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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
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,171 5,781 5,617 5,615 5,756 141 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 0.1


Alabama

101 90 89 86 89 3 4.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 0.1

Alaska

19 20 17 17 17 0 5.8 6.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.0

Arizona

141 121 109 123 126 3 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.9 0.1

Arkansas

64 61 58 59 60 1 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.4 0.1

California

555 524 598 545 517 -28 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 -0.1

Colorado

115 108 110 111 117 6 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 0.2

Connecticut

62 61 58 56 57 1 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 0.0

Delaware

24 23 21 21 22 1 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 0.2

District of Columbia

25 25 23 23 23 0 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0

Florida

405 431 426 404 392 -12 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.9 -0.2

Georgia

223 205 189 206 188 -18 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.8 -0.3

Hawaii

20 21 19 19 20 1 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.1

Idaho

40 37 37 43 41 -2 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 -0.3

Illinois

254 184 226 236 244 8 4.2 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.0 0.2

Indiana

153 116 115 129 121 -8 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.7 -0.2

Iowa

61 52 47 56 55 -1 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.5 3.4 -0.1

Kansas

57 50 54 56 54 -2 4.0 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1

Kentucky

89 86 79 74 83 9 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.1 0.5

Louisiana

106 94 85 98 83 -15 5.4 4.8 4.3 5.0 4.2 -0.8

Maine

25 28 26 25 26 1 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 0.2

Maryland

120 107 102 108 112 4 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.1 0.2

Massachusetts

127 110 122 96 100 4 3.4 2.9 3.3 2.6 2.7 0.1

Michigan

170 151 158 152 184 32 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.4 4.1 0.7

Minnesota

123 98 94 102 107 5 4.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 0.1

Mississippi

54 51 46 51 52 1 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.4 0.1

Missouri

112 107 104 105 106 1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 0.1

Montana

27 26 26 26 27 1 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 0.2

Nebraska

42 36 38 37 39 2 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 0.1

Nevada

60 66 64 62 66 4 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.2 0.3

New Hampshire

29 27 27 25 24 -1 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 -0.1

New Jersey

171 153 183 153 147 -6 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.5 3.3 -0.2

New Mexico

33 30 33 34 35 1 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.9 0.1

New York

271 250 270 225 268 43 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.7 0.4

North Carolina

221 231 169 204 200 -4 4.5 4.6 3.4 4.1 4.0 -0.1

North Dakota

22 17 16 17 21 4 5.0 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.7 0.8

Ohio

200 213 197 211 213 2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.8 0.1

Oklahoma

82 84 77 85 79 -6 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.4 -0.4

Oregon

85 73 72 78 75 -3 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 -0.1

Pennsylvania

195 185 171 170 174 4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0

Rhode Island

22 22 21 18 20 2 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.9 0.4

South Carolina

118 108 114 117 120 3 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.1 0.2

South Dakota

21 19 17 18 20 2 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.9 4.3 0.4

Tennessee

148 170 134 152 162 10 4.5 5.1 4.0 4.6 4.9 0.3

Texas

604 596 491 477 527 50 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.7 0.3

Utah

71 64 65 69 73 4 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.2 0.3

Vermont

12 12 12 11 11 0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 0.0

Virginia

178 176 168 166 189 23 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.5 0.6

Washington

136 119 103 111 121 10 3.8 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.3 0.3

West Virginia

36 35 31 32 31 -1 5.1 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.3 -0.2

Wisconsin

125 95 93 102 103 1 4.2 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 0.0

Wyoming

14 13 13 14 14 0 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.8 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024