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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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,947	4,600	3,895	2.5	2.9	2.4

Alabama	55	56	53	2.5	2.5	2.4
Alaska	10	12	9	3.0	3.8	2.8
Arizona	90	103	95	2.7	3.1	2.9
Arkansas	40	38	37	2.9	2.7	2.6
California	390	505	407	2.1	2.8	2.2
Colorado	95	91	70	3.2	3.0	2.3
Connecticut	37	50	41	2.1	2.9	2.4
Delaware	15	12	14	3.0	2.3	2.9
District of Columbia	19	10	17	2.5	1.4	2.3
Florida	291	267	223	2.9	2.6	2.2
Georgia	142	127	104	2.8	2.5	2.1
Hawaii	17	20	16	2.6	3.0	2.5
Idaho	27	28	25	3.1	3.2	2.8
Illinois	161	208	173	2.6	3.4	2.8
Indiana	99	132	80	3.0	4.0	2.4
Iowa	35	42	37	2.2	2.6	2.3
Kansas	37	44	37	2.5	3.0	2.5
Kentucky	52	56	46	2.5	2.7	2.2
Louisiana	51	59	50	2.6	2.9	2.5
Maine	10	21	13	1.5	3.2	1.9
Maryland	61	56	62	2.1	2.0	2.2
Massachusetts	72	87	69	1.9	2.3	1.9
Michigan	129	147	141	2.9	3.2	3.1
Minnesota	68	72	67	2.3	2.3	2.2
Mississippi	34	38	34	2.9	3.2	2.8
Missouri	73	87	80	2.4	2.8	2.6
Montana	19	20	17	3.5	3.8	3.2
Nebraska	26	28	25	2.5	2.6	2.4
Nevada	56	49	58	3.5	3.1	3.7
New Hampshire	13	26	15	1.8	3.6	2.1
New Jersey	98	110	110	2.2	2.5	2.5
New Mexico	23	33	21	2.6	3.6	2.3
New York	186	339	255	1.9	3.4	2.5
North Carolina	124	140	109	2.4	2.7	2.1
North Dakota	14	15	13	3.1	3.4	2.9
Ohio	135	153	118	2.4	2.7	2.1
Oklahoma	52	48	47	2.9	2.6	2.6
Oregon	63	57	58	3.2	2.8	2.9
Pennsylvania	123	157	134	2.0	2.5	2.1
Rhode Island	12	22	14	2.3	4.2	2.7
South Carolina	80	76	72	3.3	3.1	3.0
South Dakota	13	15	12	2.7	3.1	2.6
Tennessee	84	109	87	2.5	3.2	2.5
Texas	354	438	369	2.5	3.0	2.6
Utah	60	50	47	3.4	2.8	2.6
Vermont	6	11	6	1.8	3.4	2.0
Virginia	96	128	97	2.2	3.0	2.3
Washington	92	88	95	2.5	2.4	2.6
West Virginia	22	22	23	3.1	3.1	3.2
Wisconsin	77	87	83	2.5	2.9	2.7
Wyoming	9	10	9	3.2	3.4	2.9
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Last Modified Date: February 19, 2026