Data for Nevada, October 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 60,000 63,667 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 75,000 78,917 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 19,000 22,333 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 39,000 37,333 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 62,000 63,833 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.8% 18 4.0% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.5% 38 4.8% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.2% 23 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 2.5% 15 2.4% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.9% 17 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 103.3% 22 100.4% 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
Idaho 46,000 5.2% 4.6% 5.4% 2
Oklahoma 85,000 4.7% 4.0% 5.3% 3
Louisiana 90,000 4.6% 4.3% 4.3% 4
Montana 24,000 4.5% 6.5% 5.0% 5
Maine 29,000 4.4% 3.7% 4.9% 6
Colorado 130,000 4.3% 3.6% 4.8% 8
Mississippi 51,000 4.3% 3.8% 4.0% 8
South Carolina 102,000 4.3% 4.6% 4.4% 8
Nevada 60,000 3.8% 4.2% 4.0% 18
Hawaii 19,000 3.0% 3.3% 3.2% 45
Missouri 92,000 3.0% 3.3% 3.5% 45
Pennsylvania 189,000 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 45
New York 285,000 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 47
Washington 104,000 2.9% 3.1% 2.8% 47
California 488,000 2.7% 3.0% 3.1% 50
District of Columbia 21,000 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 50
Massachusetts 100,000 2.7% 3.0% 3.0% 50
United States 5,350,000 3.4% 3.5% 3.6%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Colorado 258,000 7.9% 5.0% 7.3% 1
Alaska 24,000 6.6% 6.6% 7.0% 2
Kentucky 141,000 6.4% 5.5% 5.4% 3
West Virginia 49,000 6.4% 5.3% 6.9% 3
Virginia 276,000 6.1% 5.0% 5.7% 5
Oklahoma 114,000 6.0% 4.8% 6.4% 6
South Carolina 154,000 6.0% 4.8% 6.8% 6
Nevada 75,000 4.5% 4.6% 5.1% 38
Connecticut 74,000 4.2% 4.5% 4.4% 45
Hawaii 27,000 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 47
New York 422,000 4.1% 4.9% 4.5% 47
Washington 157,000 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 47
Texas 591,000 4.0% 3.4% 5.1% 49
Pennsylvania 225,000 3.5% 4.4% 5.8% 50
California 626,000 3.3% 3.3% 3.9% 51
United States 7,615,000 4.6% 4.3% 5.2%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 20,000 5.9% 5.0% 5.1% 1
Wyoming 17,000 5.7% 4.4% 4.1% 2
Montana 26,000 4.9% 4.5% 4.4% 3
Colorado 142,000 4.7% 2.7% 3.6% 4
Tennessee 149,000 4.5% 3.8% 4.2% 5
Idaho 39,000 4.4% 4.6% 3.9% 7
Indiana 144,000 4.4% 3.8% 3.6% 7
Louisiana 87,000 4.4% 4.2% 4.5% 7
Oklahoma 79,000 4.4% 3.6% 5.1% 7
Nevada 62,000 3.9% 3.5% 3.3% 17
California 538,000 3.0% 2.6% 3.0% 45
New Jersey 131,000 3.0% 2.9% 4.4% 45
Washington 108,000 3.0% 2.8% 2.4% 45
Illinois 174,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 47
District of Columbia 21,000 2.7% 2.7% 2.9% 48
Massachusetts 94,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.9% 50
New York 244,000 2.5% 3.3% 3.4% 50
Pennsylvania 155,000 2.5% 3.2% 3.7% 50
United States 5,285,000 3.3% 3.3% 3.5%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Colorado 57,000 1.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1
Alaska 6,000 1.8% 1.8% 1.5% 2
Rhode Island 9,000 1.8% 1.4% 2.0% 2
Maine 11,000 1.7% 1.2% 2.6% 4
Connecticut 27,000 1.6% 1.1% 1.4% 5
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.9% 5
Louisiana 30,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 8
Montana 8,000 1.5% 1.7% 1.3% 8
South Carolina 35,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.1% 8
Nevada 19,000 1.2% 1.4% 0.9% 23
District of Columbia 7,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 44
Hawaii 6,000 0.9% 1.4% 0.8% 44
Illinois 58,000 0.9% 1.1% 0.7% 44
Iowa 14,000 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 44
Nebraska 10,000 0.9% 1.1% 0.8% 44
North Dakota 4,000 0.9% 1.3% 0.9% 44
Pennsylvania 56,000 0.9% 1.0% 1.3% 44
South Dakota 4,000 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 44
Washington 34,000 0.9% 1.0% 0.7% 44
Wisconsin 26,000 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 44
Missouri 25,000 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 50
New York 64,000 0.6% 1.3% 1.4% 51
United States 1,788,000 1.1% 1.2% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 13,000 3.8% 2.9% 3.3% 1
Wyoming 11,000 3.7% 2.4% 2.7% 2
Indiana 104,000 3.1% 2.6% 2.6% 3
Montana 16,000 3.0% 2.4% 2.9% 4
Oklahoma 53,000 3.0% 2.3% 3.7% 4
Tennessee 94,000 2.8% 2.4% 3.0% 6
Arizona 88,000 2.7% 2.0% 3.1% 8
Idaho 24,000 2.7% 2.4% 2.6% 8
Louisiana 53,000 2.7% 2.6% 2.8% 8
North Dakota 12,000 2.7% 2.2% 2.3% 8
Nevada 39,000 2.5% 2.0% 2.2% 15
District of Columbia 13,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 47
New Hampshire 12,000 1.7% 1.7% 2.3% 47
New York 164,000 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 47
Pennsylvania 91,000 1.5% 2.1% 2.1% 49
New Jersey 62,000 1.4% 1.3% 2.0% 50
Massachusetts 49,000 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 51
United States 3,217,000 2.0% 1.9% 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.