On the last working day of December 2022, the Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that the number of job opportunities climbed in 10 US states and the District of Columbia (DC), while it declined in one state (BLS). In four states, the hiring rate increased. In December, the rate of new hires and total separations increased nationally while the rate of job opportunities increased.In seven states, the overall separation rate rose, while it fell in six other states.
The states with the highest increases in the number of job opportunities were North Dakota (+1.6 percentage points), Michigan, and Minnesota (plus 1.3 points each). The decline took place in Georgia (minus 0.6 point). The national unemployment rate rose by 0.3 points throughout the course of the month.There were more opportunities for jobs in The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on the last working day of December 2022 that there were more job openings in 10 US cities throughout the month.
There were more employment possibilities in On the last working day of December 2022, the Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that the number of job opportunities climbed in 10 US states and the District of Columbia (DC), while it declined in one state (BLS). In four states, the hiring rate increased. In December, the rate of new hires and total separations increased nationally while the rate of job opportunities increased.In seven states, the overall separation rate rose, while it fell in six other states.
The states with the highest increases in the number of job opportunities were North Dakota (+1.6 percentage points) and Michigan. both Minnesota (plus 1.3 points each). The decline took place in Georgia (minus 0.6 point). The national unemployment rate rose by 0.3 points throughout the course of the month.
In December, there were more job vacancies in 13 states and DC, fewer in one state, and little change in 36 states. The states with the highest increases in the number of job opportunities were Texas (+116,000), Illinois (+116,000), and Michigan (+116,000). (plus 64,000 each).Georgia had a decline in the number of job vacancies (minus 35,000). Over the past month, there were more job openings nationwide (plus 572,000).
Four states had an increase in hiring rates in December, while 46 states and DC saw little change. In Missouri, the hiring rates increased (plus 1.6 percentage points). plus 0.9 point), Minnesota (plus 0.9 point), Illinois, and Michigan (plus 0.6 point each). The national hiring rate barely altered throughout the course of the month.
In December, there were more hires in four states while there was little change across 46 states and DC. The states with the highest increases in the number of hires were Missouri (+46,000), Illinois (+34,000), and Michigan (plus 28,000). The number of hires in the country barely changed during the course of the month.
Total separation rates went up in seven states in December, down in six, and barely changed in the other 37 states plus DC. The states with the biggest percentage point increases in total separation rates were South Carolina (+0.7), Missouri (+0.7), and Idaho (+1%). (plus 0.6 point). The biggest drops happened. in Arkansas (down 0.7 points), Alaska (down 1.2 points), and Arizona (minus 0.6 point). The national total separation rate remained constant during the course of the month.Throughout the month, the total number of separations rose in four states, fell in five, and remained largely unchanged in 41 states and DC.
The states with the highest percentage increases in overall separations were Missouri (plus 21,000), New Jersey (plus 18,000), and Indiana (plus 17,000). Illinois (down 29,000), North Carolina (down 24,000), and Washington (down 24,000) saw the biggest drops (minus 17,000). The overall number of separations across the country barely altered during the course of the month.Layoff and discharge rates rose in seven US states in December, fell in seven, and were largely unchanged in 36 states plus DC.
The highest rate of layoffs and discharges rates increased in Iowa, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Missouri (up 0.7 percentage points), Indiana (up 0.6 percentage points), and (plus 0.4 point each). The states with the biggest drops in layoff and discharge rates were Alaska (-1.3 points), Colorado (-1.0 points), and New Mexico (-1.0 points) (minus 0.7 point). The nationwide rate of layoffs and discharges barely changed throughout the course of the month.
