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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	Jan. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023(p)	Jan. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,273	4,641	6,143	4.2	3.0	4.0

Alabama	102	78	93	5.0	3.6	4.4
Alaska	16	12	18	5.3	3.9	5.7
Arizona	158	96	170	5.2	3.0	5.4
Arkansas	61	46	61	4.7	3.4	4.5
California	595	393	605	3.5	2.2	3.4
Colorado	149	88	121	5.4	3.1	4.3
Connecticut	57	39	51	3.5	2.3	3.1
Delaware	27	16	22	6.1	3.4	4.6
District of Columbia	22	19	22	2.9	2.4	2.9
Florida	428	290	408	4.7	3.0	4.2
Georgia	258	188	255	5.5	3.9	5.3
Hawaii	28	19	27	4.7	3.1	4.3
Idaho	39	27	40	4.9	3.2	4.8
Illinois	236	219	246	4.0	3.6	4.1
Indiana	135	114	124	4.3	3.5	3.9
Iowa	53	49	51	3.5	3.1	3.3
Kansas	48	44	57	3.5	3.0	4.0
Kentucky	103	72	85	5.4	3.6	4.3
Louisiana	105	76	106	5.6	3.9	5.5
Maine	27	19	24	4.5	3.0	3.8
Maryland	95	83	112	3.6	3.0	4.2
Massachusetts	157	85	121	4.5	2.3	3.3
Michigan	167	143	156	3.9	3.2	3.6
Minnesota	100	90	91	3.6	3.1	3.1
Mississippi	51	44	54	4.4	3.7	4.6
Missouri	93	107	110	3.3	3.6	3.8
Montana	23	23	25	4.7	4.4	5.0
Nebraska	42	33	43	4.2	3.1	4.2
Nevada	69	47	77	4.9	3.1	5.1
New Hampshire	33	23	29	4.9	3.3	4.2
New Jersey	156	102	132	3.9	2.3	3.1
New Mexico	37	25	38	4.5	2.9	4.5
New York	276	225	277	3.0	2.3	2.9
North Carolina	260	162	192	5.6	3.3	4.0
North Dakota	18	14	15	4.2	3.3	3.4
Ohio	201	141	211	3.8	2.5	3.8
Oklahoma	82	62	86	5.0	3.6	5.0
Oregon	81	61	90	4.3	3.1	4.6
Pennsylvania	178	133	196	3.1	2.2	3.3
Rhode Island	21	14	18	4.5	2.7	3.8
South Carolina	114	84	107	5.3	3.7	4.8
South Dakota	14	14	18	3.2	3.1	4.1
Tennessee	155	119	163	4.9	3.6	5.0
Texas	567	469	607	4.4	3.4	4.4
Utah	81	60	92	5.0	3.5	5.5
Vermont	13	11	14	4.4	3.5	4.6
Virginia	158	135	168	4.0	3.3	4.1
Washington	126	102	158	3.7	2.8	4.5
West Virginia	30	26	34	4.4	3.7	4.9
Wisconsin	100	87	111	3.5	2.9	3.8
Wyoming	12	12	13	4.5	4.4	4.6
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Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023