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	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
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