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	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,307	5,126	5,367	5,368	5,115	-253	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2

Alabama	80	73	69	66	63	-3	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Alaska	20	17	17	32	19	-13	5.9	5.0	5.0	9.4	5.6	-3.8
Arizona	114	104	123	107	120	13	3.5	3.2	3.8	3.3	3.7	0.4
Arkansas	54	46	47	44	44	0	3.9	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2	0.0
California	530	567	572	514	531	17	2.9	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.9	0.0
Colorado	103	105	108	111	103	-8	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Connecticut	47	48	53	54	54	0	2.7	2.8	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Delaware	16	18	18	18	15	-3	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.0	-0.6
District of Columbia	15	16	17	16	13	-3	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	1.8	-0.4
Florida	352	340	350	317	301	-16	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Georgia	178	161	158	161	139	-22	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.2	2.8	-0.4
Hawaii	22	20	22	25	21	-4	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Idaho	35	35	37	43	36	-7	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.9	4.1	-0.8
Illinois	205	199	227	248	219	-29	3.3	3.2	3.7	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Indiana	135	122	135	128	132	4	4.1	3.7	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Iowa	53	51	62	61	51	-10	3.3	3.2	3.9	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Kansas	51	45	52	55	49	-6	3.5	3.1	3.6	3.8	3.3	-0.5
Kentucky	74	73	66	70	58	-12	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.4	2.8	-0.6
Louisiana	84	76	72	74	71	-3	4.2	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Maine	24	24	26	27	27	0	3.6	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.1	0.0
Maryland	76	85	83	87	71	-16	2.7	3.0	2.9	3.1	2.5	-0.6
Massachusetts	115	98	94	107	108	1	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.9	2.9	0.0
Michigan	158	166	181	198	171	-27	3.5	3.7	4.0	4.4	3.8	-0.6
Minnesota	93	89	101	98	88	-10	3.1	2.9	3.3	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Mississippi	48	40	42	44	41	-3	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Missouri	111	95	109	103	100	-3	3.7	3.1	3.6	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Montana	26	24	25	31	27	-4	4.9	4.5	4.7	5.9	5.1	-0.8
Nebraska	37	32	44	40	32	-8	3.5	3.0	4.1	3.8	3.0	-0.8
Nevada	59	54	65	56	57	1	3.8	3.4	4.1	3.6	3.6	0.0
New Hampshire	25	24	25	28	29	1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.9	4.1	0.2
New Jersey	129	148	116	130	140	10	2.9	3.4	2.6	3.0	3.2	0.2
New Mexico	42	31	33	33	38	5	4.7	3.4	3.6	3.6	4.2	0.6
New York	302	291	329	376	355	-21	3.0	2.9	3.3	3.8	3.6	-0.2
North Carolina	189	187	177	178	167	-11	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.3	-0.2
North Dakota	19	16	19	21	18	-3	4.2	3.6	4.2	4.7	4.0	-0.7
Ohio	178	187	196	206	179	-27	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Oklahoma	67	61	60	55	53	-2	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Oregon	74	71	84	74	71	-3	3.7	3.5	4.2	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Pennsylvania	174	152	195	138	165	27	2.8	2.4	3.1	2.2	2.6	0.4
Rhode Island	23	21	19	19	24	5	4.5	4.1	3.7	3.7	4.7	1.0
South Carolina	102	103	90	85	82	-3	4.3	4.2	3.7	3.5	3.4	-0.1
South Dakota	20	15	18	19	18	-1	4.3	3.2	3.8	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Tennessee	131	131	122	117	111	-6	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Texas	445	412	409	473	447	-26	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Utah	65	59	73	65	62	-3	3.7	3.3	4.1	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Vermont	12	11	11	12	12	0	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	129	144	143	137	142	5	3.0	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.3	0.1
Washington	110	102	125	111	105	-6	3.0	2.8	3.4	3.0	2.9	-0.1
West Virginia	31	28	26	28	26	-2	4.3	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Wisconsin	109	95	107	110	99	-11	3.6	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Wyoming	14	13	13	18	14	-4	4.7	4.4	4.4	6.1	4.7	-1.4
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