
|
1,386,000
|
0.9%
|
0.9%
|
1.1%
|
|
Quits
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Alaska
|
16,000
|
5.1%
|
4.7%
|
3.9%
|
1
|
Montana
|
20,000
|
4.0%
|
3.6%
|
2.7%
|
2
|
Wyoming
|
11,000
|
3.9%
|
3.5%
|
3.7%
|
3
|
Georgia
|
177,000
|
3.7%
|
3.7%
|
3.0%
|
4
|
Nevada
|
51,000
|
3.6%
|
3.3%
|
3.3%
|
5
|
Mississippi
|
41,000
|
3.5%
|
3.7%
|
3.2%
|
6
|
Maine
|
15,000
|
2.4%
|
2.5%
|
2.3%
|
44
|
New Jersey
|
101,000
|
2.4%
|
2.4%
|
2.3%
|
44
|
Connecticut
|
38,000
|
2.3%
|
2.3%
|
1.7%
|
47
|
Maryland
|
62,000
|
2.3%
|
2.7%
|
2.0%
|
47
|
Massachusetts
|
82,000
|
2.3%
|
2.1%
|
2.0%
|
47
|
District of Columbia
|
17,000
|
2.2%
|
2.2%
|
1.9%
|
49
|
New York
|
194,000
|
2.1%
|
1.9%
|
1.4%
|
50
|
Pennsylvania
|
122,000
|
2.1%
|
2.3%
|
1.9%
|
50
|
United States
|
4,352,000
|
2.9%
|
2.8%
|
2.4%
|
|
Relative Activity Comparison