State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release - 2022 M04 Results — 2022-06-29

Job openings rates decreased in 12 states, increased in 6 states, and were little changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 2 states, and were little changed in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Total separations rates decreased in 9 states, increased in 5 states, and were little changed in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the job openings rate decreased in April while hires and total separations rates showed little to no change. (See tables A-E.) This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia. The release also includes 2021 annual estimates for hires and separations.