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
State	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,171	5,781	5,617	5,615	5,756	141	4.0	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1

Alabama	101	90	89	86	89	3	4.7	4.1	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Alaska	19	20	17	17	17	0	5.8	6.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0
Arizona	141	121	109	123	126	3	4.4	3.7	3.4	3.8	3.9	0.1
Arkansas	64	61	58	59	60	1	4.7	4.5	4.2	4.3	4.4	0.1
California	555	524	598	545	517	-28	3.1	2.9	3.3	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Colorado	115	108	110	111	117	6	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.9	0.2
Connecticut	62	61	58	56	57	1	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
Delaware	24	23	21	21	22	1	5.0	4.7	4.3	4.3	4.5	0.2
District of Columbia	25	25	23	23	23	0	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Florida	405	431	426	404	392	-12	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.1	3.9	-0.2
Georgia	223	205	189	206	188	-18	4.6	4.2	3.8	4.1	3.8	-0.3
Hawaii	20	21	19	19	20	1	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Idaho	40	37	37	43	41	-2	4.7	4.3	4.3	5.0	4.7	-0.3
Illinois	254	184	226	236	244	8	4.2	3.0	3.7	3.8	4.0	0.2
Indiana	153	116	115	129	121	-8	4.7	3.5	3.5	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Iowa	61	52	47	56	55	-1	3.8	3.2	2.9	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Kansas	57	50	54	56	54	-2	4.0	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Kentucky	89	86	79	74	83	9	4.4	4.2	3.9	3.6	4.1	0.5
Louisiana	106	94	85	98	83	-15	5.4	4.8	4.3	5.0	4.2	-0.8
Maine	25	28	26	25	26	1	3.9	4.3	4.0	3.8	4.0	0.2
Maryland	120	107	102	108	112	4	4.4	3.9	3.7	3.9	4.1	0.2
Massachusetts	127	110	122	96	100	4	3.4	2.9	3.3	2.6	2.7	0.1
Michigan	170	151	158	152	184	32	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.4	4.1	0.7
Minnesota	123	98	94	102	107	5	4.1	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.5	0.1
Mississippi	54	51	46	51	52	1	4.6	4.3	3.9	4.3	4.4	0.1
Missouri	112	107	104	105	106	1	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
Montana	27	26	26	26	27	1	5.2	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.1	0.2
Nebraska	42	36	38	37	39	2	4.0	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1
Nevada	60	66	64	62	66	4	3.9	4.2	4.1	3.9	4.2	0.3
New Hampshire	29	27	27	25	24	-1	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.4	-0.1
New Jersey	171	153	183	153	147	-6	4.0	3.5	4.2	3.5	3.3	-0.2
New Mexico	33	30	33	34	35	1	3.8	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.9	0.1
New York	271	250	270	225	268	43	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.3	2.7	0.4
North Carolina	221	231	169	204	200	-4	4.5	4.6	3.4	4.1	4.0	-0.1
North Dakota	22	17	16	17	21	4	5.0	3.9	3.6	3.9	4.7	0.8
Ohio	200	213	197	211	213	2	3.6	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.8	0.1
Oklahoma	82	84	77	85	79	-6	4.7	4.7	4.3	4.8	4.4	-0.4
Oregon	85	73	72	78	75	-3	4.3	3.7	3.6	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Pennsylvania	195	185	171	170	174	4	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0
Rhode Island	22	22	21	18	20	2	4.4	4.3	4.1	3.5	3.9	0.4
South Carolina	118	108	114	117	120	3	5.1	4.6	4.8	4.9	5.1	0.2
South Dakota	21	19	17	18	20	2	4.6	4.1	3.6	3.9	4.3	0.4
Tennessee	148	170	134	152	162	10	4.5	5.1	4.0	4.6	4.9	0.3
Texas	604	596	491	477	527	50	4.4	4.2	3.5	3.4	3.7	0.3
Utah	71	64	65	69	73	4	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.2	0.3
Vermont	12	12	12	11	11	0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.5	0.0
Virginia	178	176	168	166	189	23	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.5	0.6
Washington	136	119	103	111	121	10	3.8	3.3	2.8	3.0	3.3	0.3
West Virginia	36	35	31	32	31	-1	5.1	4.9	4.3	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Wisconsin	125	95	93	102	103	1	4.2	3.1	3.1	3.4	3.4	0.0
Wyoming	14	13	13	14	14	0	4.8	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
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