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Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,070 5,522 4,861 3.3 3.6 3.1


Alabama

82 86 79 3.9 4.0 3.6

Alaska

15 17 16 4.6 5.3 4.9

Arizona

117 134 110 3.7 4.1 3.4

Arkansas

56 55 53 4.2 4.1 3.9

California

506 476 465 2.8 2.7 2.6

Colorado

99 110 90 3.4 3.8 3.0

Connecticut

41 57 47 2.4 3.4 2.8

Delaware

18 25 16 3.7 5.3 3.4

District of Columbia

21 24 22 2.8 3.1 2.9

Florida

331 377 393 3.4 3.8 4.0

Georgia

206 213 183 4.2 4.3 3.7

Hawaii

21 19 21 3.3 3.1 3.2

Idaho

30 38 31 3.6 4.5 3.6

Illinois

212 203 145 3.5 3.4 2.4

Indiana

125 103 90 3.9 3.2 2.8

Iowa

46 53 42 2.9 3.4 2.6

Kansas

50 50 44 3.5 3.5 3.0

Kentucky

82 83 70 4.1 4.1 3.5

Louisiana

92 98 84 4.7 5.0 4.3

Maine

17 21 20 2.7 3.3 3.1

Maryland

93 108 85 3.4 4.0 3.2

Massachusetts

91 93 82 2.5 2.5 2.2

Michigan

138 137 134 3.2 3.1 3.0

Minnesota

73 101 75 2.5 3.4 2.5

Mississippi

47 50 40 4.0 4.3 3.4

Missouri

90 98 102 3.1 3.3 3.4

Montana

20 24 20 3.9 4.7 3.8

Nebraska

39 41 31 3.8 3.9 3.0

Nevada

55 62 60 3.6 4.0 3.8

New Hampshire

21 26 22 3.0 3.7 3.1

New Jersey

124 124 128 2.9 2.9 3.0

New Mexico

29 35 26 3.4 4.0 3.0

New York

247 250 191 2.6 2.6 2.0

North Carolina

188 193 183 3.9 3.9 3.7

North Dakota

14 17 14 3.3 3.8 3.1

Ohio

152 173 181 2.8 3.1 3.3

Oklahoma

65 82 69 3.8 4.7 3.9

Oregon

65 88 64 3.3 4.6 3.3

Pennsylvania

135 219 146 2.2 3.6 2.4

Rhode Island

18 16 20 3.6 3.3 4.0

South Carolina

99 124 91 4.4 5.4 3.9

South Dakota

15 16 15 3.3 3.5 3.2

Tennessee

123 137 156 3.7 4.2 4.7

Texas

513 537 490 3.7 3.9 3.5

Utah

57 71 53 3.4 4.1 3.1

Vermont

9 12 9 2.9 3.9 2.9

Virginia

142 160 147 3.5 3.9 3.5

Washington

105 132 97 2.9 3.7 2.7

West Virginia

26 37 27 3.7 5.2 3.7

Wisconsin

90 105 75 3.0 3.5 2.5

Wyoming

9 11 9 3.3 4.0 3.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: April 17, 2024