Job openings rates decreased in 21 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 28 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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The hires rate decreased in 18 states and was little changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia.
Total separations rates increased in 11 states, decreased in 3 states, and were little changed in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings and hires rates decreased in August; the total separations rate was little changed.
In August, job openings rates, decreased in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and increased in 1 state.
The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Nevada (-2.5 percentage points), West Virginia (-2.1 points), and Hawaii (-1.7 points). The job openings rate increased in Arkansas (+0.6 percentage point). The national job openings rate decreased (-0.4 percentage point).
The number of job openings decreased in 22 states and the District of Columbia, and increased in 1 state on the last business day of August.
The largest decreases occurred in New York (-155,000), Ohio (-74,000), and Florida (-65,000). The increase in the job openings level occurred in Arkansas (+8,000). Nationally, the number of job openings decreased (-659,000). (See table A.)
In August, hires rates decreased in 18 states. The largest decreases were in Illinois (-2.0 percentage points), Nevada (-2.0 points), and West Virginia (-1.8 points). The national hires rate decreased (-0.3 percentage point).
The number of hires decreased in 17 states in August. The largest decreases occurred in Illinois (-115,000), New Jersey (-36,000), and Ohio (-31,000). Nationally, the number of hires decreased (-439,000).
In August, total separations rates increased in 11 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest increases occurred in Idaho (+1.3 percentage points), and Kentucky and Iowa (+1.2 points each).
The decreases in the total separations rate occurred in Vermont (-1.0 percentage point), and North Carolina and Pennsylvania (-0.5 point each). The national total separations rate was little changed over the month.
The number of total separations increased in 9 states and decreased in 3 states in August.
The largest increases occurred in Illinois (+35,000), Colorado (+29,000), Massachusetts (+23,000), and Kentucky (+23,000). The decreases occurred in North Carolina (-25,000), Pennsylvania (-24,000), and Vermont (-3,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was little changed.
In August, quits rates increased in 14 states. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Kentucky (+1.4 percentage points), Idaho (+1.1 points), and South Dakota and Iowa (+0.9 point each). Over the month, the national quits rate increased (+0.2 percentage point).
The number of quits increased in 14 states in August. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Georgia (+35,000), Illinois (+32,000), and Kentucky (+26,000).
Nationally, the number of quits increased (+242,000). In August, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 10 states and increased in 5 states.
The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Nevada (-0.8 percentage point), and Alabama and North Carolina (-0.6 point each). The largest increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Colorado (+0.9 percentage point), Massachusetts (+0.5 point), and Minnesota and Florida (+0.3 point each). The national layoffs and discharges rate was little changed. (See table E.)
The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 8 states and increased in 4 states in August. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges were in North Carolina (-29,000), Pennsylvania (-24,000), and Georgia (-22,000). The largest layoffs and discharges level increases were in California (+33,000), Colorado (+24,000), and Florida (+23,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the month. ■