Data for Nevada, September 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 63,917 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 76,000 79,667 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 22,000 21,917 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 31,000 37,000 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 56,000 62,917 307,000 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% 11 4.0% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.6% 36 4.8% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.4% 10 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 2.0% 31 2.4% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.5% 27 4.0% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 84.8% 46 98.5% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Montana 35,000 6.5% 4.5% 4.8% 1
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 5.3% 5.4% 2
Wyoming 14,000 4.7% 4.1% 4.5% 3
Idaho 40,000 4.6% 4.5% 4.6% 5
Michigan 205,000 4.6% 3.6% 3.2% 5
South Carolina 111,000 4.6% 4.1% 4.5% 5
Delaware 21,000 4.3% 3.9% 5.1% 8
Louisiana 85,000 4.3% 3.9% 5.7% 8
Rhode Island 22,000 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 8
Nevada 66,000 4.2% 3.9% 3.9% 11
Washington 114,000 3.1% 2.9% 3.1% 45
California 539,000 3.0% 2.8% 3.1% 47
Massachusetts 113,000 3.0% 4.3% 3.3% 47
New York 295,000 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 47
Pennsylvania 186,000 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% 47
New Jersey 128,000 2.9% 3.0% 4.0% 50
District of Columbia 22,000 2.8% 2.6% 3.4% 51
United States 5,519,000 3.5% 3.3% 3.7%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 24,000 6.6% 6.4% 7.8% 1
Arkansas 97,000 6.6% 5.4% 6.7% 1
Rhode Island 32,000 5.9% 5.0% 5.9% 3
New Mexico 55,000 5.8% 5.3% 5.9% 4
Minnesota 184,000 5.7% 5.8% 6.1% 5
New Hampshire 43,000 5.7% 4.7% 5.4% 5
Kentucky 120,000 5.5% 6.1% 5.7% 7
Nevada 76,000 4.6% 4.4% 6.1% 36
Georgia 220,000 4.2% 6.2% 6.6% 45
Indiana 144,000 4.2% 4.2% 4.7% 45
Hawaii 27,000 4.1% 3.9% 5.1% 47
Washington 158,000 4.1% 4.1% 4.4% 47
Florida 405,000 3.9% 4.6% 5.7% 49
Texas 506,000 3.4% 4.4% 5.3% 50
California 609,000 3.3% 3.3% 4.6% 51
United States 7,103,000 4.3% 4.6% 5.6%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 5.3% 6.1% 1
Idaho 40,000 4.6% 4.7% 5.2% 2
Montana 24,000 4.5% 4.5% 5.2% 3
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.1% 4.8% 4
Louisiana 83,000 4.2% 3.5% 4.8% 5
Rhode Island 21,000 4.1% 3.9% 3.6% 6
South Carolina 98,000 4.1% 3.7% 4.7% 6
Delaware 19,000 3.9% 3.5% 4.5% 8
Nevada 56,000 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 27
New Jersey 128,000 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 44
Wisconsin 88,000 2.9% 3.1% 3.5% 44
Illinois 174,000 2.8% 3.6% 3.0% 46
Washington 101,000 2.8% 3.3% 3.2% 46
Colorado 82,000 2.7% 3.1% 2.8% 48
District of Columbia 21,000 2.7% 3.0% 2.6% 48
California 468,000 2.6% 2.5% 3.1% 50
Massachusetts 86,000 2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 51
United States 5,197,000 3.3% 3.3% 3.5%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 6,000 1.8% 1.5% 1.2% 1
Idaho 16,000 1.8% 1.4% 1.3% 1
Montana 9,000 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 3
Wyoming 5,000 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 3
Louisiana 29,000 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 5
South Carolina 37,000 1.5% 1.2% 1.5% 5
Nevada 22,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% 10
Alabama 21,000 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 48
California 160,000 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 48
District of Columbia 6,000 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 50
Massachusetts 28,000 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 51
United States 1,844,000 1.2% 1.1% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 10,000 2.9% 3.5% 4.2% 1
Indiana 87,000 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% 2
Louisiana 50,000 2.6% 1.8% 3.3% 2
Delaware 12,000 2.5% 2.0% 3.1% 6
Florida 250,000 2.5% 2.7% 2.9% 6
Mississippi 30,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.8% 6
Rhode Island 13,000 2.5% 2.2% 2.2% 6
West Virginia 18,000 2.5% 2.4% 2.8% 6
Nevada 31,000 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 31
District of Columbia 13,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 44
New Hampshire 12,000 1.7% 1.7% 2.0% 44
Wisconsin 53,000 1.7% 1.9% 2.3% 44
Washington 57,000 1.6% 1.7% 2.1% 46
California 274,000 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 48
Colorado 45,000 1.5% 2.1% 1.8% 48
Illinois 92,000 1.5% 2.2% 2.0% 48
Massachusetts 51,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 50
New Jersey 59,000 1.3% 1.5% 1.9% 51
United States 3,085,000 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.