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Montana had the highest hires rate in October 2023, at 5.4 percent, followed by Alaska (5.2 percent), Delaware (4.9 percent), and West Virginia (4.8 percent). New York and the District of Columbia had the lowest hires rates, at 2.8 percent each. The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment.
State | Hires rate, September 2023 | Hires rate, October 2023 | 1-month percentage change | Statistically significant? | Number of hires, October 2023 | ||||||||||
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United States |
3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | No | 5,886,000 | ||||||||||
Alabama |
4.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 | Yes | 77,000 | ||||||||||
Alaska |
5.5 | 5.2 | -0.3 | No | 17,000 | ||||||||||
Arizona |
4.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | No | 136,000 | ||||||||||
Arkansas |
4.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 | No | 55,000 | ||||||||||
California |
3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 | No | 553,000 | ||||||||||
Colorado |
4.0 | 4.6 | 0.6 | No | 133,000 | ||||||||||
Connecticut |
3.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | No | 63,000 | ||||||||||
Delaware |
5.1 | 4.9 | -0.2 | No | 24,000 | ||||||||||
District of Columbia |
3.1 | 2.8 | -0.3 | No | 22,000 | ||||||||||
Florida |
4.4 | 4.0 | -0.4 | No | 391,000 | ||||||||||
Georgia |
4.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | No | 230,000 | ||||||||||
Hawaii |
3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | No | 21,000 | ||||||||||
Idaho |
4.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 | No | 38,000 | ||||||||||
Illinois |
3.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | No | 225,000 | ||||||||||
Indiana |
3.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 | No | 136,000 | ||||||||||
Iowa |
3.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | No | 61,000 | ||||||||||
Kansas |
3.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | No | 50,000 | ||||||||||
Kentucky |
5.1 | 3.7 | -1.4 | Yes | 76,000 | ||||||||||
Louisiana |
5.5 | 4.2 | -1.3 | Yes | 83,000 | ||||||||||
Maine |
4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | No | 26,000 | ||||||||||
Maryland |
3.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | No | 108,000 | ||||||||||
Massachusetts |
3.3 | 3.0 | -0.3 | No | 114,000 | ||||||||||
Michigan |
3.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | No | 148,000 | ||||||||||
Minnesota |
3.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 | No | 118,000 | ||||||||||
Mississippi |
4.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 | No | 52,000 | ||||||||||
Missouri |
3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | No | 112,000 | ||||||||||
Montana |
4.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 | No | 28,000 | ||||||||||
Nebraska |
3.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 | No | 37,000 | ||||||||||
Nevada |
4.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 | No | 64,000 | ||||||||||
New Hampshire |
4.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 | No | 28,000 | ||||||||||
New Jersey |
3.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 | No | 153,000 | ||||||||||
New Mexico |
3.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 | No | 35,000 | ||||||||||
New York |
2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | No | 276,000 | ||||||||||
North Carolina |
3.9 | 3.3 | -0.6 | No | 165,000 | ||||||||||
North Dakota |
4.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | No | 18,000 | ||||||||||
Ohio |
4.1 | 3.8 | -0.3 | No | 215,000 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma |
4.9 | 4.7 | -0.2 | No | 81,000 | ||||||||||
Oregon |
3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | No | 79,000 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania |
3.6 | 3.2 | -0.4 | No | 198,000 | ||||||||||
Rhode Island |
4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | No | 21,000 | ||||||||||
South Carolina |
4.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | No | 107,000 | ||||||||||
South Dakota |
3.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | No | 19,000 | ||||||||||
Tennessee |
4.8 | 4.3 | -0.5 | No | 141,000 | ||||||||||
Texas |
3.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | Yes | 636,000 | ||||||||||
Utah |
4.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | No | 72,000 | ||||||||||
Vermont |
4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | No | 13,000 | ||||||||||
Virginia |
4.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 | No | 158,000 | ||||||||||
Washington |
3.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | No | 118,000 | ||||||||||
West Virginia |
4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | No | 34,000 | ||||||||||
Wisconsin |
3.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | No | 109,000 | ||||||||||
Wyoming |
4.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 | No | 13,000 | ||||||||||
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. |
In October, 33 states had hires rates above the national rate of 3.7 percent, 4 states had hires rates equal to the national rate, and 13 states and the District of Columbia had rates below that of the nation.
From September 2023 to October 2023, hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 46 states and the District. The rates decreased in Kentucky (−1.4 percentage points), Louisiana (−1.3 points), and Alabama (−0.7 point). The over-the-month increase occurred in Texas (+0.6 point).
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. For more information, see "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2023" and charts featuring state labor turnover data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Montana had the highest hires rate in October 2023 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/montana-had-the-highest-hires-rate-in-october-2023.htm (visited October 31, 2024).