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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
May
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)
May
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,573 5,370 5,404 5,615 5,503 -112 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 -0.1


Alabama

86 82 77 79 72 -7 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.2 -0.4

Alaska

16 17 18 17 23 6 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.8 1.8

Arizona

118 116 120 123 157 34 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.8 1.0

Arkansas

57 50 51 52 47 -5 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 -0.4

California

509 513 484 579 555 -24 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.1 -0.1

Colorado

109 106 146 119 134 15 3.7 3.6 4.9 4.0 4.5 0.5

Connecticut

53 49 54 56 55 -1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Delaware

20 18 18 19 17 -2 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.4 -0.4

District of Columbia

21 17 17 19 17 -2 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.2 -0.3

Florida

370 486 346 404 368 -36 3.7 4.8 3.4 4.0 3.6 -0.4

Georgia

184 154 183 170 167 -3 3.7 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.3 -0.1

Hawaii

23 20 21 21 28 7 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.2 4.3 1.1

Idaho

41 36 38 39 51 12 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 5.8 1.4

Illinois

256 200 196 228 209 -19 4.2 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.4 -0.3

Indiana

120 127 154 143 122 -21 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.4 3.7 -0.7

Iowa

51 55 54 54 46 -8 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 -0.5

Kansas

47 51 50 57 48 -9 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.3 -0.6

Kentucky

79 89 75 80 78 -2 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.8 -0.1

Louisiana

80 79 74 81 73 -8 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 3.6 -0.5

Maine

26 25 25 25 25 0 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.0

Maryland

96 90 91 102 85 -17 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.0 -0.6

Massachusetts

107 113 120 115 98 -17 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.6 -0.5

Michigan

182 164 209 212 175 -37 4.1 3.6 4.6 4.7 3.9 -0.8

Minnesota

104 94 99 100 98 -2 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Mississippi

48 44 41 46 42 -4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.5 -0.3

Missouri

102 90 91 92 93 1 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 0.0

Montana

29 26 26 27 31 4 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.9 0.8

Nebraska

39 35 37 36 34 -2 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 -0.2

Nevada

64 60 60 62 70 8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.4 0.5

New Hampshire

25 24 26 26 26 0 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

New Jersey

135 153 163 151 157 6 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.6 0.2

New Mexico

37 37 31 36 40 4 4.2 4.1 3.4 4.0 4.4 0.4

New York

265 295 295 309 306 -3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 0.0

North Carolina

192 151 161 240 158 -82 3.8 3.0 3.2 4.7 3.1 -1.6

North Dakota

19 17 17 18 19 1 4.3 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2 0.2

Ohio

210 193 196 190 218 28 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.8 0.5

Oklahoma

76 64 63 66 61 -5 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 -0.3

Oregon

73 69 64 75 93 18 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.7 4.6 0.9

Pennsylvania

176 159 168 141 186 45 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.3 3.0 0.7

Rhode Island

24 19 19 20 23 3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.4 0.5

South Carolina

96 101 100 106 92 -14 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.4 3.8 -0.6

South Dakota

19 17 18 18 17 -1 4.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 -0.2

Tennessee

165 120 127 120 114 -6 4.9 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.4 -0.1

Texas

509 480 515 463 436 -27 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 -0.2

Utah

71 66 66 68 82 14 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.6 0.8

Vermont

11 12 13 12 14 2 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.5 0.7

Virginia

167 143 137 138 163 25 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.8 0.6

Washington

114 110 110 113 135 22 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.7 0.6

West Virginia

30 28 25 34 30 -4 4.1 3.9 3.5 4.7 4.2 -0.5

Wisconsin

107 94 102 103 99 -4 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 -0.2

Wyoming

15 13 14 14 19 5 5.1 4.4 4.7 4.7 6.4 1.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025