New Jersey Summary Tables

Levels

Measure Level 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 169,000 162,500 293,000 June 2020 87,000 October 2012
Job openings 290,000 289,000 323,000 July 2021 61,000 August 2009
Layoffs and discharges 52,000 40,083 517,000 March 2020 20,000 January 2022
Quits 107,000 100,083 110,000 May 2007 28,000 August 2009
Total separations 170,000 151,917 611,000 March 2020 77,000 December 2011

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.0% 41 4.0% 8.2% June 2020 2.2% March 2013
Job openings 6.5% 46 6.7% 7.5% July 2021 1.6% October 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.2% 8 1.0% 12.3% March 2020 0.5% January 2022
Quits 2.6% 40 2.5% 2.8% October 2020 0.7% August 2009
Total separations 4.1% 29 3.8% 14.6% March 2020 2.0% December 2011

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 21,000 6.7% 6.3% 6.5% 1
Kentucky 114,000 5.9% 5.3% 5.0% 2
Georgia 271,000 5.7% 6.7% 4.8% 3
Oklahoma 93,000 5.6% 5.2% 4.2% 4
South Carolina 122,000 5.6% 5.7% 4.5% 4
Arkansas 71,000 5.4% 4.7% 4.7% 6
Louisiana 102,000 5.4% 5.1% 4.7% 6
New Jersey 169,000 4.0% 4.0% 4.7% 41
Connecticut 64,000 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 45
Minnesota 112,000 3.9% 3.8% 3.3% 45
California 656,000 3.8% 4.0% 4.0% 47
Missouri 109,000 3.8% 3.2% 4.2% 47
Massachusetts 134,000 3.7% 3.9% 4.7% 49
New York 316,000 3.4% 3.6% 3.1% 50
District of Columbia 24,000 3.1% 3.3% 2.9% 51
United States 6,645,000 4.4% 4.5% 4.3%