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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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,831	5,782	4,596	3.0	3.6	2.9

Alabama	71	71	55	3.2	3.2	2.5
Alaska	13	26	13	4.0	7.9	3.8
Arizona	101	122	107	3.1	3.7	3.2
Arkansas	46	43	37	3.3	3.1	2.7
California	517	596	508	2.8	3.3	2.8
Colorado	92	128	89	3.1	4.3	3.0
Connecticut	43	56	50	2.5	3.3	2.9
Delaware	14	22	11	2.8	4.4	2.3
District of Columbia	12	19	10	1.5	2.5	1.3
Florida	331	335	270	3.3	3.3	2.7
Georgia	157	174	118	3.1	3.5	2.4
Hawaii	21	27	19	3.2	4.2	2.9
Idaho	29	51	28	3.3	5.8	3.2
Illinois	194	261	208	3.1	4.2	3.4
Indiana	135	126	135	4.1	3.8	4.1
Iowa	47	69	45	2.9	4.3	2.8
Kansas	48	58	47	3.2	3.9	3.2
Kentucky	72	71	54	3.5	3.4	2.6
Louisiana	70	82	59	3.5	4.0	2.9
Maine	18	28	21	2.8	4.2	3.2
Maryland	71	101	55	2.5	3.5	1.9
Massachusetts	97	116	94	2.6	3.1	2.5
Michigan	146	202	155	3.2	4.4	3.4
Minnesota	84	107	78	2.8	3.5	2.5
Mississippi	45	46	37	3.8	3.8	3.0
Missouri	102	106	93	3.4	3.5	3.0
Montana	20	34	20	3.9	6.4	3.8
Nebraska	34	44	29	3.2	4.1	2.8
Nevada	54	59	50	3.4	3.7	3.2
New Hampshire	22	28	26	3.1	3.9	3.7
New Jersey	107	125	115	2.4	2.8	2.6
New Mexico	37	37	34	4.1	4.1	3.8
New York	271	393	327	2.7	3.9	3.2
North Carolina	159	194	140	3.1	3.8	2.7
North Dakota	17	21	16	3.9	4.7	3.6
Ohio	164	214	155	2.9	3.7	2.7
Oklahoma	58	59	45	3.2	3.2	2.5
Oregon	63	81	58	3.1	4.0	2.9
Pennsylvania	168	146	162	2.7	2.3	2.6
Rhode Island	19	20	21	3.7	3.8	4.2
South Carolina	91	88	69	3.8	3.6	2.8
South Dakota	18	20	16	3.8	4.3	3.3
Tennessee	124	129	100	3.6	3.8	2.9
Texas	420	526	416	2.9	3.7	2.9
Utah	57	71	52	3.2	4.0	2.9
Vermont	10	12	11	3.1	3.7	3.4
Virginia	111	152	125	2.6	3.5	2.9
Washington	93	114	88	2.5	3.1	2.4
West Virginia	26	30	21	3.6	4.2	3.0
Wisconsin	102	127	92	3.3	4.1	3.0
Wyoming	11	17	10	3.6	5.7	3.5
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Last Modified Date: January 27, 2026