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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	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,810	5,259	4,561	3.1	3.3	2.9

Alabama	77	75	78	3.5	3.5	3.6
Alaska	17	14	13	5.1	4.4	4.0
Arizona	106	127	104	3.3	3.9	3.2
Arkansas	55	46	45	4.0	3.3	3.3
California	465	567	467	2.6	3.2	2.6
Colorado	91	93	80	3.1	3.2	2.7
Connecticut	46	56	37	2.7	3.3	2.2
Delaware	17	15	13	3.6	3.1	2.7
District of Columbia	23	18	15	3.0	2.4	2.0
Florida	399	401	495	4.0	4.0	4.9
Georgia	180	173	140	3.7	3.5	2.8
Hawaii	20	20	18	3.2	3.1	2.8
Idaho	30	31	30	3.5	3.6	3.4
Illinois	150	159	168	2.5	2.6	2.8
Indiana	97	112	105	3.0	3.5	3.3
Iowa	40	50	47	2.5	3.2	3.0
Kansas	43	53	46	3.0	3.7	3.1
Kentucky	70	61	74	3.5	3.0	3.7
Louisiana	84	82	73	4.3	4.1	3.6
Maine	20	23	17	3.1	3.6	2.7
Maryland	84	82	64	3.1	2.9	2.3
Massachusetts	79	105	79	2.1	2.9	2.2
Michigan	125	155	134	2.8	3.5	3.0
Minnesota	69	98	69	2.3	3.3	2.3
Mississippi	42	35	39	3.5	3.0	3.3
Missouri	94	93	80	3.1	3.2	2.7
Montana	19	18	19	3.8	3.6	3.7
Nebraska	30	32	30	2.9	3.0	2.9
Nevada	60	54	57	3.8	3.5	3.6
New Hampshire	21	24	18	3.0	3.4	2.5
New Jersey	121	100	115	2.8	2.3	2.7
New Mexico	25	31	33	2.8	3.4	3.6
New York	189	267	236	2.0	2.7	2.4
North Carolina	204	154	136	4.1	3.1	2.7
North Dakota	13	14	13	3.0	3.2	3.0
Ohio	171	191	139	3.1	3.4	2.5
Oklahoma	69	62	54	3.9	3.5	3.0
Oregon	61	61	60	3.1	3.1	3.0
Pennsylvania	140	153	119	2.3	2.5	1.9
Rhode Island	19	17	16	3.8	3.3	3.1
South Carolina	92	115	93	3.9	4.9	3.9
South Dakota	14	13	13	3.1	2.8	2.8
Tennessee	153	144	102	4.6	4.3	3.0
Texas	514	600	401	3.7	4.2	2.8
Utah	54	64	56	3.1	3.6	3.2
Vermont	9	17	8	2.9	5.4	2.5
Virginia	146	151	118	3.5	3.6	2.8
Washington	98	102	93	2.7	2.8	2.6
West Virginia	27	27	23	3.8	3.8	3.2
Wisconsin	72	95	72	2.4	3.2	2.4
Wyoming	9	9	9	3.2	3.2	2.9
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Last Modified Date: April 16, 2025