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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,374	5,367	5,368	5,121	5,293	172	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	0.1

Alabama	74	69	66	65	69	4	3.4	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.1	0.2
Alaska	18	17	32	19	17	-2	5.3	5.0	9.4	5.6	5.0	-0.6
Arizona	135	123	107	118	131	13	4.2	3.8	3.3	3.6	4.0	0.4
Arkansas	55	47	44	45	47	2	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
California	537	572	514	531	556	25	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.9	3.1	0.2
Colorado	126	108	111	103	96	-7	4.2	3.6	3.7	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Connecticut	53	53	54	55	58	3	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
Delaware	20	18	18	15	18	3	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.0	3.6	0.6
District of Columbia	26	17	16	13	20	7	3.4	2.2	2.2	1.8	2.7	0.9
Florida	367	350	317	299	289	-10	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Georgia	182	158	161	148	137	-11	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Hawaii	21	22	25	21	21	0	3.3	3.4	3.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Idaho	38	37	43	36	37	1	4.3	4.2	4.9	4.1	4.2	0.1
Illinois	200	227	248	215	217	2	3.2	3.7	4.0	3.5	3.5	0.0
Indiana	136	135	128	126	114	-12	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Iowa	49	62	61	46	53	7	3.1	3.9	3.8	2.9	3.3	0.4
Kansas	49	52	55	46	50	4	3.4	3.6	3.8	3.1	3.4	0.3
Kentucky	68	66	70	61	63	2	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.1	0.1
Louisiana	72	72	74	73	71	-2	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Maine	15	26	27	26	20	-6	2.3	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.1	-0.9
Maryland	88	83	87	72	87	15	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.5	3.1	0.6
Massachusetts	108	94	107	101	104	3	2.9	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.8	0.1
Michigan	165	181	198	161	180	19	3.7	4.0	4.4	3.5	4.0	0.5
Minnesota	91	101	98	82	91	9	3.0	3.3	3.2	2.7	3.0	0.3
Mississippi	44	42	44	42	43	1	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.6	0.1
Missouri	100	109	103	94	108	14	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.5	0.4
Montana	25	25	31	26	23	-3	4.7	4.7	5.9	4.9	4.3	-0.6
Nebraska	34	44	40	30	34	4	3.2	4.1	3.8	2.8	3.2	0.4
Nevada	71	65	56	57	74	17	4.5	4.1	3.6	3.6	4.7	1.1
New Hampshire	16	25	28	28	19	-9	2.2	3.5	3.9	4.0	2.7	-1.3
New Jersey	139	116	130	136	150	14	3.2	2.6	3.0	3.1	3.4	0.3
New Mexico	36	33	33	37	33	-4	4.0	3.6	3.6	4.1	3.6	-0.5
New York	271	329	376	364	366	2	2.7	3.3	3.8	3.6	3.7	0.1
North Carolina	178	177	178	169	161	-8	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.1	-0.2
North Dakota	19	19	21	17	18	1	4.2	4.2	4.7	3.8	4.0	0.2
Ohio	193	196	206	173	176	3	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.0	3.1	0.1
Oklahoma	67	60	55	57	60	3	3.7	3.3	3.0	3.2	3.3	0.1
Oregon	87	84	74	70	79	9	4.4	4.2	3.7	3.5	3.9	0.4
Pennsylvania	174	195	138	162	182	20	2.8	3.1	2.2	2.6	2.9	0.3
Rhode Island	18	19	19	24	21	-3	3.5	3.7	3.7	4.7	4.1	-0.6
South Carolina	105	90	85	89	96	7	4.4	3.7	3.5	3.7	4.0	0.3
South Dakota	17	18	19	17	17	0	3.6	3.8	4.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
Tennessee	123	122	117	119	125	6	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Texas	465	409	473	472	477	5	3.3	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
Utah	79	73	65	60	65	5	4.5	4.1	3.7	3.4	3.6	0.2
Vermont	6	11	12	12	9	-3	1.9	3.5	3.8	3.8	2.9	-0.9
Virginia	135	143	137	144	136	-8	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Washington	137	125	111	106	129	23	3.7	3.4	3.0	2.9	3.5	0.6
West Virginia	30	26	28	27	30	3	4.2	3.6	3.9	3.8	4.2	0.4
Wisconsin	102	107	110	96	107	11	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.5	0.3
Wyoming	12	13	18	13	12	-1	4.1	4.4	6.1	4.4	4.1	-0.3
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