Data for Nevada, August 2024

The tables below provided a snapshot of key labor market indicators from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for Nevada, including the most recent levels, historical highs and lows, and 12-month averages. JOLTS measures job openings, hires, quits, layoffs, and other separations to provide insights into labor demand and worker mobility.

Nevada Summary Tables

Levels

Measure Level 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 61,000 63,500 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 73,000 81,667 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 20,000 21,333 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 33,000 37,417 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 57,000 62,750 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.9% 16 4.0% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.4% 46 4.9% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.3% 14 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 2.1% 26 2.4% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.6% 23 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 93.4% 30 98.8% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 5.3% 5.2% 1
Maine 30,000 4.6% 4.1% 4.3% 2
Idaho 39,000 4.5% 4.5% 4.2% 3
Montana 24,000 4.5% 5.0% 4.6% 3
Oklahoma 79,000 4.4% 4.3% 4.8% 5
Florida 430,000 4.3% 3.5% 4.1% 7
Massachusetts 162,000 4.3% 3.5% 3.5% 7
Rhode Island 22,000 4.3% 4.1% 4.4% 7
Nevada 61,000 3.9% 4.0% 3.9% 16
Iowa 46,000 2.9% 3.4% 3.5% 46
Minnesota 88,000 2.9% 3.4% 3.2% 46
New York 283,000 2.9% 3.0% 3.0% 46
Washington 107,000 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 46
California 514,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 49
Hawaii 17,000 2.7% 3.6% 3.2% 50
District of Columbia 20,000 2.6% 2.6% 2.8% 51
United States 5,230,000 3.3% 3.4% 3.7%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 23,000 6.4% 6.4% 7.3% 1
Georgia 330,000 6.2% 5.6% 6.2% 2
Oklahoma 118,000 6.2% 6.3% 6.2% 2
Kentucky 133,000 6.1% 6.2% 5.6% 4
West Virginia 46,000 6.0% 6.3% 7.2% 5
Maryland 174,000 5.9% 5.9% 6.2% 7
South Carolina 149,000 5.9% 5.8% 6.9% 7
Virginia 268,000 5.9% 6.1% 5.9% 7
Nevada 73,000 4.4% 4.3% 6.2% 46
Texas 659,000 4.4% 4.1% 5.4% 46
Indiana 145,000 4.2% 4.1% 5.0% 48
Washington 155,000 4.1% 4.2% 4.8% 49
Hawaii 26,000 3.9% 3.9% 5.0% 50
California 614,000 3.3% 3.4% 4.9% 51
United States 7,649,000 4.6% 4.5% 5.6%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 5.9% 5.8% 1
Idaho 41,000 4.7% 4.7% 5.2% 2
Montana 24,000 4.5% 5.0% 5.2% 3
Wyoming 12,000 4.1% 4.4% 4.8% 4
North Dakota 18,000 4.0% 4.5% 4.6% 5
Arkansas 53,000 3.9% 3.7% 3.9% 8
Oklahoma 70,000 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 8
Rhode Island 20,000 3.9% 3.9% 3.4% 8
South Dakota 18,000 3.9% 4.3% 4.1% 8
West Virginia 28,000 3.9% 4.6% 4.5% 8
Nevada 57,000 3.6% 3.9% 4.1% 23
District of Columbia 23,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 44
Connecticut 49,000 2.9% 3.1% 2.7% 45
New Hampshire 21,000 2.9% 3.8% 3.1% 45
New York 267,000 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 47
North Carolina 134,000 2.7% 3.3% 4.4% 47
New Jersey 115,000 2.6% 3.7% 2.9% 49
California 452,000 2.5% 2.7% 2.9% 50
Massachusetts 89,000 2.4% 2.9% 2.1% 51
United States 5,170,000 3.3% 3.4% 3.6%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Arkansas 22,000 1.6% 1.1% 1.0% 1
Alaska 5,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 2
Utah 26,000 1.5% 1.1% 1.1% 2
Idaho 12,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 6
Louisiana 28,000 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 6
Nebraska 15,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 6
Rhode Island 7,000 1.4% 1.6% 1.2% 6
Washington 51,000 1.4% 1.0% 1.4% 6
Wyoming 4,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 6
Nevada 20,000 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 14
California 151,000 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% 47
Colorado 23,000 0.8% 1.2% 0.7% 47
North Carolina 41,000 0.8% 1.0% 1.4% 47
Virginia 36,000 0.8% 1.1% 1.0% 47
Massachusetts 25,000 0.7% 1.1% 0.6% 50
Minnesota 22,000 0.7% 0.8% 1.2% 50
United States 1,697,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 12,000 3.5% 3.2% 3.6% 1
Idaho 26,000 3.0% 2.8% 3.5% 2
Montana 15,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.3% 3
Florida 269,000 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 4
Oklahoma 44,000 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 5
Indiana 78,000 2.4% 2.3% 2.6% 7
South Dakota 11,000 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 7
West Virginia 17,000 2.4% 3.1% 3.1% 7
Wyoming 7,000 2.4% 2.4% 3.4% 7
Nevada 33,000 2.1% 2.2% 2.7% 26
Connecticut 29,000 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 45
District of Columbia 13,000 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% 45
New Hampshire 12,000 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 45
North Carolina 87,000 1.7% 2.2% 2.7% 45
Washington 64,000 1.7% 1.7% 2.1% 45
California 285,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 48
New York 156,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.4% 48
New Jersey 64,000 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 50
Massachusetts 53,000 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 51
United States 3,177,000 2.0% 2.1% 2.3%


Relative Activity Comparison

Graph of quits as share of total separations over time.

Graph of ratio of hires to separations over time.


Nevada Interstate Ranking

Hire Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s hire rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and hire rate percentage on the y-axis.

Job Opening Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s job openings rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and job openings rate percentage on the y-axis.

Separation Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s separation rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and the separation rate percentage on the y-axis.

Layoff Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s layoff rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and layoff rate percentage on the y-axis.

Quit Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s quit rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and quite rate percentage on the y-axis.

Churn Rate

Line chart showing how Nevada’s churn rate trends over time compared to other states, with time on the x-axis and churn rate percentage on the y-axis.