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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
State	Feb. 2021	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022(p)	Feb. 2021	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,931	6,155	5,522	3.5	4.2	3.7

Alabama	79	97	88	3.9	4.8	4.3
Alaska	16	16	16	5.5	5.3	5.2
Arizona	105	158	136	3.6	5.2	4.5
Arkansas	48	61	49	3.9	4.7	3.8
California	497	595	561	3.1	3.5	3.3
Colorado	97	149	121	3.7	5.4	4.3
Connecticut	47	57	50	3.0	3.5	3.1
Delaware	14	27	17	3.3	6.2	3.8
District of Columbia	18	22	23	2.4	2.9	3.1
Florida	321	429	389	3.8	4.7	4.2
Georgia	183	258	256	4.1	5.5	5.4
Hawaii	15	28	23	2.7	4.7	3.9
Idaho	31	39	43	4.0	4.9	5.3
Illinois	200	236	210	3.6	4.0	3.6
Indiana	112	135	104	3.8	4.3	3.3
Iowa	51	53	41	3.5	3.5	2.7
Kansas	44	48	37	3.3	3.5	2.7
Kentucky	73	104	76	4.0	5.5	3.9
Louisiana	72	105	81	3.9	5.6	4.3
Maine	20	27	21	3.4	4.4	3.4
Maryland	62	95	90	2.4	3.6	3.4
Massachusetts	91	157	101	2.7	4.5	2.8
Michigan	193	167	169	4.8	3.9	4.0
Minnesota	65	100	76	2.4	3.6	2.7
Mississippi	39	51	44	3.5	4.5	3.8
Missouri	96	93	81	3.5	3.3	2.8
Montana	17	23	21	3.6	4.7	4.2
Nebraska	36	42	29	3.6	4.2	2.9
Nevada	58	69	66	4.5	4.9	4.7
New Hampshire	21	33	24	3.3	4.9	3.6
New Jersey	138	156	137	3.6	3.9	3.4
New Mexico	26	38	35	3.3	4.6	4.1
New York	217	276	276	2.5	3.0	3.0
North Carolina	196	260	213	4.4	5.6	4.6
North Dakota	16	18	13	3.9	4.2	3.2
Ohio	170	201	160	3.3	3.8	3.0
Oklahoma	50	82	64	3.1	5.0	3.9
Oregon	69	80	78	3.9	4.3	4.1
Pennsylvania	185	179	202	3.3	3.1	3.5
Rhode Island	18	22	20	4.0	4.6	4.2
South Carolina	79	114	99	3.8	5.3	4.5
South Dakota	14	14	13	3.3	3.2	3.0
Tennessee	105	156	139	3.5	5.0	4.4
Texas	381	567	542	3.1	4.4	4.1
Utah	61	81	69	3.9	5.0	4.2
Vermont	9	13	11	3.2	4.5	3.7
Virginia	130	158	144	3.4	4.0	3.6
Washington	90	126	128	2.8	3.7	3.7
West Virginia	24	30	29	3.6	4.4	4.2
Wisconsin	94	100	94	3.4	3.5	3.3
Wyoming	10	12	12	3.6	4.5	4.2
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Last Modified Date: May 17, 2022