Key Points:
- Job openings rates fell in 15 states and increased in one state and the District of Columbia in March.
- The number of job openings decreased in 18 states, increased in 4 states and the District of Columbia, and was little changed in 28 states in March.
- The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in California (-74,000) and Texas (-52,000), as well as in Colorado and Illinois (-48,000 each). The largest increases occurred in Florida (+55,000), Ohio (+23,000), and Massachusetts (+17,000).
- Nationally, the number of job openings decreased over the month (-384,000).
- The number of hires decreased in 4 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia in March.
- The decreases in the hires level occurred in North Carolina (-32,000), Nebraska (-13,000), as well as in Kansas and Mississippi (-11,000 each). The increases occurred in New Jersey (+63,000) and Maine (+8,000). Nationally, the number of hires changed little over the month.
- In March, the number of total separations increased in 8 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 40 states and the District of Columbia.
- The largest increases in the total separations level occurred in Michigan and Tennessee (+32,000 each), as well as in Pennsylvania (+27,000). The decreases occurred in Texas (-71,000) and Georgia (-30,000).
- Within separations, the number of layoffs and discharges increased in 11 states and was little changed in 39 states and the District of Columbia in March.
- The largest increases in the layoffs and discharges levels occurred in California (+47,000), Tennessee (+45,000), and Massachusetts (+33,000).
- Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges increased over the month (+248,000).
- The Right Facts will continue to monitor state level employment.