Data for Nevada, December 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 78,000 64,667 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 75,000 76,750 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 18,000 21,417 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 36,000 36,833 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 58,000 62,500 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.9% 4 4.1% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.5% 34 4.6% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.1% 28 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 2.3% 13 2.3% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.7% 14 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 74.4% 49 97.1% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 20,000 5.9% 5.3% 5.1% 1
Montana 29,000 5.5% 4.8% 5.0% 2
Wyoming 16,000 5.4% 5.0% 4.4% 3
Nevada 78,000 4.9% 4.2% 4.6% 4
Utah 85,000 4.8% 3.8% 3.8% 5
Idaho 40,000 4.6% 4.1% 4.0% 6
New Mexico 41,000 4.6% 3.8% 3.7% 6
Connecticut 53,000 3.1% 2.9% 3.4% 44
Iowa 49,000 3.1% 3.6% 2.9% 44
Maryland 88,000 3.1% 3.3% 5.2% 44
New Hampshire 22,000 3.1% 3.5% 3.5% 44
California 536,000 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 47
Massachusetts 107,000 2.9% 3.2% 2.8% 48
Pennsylvania 170,000 2.8% 3.0% 2.8% 49
District of Columbia 20,000 2.6% 2.4% 3.3% 50
New York 254,000 2.6% 3.1% 3.0% 50
United States 5,374,000 3.4% 3.3% 3.6%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Kentucky 136,000 6.2% 6.8% 5.4% 1
Alaska 22,000 6.1% 6.6% 7.2% 2
New Mexico 54,000 5.7% 5.9% 6.2% 3
Arkansas 80,000 5.5% 5.9% 5.9% 5
Georgia 289,000 5.5% 5.8% 5.5% 5
West Virginia 42,000 5.5% 6.7% 6.9% 5
Virginia 246,000 5.4% 6.3% 6.1% 7
Nevada 75,000 4.5% 4.8% 5.3% 34
Texas 595,000 4.0% 4.4% 5.9% 47
Washington 153,000 4.0% 4.3% 4.3% 47
Hawaii 26,000 3.9% 4.2% 4.5% 49
Pennsylvania 242,000 3.8% 4.8% 5.5% 50
California 686,000 3.7% 4.0% 4.7% 51
United States 7,508,000 4.5% 4.8% 5.2%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Rhode Island 32,000 6.2% 3.7% 3.5% 1
Alaska 19,000 5.6% 6.2% 6.0% 2
Montana 26,000 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 3
Wyoming 14,000 4.7% 5.7% 4.8% 4
South Carolina 105,000 4.4% 3.8% 4.0% 5
Delaware 21,000 4.3% 3.9% 3.9% 6
Idaho 35,000 4.0% 4.4% 4.1% 7
Louisiana 80,000 4.0% 3.8% 4.0% 7
Nevada 58,000 3.7% 4.0% 4.5% 14
Colorado 85,000 2.9% 3.7% 3.4% 44
California 503,000 2.8% 3.6% 3.1% 46
Connecticut 48,000 2.8% 3.0% 3.5% 46
District of Columbia 22,000 2.8% 2.6% 3.0% 46
Illinois 173,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.6% 46
New York 250,000 2.5% 2.4% 3.0% 49
Massachusetts 89,000 2.4% 2.7% 2.4% 50
Pennsylvania 145,000 2.3% 2.5% 3.0% 51
United States 5,082,000 3.2% 3.2% 3.4%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Rhode Island 19,000 3.7% 1.6% 1.2% 1
Alaska 6,000 1.8% 2.1% 1.8% 2
Montana 9,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 3
Michigan 66,000 1.5% 1.9% 1.0% 4
Delaware 7,000 1.4% 1.0% 1.0% 5
Wyoming 4,000 1.4% 1.7% 1.4% 5
Nevada 18,000 1.1% 1.5% 1.7% 28
Connecticut 16,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.1% 44
Hawaii 6,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.1% 44
Massachusetts 35,000 0.9% 1.0% 0.7% 44
Minnesota 26,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 44
Missouri 26,000 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 44
New York 85,000 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 44
Texas 129,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 44
Virginia 38,000 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 44
Washington 33,000 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 44
California 148,000 0.8% 1.7% 1.1% 49
District of Columbia 6,000 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 49
Pennsylvania 46,000 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 51
United States 1,669,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 11,000 3.2% 3.8% 3.6% 1
Wyoming 9,000 3.0% 3.7% 3.1% 2
South Carolina 70,000 2.9% 2.5% 2.7% 3
Montana 15,000 2.8% 3.0% 3.2% 4
Delaware 13,000 2.6% 2.5% 2.7% 5
Idaho 22,000 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 7
Louisiana 49,000 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 7
Oklahoma 45,000 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 7
Texas 353,000 2.5% 1.8% 2.7% 7
Nevada 36,000 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 13
Colorado 49,000 1.6% 2.5% 2.2% 45
Connecticut 27,000 1.6% 1.5% 2.1% 45
New Jersey 70,000 1.6% 1.4% 1.8% 45
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.9% 2.3% 45
New York 150,000 1.5% 1.3% 1.7% 48
Pennsylvania 91,000 1.5% 1.5% 2.1% 48
Illinois 89,000 1.4% 1.6% 2.3% 50
Massachusetts 45,000 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 51
United States 3,095,000 1.9% 1.9% 2.1%


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.