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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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,255	5,966	6,199	4.0	3.7	3.9

Alabama	99	83	82	4.5	3.7	3.7
Alaska	31	16	38	9.2	4.8	11.2
Arizona	118	127	162	3.6	3.9	5.0
Arkansas	63	52	51	4.6	3.7	3.7
California	498	631	553	2.8	3.5	3.1
Colorado	134	142	170	4.5	4.8	5.7
Connecticut	61	67	64	3.6	3.9	3.7
Delaware	23	22	20	4.8	4.4	4.0
District of Columbia	20	19	17	2.7	2.5	2.2
Florida	374	408	365	3.8	4.0	3.6
Georgia	210	170	189	4.2	3.4	3.8
Hawaii	23	18	30	3.6	2.7	4.5
Idaho	49	46	62	5.6	5.2	7.0
Illinois	292	238	238	4.7	3.9	3.8
Indiana	136	163	138	4.1	5.0	4.2
Iowa	61	62	55	3.8	3.9	3.4
Kansas	54	57	54	3.7	3.9	3.6
Kentucky	88	83	87	4.3	4.0	4.2
Louisiana	87	81	78	4.4	4.0	3.9
Maine	37	27	35	5.6	4.2	5.4
Maryland	103	119	90	3.6	4.2	3.1
Massachusetts	123	121	112	3.3	3.3	3.0
Michigan	222	219	213	4.9	4.8	4.7
Minnesota	133	110	125	4.4	3.6	4.1
Mississippi	50	45	44	4.2	3.7	3.6
Missouri	104	96	94	3.5	3.2	3.1
Montana	40	30	44	7.5	5.8	8.2
Nebraska	42	37	37	3.9	3.5	3.5
Nevada	76	60	84	4.8	3.8	5.3
New Hampshire	31	26	32	4.4	3.7	4.5
New Jersey	154	162	180	3.5	3.7	4.1
New Mexico	38	39	43	4.3	4.3	4.7
New York	313	321	360	3.2	3.2	3.6
North Carolina	230	272	188	4.6	5.3	3.7
North Dakota	26	18	27	5.9	4.0	5.9
Ohio	266	208	278	4.7	3.6	4.9
Oklahoma	77	72	62	4.3	4.0	3.4
Oregon	78	81	100	3.9	4.0	4.9
Pennsylvania	202	152	215	3.3	2.4	3.4
Rhode Island	30	24	28	5.8	4.6	5.5
South Carolina	107	114	101	4.5	4.7	4.2
South Dakota	27	19	25	5.8	4.0	5.2
Tennessee	182	129	130	5.4	3.8	3.8
Texas	548	474	468	3.9	3.3	3.3
Utah	82	74	96	4.7	4.2	5.4
Vermont	14	11	17	4.5	3.4	5.5
Virginia	195	143	191	4.6	3.3	4.5
Washington	123	122	151	3.4	3.3	4.1
West Virginia	36	37	35	4.9	5.2	4.9
Wisconsin	122	110	112	4.0	3.6	3.7
Wyoming	22	14	30	7.6	4.7	9.9
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Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025