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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,584	5,371	5,370	5,404	5,573	169	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1

Alabama	86	80	85	77	84	7	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.5	3.8	0.3
Alaska	17	16	16	18	17	-1	5.1	4.7	4.7	5.3	5.0	-0.3
Arizona	123	114	116	121	113	-8	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Arkansas	59	51	50	51	52	1	4.3	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.8	0.1
California	545	577	509	479	588	109	3.0	3.2	2.8	2.7	3.3	0.6
Colorado	111	95	103	146	113	-33	3.7	3.2	3.5	4.9	3.8	-1.1
Connecticut	56	60	49	55	54	-1	3.3	3.5	2.9	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Delaware	21	15	17	18	19	1	4.3	3.1	3.5	3.7	3.8	0.1
District of Columbia	23	19	17	17	19	2	3.0	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.5	0.3
Florida	404	381	497	349	381	32	4.1	3.8	5.0	3.5	3.8	0.3
Georgia	206	175	153	181	171	-10	4.1	3.5	3.1	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Hawaii	19	19	19	21	20	-1	3.0	2.9	2.9	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Idaho	43	33	37	39	39	0	5.0	3.8	4.2	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Illinois	236	172	199	199	227	28	3.8	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.7	0.5
Indiana	129	125	125	150	145	-5	3.9	3.8	3.8	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Iowa	56	54	55	56	53	-3	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Kansas	56	52	51	48	55	7	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.8	0.5
Kentucky	74	67	83	76	81	5	3.6	3.3	4.1	3.7	3.9	0.2
Louisiana	98	78	78	76	82	6	5.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.1	0.3
Maine	25	26	25	25	22	-3	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.3	-0.5
Maryland	108	83	85	89	113	24	3.9	2.9	3.0	3.1	4.0	0.9
Massachusetts	96	111	114	123	110	-13	2.6	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Michigan	152	167	165	209	208	-1	3.4	3.7	3.7	4.6	4.6	0.0
Minnesota	102	105	98	101	101	0	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Mississippi	51	37	45	42	45	3	4.3	3.1	3.8	3.5	3.7	0.2
Missouri	105	97	89	91	94	3	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Montana	26	21	26	27	28	1	4.9	4.0	5.0	5.1	5.3	0.2
Nebraska	37	31	37	38	36	-2	3.5	2.9	3.5	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Nevada	62	52	62	60	61	1	3.9	3.3	3.9	3.8	3.9	0.1
New Hampshire	25	24	24	25	24	-1	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.4	-0.1
New Jersey	153	121	151	160	143	-17	3.5	2.8	3.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
New Mexico	34	30	39	31	34	3	3.8	3.3	4.3	3.4	3.8	0.4
New York	225	290	292	297	305	8	2.3	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.1	0.1
North Carolina	204	163	152	161	225	64	4.1	3.2	3.0	3.2	4.4	1.2
North Dakota	17	16	16	17	18	1	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.8	4.0	0.2
Ohio	211	202	191	195	185	-10	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Oklahoma	85	62	65	64	68	4	4.8	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.8	0.2
Oregon	78	59	70	65	75	10	3.9	2.9	3.5	3.2	3.7	0.5
Pennsylvania	170	164	164	166	130	-36	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.1	-0.6
Rhode Island	18	20	18	19	19	0	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.7	3.7	0.0
South Carolina	117	107	102	99	105	6	4.9	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.4	0.3
South Dakota	18	15	17	18	18	0	3.9	3.2	3.6	3.8	3.8	0.0
Tennessee	152	147	119	125	119	-6	4.6	4.4	3.5	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Texas	477	574	482	513	499	-14	3.4	4.0	3.4	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Utah	69	59	66	68	67	-1	3.9	3.3	3.7	3.8	3.8	0.0
Vermont	11	15	12	12	11	-1	3.5	4.8	3.8	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Virginia	166	159	139	136	142	6	3.9	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.3	0.1
Washington	111	94	111	112	112	0	3.0	2.6	3.0	3.1	3.1	0.0
West Virginia	32	28	28	24	34	10	4.5	3.9	3.9	3.4	4.7	1.3
Wisconsin	102	100	96	101	94	-7	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Wyoming	14	11	13	14	13	-1	4.8	3.7	4.4	4.7	4.4	-0.3
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