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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
Mar.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)
Mar.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,446 4,855 4,932 3.5 3.1 3.1


Alabama

79 78 80 3.7 3.6 3.7

Alaska

14 17 12 4.4 5.1 3.8

Arizona

125 106 93 4.0 3.3 2.9

Arkansas

53 55 51 3.9 4.0 3.7

California

508 465 433 2.8 2.6 2.4

Colorado

103 91 96 3.6 3.1 3.2

Connecticut

55 46 53 3.3 2.7 3.1

Delaware

21 17 17 4.4 3.6 3.5

District of Columbia

25 23 21 3.2 3.0 2.7

Florida

363 399 410 3.7 4.0 4.1

Georgia

206 180 162 4.2 3.7 3.3

Hawaii

19 20 16 3.0 3.2 2.5

Idaho

35 30 34 4.2 3.5 3.9

Illinois

229 150 212 3.8 2.5 3.5

Indiana

118 97 100 3.7 3.0 3.1

Iowa

51 40 43 3.3 2.5 2.7

Kansas

44 43 49 3.0 3.0 3.4

Kentucky

85 70 71 4.3 3.5 3.5

Louisiana

92 84 76 4.7 4.3 3.9

Maine

23 20 21 3.7 3.1 3.3

Maryland

106 85 88 3.9 3.1 3.2

Massachusetts

108 79 101 2.9 2.1 2.7

Michigan

149 125 140 3.4 2.8 3.2

Minnesota

93 69 75 3.2 2.3 2.5

Mississippi

43 42 39 3.7 3.5 3.3

Missouri

105 94 99 3.6 3.1 3.3

Montana

22 20 21 4.3 3.8 4.1

Nebraska

33 30 34 3.2 2.9 3.2

Nevada

64 60 58 4.2 3.8 3.7

New Hampshire

26 21 24 3.8 3.0 3.4

New Jersey

205 121 198 4.8 2.8 4.6

New Mexico

32 25 27 3.7 2.9 3.1

New York

272 189 245 2.8 2.0 2.5

North Carolina

178 205 162 3.6 4.1 3.3

North Dakota

17 13 14 3.9 3.0 3.2

Ohio

190 171 179 3.4 3.1 3.2

Oklahoma

73 69 68 4.2 3.9 3.9

Oregon

76 62 61 3.8 3.1 3.1

Pennsylvania

177 140 150 2.9 2.3 2.5

Rhode Island

21 19 20 4.3 3.9 3.9

South Carolina

91 92 109 4.0 4.0 4.6

South Dakota

17 14 14 3.8 3.1 3.1

Tennessee

140 153 123 4.2 4.6 3.7

Texas

539 511 413 3.9 3.6 2.9

Utah

57 54 50 3.3 3.1 2.9

Vermont

10 9 9 3.4 2.9 3.0

Virginia

168 147 156 4.1 3.5 3.7

Washington

117 98 94 3.2 2.7 2.6

West Virginia

34 27 27 4.9 3.8 3.7

Wisconsin

85 72 75 2.9 2.4 2.5

Wyoming

11 9 10 3.8 3.2 3.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024