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	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,472	5,374	5,371	5,370	5,411	41	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0

Alabama	89	78	80	85	79	-6	4.1	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Alaska	17	20	16	16	18	2	5.1	5.9	4.7	4.7	5.3	0.6
Arizona	109	127	114	116	118	2	3.4	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Arkansas	58	53	51	50	52	2	4.2	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
California	598	536	577	509	509	0	3.3	3.0	3.2	2.8	2.8	0.0
Colorado	110	121	95	103	135	32	3.7	4.1	3.2	3.5	4.5	1.0
Connecticut	58	53	60	49	53	4	3.4	3.1	3.5	2.9	3.1	0.2
Delaware	21	18	15	17	18	1	4.3	3.7	3.1	3.5	3.6	0.1
District of Columbia	23	20	19	17	18	1	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.3	0.1
Florida	426	358	381	497	348	-149	4.3	3.6	3.8	5.0	3.5	-1.5
Georgia	189	187	175	153	184	31	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.1	3.7	0.6
Hawaii	19	23	19	19	21	2	3.0	3.6	2.9	2.9	3.2	0.3
Idaho	37	40	33	37	39	2	4.3	4.6	3.8	4.2	4.4	0.2
Illinois	226	196	172	199	198	-1	3.7	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Indiana	115	133	125	125	151	26	3.5	4.1	3.8	3.8	4.6	0.8
Iowa	47	49	54	55	55	0	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.5	0.0
Kansas	54	50	52	51	50	-1	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Kentucky	79	73	67	83	74	-9	3.9	3.6	3.3	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Louisiana	85	82	78	78	78	0	4.3	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
Maine	26	21	26	25	24	-1	4.0	3.2	3.9	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Maryland	102	88	83	85	90	5	3.7	3.1	2.9	3.0	3.2	0.2
Massachusetts	122	107	111	114	120	6	3.3	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.2	0.1
Michigan	158	161	167	165	205	40	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	4.5	0.8
Minnesota	94	96	105	98	108	10	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.2	3.5	0.3
Mississippi	46	41	37	45	42	-3	3.9	3.4	3.1	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Missouri	104	96	97	89	92	3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.1	0.1
Montana	26	29	21	26	26	0	4.9	5.5	4.0	5.0	4.9	-0.1
Nebraska	38	36	31	37	38	1	3.6	3.4	2.9	3.5	3.6	0.1
Nevada	64	78	52	62	60	-2	4.1	4.9	3.3	3.9	3.8	-0.1
New Hampshire	27	22	24	24	24	0	3.8	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
New Jersey	183	143	121	151	153	2	4.2	3.3	2.8	3.4	3.5	0.1
New Mexico	33	41	30	39	31	-8	3.7	4.6	3.3	4.3	3.4	-0.9
New York	270	254	290	292	276	-16	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.8	-0.1
North Carolina	169	180	163	152	153	1	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.0	3.0	0.0
North Dakota	16	19	16	16	17	1	3.6	4.2	3.6	3.6	3.8	0.2
Ohio	197	196	202	191	194	3	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.4	0.0
Oklahoma	77	71	62	65	64	-1	4.3	4.0	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Oregon	72	83	59	70	66	-4	3.6	4.2	2.9	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Pennsylvania	171	170	164	164	169	5	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Rhode Island	21	18	20	18	18	0	4.1	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.5	0.0
South Carolina	114	100	107	102	97	-5	4.8	4.2	4.5	4.3	4.0	-0.3
South Dakota	17	19	15	17	18	1	3.6	4.0	3.2	3.6	3.8	0.2
Tennessee	134	115	147	119	125	6	4.0	3.4	4.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Texas	491	465	574	482	527	45	3.5	3.3	4.0	3.4	3.7	0.3
Utah	65	85	59	66	67	1	3.7	4.8	3.3	3.7	3.8	0.1
Vermont	12	11	15	12	12	0	3.8	3.5	4.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	168	141	159	139	139	0	4.0	3.3	3.7	3.3	3.3	0.0
Washington	103	122	94	111	110	-1	2.8	3.3	2.6	3.0	3.0	0.0
West Virginia	31	28	28	28	25	-3	4.3	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Wisconsin	93	104	100	96	106	10	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.5	0.3
Wyoming	13	16	11	13	14	1	4.4	5.4	3.7	4.4	4.7	0.3
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