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%
|
|