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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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,862	5,758	5,654	3.7	3.6	3.5

Alabama	87	77	80	4.0	3.5	3.6
Alaska	16	19	15	4.5	5.3	4.3
Arizona	126	142	126	4.0	4.4	3.9
Arkansas	61	48	58	4.5	3.5	4.2
California	562	632	626	3.1	3.5	3.5
Colorado	104	118	95	3.5	3.9	3.2
Connecticut	59	55	52	3.5	3.2	3.0
Delaware	17	24	16	3.5	4.9	3.2
District of Columbia	17	16	14	2.2	2.0	1.9
Florida	468	347	380	4.7	3.5	3.8
Georgia	216	202	185	4.4	4.1	3.7
Hawaii	20	27	21	3.2	4.1	3.3
Idaho	36	45	34	4.1	5.1	3.8
Illinois	203	213	221	3.3	3.4	3.6
Indiana	127	144	137	3.9	4.4	4.1
Iowa	44	54	51	2.8	3.4	3.2
Kansas	55	46	52	3.8	3.2	3.6
Kentucky	96	72	94	4.7	3.5	4.5
Louisiana	82	82	87	4.2	4.1	4.4
Maine	25	30	24	3.7	4.4	3.6
Maryland	91	121	75	3.2	4.2	2.6
Massachusetts	135	102	103	3.6	2.7	2.7
Michigan	177	201	177	3.9	4.4	3.9
Minnesota	89	91	91	3.0	3.0	3.0
Mississippi	52	48	49	4.4	4.0	4.1
Missouri	103	92	108	3.5	3.0	3.6
Montana	23	25	23	4.2	4.7	4.3
Nebraska	36	36	36	3.4	3.3	3.4
Nevada	66	57	59	4.2	3.6	3.8
New Hampshire	30	29	27	4.2	4.1	3.9
New Jersey	115	147	136	2.6	3.3	3.1
New Mexico	39	35	41	4.4	3.9	4.6
New York	295	365	303	3.0	3.6	3.0
North Carolina	181	194	210	3.6	3.8	4.1
North Dakota	16	17	18	3.6	3.7	3.9
Ohio	216	203	213	3.8	3.5	3.7
Oklahoma	87	69	73	4.9	3.9	4.1
Oregon	66	79	74	3.3	4.0	3.7
Pennsylvania	219	161	174	3.6	2.6	2.8
Rhode Island	23	20	24	4.5	4.0	4.7
South Carolina	106	100	112	4.5	4.1	4.6
South Dakota	17	16	18	3.5	3.3	3.7
Tennessee	147	136	149	4.4	4.0	4.4
Texas	616	525	513	4.4	3.7	3.6
Utah	69	71	60	3.9	4.0	3.4
Vermont	12	13	11	4.0	4.2	3.6
Virginia	168	149	163	4.0	3.5	3.8
Washington	112	115	101	3.1	3.1	2.8
West Virginia	33	30	31	4.6	4.2	4.3
Wisconsin	90	101	100	2.9	3.3	3.2
Wyoming	12	16	12	4.0	5.2	4.1
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Last Modified Date: December 02, 2025