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	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,955	5,787	5,698	5,781	5,500	-281	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2

Alabama	90	101	91	93	91	-2	4.2	4.6	4.2	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Alaska	20	18	19	21	18	-3	6.2	5.4	5.7	6.3	5.4	-0.9
Arizona	147	131	126	120	114	-6	4.7	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Arkansas	59	64	57	60	57	-3	4.4	4.7	4.2	4.4	4.2	-0.2
California	579	533	501	523	507	-16	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Colorado	117	132	114	111	110	-1	4.0	4.5	3.8	3.7	3.7	0.0
Connecticut	59	63	63	62	58	-4	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Delaware	24	25	26	24	20	-4	5.0	5.1	5.3	4.9	4.1	-0.8
District of Columbia	27	25	24	26	23	-3	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Florida	383	466	375	437	428	-9	4.0	4.7	3.8	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Georgia	235	189	212	206	189	-17	4.8	3.8	4.3	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Hawaii	23	20	18	22	19	-3	3.6	3.2	2.8	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Idaho	42	37	41	37	38	1	5.0	4.3	4.8	4.3	4.4	0.1
Illinois	241	217	213	191	220	29	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.1	3.6	0.5
Indiana	131	112	117	115	111	-4	4.0	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Iowa	57	48	60	52	48	-4	3.6	3.0	3.8	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Kansas	51	52	51	50	55	5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.8	0.4
Kentucky	93	103	91	87	78	-9	4.6	5.1	4.5	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Louisiana	95	94	92	95	83	-12	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.9	4.2	-0.7
Maine	28	23	23	28	25	-3	4.3	3.5	3.5	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Maryland	116	121	108	105	101	-4	4.2	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Massachusetts	130	107	102	111	119	8	3.5	2.9	2.7	3.0	3.2	0.2
Michigan	164	145	146	146	153	7	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	0.1
Minnesota	111	106	116	100	97	-3	3.7	3.5	3.9	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Mississippi	48	57	52	50	45	-5	4.1	4.8	4.4	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Missouri	109	92	100	107	101	-6	3.7	3.1	3.3	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Montana	28	27	28	27	26	-1	5.4	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.9	-0.2
Nebraska	36	35	38	36	37	1	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.5	0.1
Nevada	72	66	60	65	63	-2	4.7	4.2	3.8	4.1	4.0	-0.1
New Hampshire	31	26	27	28	28	0	4.4	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.0	0.0
New Jersey	203	145	146	153	188	35	4.7	3.3	3.3	3.5	4.3	0.8
New Mexico	38	31	36	30	32	2	4.4	3.5	4.1	3.4	3.6	0.2
New York	297	285	277	247	271	24	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.5	2.8	0.3
North Carolina	180	177	197	227	174	-53	3.7	3.6	4.0	4.6	3.5	-1.1
North Dakota	18	16	18	17	16	-1	4.1	3.6	4.1	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Ohio	210	191	193	213	199	-14	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Oklahoma	79	83	80	84	76	-8	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.7	4.3	-0.4
Oregon	85	68	87	73	68	-5	4.3	3.4	4.4	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Pennsylvania	185	171	227	185	165	-20	3.0	2.8	3.7	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Rhode Island	23	20	19	22	21	-1	4.6	3.9	3.7	4.3	4.1	-0.2
South Carolina	99	111	121	106	113	7	4.3	4.8	5.2	4.5	4.8	0.3
South Dakota	19	18	20	19	17	-2	4.1	3.8	4.3	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Tennessee	149	155	139	171	135	-36	4.5	4.7	4.2	5.2	4.1	-1.1
Texas	599	586	526	590	481	-109	4.3	4.2	3.7	4.2	3.4	-0.8
Utah	71	65	64	63	62	-1	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
Vermont	13	12	12	12	12	0	4.2	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	178	165	169	177	167	-10	4.3	3.9	4.0	4.2	3.9	-0.3
Washington	124	110	120	116	103	-13	3.4	3.0	3.3	3.2	2.8	-0.4
West Virginia	36	35	38	36	29	-7	5.1	4.9	5.3	5.0	4.0	-1.0
Wisconsin	98	95	105	92	94	2	3.3	3.1	3.5	3.0	3.1	0.1
Wyoming	15	13	14	13	13	0	5.2	4.4	4.8	4.4	4.4	0.0
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