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Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,374 5,814 5,569 5,787 5,687 -100 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 -0.1


Alabama

98 79 83 101 91 -10 4.6 3.7 3.8 4.6 4.2 -0.4

Alaska

21 17 19 18 19 1 6.4 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 0.3

Arizona

162 138 115 131 123 -8 5.2 4.4 3.6 4.1 3.8 -0.3

Arkansas

63 55 59 64 54 -10 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 -0.7

California

653 550 457 533 498 -35 3.6 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.8 -0.2

Colorado

118 130 129 132 117 -15 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.9 -0.6

Connecticut

57 63 55 63 66 3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.2

Delaware

24 24 23 25 25 0 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.1 0.0

District of Columbia

22 23 24 25 24 -1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 -0.2

Florida

389 396 400 466 372 -94 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.8 -0.9

Georgia

255 224 213 189 211 22 5.2 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.3 0.5

Hawaii

24 21 17 20 18 -2 3.8 3.3 2.7 3.2 2.8 -0.4

Idaho

45 38 36 37 39 2 5.3 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.6 0.3

Illinois

253 225 226 217 216 -1 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Indiana

142 138 123 112 121 9 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.7 0.3

Iowa

61 62 55 48 59 11 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.7 0.7

Kansas

57 51 52 52 50 -2 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Kentucky

97 76 74 103 91 -12 4.9 3.7 3.7 5.1 4.5 -0.6

Louisiana

99 86 90 94 93 -1 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.7 -0.1

Maine

26 25 24 23 23 0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 0.0

Maryland

118 107 111 121 108 -13 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.4 3.9 -0.5

Massachusetts

129 112 104 107 90 -17 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.4 -0.5

Michigan

172 151 155 145 142 -3 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 0.0

Minnesota

111 110 112 106 114 8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 0.3

Mississippi

56 52 50 57 52 -5 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.4 -0.4

Missouri

109 110 100 92 93 1 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.1 0.0

Montana

30 28 23 27 28 1 5.8 5.4 4.4 5.1 5.3 0.2

Nebraska

40 37 38 35 38 3 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.6 0.3

Nevada

75 64 55 66 59 -7 4.9 4.1 3.5 4.2 3.8 -0.4

New Hampshire

29 28 28 26 27 1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 0.1

New Jersey

146 152 164 145 142 -3 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.2 -0.1

New Mexico

39 35 32 31 34 3 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.9 0.4

New York

298 282 295 285 299 14 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 0.1

North Carolina

203 174 164 177 205 28 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.1 0.5

North Dakota

16 18 18 16 18 2 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.6 4.1 0.5

Ohio

221 204 180 191 197 6 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 0.1

Oklahoma

83 81 76 83 80 -3 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.5 -0.2

Oregon

92 79 67 68 87 19 4.6 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.4 1.0

Pennsylvania

209 193 196 171 228 57 3.4 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.7 0.9

Rhode Island

20 21 20 20 19 -1 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 -0.2

South Carolina

107 106 94 111 117 6 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.8 5.0 0.2

South Dakota

23 19 19 18 19 1 5.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.1 0.3

Tennessee

158 140 130 155 148 -7 4.8 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.5 -0.2

Texas

593 579 555 586 522 -64 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.7 -0.5

Utah

79 73 65 65 62 -3 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 -0.1

Vermont

13 13 13 12 12 0 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 0.0

Virginia

174 167 161 165 171 6 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 0.2

Washington

152 117 107 110 118 8 4.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.3 0.3

West Virginia

37 33 30 35 35 0 5.3 4.7 4.2 4.9 4.8 -0.1

Wisconsin

116 108 103 95 101 6 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.3 0.2

Wyoming

15 13 13 13 14 1 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.8 0.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: March 19, 2024