New Jersey Summary Tables

Levels

Measure Level 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 130,000 144,583 283,000 June 2020 87,000 October 2012
Job openings 193,000 216,583 310,000 August 2021 61,000 August 2009
Layoffs and discharges 52,000 53,833 534,000 March 2020 23,000 December 2011
Quits 60,000 71,250 115,000 February 2022 28,000 August 2009
Total separations 126,000 136,417 629,000 March 2020 77,000 December 2011
Unemployed persons per job opening ratio NA NA NA NA NA NA

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.0% 46 3.3% 7.9% June 2020 2.2% March 2013
Job openings 4.2% 47 4.7% 7.1% August 2021 1.6% October 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.2% 20 1.2% 12.8% March 2020 0.6% September 2023
Quits 1.4% 50 1.6% 2.7% February 2022 0.7% August 2009
Total separations 2.9% 42 3.1% 15.0% March 2020 2.0% December 2011
Unemployed persons per job opening ratio 1.2% 3 1.1% 7.1% October 2009 0.6% September 2022

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 5.3% 5.1% 1
Wyoming 15,000 5.0% 4.0% 4.4% 1
Montana 26,000 4.8% 4.5% 4.6% 3
Indiana 141,000 4.3% 3.9% 3.7% 4
Nevada 67,000 4.3% 3.8% 3.8% 4
West Virginia 30,000 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 6
Idaho 36,000 4.1% 5.2% 4.0% 7
New Jersey 130,000 3.0% 3.2% 3.7% 46
New York 299,000 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 46
Ohio 172,000 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% 46
California 522,000 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 49
Connecticut 50,000 2.9% 3.3% 3.1% 49
Texas 416,000 2.9% 3.8% 4.1% 49
District of Columbia 19,000 2.4% 2.7% 3.1% 51
United States 5,269,000 3.3% 3.4% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Kentucky 152,000 6.9% 6.4% 5.4% 1
West Virginia 53,000 6.9% 6.4% 7.1% 1
Alaska 24,000 6.6% 6.6% 7.8% 3
Virginia 295,000 6.5% 6.1% 5.8% 4
North Carolina 328,000 6.1% 5.2% 5.5% 5
South Carolina 152,000 6.0% 6.0% 6.7% 6
Arkansas 87,000 5.9% 5.7% 5.6% 7
New Mexico 56,000 5.9% 5.8% 6.3% 7
New Hampshire 32,000 4.3% 4.3% 5.3% 44
Vermont 14,000 4.3% 4.5% 5.2% 44
Washington 163,000 4.3% 4.1% 4.7% 44
Connecticut 75,000 4.2% 4.2% 4.8% 47
Hawaii 28,000 4.2% 4.1% 4.7% 47
Iowa 70,000 4.2% 4.5% 5.2% 47
New Jersey 193,000 4.2% 4.4% 4.8% 47
California 724,000 3.8% 3.3% 4.1% 50
Pennsylvania 246,000 3.8% 3.5% 5.7% 50
United States 8,098,000 4.8% 4.7% 5.4%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 21,000 6.1% 5.9% 6.0% 1
Wyoming 17,000 5.7% 5.7% 5.1% 2
Montana 26,000 4.8% 4.9% 5.2% 3
Idaho 38,000 4.3% 4.4% 4.6% 4
West Virginia 31,000 4.3% 4.2% 4.6% 4
Vermont 13,000 4.1% 3.8% 3.6% 6
Indiana 131,000 4.0% 4.4% 3.8% 7
New Jersey 126,000 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 42
Arizona 91,000 2.8% 4.1% 3.9% 45
Massachusetts 103,000 2.8% 2.5% 2.7% 45
Minnesota 84,000 2.8% 3.6% 3.4% 45
Texas 407,000 2.8% 3.2% 3.6% 45
District of Columbia 21,000 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 49
Illinois 169,000 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 49
Pennsylvania 170,000 2.7% 2.5% 3.1% 49
New York 248,000 2.5% 2.5% 3.1% 51
United States 5,126,000 3.2% 3.3% 3.4%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 7,000 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1
Michigan 78,000 1.7% 1.2% 1.1% 3
Montana 9,000 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 3
Rhode Island 9,000 1.7% 1.8% 1.2% 3
Wyoming 5,000 1.7% 1.3% 1.7% 3
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.0% 6
New Jersey 52,000 1.2% 1.3% 0.9% 20
Alabama 20,000 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 44
Arizona 30,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.3% 44
Missouri 27,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 44
Pennsylvania 57,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 44
Texas 129,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 44
Virginia 40,000 0.9% 1.1% 0.8% 44
Florida 84,000 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 49
Minnesota 24,000 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 49
Ohio 48,000 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% 49
District of Columbia 5,000 0.6% 0.9% 0.8% 51
United States 1,765,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 13,000 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 1
Wyoming 11,000 3.7% 3.7% 3.1% 2
Montana 16,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3
West Virginia 20,000 2.8% 2.6% 3.1% 4
Idaho 24,000 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 5
Indiana 85,000 2.6% 3.1% 2.5% 6
Delaware 12,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.5% 7
Florida 253,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.9% 7
Connecticut 28,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 46
Illinois 100,000 1.6% 1.8% 2.2% 46
New Hampshire 11,000 1.5% 1.7% 2.1% 48
Massachusetts 53,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 50
New Jersey 60,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.7% 50
New York 135,000 1.4% 1.7% 1.9% 50
United States 3,065,000 1.9% 2.1% 2.2%


Relative Activity Comparison