Data for Nevada, January 2025

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 52,000 63,833 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 73,000 75,667 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 21,000 21,333 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 39,000 36,917 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 67,000 62,833 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.3% 31 4.0% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.4% 38 4.6% 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 2.5% 12 2.4% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 4.3% 9 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 128.8% 4 99.4% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Vermont 15,000 4.8% 3.5% 3.5% 1
Alaska 16,000 4.7% 5.9% 5.7% 2
South Carolina 107,000 4.5% 4.2% 5.1% 3
Tennessee 147,000 4.4% 3.4% 4.3% 4
Montana 21,000 4.0% 5.5% 5.1% 5
Texas 574,000 4.0% 3.3% 3.7% 5
Louisiana 78,000 3.9% 4.1% 4.7% 8
Maine 26,000 3.9% 3.2% 3.5% 8
Rhode Island 20,000 3.9% 3.5% 3.7% 8
West Virginia 28,000 3.9% 3.9% 5.1% 8
Nevada 52,000 3.3% 4.9% 3.9% 31
Hawaii 19,000 2.9% 3.6% 2.8% 44
Maryland 83,000 2.9% 3.1% 4.3% 44
Nebraska 31,000 2.9% 3.4% 3.6% 44
New York 290,000 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 44
Oregon 59,000 2.9% 4.2% 4.3% 44
Illinois 172,000 2.8% 3.2% 3.5% 47
New Jersey 121,000 2.8% 3.3% 3.4% 47
Pennsylvania 164,000 2.6% 2.8% 3.7% 49
Washington 94,000 2.6% 3.3% 3.4% 49
District of Columbia 19,000 2.5% 2.6% 3.0% 51
United States 5,371,000 3.4% 3.4% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Arizona 240,000 6.9% 5.3% 4.6% 1
Vermont 21,000 6.3% 4.9% 5.2% 2
West Virginia 48,000 6.3% 5.5% 6.9% 2
Kentucky 134,000 6.2% 6.2% 5.6% 4
Alaska 21,000 5.8% 6.1% 7.0% 5
Minnesota 184,000 5.7% 5.2% 5.7% 6
Virginia 258,000 5.7% 5.4% 6.0% 6
New Mexico 53,000 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 8
Nevada 73,000 4.4% 4.5% 5.2% 38
New Jersey 189,000 4.1% 4.1% 4.7% 44
South Dakota 20,000 4.1% 4.7% 5.6% 44
Texas 608,000 4.1% 4.0% 5.3% 44
District of Columbia 32,000 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% 46
Hawaii 27,000 4.0% 3.9% 4.1% 46
Maryland 115,000 3.9% 4.4% 7.6% 48
California 696,000 3.7% 3.7% 4.1% 49
Delaware 19,000 3.7% 4.8% 6.0% 49
Washington 139,000 3.6% 4.0% 4.5% 51
United States 7,762,000 4.7% 4.5% 5.1%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Rhode Island 34,000 6.6% 6.2% 3.7% 1
Idaho 51,000 5.8% 4.0% 4.7% 2
Montana 30,000 5.7% 4.9% 5.0% 3
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 5.6% 5.4% 4
Vermont 15,000 4.8% 3.2% 3.8% 5
Wyoming 14,000 4.7% 4.7% 4.8% 6
Tennessee 154,000 4.6% 3.6% 3.5% 7
West Virginia 32,000 4.5% 3.8% 4.4% 8
Nevada 67,000 4.3% 3.7% 4.0% 9
Maryland 82,000 2.9% 3.5% 3.5% 45
California 512,000 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 46
Washington 104,000 2.8% 3.0% 3.1% 46
Massachusetts 99,000 2.7% 2.4% 2.6% 48
District of Columbia 20,000 2.6% 2.8% 2.9% 49
Pennsylvania 164,000 2.6% 2.3% 2.9% 49
New York 241,000 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 51
United States 5,272,000 3.3% 3.2% 3.5%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Rhode Island 20,000 3.9% 3.7% 1.4% 1
Montana 9,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 2
Idaho 14,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.4% 4
North Dakota 7,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 4
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.0% 1.3% 4
Alaska 5,000 1.5% 1.8% 1.5% 6
New Jersey 67,000 1.5% 1.3% 1.5% 6
Nevada 21,000 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 14
California 171,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 45
District of Columbia 7,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 45
Maryland 27,000 0.9% 1.2% 0.9% 45
Massachusetts 32,000 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 45
North Carolina 47,000 0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 45
Oklahoma 17,000 0.9% 1.1% 1.3% 45
Texas 135,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 45
New York 77,000 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 49
Pennsylvania 43,000 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 50
Florida 64,000 0.6% 1.2% 1.1% 51
United States 1,674,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 11,000 3.2% 3.2% 3.6% 2
Idaho 28,000 3.2% 2.5% 3.0% 2
Montana 17,000 3.2% 2.8% 3.2% 2
Tennessee 109,000 3.2% 2.1% 2.5% 2
Wyoming 9,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 5
West Virginia 21,000 2.9% 2.4% 3.1% 6
Florida 260,000 2.6% 1.9% 2.7% 7
Vermont 8,000 2.6% 1.6% 2.2% 7
Nevada 39,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.4% 12
California 308,000 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 45
Maryland 49,000 1.7% 2.0% 2.2% 45
District of Columbia 12,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 47
Washington 59,000 1.6% 1.9% 2.0% 47
Massachusetts 56,000 1.5% 1.2% 1.5% 50
New Jersey 66,000 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 50
New York 154,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 50
United States 3,256,000 2.0% 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.