Data for Nevada, December 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 74,000 60,833 135,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 58,000 67,333 143,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 17,000 23,833 247,000 March 2020 10,000 April 2022
Quits 29,000 34,083 65,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 50,000 62,167 301,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.7% 2 3.9% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 3.6% 40 4.1% 9.3% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.1% 28 1.5% 17.3% March 2020 0.7% April 2022
Quits 1.8% 42 2.2% 4.6% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.2% 38 4.0% 21.0% March 2020 3.1% December 2024
Churn Rate 67.6% 51 103.4% 436.2% March 2020 51.1% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 5.6% 5.3% 1
Nevada 74,000 4.7% 3.6% 4.5% 2
Montana 23,000 4.3% 4.9% 4.7% 3
Idaho 37,000 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 4
West Virginia 30,000 4.2% 3.8% 4.2% 4
Rhode Island 21,000 4.1% 4.7% 3.5% 6
Wyoming 12,000 4.1% 4.4% 4.1% 6
Minnesota 91,000 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% 44
Florida 289,000 2.9% 3.0% 3.7% 46
Pennsylvania 182,000 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 46
Vermont 9,000 2.9% 3.8% 1.9% 46
Massachusetts 104,000 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 48
District of Columbia 20,000 2.7% 1.8% 3.4% 50
Georgia 137,000 2.7% 3.0% 3.7% 50
New Hampshire 19,000 2.7% 4.0% 2.2% 50
United States 5,293,000 3.3% 3.2% 3.4%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
West Virginia 44,000 5.8% 5.7% 6.0% 1
Oklahoma 101,000 5.3% 5.6% 5.2% 2
Georgia 275,000 5.2% 5.0% 5.4% 3
Idaho 47,000 5.0% 4.2% 4.5% 4
Mississippi 61,000 4.8% 5.3% 5.0% 5
Minnesota 150,000 4.7% 4.5% 5.1% 6
Virginia 210,000 4.7% 4.6% 5.2% 6
Ohio 278,000 4.6% 4.2% 4.8% 8
Nevada 58,000 3.6% 3.7% 4.7% 40
Illinois 219,000 3.4% 3.6% 4.5% 46
New Hampshire 25,000 3.4% 4.8% 4.3% 46
Vermont 11,000 3.4% 4.9% 3.7% 46
Massachusetts 129,000 3.3% 3.7% 5.0% 48
California 588,000 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 49
Washington 121,000 3.2% 3.1% 4.4% 49
Hawaii 21,000 3.1% 3.1% 3.7% 51
United States 6,542,000 3.9% 4.2% 4.5%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 19,000 5.6% 4.4% 6.2% 1
Idaho 46,000 5.2% 5.4% 4.3% 2
South Dakota 24,000 5.1% 3.2% 3.8% 3
Wyoming 15,000 5.1% 2.7% 5.1% 3
Indiana 159,000 4.9% 4.1% 3.6% 5
Montana 26,000 4.9% 4.5% 4.7% 5
North Dakota 20,000 4.5% 3.8% 3.8% 7
Vermont 14,000 4.5% 3.2% 3.2% 7
Nevada 50,000 3.2% 4.0% 3.1% 38
New York 297,000 3.0% 3.2% 2.7% 45
California 531,000 2.9% 2.6% 2.9% 46
Washington 103,000 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 47
Massachusetts 102,000 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 48
New Jersey 116,000 2.6% 2.9% 3.1% 49
Pennsylvania 164,000 2.6% 2.6% 2.2% 49
District of Columbia 18,000 2.4% 2.7% 2.5% 51
United States 5,251,000 3.3% 3.2% 3.2%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Idaho 19,000 2.1% 2.8% 1.4% 1
Alaska 6,000 1.8% 1.2% 2.1% 2
Indiana 53,000 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 4
New Hampshire 11,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.0% 4
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.0% 4
Montana 8,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 6
Maine 9,000 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 8
Michigan 64,000 1.4% 0.6% 1.4% 8
Rhode Island 7,000 1.4% 1.2% 2.9% 8
Wyoming 4,000 1.4% 1.0% 1.4% 8
Nevada 17,000 1.1% 1.7% 1.0% 28
Missouri 26,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 48
New Jersey 38,000 0.9% 1.3% 1.3% 48
Ohio 52,000 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 48
Oregon 19,000 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 48
Pennsylvania 57,000 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 48
District of Columbia 5,000 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 51
United States 1,762,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
South Dakota 18,000 3.8% 2.1% 2.1% 1
Alaska 12,000 3.6% 3.0% 3.5% 2
Wyoming 10,000 3.4% 1.7% 3.4% 3
Indiana 101,000 3.1% 2.5% 2.0% 4
Montana 16,000 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% 5
North Dakota 13,000 2.9% 2.4% 2.2% 6
Iowa 44,000 2.8% 2.1% 2.1% 7
Louisiana 54,000 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 8
Nevada 29,000 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 42
Connecticut 29,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 44
Washington 61,000 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 44
Pennsylvania 98,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.4% 46
California 278,000 1.5% 1.4% 1.8% 48
New Jersey 65,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 48
New York 149,000 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 48
District of Columbia 10,000 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 50
Massachusetts 53,000 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 50
United States 3,204,000 2.0% 2.0% 1.9%


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.