Table showing JOLTS labor statistics for NJ. Current Levels, 12 Month
Averages, and historical highs and lows by month and year by measure.
Measure
Level
12 Month Average
Series High
High Date
Series Low
Low Date
Hires
148,000
143,917
287,000
June 2020
87,000
October 2012
Job openings
198,000
212,250
312,000
October 2021
61,000
August 2009
Layoffs and discharges
46,000
59,167
513,000
March 2020
23,000
September 2023
Quits
59,000
67,417
113,000
February 2022
28,000
August 2009
Total separations
111,000
135,583
605,000
March 2020
77,000
December 2011
Unemployed persons per job opening ratio
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Rates
Table showing JOLTS labor statistics for NJ. Current Rates, 12 Month
Averages, and historical highs and lows by month and year by measure.
Measure
Rate
National Rank
12 Month Average
Series High
High Date
Series Low
Low Date
Hires
3.4%
23
3.3%
8.0%
June 2020
2.2%
March 2013
Job openings
4.3%
33
4.6%
7.1%
August 2021
1.6%
October 2009
Layoffs and discharges
1.0%
33
1.4%
12.2%
March 2020
0.5%
September 2023
Quits
1.3%
49
1.5%
2.7%
February 2022
0.7%
August 2009
Total separations
2.5%
49
3.1%
14.4%
March 2020
2.0%
December 2011
Unemployed persons per job opening ratio
1.2%
6
1.1%
7.1%
October 2009
0.6%
October 2022
Hires
Table showing level statistics for Hires by top and bottom eight states
based on the hire rate. New Jersey is always highlighted in dark blue.
The measure has the level, rate, rate of the prior month and the rate of
the prior year and finally the rank of the state compared to the rest of
the U.S.
State
Level
Rate
Prior Month
Prior Year
Rank
Alaska
17,000
5.0%
4.4%
5.1%
1
Montana
24,000
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
2
Wyoming
13,000
4.4%
4.7%
4.1%
3
South Carolina
103,000
4.2%
3.9%
4.1%
4
Rhode Island
21,000
4.1%
3.7%
4.1%
5
Idaho
35,000
4.0%
4.4%
4.1%
6
West Virginia
28,000
3.9%
3.9%
4.1%
7
Louisiana
76,000
3.8%
3.7%
3.6%
8
Tennessee
131,000
3.8%
3.8%
3.9%
8
New Jersey
148,000
3.4%
3.2%
2.8%
23
Minnesota
89,000
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
45
New York
291,000
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
45
Texas
412,000
2.9%
3.4%
3.5%
45
Connecticut
48,000
2.8%
2.9%
3.2%
47
Washington
102,000
2.8%
2.8%
3.0%
47
Massachusetts
98,000
2.6%
2.3%
3.6%
49
Pennsylvania
152,000
2.4%
2.4%
3.1%
50
District of Columbia
16,000
2.1%
1.7%
2.5%
51
United States
5,126,000
3.2%
3.3%
3.3%
Map that ranges from deep purple to bright yellow based on the seasonal hires rate.
Job Openings
Table showing level statistics for job openings by top and bottom eight
states based on the job openings rate. New Jersey is always highlighted
in dark blue. The measure has the level, rate, rate of the prior month
and the rate of the prior year and finally the rank of the state
compared to the rest of the U.S.
State
Level
Rate
Prior Month
Prior Year
Rank
West Virginia
42,000
5.5%
5.4%
6.2%
1
Georgia
286,000
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
2
Michigan
252,000
5.3%
5.3%
4.5%
3
Oklahoma
100,000
5.3%
5.5%
5.8%
3
New Mexico
50,000
5.2%
5.0%
5.4%
5
Alaska
18,000
5.0%
5.1%
5.9%
8
Minnesota
160,000
5.0%
4.9%
5.6%
8
Montana
28,000
5.0%
4.8%
5.0%
8
North Carolina
271,000
5.0%
4.9%
4.9%
8
South Carolina
129,000
5.0%
4.9%
6.0%
8
New Jersey
198,000
4.3%
4.7%
4.4%
33
District of Columbia
31,000
3.9%
3.4%
4.2%
45
Nevada
64,000
3.9%
4.0%
4.1%
45
California
708,000
3.8%
3.9%
3.4%
47
Hawaii
26,000
3.8%
3.8%
3.9%
47
Connecticut
67,000
3.7%
3.9%
4.4%
49
Pennsylvania
225,000
3.5%
4.0%
4.6%
50
Washington
133,000
3.5%
3.6%
3.7%
50
United States
7,227,000
4.3%
4.3%
4.6%
Map that ranges from deep purple to bright yellow based on the seasonal job openings rate.
Total Separations
Table showing level statistics for Total Seperations by top and bottom
eight states based on the total seperation rate. New Jersey is always
highlighted in dark blue. The measure has the level, rate, rate of the
prior month and the rate of the prior year and finally the rank of the
state compared to the rest of the U.S.
State
Level
Rate
Prior Month
Prior Year
Rank
Wyoming
15,000
5.0%
5.0%
3.7%
1
Montana
26,000
4.9%
4.9%
4.0%
2
Alaska
15,000
4.4%
5.0%
4.5%
3
Rhode Island
22,000
4.3%
3.9%
4.1%
4
Nevada
66,000
4.2%
3.8%
3.8%
5
Connecticut
71,000
4.1%
3.1%
3.0%
7
Idaho
36,000
4.1%
5.3%
4.0%
7
New Hampshire
29,000
4.1%
4.0%
3.1%
7
Vermont
13,000
4.1%
3.5%
3.5%
7
California
524,000
2.9%
3.1%
3.0%
45
Hawaii
19,000
2.9%
3.1%
2.8%
45
Massachusetts
102,000
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
47
Washington
99,000
2.7%
2.8%
3.0%
47
District of Columbia
19,000
2.5%
2.4%
2.9%
49
New Jersey
111,000
2.5%
3.1%
2.7%
49
Pennsylvania
141,000
2.3%
2.6%
3.4%
51
United States
5,111,000
3.2%
3.3%
3.3%
Map that ranges from deep purple to bright yellow based on the seasonal total seperations rate.
Layoffs and Discharges
Table showing level statistics for Layoffs and Discharges by top and
bottom eight states based on the Layoff and discharge rate. New Jersey
is always highlighted in dark blue. The measure has the level, rate,
rate of the prior month and the rate of the prior year and finally the
rank of the state compared to the rest of the U.S.
State
Level
Rate
Prior Month
Prior Year
Rank
Connecticut
36,000
2.1%
1.5%
1.1%
1
Rhode Island
10,000
1.9%
1.6%
1.4%
2
Maine
11,000
1.7%
1.4%
1.2%
4
New Hampshire
12,000
1.7%
1.6%
1.1%
4
New York
173,000
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
4
Nevada
25,000
1.6%
1.4%
1.3%
7
North Dakota
7,000
1.6%
1.8%
1.6%
7
Vermont
5,000
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
7
New Jersey
46,000
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
33
Delaware
4,000
0.8%
1.8%
1.0%
48
Hawaii
5,000
0.8%
0.9%
0.9%
48
Washington
31,000
0.8%
0.8%
1.2%
48
California
123,000
0.7%
1.1%
1.0%
50
District of Columbia
5,000
0.7%
0.8%
0.9%
50
United States
1,725,000
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
Map that ranges from deep purple to bright yellow based on the seasonal layoffs and discharges rate.
Quits
Table showing level statistics for quits by top and bottom eight states
based on the quit rate. New Jersey is always highlighted in dark blue.
The measure has the level, rate, rate of the prior month and the rate of
the prior year and finally the rank of the state compared to the rest of
the U.S.
State
Level
Rate
Prior Month
Prior Year
Rank
Wyoming
10,000
3.4%
3.0%
2.4%
1
North Carolina
152,000
3.0%
2.6%
1.7%
2
Montana
15,000
2.8%
3.0%
2.5%
3
Alaska
9,000
2.7%
3.0%
3.0%
4
Idaho
20,000
2.3%
3.7%
2.6%
6
South Carolina
56,000
2.3%
2.4%
2.6%
6
Tennessee
78,000
2.3%
2.2%
2.3%
6
District of Columbia
12,000
1.6%
1.3%
1.7%
45
Kansas
23,000
1.6%
1.9%
2.1%
45
Washington
58,000
1.6%
1.7%
1.6%
45
Connecticut
25,000
1.5%
1.3%
1.8%
47
New York
149,000
1.5%
1.8%
1.6%
47
Massachusetts
50,000
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
49
New Jersey
59,000
1.3%
1.5%
1.5%
49
Pennsylvania
63,000
1.0%
1.4%
2.0%
51
United States
3,091,000
1.9%
2.0%
2.0%
Map that ranges from deep purple to bright yellow based on the seasonal Quit rate.
Caption for Hires and Job Opening Levels: These graphs show monthly data and 12 month average for hires and job openings
Caption for quits, layoffs, and Total Seperation level: These graphs show monthly data and 12 month averages for layoffs and discharges, quits and total seperations.
Relative Activity Comparison
This graph compares the monthly percent ratio of quits out of total seperations United states in red to New Jersey in blue.
This graph compates the monthly percent ratio of hires to seperations, for United States in red to New Jersey in blue.