New Jersey Summary Tables
Levels
Measure
|
Level
|
12 Month Average
|
Series High
|
High Date
|
Series Low
|
Low Date
|
Hires
|
160,000
|
163,000
|
293,000
|
June 2020
|
87,000
|
October 2012
|
Job openings
|
298,000
|
284,667
|
323,000
|
July 2021
|
61,000
|
August 2009
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
21,000
|
39,917
|
517,000
|
March 2020
|
21,000
|
January 2022
|
Quits
|
103,000
|
96,000
|
110,000
|
May 2007
|
28,000
|
August 2009
|
Total separations
|
138,000
|
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
|
3.9%
|
40
|
4.1%
|
8.2%
|
June 2020
|
2.2%
|
March 2013
|
Job openings
|
6.7%
|
40
|
6.6%
|
7.5%
|
July 2021
|
1.6%
|
October 2009
|
Layoffs and discharges
|
0.5%
|
51
|
1.0%
|
12.3%
|
March 2020
|
0.5%
|
January 2022
|
Quits
|
2.5%
|
41
|
2.4%
|
2.8%
|
October 2020
|
0.7%
|
August 2009
|
Total separations
|
3.3%
|
47
|
3.7%
|
14.6%
|
March 2020
|
2.0%
|
December 2011
|
Hires
State
|
Level
|
Rate
|
Prior Month
|
Prior Year
|
Rank
|
Delaware
|
30,000
|
6.6%
|
4.9%
|
4.3%
|
1
|
Alaska
|
20,000
|
6.3%
|
6.0%
|
6.3%
|
2
|
Kentucky
|
113,000
|
5.9%
|
5.2%
|
4.3%
|
3
|
North Carolina
|
274,000
|
5.9%
|
5.2%
|
5.0%
|
3
|
Montana
|
28,000
|
5.6%
|
5.4%
|
5.0%
|
5
|
Georgia
|
258,000
|
5.5%
|
5.3%
|
4.4%
|
6
|
Colorado
|
152,000
|
5.4%
|
4.4%
|
4.3%
|
8
|
Idaho
|
44,000
|
5.4%
|
5.0%
|
4.7%
|
8
|
South Carolina
|
117,000
|
5.4%
|
5.5%
|
3.8%
|
8
|
New Jersey
|
160,000
|
3.9%
|
3.4%
|
4.0%
|
40
|
Minnesota
|
104,000
|
3.6%
|
3.7%
|
3.3%
|
45
|
Pennsylvania
|
208,000
|
3.6%
|
4.0%
|
3.6%
|
45
|
Connecticut
|
58,000
|
3.5%
|
3.7%
|
3.3%
|
47
|
Kansas
|
49,000
|
3.5%
|
4.1%
|
3.6%
|
47
|
Missouri
|
95,000
|
3.3%
|
4.0%
|
4.0%
|
49
|
New York
|
308,000
|
3.3%
|
3.6%
|
3.1%
|
49
|
District of Columbia
|
21,000
|
2.8%
|
2.9%
|
2.3%
|
51
|
United States
|
6,426,000
|
4.3%
|
4.3%
|
4.0%
|
|