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	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,350	5,240	5,126	5,367	5,149	-218	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2

Alabama	77	74	73	69	67	-2	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Alaska	31	15	17	17	32	15	9.2	4.4	5.0	5.0	9.4	4.4
Arizona	86	121	104	123	105	-18	2.7	3.7	3.2	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Arkansas	51	47	46	47	42	-5	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.0	-0.4
California	459	565	567	572	518	-54	2.6	3.1	3.1	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Colorado	106	111	105	108	109	1	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Connecticut	58	50	48	53	53	0	3.4	2.9	2.8	3.1	3.1	0.0
Delaware	20	18	18	18	18	0	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
District of Columbia	21	13	16	17	17	0	2.7	1.7	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Florida	328	361	340	350	321	-29	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Georgia	188	173	161	158	156	-2	3.8	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Hawaii	25	21	20	22	24	2	3.9	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.7	0.3
Idaho	45	39	35	37	42	5	5.2	4.4	4.0	4.2	4.8	0.6
Illinois	208	199	199	227	230	3	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.7	3.7	0.0
Indiana	123	130	122	135	118	-17	3.8	4.0	3.7	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Iowa	51	50	51	62	53	-9	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.9	3.3	-0.6
Kansas	47	45	45	52	50	-2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Kentucky	78	72	73	66	67	1	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.3	0.1
Louisiana	87	74	76	72	73	1	4.4	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.6	0.0
Maine	26	23	24	26	26	0	3.9	3.5	3.7	4.0	4.0	0.0
Maryland	117	89	85	83	90	7	4.1	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.2	0.3
Massachusetts	100	86	98	94	105	11	2.7	2.3	2.6	2.5	2.8	0.3
Michigan	165	179	166	181	171	-10	3.7	4.0	3.7	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Minnesota	94	85	89	101	92	-9	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Mississippi	52	42	40	42	42	0	4.3	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.5	0.0
Missouri	91	87	95	109	94	-15	3.0	2.9	3.1	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Montana	29	24	24	25	31	6	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.7	5.9	1.2
Nebraska	36	33	32	44	38	-6	3.4	3.1	3.0	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Nevada	56	56	54	65	55	-10	3.6	3.6	3.4	4.1	3.5	-0.6
New Hampshire	28	24	24	25	27	2	4.0	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.8	0.3
New Jersey	137	141	148	116	131	15	3.1	3.2	3.4	2.6	3.0	0.4
New Mexico	33	31	31	33	32	-1	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.5	-0.1
New York	276	288	291	329	331	2	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.3	3.3	0.0
North Carolina	201	179	187	177	168	-9	4.0	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.3	-0.2
North Dakota	19	16	16	19	19	0	4.3	3.6	3.6	4.2	4.2	0.0
Ohio	185	196	187	196	186	-10	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Oklahoma	71	63	61	60	53	-7	4.0	3.5	3.4	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Oregon	72	64	71	84	72	-12	3.6	3.2	3.5	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Pennsylvania	181	152	152	195	147	-48	2.9	2.4	2.4	3.1	2.4	-0.7
Rhode Island	20	19	21	19	19	0	3.9	3.7	4.1	3.7	3.7	0.0
South Carolina	94	95	103	90	84	-6	4.0	3.9	4.2	3.7	3.5	-0.2
South Dakota	19	16	15	18	18	0	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.8	3.8	0.0
Tennessee	140	130	131	122	115	-7	4.1	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Texas	541	492	412	409	448	39	3.8	3.4	2.9	2.9	3.1	0.2
Utah	58	64	59	73	69	-4	3.3	3.6	3.3	4.1	3.9	-0.2
Vermont	12	11	11	11	11	0	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Virginia	144	142	144	143	126	-17	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Washington	108	101	102	125	110	-15	3.0	2.8	2.8	3.4	3.0	-0.4
West Virginia	32	28	28	26	27	1	4.5	3.9	3.9	3.6	3.8	0.2
Wisconsin	108	92	95	107	102	-5	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Wyoming	17	14	13	13	18	5	5.7	4.7	4.4	4.4	6.1	1.7
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