Data for Nevada, November 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 66,000 64,250 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 79,000 77,833 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 23,000 22,167 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 36,000 37,083 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 63,000 63,500 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.2% 5 4.1% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.8% 32 4.7% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.5% 9 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 2.3% 18 2.4% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 4.0% 8 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 95.5% 29 98.9% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 5.3% 5.1% 1
Wyoming 15,000 5.0% 4.0% 4.4% 2
Montana 26,000 4.8% 4.5% 4.6% 3
Indiana 143,000 4.3% 3.9% 3.7% 4
Nevada 66,000 4.2% 3.8% 3.8% 5
West Virginia 30,000 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 5
Idaho 36,000 4.1% 5.2% 4.0% 7
South Dakota 19,000 4.1% 3.6% 4.1% 7
New York 307,000 3.1% 2.9% 3.0% 46
New Jersey 133,000 3.0% 3.2% 3.7% 47
Pennsylvania 187,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 47
California 525,000 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 49
Connecticut 50,000 2.9% 3.3% 3.1% 49
District of Columbia 19,000 2.4% 2.7% 3.1% 51
United States 5,307,000 3.3% 3.4% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Kentucky 149,000 6.8% 6.4% 5.4% 1
West Virginia 52,000 6.7% 6.4% 7.1% 2
Alaska 24,000 6.6% 6.6% 7.8% 3
Virginia 286,000 6.3% 6.1% 5.8% 4
North Carolina 325,000 6.1% 5.2% 5.5% 5
South Carolina 156,000 6.1% 6.0% 6.7% 5
Montana 34,000 6.0% 5.5% 6.4% 7
Arkansas 87,000 5.9% 5.7% 5.6% 8
New Mexico 56,000 5.9% 5.8% 6.3% 8
Nevada 79,000 4.8% 4.5% 5.5% 32
Connecticut 78,000 4.4% 4.2% 4.8% 44
Texas 660,000 4.4% 4.0% 5.7% 44
Wisconsin 140,000 4.4% 4.7% 6.4% 44
Illinois 277,000 4.3% 4.3% 6.1% 47
New Jersey 199,000 4.3% 4.4% 4.8% 47
Washington 163,000 4.3% 4.1% 4.7% 47
Hawaii 28,000 4.2% 4.1% 4.7% 49
Iowa 70,000 4.2% 4.5% 5.2% 49
California 749,000 4.0% 3.3% 4.1% 51
United States 8,031,000 4.8% 4.6% 5.2%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 21,000 6.2% 5.9% 6.0% 1
Wyoming 17,000 5.7% 5.7% 5.1% 2
Montana 27,000 5.0% 4.9% 5.2% 3
Idaho 39,000 4.4% 4.4% 4.6% 4
West Virginia 32,000 4.4% 4.2% 4.6% 4
Michigan 187,000 4.2% 3.5% 3.8% 6
Indiana 132,000 4.0% 4.4% 3.8% 8
Nevada 63,000 4.0% 3.9% 4.3% 8
North Dakota 18,000 4.0% 3.8% 4.3% 8
Arizona 96,000 2.9% 4.1% 3.9% 44
Minnesota 88,000 2.9% 3.6% 3.4% 44
Texas 409,000 2.9% 3.2% 3.6% 44
Washington 108,000 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 44
Illinois 173,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 47
Massachusetts 101,000 2.7% 2.5% 2.7% 48
District of Columbia 20,000 2.6% 2.7% 3.0% 49
Pennsylvania 153,000 2.5% 2.5% 3.1% 50
New York 240,000 2.4% 2.5% 3.1% 51
United States 5,087,000 3.2% 3.3% 3.5%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 7,000 2.1% 1.8% 1.8% 1
Michigan 87,000 1.9% 1.2% 1.1% 2
California 301,000 1.7% 1.1% 1.0% 4
Montana 9,000 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 4
Wyoming 5,000 1.7% 1.3% 1.7% 4
North Dakota 7,000 1.6% 0.9% 1.1% 7
Rhode Island 8,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 7
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.0% 7
Nevada 23,000 1.5% 1.2% 1.6% 9
Alabama 19,000 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 45
Arizona 31,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.3% 45
Arkansas 13,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 45
Florida 85,000 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 45
Missouri 29,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 45
Pennsylvania 55,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 45
Texas 125,000 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 45
Virginia 40,000 0.9% 1.1% 0.8% 45
Minnesota 25,000 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 50
District of Columbia 5,000 0.6% 0.9% 0.8% 51
United States 1,739,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 13,000 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 1
Wyoming 11,000 3.7% 3.7% 3.1% 2
Montana 16,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3
West Virginia 20,000 2.8% 2.6% 3.1% 4
Idaho 24,000 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 5
Colorado 75,000 2.5% 2.6% 2.3% 7
Delaware 12,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.5% 7
Indiana 84,000 2.5% 3.1% 2.5% 7
South Carolina 61,000 2.5% 2.6% 2.3% 7
Nevada 36,000 2.3% 2.5% 2.5% 18
Rhode Island 9,000 1.7% 1.9% 2.2% 44
Illinois 100,000 1.6% 1.8% 2.2% 45
Connecticut 25,000 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 47
New Hampshire 11,000 1.5% 1.7% 2.1% 47
Pennsylvania 91,000 1.5% 1.5% 2.0% 47
Massachusetts 51,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 49
New Jersey 62,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.7% 49
New York 130,000 1.3% 1.7% 1.9% 51
United States 3,032,000 1.9% 2.0% 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.