Data for Nevada, May 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 70,000 61,833 135,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 71,000 71,333 143,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 21,000 21,167 247,000 March 2020 10,000 April 2022
Quits 38,000 36,333 65,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 62,000 60,833 301,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 4.4% 11 3.9% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 4.3% 40 4.3% 9.3% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.3% 9 1.3% 17.3% March 2020 0.7% April 2022
Quits 2.4% 13 2.3% 4.6% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 3.9% 10 3.9% 21.0% March 2020 3.1% December 2024
Churn Rate 88.6% 39 99.5% 436.2% March 2020 51.1% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 23,000 6.8% 5.0% 4.8% 1
Wyoming 19,000 6.4% 4.7% 5.1% 2
Montana 31,000 5.9% 5.1% 5.5% 3
Idaho 51,000 5.8% 4.4% 4.8% 4
Arizona 157,000 4.8% 3.8% 3.6% 5
Oregon 93,000 4.6% 3.7% 3.7% 6
Utah 82,000 4.6% 3.8% 4.1% 6
Colorado 134,000 4.5% 4.0% 3.7% 8
Vermont 14,000 4.5% 3.8% 3.5% 8
Nevada 70,000 4.4% 3.9% 4.1% 11
Maryland 85,000 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% 47
Pennsylvania 186,000 3.0% 2.3% 2.9% 47
Texas 436,000 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 47
Iowa 46,000 2.9% 3.4% 3.2% 49
Massachusetts 98,000 2.6% 3.1% 2.9% 50
District of Columbia 17,000 2.2% 2.5% 2.7% 51
United States 5,503,000 3.4% 3.5% 3.5%

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Georgia 333,000 6.3% 5.3% 5.0% 1
West Virginia 48,000 6.3% 6.2% 6.4% 1
Minnesota 192,000 5.9% 5.5% 5.3% 3
Oklahoma 113,000 5.9% 5.3% 5.6% 3
Maine 40,000 5.7% 5.2% 6.0% 5
South Carolina 143,000 5.6% 4.9% 5.8% 6
New York 581,000 5.5% 4.8% 4.6% 8
North Carolina 298,000 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 8
Virginia 251,000 5.5% 4.2% 5.7% 8
Nevada 71,000 4.3% 4.1% 4.2% 40
Colorado 132,000 4.2% 4.6% 5.8% 44
District of Columbia 34,000 4.2% 3.6% 4.1% 44
Iowa 70,000 4.2% 4.0% 4.1% 44
Oregon 86,000 4.1% 4.2% 4.8% 46
Indiana 137,000 4.0% 4.1% 5.1% 47
Hawaii 26,000 3.8% 3.4% 4.2% 48
Utah 71,000 3.8% 4.1% 4.7% 48
Washington 141,000 3.7% 3.3% 4.0% 50
California 626,000 3.4% 3.6% 3.7% 51
United States 7,769,000 4.6% 4.4% 4.8%

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 18,000 5.3% 4.8% 5.1% 1
Montana 26,000 4.9% 4.2% 6.3% 2
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.0% 4.4% 3
Arizona 139,000 4.3% 3.7% 3.8% 4
Idaho 37,000 4.2% 3.9% 4.5% 5
Utah 73,000 4.1% 4.0% 4.3% 6
Colorado 120,000 4.0% 3.0% 3.7% 7
Maine 26,000 4.0% 3.6% 3.7% 7
Nevada 62,000 3.9% 3.3% 3.9% 10
Connecticut 51,000 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% 44
New York 302,000 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 44
Pennsylvania 187,000 3.0% 2.6% 3.3% 44
Massachusetts 109,000 2.9% 2.7% 3.1% 46
Minnesota 90,000 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 46
California 509,000 2.8% 3.4% 3.2% 49
Maryland 79,000 2.8% 3.1% 3.1% 49
New Jersey 121,000 2.8% 3.8% 3.2% 49
District of Columbia 19,000 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 51
United States 5,242,000 3.3% 3.3% 3.4%

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 6,000 1.8% 1.2% 1.8% 1
Maine 10,000 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 2
Montana 8,000 1.5% 1.1% 3.0% 2
Colorado 41,000 1.4% 0.8% 1.4% 5
Idaho 12,000 1.4% 1.1% 1.6% 5
Rhode Island 7,000 1.4% 1.9% 1.4% 5
Nevada 21,000 1.3% 1.0% 1.5% 9
Delaware 4,000 0.8% 1.2% 1.0% 48
Maryland 24,000 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 48
Missouri 25,000 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 48
Virginia 36,000 0.8% 1.6% 1.0% 48
District of Columbia 5,000 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 51
United States 1,601,000 1.0% 1.1% 1.1%

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 11,000 3.3% 3.0% 3.3% 1
Montana 16,000 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% 2
Arizona 87,000 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 3
Wyoming 8,000 2.7% 2.4% 2.7% 3
Idaho 23,000 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 5
Indiana 84,000 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 5
Ohio 141,000 2.5% 2.5% 2.1% 8
Utah 44,000 2.5% 2.8% 2.5% 8
West Virginia 18,000 2.5% 2.2% 2.6% 8
Nevada 38,000 2.4% 2.0% 2.2% 13
California 300,000 1.7% 2.0% 1.8% 46
Maryland 48,000 1.7% 1.6% 2.0% 46
Connecticut 28,000 1.6% 1.9% 1.9% 49
District of Columbia 12,000 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 49
Massachusetts 59,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 49
New Jersey 65,000 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 51
United States 3,293,000 2.1% 2.0% 2.1%


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.