Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
State	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,058	5,569	5,787	5,698	5,818	120	3.9	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.7	0.1

Alabama	99	83	101	91	94	3	4.6	3.8	4.6	4.2	4.3	0.1
Alaska	20	19	18	19	20	1	6.1	5.8	5.4	5.7	6.0	0.3
Arizona	138	115	131	126	125	-1	4.4	3.6	4.1	3.9	3.9	0.0
Arkansas	64	59	64	57	59	2	4.7	4.3	4.7	4.2	4.3	0.1
California	592	457	533	501	527	26	3.3	2.5	3.0	2.8	2.9	0.1
Colorado	125	129	132	114	110	-4	4.3	4.4	4.5	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Connecticut	55	55	63	63	63	0	3.3	3.2	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Delaware	25	23	25	26	24	-2	5.2	4.7	5.1	5.3	4.9	-0.4
District of Columbia	25	24	25	24	25	1	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.2	0.1
Florida	372	400	466	375	431	56	3.8	4.1	4.7	3.8	4.4	0.6
Georgia	239	213	189	212	211	-1	4.9	4.3	3.8	4.3	4.3	0.0
Hawaii	23	17	20	18	22	4	3.6	2.7	3.2	2.8	3.5	0.7
Idaho	38	36	37	41	37	-4	4.5	4.2	4.3	4.8	4.3	-0.5
Illinois	252	226	217	213	188	-25	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Indiana	146	123	112	117	111	-6	4.5	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Iowa	61	55	48	60	54	-6	3.8	3.5	3.0	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Kansas	59	52	52	51	50	-1	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Kentucky	103	74	103	91	88	-3	5.2	3.7	5.1	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Louisiana	104	90	94	92	96	4	5.3	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.9	0.2
Maine	25	24	23	23	29	6	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.5	4.4	0.9
Maryland	113	111	121	108	106	-2	4.1	4.0	4.4	3.9	3.9	0.0
Massachusetts	128	104	107	102	115	13	3.4	2.7	2.9	2.7	3.1	0.4
Michigan	161	155	145	146	154	8	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.4	0.1
Minnesota	107	112	106	116	106	-10	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Mississippi	57	50	57	52	49	-3	4.8	4.3	4.8	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Missouri	107	100	92	100	118	18	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.9	0.6
Montana	29	23	27	28	27	-1	5.6	4.4	5.1	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Nebraska	48	38	35	38	37	-1	4.6	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Nevada	64	55	66	60	65	5	4.2	3.5	4.2	3.8	4.1	0.3
New Hampshire	28	28	26	27	29	2	4.0	4.0	3.7	3.8	4.1	0.3
New Jersey	154	164	145	146	159	13	3.6	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.6	0.3
New Mexico	37	32	31	36	32	-4	4.3	3.7	3.5	4.1	3.6	-0.5
New York	310	295	285	277	243	-34	3.2	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.5	-0.3
North Carolina	219	164	177	197	203	6	4.5	3.3	3.6	4.0	4.1	0.1
North Dakota	18	18	16	18	17	-1	4.2	4.1	3.6	4.1	3.9	-0.2
Ohio	201	180	191	193	225	32	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.4	4.0	0.6
Oklahoma	81	76	83	80	84	4	4.7	4.4	4.7	4.5	4.7	0.2
Oregon	82	67	68	87	77	-10	4.1	3.4	3.4	4.4	3.9	-0.5
Pennsylvania	182	196	171	227	196	-31	3.0	3.2	2.8	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Rhode Island	21	20	20	19	23	4	4.2	4.0	3.9	3.7	4.5	0.8
South Carolina	111	94	111	121	105	-16	4.9	4.0	4.8	5.2	4.5	-0.7
South Dakota	20	19	18	20	20	0	4.3	4.1	3.8	4.3	4.3	0.0
Tennessee	145	130	155	139	174	35	4.4	3.9	4.7	4.2	5.2	1.0
Texas	610	555	586	526	574	48	4.4	3.9	4.2	3.7	4.1	0.4
Utah	71	65	65	64	64	0	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Vermont	12	13	12	12	12	0	3.9	4.2	3.9	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	177	161	165	169	177	8	4.3	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.2	0.2
Washington	133	107	110	120	117	-3	3.7	2.9	3.0	3.3	3.2	-0.1
West Virginia	35	30	35	38	36	-2	5.0	4.2	4.9	5.3	5.0	-0.3
Wisconsin	111	103	95	105	96	-9	3.7	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Wyoming	15	13	13	14	14	0	5.2	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
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