New Jersey Summary Tables
Levels
|
Measure
|
Level
|
12 Month Average
|
Series High
|
High Date
|
Series Low
|
Low Date
|
|
Hires
|
139,000
|
162,500
|
293,000
|
June 2020
|
87,000
|
October 2012
|
|
Job openings
|
309,000
|
278,667
|
323,000
|
July 2021
|
61,000
|
August 2009
|
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
20,000
|
41,750
|
517,000
|
March 2020
|
20,000
|
December 2021
|
|
Quits
|
99,000
|
94,583
|
110,000
|
May 2007
|
28,000
|
August 2009
|
|
Total separations
|
130,000
|
146,583
|
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
|
3.4%
|
50
|
4.1%
|
8.2%
|
June 2020
|
2.2%
|
March 2013
|
|
Job openings
|
7.1%
|
24
|
6.6%
|
7.5%
|
July 2021
|
1.6%
|
October 2009
|
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
0.5%
|
49
|
1.1%
|
12.3%
|
March 2020
|
0.5%
|
December 2021
|
|
Quits
|
2.4%
|
46
|
2.4%
|
2.8%
|
October 2020
|
0.7%
|
August 2009
|
|
Total separations
|
3.2%
|
47
|
3.7%
|
14.6%
|
March 2020
|
2.0%
|
December 2011
|
Hires
|
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
|
Alaska
|
18,000
|
5.8%
|
6.4%
|
5.6%
|
1
|
|
South Carolina
|
114,000
|
5.3%
|
5.8%
|
4.4%
|
2
|
|
Georgia
|
238,000
|
5.1%
|
5.2%
|
4.4%
|
5
|
|
Kentucky
|
98,000
|
5.1%
|
5.5%
|
4.7%
|
5
|
|
Montana
|
25,000
|
5.1%
|
5.6%
|
4.6%
|
5
|
|
Vermont
|
15,000
|
5.1%
|
4.7%
|
4.2%
|
5
|
|
Wyoming
|
14,000
|
5.1%
|
5.4%
|
4.7%
|
5
|
|
California
|
624,000
|
3.7%
|
4.2%
|
3.5%
|
46
|
|
Massachusetts
|
131,000
|
3.7%
|
3.4%
|
3.2%
|
46
|
|
New York
|
340,000
|
3.7%
|
3.6%
|
3.1%
|
46
|
|
Minnesota
|
103,000
|
3.6%
|
3.8%
|
3.3%
|
48
|
|
Washington
|
124,000
|
3.6%
|
4.0%
|
3.6%
|
48
|
|
New Jersey
|
139,000
|
3.4%
|
3.8%
|
3.8%
|
50
|
|
District of Columbia
|
21,000
|
2.8%
|
3.0%
|
2.2%
|
51
|
|
United States
|
6,263,000
|
4.2%
|
4.4%
|
3.8%
|
|