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	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,230	5,465	5,267	5,240	5,126	-114	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1

Alabama	79	73	73	74	73	-1	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
Alaska	17	20	17	15	17	2	5.1	5.9	5.0	4.4	5.0	0.6
Arizona	99	146	120	121	104	-17	3.1	4.5	3.7	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Arkansas	47	48	53	47	46	-1	3.4	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.3	-0.1
California	505	531	564	565	567	2	2.8	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
Colorado	107	130	96	111	105	-6	3.6	4.4	3.2	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Connecticut	54	65	51	50	48	-2	3.2	3.8	3.0	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Delaware	19	17	18	18	18	0	3.9	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.6	-0.1
District of Columbia	19	18	17	13	16	3	2.5	2.3	2.2	1.7	2.1	0.4
Florida	407	354	367	361	340	-21	4.1	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Georgia	187	164	144	173	161	-12	3.8	3.3	2.9	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Hawaii	19	27	21	21	20	-1	3.0	4.1	3.2	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Idaho	36	49	35	39	35	-4	4.1	5.6	4.0	4.4	4.0	-0.4
Illinois	181	206	199	199	199	0	2.9	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
Indiana	109	125	124	130	122	-8	3.3	3.8	3.8	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Iowa	44	55	51	50	51	1	2.8	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.2	0.1
Kansas	46	48	46	45	45	0	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
Kentucky	74	81	75	72	73	1	3.6	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Louisiana	72	72	67	74	76	2	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.8	0.1
Maine	26	25	24	23	24	1	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Maryland	99	85	88	89	85	-4	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Massachusetts	133	99	97	86	98	12	3.6	2.7	2.6	2.3	2.6	0.3
Michigan	163	173	157	179	166	-13	3.6	3.8	3.5	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Minnesota	84	97	85	85	89	4	2.8	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.9	0.1
Mississippi	41	42	41	42	40	-2	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Missouri	91	90	88	87	95	8	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	3.1	0.2
Montana	23	28	27	24	24	0	4.4	5.3	5.1	4.5	4.5	0.0
Nebraska	30	33	30	33	32	-1	2.8	3.1	2.8	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Nevada	58	65	65	56	54	-2	3.7	4.1	4.1	3.6	3.4	-0.2
New Hampshire	26	27	25	24	24	0	3.7	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
New Jersey	123	153	163	141	148	7	2.8	3.5	3.7	3.2	3.4	0.2
New Mexico	27	38	36	31	31	0	3.0	4.2	4.0	3.4	3.4	0.0
New York	284	301	298	288	291	3	2.9	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
North Carolina	163	162	157	179	187	8	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.5	3.7	0.2
North Dakota	14	19	16	16	16	0	3.1	4.2	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Ohio	185	215	193	196	187	-9	3.3	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Oklahoma	73	63	61	63	61	-2	4.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Oregon	61	92	73	64	71	7	3.1	4.6	3.6	3.2	3.5	0.3
Pennsylvania	189	192	166	152	152	0	3.1	3.1	2.7	2.4	2.4	0.0
Rhode Island	21	25	20	19	21	2	4.1	4.8	3.9	3.7	4.1	0.4
South Carolina	97	98	94	95	103	8	4.1	4.1	3.9	3.9	4.2	0.3
South Dakota	14	16	15	16	15	-1	3.0	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Tennessee	130	119	128	130	131	1	3.9	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Texas	495	443	518	492	412	-80	3.5	3.1	3.6	3.4	2.9	-0.5
Utah	64	78	65	64	59	-5	3.7	4.4	3.7	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Vermont	12	14	11	11	11	0	3.8	4.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Virginia	148	188	143	142	144	2	3.5	4.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	0.1
Washington	108	120	110	101	102	1	3.0	3.3	3.0	2.8	2.8	0.0
West Virginia	29	29	28	28	28	0	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
Wisconsin	87	92	92	92	95	3	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Wyoming	12	17	14	14	13	-1	4.1	5.7	4.7	4.7	4.4	-0.3
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