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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	Dec. 2025	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Dec. 2025
TOTAL U.S.	3,873	3,879	6	2.4	2.4	0.0

Alabama	53	54	1	2.4	2.4	0.0
Alaska	9	8	-1	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Arizona	85	88	3	2.6	2.7	0.1
Arkansas	38	34	-4	2.9	2.5	-0.4
California	399	445	46	2.2	2.4	0.2
Colorado	91	65	-26	3.1	2.2	-0.9
Connecticut	37	43	6	2.1	2.5	0.4
Delaware	15	13	-2	3.0	2.7	-0.3
District of Columbia	19	15	-4	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Florida	288	227	-61	2.9	2.3	-0.6
Georgia	142	105	-37	2.8	2.1	-0.7
Hawaii	15	14	-1	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Idaho	25	22	-3	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Illinois	146	182	36	2.4	2.9	0.5
Indiana	99	82	-17	3.0	2.5	-0.5
Iowa	35	37	2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Kansas	36	38	2	2.4	2.6	0.2
Kentucky	50	49	-1	2.4	2.4	0.0
Louisiana	51	53	2	2.5	2.7	0.2
Maine	10	12	2	1.6	1.9	0.3
Maryland	60	62	2	2.1	2.2	0.1
Massachusetts	72	66	-6	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Michigan	127	137	10	2.8	3.1	0.3
Minnesota	68	67	-1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Mississippi	34	34	0	2.8	2.9	0.1
Missouri	72	73	1	2.4	2.4	0.0
Montana	17	15	-2	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Nebraska	26	26	0	2.4	2.4	0.0
Nevada	51	48	-3	3.2	3.0	-0.2
New Hampshire	12	14	2	1.8	1.9	0.1
New Jersey	99	104	5	2.2	2.3	0.1
New Mexico	22	19	-3	2.4	2.2	-0.2
New York	184	238	54	1.8	2.4	0.6
North Carolina	119	108	-11	2.4	2.1	-0.3
North Dakota	14	13	-1	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Ohio	133	126	-7	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Oklahoma	51	52	1	2.8	2.9	0.1
Oregon	61	50	-11	3.0	2.5	-0.5
Pennsylvania	122	133	11	2.0	2.1	0.1
Rhode Island	12	13	1	2.2	2.6	0.4
South Carolina	77	76	-1	3.2	3.2	0.0
South Dakota	12	12	0	2.6	2.6	0.0
Tennessee	85	84	-1	2.5	2.5	0.0
Texas	352	383	31	2.4	2.6	0.2
Utah	56	47	-9	3.2	2.6	-0.6
Vermont	5	7	2	1.7	2.1	0.4
Virginia	95	93	-2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Washington	88	79	-9	2.4	2.2	-0.2
West Virginia	21	21	0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Wisconsin	76	83	7	2.5	2.7	0.2
Wyoming	9	8	-1	2.9	2.6	-0.3

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Last Modified Date: July 22, 2026