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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
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

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023