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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
Nov.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024(p)
Change from:
Oct. 2024 -
Nov. 2024(p)
Nov.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024(p)
Change from:
Oct. 2024 -
Nov. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,569 5,435 5,582 5,394 5,269 -125 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 -0.1


Alabama

86 83 80 77 80 3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 0.1

Alaska

17 18 18 18 17 -1 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 -0.3

Arizona

112 114 122 108 114 6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 0.2

Arkansas

60 54 58 54 50 -4 4.4 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.6 -0.3

California

470 514 539 488 522 34 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 0.2

Colorado

119 101 107 130 106 -24 4.0 3.4 3.6 4.3 3.5 -0.8

Connecticut

53 61 59 57 50 -7 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.9 -0.4

Delaware

20 19 21 18 18 0 4.1 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.7 0.0

District of Columbia

24 20 22 21 19 -2 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Florida

407 430 376 323 343 20 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.2 3.4 0.2

Georgia

212 201 202 183 184 1 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.7 0.0

Hawaii

19 17 21 19 21 2 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 0.3

Idaho

34 39 40 46 36 -10 4.0 4.5 4.6 5.2 4.1 -1.1

Illinois

236 185 204 202 212 10 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.1

Indiana

120 113 119 130 141 11 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.3 0.4

Iowa

56 46 51 50 56 6 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.5 0.4

Kansas

51 47 55 48 52 4 3.5 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.5 0.2

Kentucky

74 74 79 73 72 -1 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Louisiana

86 77 85 90 79 -11 4.4 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.0 -0.6

Maine

24 30 24 29 24 -5 3.7 4.6 3.7 4.4 3.7 -0.7

Maryland

118 107 105 101 91 -10 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 -0.3

Massachusetts

102 162 113 100 119 19 2.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.2 0.5

Michigan

158 162 205 164 151 -13 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.6 3.4 -0.2

Minnesota

111 88 103 115 98 -17 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.2 -0.6

Mississippi

47 45 45 51 45 -6 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.8 -0.5

Missouri

99 94 101 92 107 15 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.5 0.5

Montana

24 24 35 24 26 2 4.6 4.5 6.5 4.5 4.8 0.3

Nebraska

37 36 38 36 39 3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 0.3

Nevada

59 61 66 60 67 7 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.3 0.5

New Hampshire

27 27 28 26 25 -1 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 -0.1

New Jersey

160 130 128 139 130 -9 3.7 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 -0.2

New Mexico

30 30 35 32 34 2 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.8 0.2

New York

296 283 295 285 299 14 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 0.1

North Carolina

181 173 167 194 183 -11 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.6 -0.3

North Dakota

17 15 16 16 18 2 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.0 0.4

Ohio

170 182 186 182 172 -10 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 -0.2

Oklahoma

81 79 72 85 65 -20 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.7 3.6 -1.1

Oregon

67 65 74 68 72 4 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.6 0.2

Pennsylvania

197 193 186 189 193 4 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.1

Rhode Island

21 22 22 21 20 -1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.9 -0.2

South Carolina

93 97 111 102 97 -5 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 -0.3

South Dakota

19 17 18 17 18 1 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9 0.3

Tennessee

112 125 138 132 105 -27 3.4 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.1 -0.8

Texas

570 495 515 544 416 -128 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.8 2.9 -0.9

Utah

65 69 66 63 67 4 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 0.2

Vermont

12 13 13 12 12 0 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 0.0

Virginia

165 157 165 137 145 8 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.4 0.2

Washington

107 107 114 104 112 8 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 0.2

West Virginia

31 29 30 30 30 0 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0

Wisconsin

98 92 97 95 101 6 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 0.2

Wyoming

13 12 14 12 15 3 4.4 4.1 4.7 4.0 5.0 1.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: January 17, 2025