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	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,664	5,307	5,374	5,371	5,396	25	3.6	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0

Alabama	90	80	78	80	87	7	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.6	4.0	0.4
Alaska	20	18	20	16	16	0	6.0	5.3	5.9	4.7	4.7	0.0
Arizona	121	115	127	114	118	4	3.7	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.6	0.1
Arkansas	61	51	53	51	50	-1	4.5	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.6	-0.1
California	524	525	536	577	528	-49	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Colorado	108	108	121	95	98	3	3.6	3.6	4.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
Connecticut	61	50	53	60	50	-10	3.6	2.9	3.1	3.5	2.9	-0.6
Delaware	23	19	18	15	17	2	4.7	3.9	3.7	3.1	3.4	0.3
District of Columbia	25	19	20	19	17	-2	3.2	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Florida	431	354	358	381	516	135	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.8	5.1	1.3
Georgia	205	187	187	175	159	-16	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Hawaii	21	21	23	19	19	0	3.3	3.3	3.6	2.9	2.9	0.0
Idaho	37	36	40	33	37	4	4.3	4.1	4.6	3.8	4.2	0.4
Illinois	184	208	196	172	202	30	3.0	3.4	3.2	2.8	3.3	0.5
Indiana	116	143	133	125	121	-4	3.5	4.3	4.1	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Iowa	52	57	49	54	59	5	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.7	0.3
Kansas	50	52	50	52	51	-1	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Kentucky	86	73	73	67	84	17	4.2	3.6	3.6	3.3	4.1	0.8
Louisiana	94	79	82	78	79	1	4.8	4.0	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Maine	28	25	21	26	25	-1	4.3	3.8	3.2	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Maryland	107	91	88	83	82	-1	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.9	0.0
Massachusetts	110	118	107	111	112	1	2.9	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
Michigan	151	158	161	167	160	-7	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Minnesota	98	97	96	105	98	-7	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Mississippi	51	44	41	37	46	9	4.3	3.7	3.4	3.1	3.8	0.7
Missouri	107	107	96	97	91	-6	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Montana	26	26	29	21	26	5	4.9	4.8	5.5	4.0	4.9	0.9
Nebraska	36	39	36	31	36	5	3.4	3.6	3.4	2.9	3.4	0.5
Nevada	66	66	78	52	62	10	4.2	4.2	4.9	3.3	3.9	0.6
New Hampshire	27	25	22	24	24	0	3.8	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.4	0.0
New Jersey	153	133	143	121	139	18	3.5	3.0	3.3	2.8	3.2	0.4
New Mexico	30	34	41	30	38	8	3.4	3.8	4.6	3.3	4.2	0.9
New York	250	307	254	290	299	9	2.6	3.1	2.6	2.9	3.0	0.1
North Carolina	231	187	180	163	154	-9	4.6	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.0	-0.2
North Dakota	17	18	19	16	16	0	3.9	4.0	4.2	3.6	3.6	0.0
Ohio	213	181	196	202	182	-20	3.8	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Oklahoma	84	66	71	62	65	3	4.7	3.7	4.0	3.5	3.6	0.1
Oregon	73	73	83	59	71	12	3.7	3.7	4.2	2.9	3.5	0.6
Pennsylvania	185	187	170	164	161	-3	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.6	0.0
Rhode Island	22	20	18	20	18	-2	4.3	3.9	3.5	3.9	3.5	-0.4
South Carolina	108	97	100	107	105	-2	4.6	4.0	4.2	4.5	4.4	-0.1
South Dakota	19	19	19	15	16	1	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.2	3.4	0.2
Tennessee	170	115	115	147	116	-31	5.1	3.4	3.4	4.4	3.4	-1.0
Texas	596	455	465	574	474	-100	4.2	3.2	3.3	4.0	3.3	-0.7
Utah	64	68	85	59	67	8	3.7	3.8	4.8	3.3	3.8	0.5
Vermont	12	12	11	15	11	-4	3.8	3.8	3.5	4.8	3.5	-1.3
Virginia	176	144	141	159	143	-16	4.2	3.4	3.3	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Washington	119	116	122	94	111	17	3.3	3.2	3.3	2.6	3.0	0.4
West Virginia	35	30	28	28	29	1	4.9	4.2	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1
Wisconsin	95	104	104	100	95	-5	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Wyoming	13	15	16	11	13	2	4.4	5.0	5.4	3.7	4.4	0.7
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