Data for Nevada, April 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 61,000 63,083 134,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 68,000 73,583 139,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 16,000 21,417 257,000 March 2020 9,000 April 2022
Quits 30,000 35,250 66,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 50,000 61,083 307,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.9% 13 4.0% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.1% 44 4.4% 9.1% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.0% 34 1.4% 17.9% March 2020 0.6% April 2022
Quits 1.9% 36 2.2% 4.7% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.2% 35 3.9% 21.4% March 2020 3.1% August 2015
Churn Rate 82.0% 45 97.8% 444.9% March 2020 52.2% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Montana 28,000 5.3% 5.1% 4.9% 1
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 5.3% 5.1% 2
West Virginia 34,000 4.7% 3.4% 4.5% 3
Michigan 208,000 4.6% 4.6% 3.4% 4
Idaho 39,000 4.4% 4.5% 5.0% 7
Indiana 145,000 4.4% 4.6% 3.9% 7
North Carolina 225,000 4.4% 3.2% 4.1% 7
South Carolina 105,000 4.4% 4.1% 4.9% 7
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.7% 4.8% 7
Nevada 61,000 3.9% 3.8% 3.9% 13
Connecticut 54,000 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 45
Hawaii 20,000 3.1% 3.2% 3.0% 45
Missouri 94,000 3.1% 3.0% 3.4% 45
New York 305,000 3.1% 3.0% 2.3% 45
Washington 112,000 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 45
Wisconsin 94,000 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 45
Massachusetts 110,000 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% 49
District of Columbia 19,000 2.5% 2.2% 3.0% 50
Pennsylvania 130,000 2.1% 2.7% 2.8% 51
United States 5,573,000 3.5% 3.4% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
West Virginia 46,000 6.0% 4.5% 5.9% 1
North Carolina 309,000 5.7% 4.9% 5.3% 2
Alaska 20,000 5.6% 5.6% 6.7% 4
Minnesota 182,000 5.6% 5.8% 4.6% 4
Oklahoma 106,000 5.6% 5.0% 6.0% 4
Louisiana 113,000 5.4% 4.5% 5.8% 6
Idaho 49,000 5.3% 4.7% 5.8% 7
Rhode Island 29,000 5.3% 4.3% 5.2% 7
Iowa 69,000 4.1% 4.3% 4.0% 44
Nevada 68,000 4.1% 4.0% 4.5% 44
Wisconsin 130,000 4.1% 4.7% 5.0% 44
Texas 596,000 4.0% 3.7% 5.1% 46
California 707,000 3.8% 3.5% 3.2% 48
District of Columbia 30,000 3.8% 3.5% 4.6% 48
Hawaii 26,000 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 48
Florida 386,000 3.7% 3.8% 4.9% 50
Washington 112,000 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% 51
United States 7,391,000 4.4% 4.3% 4.6%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 16,000 4.7% 4.7% 6.0% 1
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.0% 4.8% 2
Montana 22,000 4.2% 5.1% 5.3% 3
Utah 73,000 4.1% 3.7% 4.0% 4
Vermont 13,000 4.1% 3.8% 3.8% 4
Florida 402,000 4.0% 3.6% 3.9% 6
Idaho 34,000 3.9% 4.1% 4.4% 8
Indiana 128,000 3.9% 4.3% 3.5% 8
West Virginia 28,000 3.9% 3.9% 4.5% 8
Nevada 50,000 3.2% 3.7% 4.2% 35
District of Columbia 22,000 2.9% 2.6% 2.6% 45
Missouri 87,000 2.9% 3.1% 3.3% 45
New York 289,000 2.9% 2.4% 2.6% 45
Minnesota 85,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 48
Washington 102,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.2% 48
Wisconsin 84,000 2.8% 3.0% 3.6% 48
Massachusetts 99,000 2.7% 3.0% 2.1% 50
Pennsylvania 157,000 2.5% 2.2% 3.1% 51
United States 5,288,000 3.3% 3.3% 3.4%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
New Jersey 81,000 1.8% 1.4% 1.3% 1
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 2
Florida 150,000 1.5% 1.1% 0.7% 3
Virginia 65,000 1.5% 0.8% 1.0% 3
Arkansas 19,000 1.4% 0.9% 1.2% 7
Connecticut 24,000 1.4% 1.6% 1.8% 7
New Hampshire 10,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 7
Rhode Island 7,000 1.4% 1.2% 1.8% 7
West Virginia 10,000 1.4% 1.0% 1.1% 7
Nevada 16,000 1.0% 1.4% 1.5% 34
Colorado 23,000 0.8% 1.3% 1.4% 50
Minnesota 23,000 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 50
Missouri 24,000 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 50
United States 1,786,000 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 11,000 3.3% 3.0% 3.6% 1
Montana 14,000 2.7% 3.0% 3.4% 3
Utah 48,000 2.7% 2.3% 2.5% 3
Wyoming 8,000 2.7% 2.7% 3.1% 3
Idaho 22,000 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 6
Indiana 82,000 2.5% 2.9% 2.4% 6
Ohio 143,000 2.5% 2.3% 2.5% 6
Florida 241,000 2.4% 2.3% 2.9% 8
West Virginia 17,000 2.4% 2.8% 3.1% 8
Nevada 30,000 1.9% 2.2% 2.4% 36
Georgia 87,000 1.7% 2.2% 2.2% 44
Maryland 49,000 1.7% 2.0% 2.1% 44
Washington 63,000 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 44
Wisconsin 51,000 1.7% 2.0% 2.4% 44
District of Columbia 12,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 47
North Carolina 82,000 1.6% 2.0% 2.1% 47
Massachusetts 55,000 1.5% 1.6% 1.1% 49
New Jersey 61,000 1.4% 1.8% 1.9% 50
Pennsylvania 90,000 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 50
United States 3,194,000 2.0% 2.1% 2.2%


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.