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Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
State	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,857	4,902	5,914	3.7	3.1	3.7

Alabama	86	69	86	3.9	3.1	3.9
Alaska	16	13	16	4.9	4.0	4.8
Arizona	137	106	130	4.2	3.3	4.0
Arkansas	58	46	52	4.2	3.3	3.7
California	566	420	633	3.1	2.3	3.5
Colorado	129	136	137	4.4	4.6	4.6
Connecticut	64	50	60	3.8	2.9	3.5
Delaware	24	15	22	5.0	3.1	4.5
District of Columbia	22	16	19	2.9	2.0	2.4
Florida	396	325	383	4.0	3.2	3.8
Georgia	210	158	169	4.2	3.2	3.4
Hawaii	17	18	18	2.7	2.8	2.8
Idaho	49	34	47	5.6	3.9	5.3
Illinois	234	187	235	3.8	3.1	3.8
Indiana	137	143	160	4.2	4.4	4.9
Iowa	62	50	60	3.9	3.2	3.7
Kansas	55	43	57	3.8	3.0	3.9
Kentucky	74	70	82	3.6	3.4	4.0
Louisiana	96	69	82	4.9	3.5	4.1
Maine	30	20	24	4.6	3.1	3.7
Maryland	115	79	127	4.2	2.8	4.5
Massachusetts	101	103	108	2.7	2.8	2.9
Michigan	160	198	218	3.6	4.4	4.8
Minnesota	106	81	109	3.5	2.7	3.6
Mississippi	49	36	45	4.1	3.0	3.8
Missouri	105	89	96	3.4	3.0	3.2
Montana	28	22	30	5.3	4.3	5.8
Nebraska	37	36	37	3.4	3.4	3.5
Nevada	60	57	61	3.8	3.6	3.9
New Hampshire	28	22	25	3.9	3.1	3.5
New Jersey	164	201	153	3.8	4.6	3.5
New Mexico	37	27	38	4.1	3.0	4.3
New York	246	261	317	2.5	2.6	3.2
North Carolina	221	141	257	4.4	2.8	5.0
North Dakota	16	15	17	3.6	3.3	3.9
Ohio	226	181	206	4.0	3.2	3.6
Oklahoma	89	55	71	5.0	3.1	4.0
Oregon	79	57	82	4.0	2.8	4.1
Pennsylvania	198	147	142	3.2	2.4	2.3
Rhode Island	21	17	22	4.2	3.4	4.3
South Carolina	126	96	113	5.3	4.0	4.7
South Dakota	17	16	18	3.7	3.4	3.9
Tennessee	159	116	131	4.8	3.4	3.9
Texas	496	450	510	3.5	3.2	3.6
Utah	74	55	75	4.2	3.1	4.2
Vermont	11	10	10	3.5	3.0	3.2
Virginia	169	125	147	4.0	2.9	3.4
Washington	117	105	123	3.2	2.9	3.4
West Virginia	33	21	35	4.5	3.0	4.9
Wisconsin	112	87	105	3.7	2.9	3.5
Wyoming	14	11	14	4.8	3.8	4.7
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Last Modified Date: June 18, 2025