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Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025
June 20, 2025
Montana, at 5.3 percent, was among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2025, while Pennsylvania, at 2.1 percent, was among the lowest. California had the most hires (588,000) and Vermont had the least (11,000).
State hires rates, April 2025, seasonally adjusted
U.S. rate: 3.5%
State hires rates, April 2025, seasonally adjusted
State
Hires rate
Number of hires
Total U.S.
3.5
5,573,000
Alabama
3.8
84,000
Alaska
5.0
17,000
Arizona
3.5
113,000
Arkansas
3.8
52,000
California
3.3
588,000
Colorado
3.8
113,000
Connecticut
3.1
54,000
Delaware
3.8
19,000
District of Columbia
2.5
19,000
Florida
3.8
381,000
Georgia
3.4
171,000
Hawaii
3.1
20,000
Idaho
4.4
39,000
Illinois
3.7
227,000
Indiana
4.4
145,000
Iowa
3.3
53,000
Kansas
3.8
55,000
Kentucky
3.9
81,000
Louisiana
4.1
82,000
Maine
3.3
22,000
Maryland
4.0
113,000
Massachusetts
3.0
110,000
Michigan
4.6
208,000
Minnesota
3.3
101,000
Mississippi
3.7
45,000
Missouri
3.1
94,000
Montana
5.3
28,000
Nebraska
3.4
36,000
Nevada
3.9
61,000
New Hampshire
3.4
24,000
New Jersey
3.3
143,000
New Mexico
3.8
34,000
New York
3.1
305,000
North Carolina
4.4
225,000
North Dakota
4.0
18,000
Ohio
3.2
185,000
Oklahoma
3.8
68,000
Oregon
3.7
75,000
Pennsylvania
2.1
130,000
Rhode Island
3.7
19,000
South Carolina
4.4
105,000
South Dakota
3.8
18,000
Tennessee
3.5
119,000
Texas
3.5
499,000
Utah
3.8
67,000
Vermont
3.5
11,000
Virginia
3.3
142,000
Washington
3.1
112,000
West Virginia
4.7
34,000
Wisconsin
3.1
94,000
Wyoming
4.4
13,000
Hires rates increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia in April. The largest increases in the hires rates occurred in West Virginia (+1.3 percentage points), North Carolina (+1.2 points), and Maryland (+0.9 point). The decreases occurred in Colorado (−1.1 points) and Pennsylvania (−0.6 point). The national hires rate changed little over the month.
The number of hires increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia in April. The largest increases in the hires level occurred in California (+109,000), North Carolina (+64,000), and Maryland (+24,000). The decreases occurred in Pennsylvania (−36,000) and Colorado (−33,000). Nationally, the number of hires changed little over the month.
United States Department of Labor
