Data for Nevada, September 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 65,000 60,750 135,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 73,000 71,417 143,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 30,000 22,750 247,000 March 2020 10,000 April 2022
Quits 33,000 35,667 65,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 67,000 62,250 301,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.1% 8 3.9% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.4% 38 4.3% 9.3% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.9% 3 1.4% 17.3% March 2020 0.7% April 2022
Quits 2.1% 25 2.3% 4.6% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 4.3% 4 4.0% 21.0% March 2020 3.1% December 2024
Churn Rate 103.1% 16 103.6% 436.2% March 2020 51.1% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 5.0% 5.1% 1
Montana 25,000 4.7% 4.5% 5.7% 2
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 3
Idaho 37,000 4.2% 4.0% 4.3% 5
North Dakota 19,000 4.2% 3.6% 3.8% 5
Oregon 84,000 4.2% 3.5% 3.8% 5
Indiana 135,000 4.1% 3.7% 3.5% 8
Nebraska 44,000 4.1% 3.0% 3.4% 8
Nevada 65,000 4.1% 3.4% 4.5% 8
Utah 73,000 4.1% 3.3% 3.5% 8
Alabama 69,000 3.1% 3.3% 3.5% 45
Connecticut 53,000 3.1% 2.8% 3.3% 45
Pennsylvania 195,000 3.1% 2.4% 3.0% 45
Maryland 83,000 2.9% 3.0% 3.5% 47
Texas 409,000 2.9% 2.9% 3.7% 47
New Jersey 116,000 2.6% 3.4% 2.8% 49
Massachusetts 94,000 2.5% 2.6% 3.0% 50
District of Columbia 17,000 2.2% 2.1% 2.9% 51
United States 5,367,000 3.4% 3.2% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Georgia 335,000 6.3% 5.4% 4.5% 1
Alaska 21,000 5.8% 5.0% 6.2% 2
West Virginia 43,000 5.7% 5.5% 5.3% 3
Minnesota 177,000 5.5% 5.0% 5.3% 4
Oklahoma 105,000 5.5% 5.3% 4.6% 4
Arizona 182,000 5.3% 4.0% 4.8% 6
North Dakota 25,000 5.3% 4.9% 4.9% 6
Montana 29,000 5.2% 5.0% 5.0% 8
South Carolina 132,000 5.2% 5.0% 5.3% 8
Nevada 73,000 4.4% 3.9% 4.2% 38
Nebraska 47,000 4.2% 4.1% 4.2% 44
Pennsylvania 272,000 4.2% 3.5% 4.4% 44
Wisconsin 130,000 4.1% 4.3% 4.1% 46
Hawaii 27,000 4.0% 3.8% 3.9% 48
New Jersey 183,000 4.0% 4.3% 4.8% 48
Washington 152,000 4.0% 3.5% 3.7% 48
Massachusetts 140,000 3.6% 4.0% 4.4% 50
California 647,000 3.5% 3.8% 2.9% 51
United States 7,658,000 4.6% 4.3% 4.3%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 4.4% 4.5% 1
Wyoming 15,000 5.1% 5.0% 4.1% 2
Montana 26,000 4.9% 4.9% 4.0% 3
Idaho 38,000 4.3% 4.1% 4.2% 4
Nevada 67,000 4.3% 4.2% 4.0% 4
Colorado 125,000 4.2% 3.4% 3.2% 6
Indiana 140,000 4.2% 3.2% 4.0% 6
Connecticut 71,000 4.1% 4.1% 3.0% 8
Rhode Island 21,000 4.1% 4.3% 4.5% 8
Missouri 92,000 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 45
South Carolina 73,000 3.0% 3.4% 3.5% 45
Washington 109,000 3.0% 2.7% 2.7% 45
District of Columbia 22,000 2.9% 2.5% 2.5% 47
New Jersey 127,000 2.9% 2.5% 3.0% 47
Minnesota 81,000 2.6% 3.1% 3.0% 49
Pennsylvania 155,000 2.5% 2.3% 3.1% 50
Massachusetts 82,000 2.2% 2.7% 2.3% 51
United States 5,264,000 3.3% 3.2% 3.3%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Connecticut 36,000 2.1% 2.1% 1.0% 1
Colorado 57,000 1.9% 1.3% 1.2% 3
Montana 10,000 1.9% 1.5% 1.5% 3
Nevada 30,000 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% 3
Rhode Island 9,000 1.7% 1.9% 1.4% 5
Iowa 26,000 1.6% 1.1% 1.0% 6
North Dakota 7,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 6
Alaska 5,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 8
Idaho 13,000 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 8
Georgia 37,000 0.7% 1.0% 1.4% 49
Maryland 21,000 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 49
South Carolina 17,000 0.7% 0.9% 1.4% 49
District of Columbia 4,000 0.5% 0.7% 0.9% 51
United States 1,781,000 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 11,000 3.2% 2.7% 2.7% 1
Wyoming 9,000 3.0% 3.4% 2.4% 2
Indiana 88,000 2.7% 1.8% 2.8% 3
Louisiana 54,000 2.7% 2.0% 2.4% 3
Montana 14,000 2.6% 2.8% 2.1% 5
North Carolina 131,000 2.6% 3.0% 1.8% 5
Mississippi 30,000 2.5% 2.1% 2.6% 7
West Virginia 18,000 2.5% 2.2% 2.7% 7
Nevada 33,000 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 25
Washington 61,000 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 45
California 272,000 1.5% 2.1% 1.5% 47
Connecticut 26,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.8% 47
Minnesota 47,000 1.5% 1.9% 1.9% 47
New Jersey 61,000 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 49
Massachusetts 47,000 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 50
Pennsylvania 81,000 1.3% 1.0% 2.0% 50
United States 3,128,000 2.0% 1.9% 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.