Data for Nevada, August 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 54,000 61,250 135,000 June 2020 33,000 June 2009
Job openings 64,000 71,083 143,000 July 2021 18,000 July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 25,000 22,333 247,000 March 2020 10,000 April 2022
Quits 35,000 35,917 65,000 September 2021 14,000 March 2009
Total separations 66,000 61,917 301,000 March 2020 37,000 March 2013

Rates

Measure Rate National Rank 12 Month Average Series High High Date Series Low Low Date
Hires 3.4% 23 3.9% 11.2% June 2020 2.9% June 2009
Job openings 3.9% 45 4.3% 9.3% July 2021 1.6% July 2009
Layoffs and discharges 1.6% 7 1.4% 17.3% March 2020 0.7% April 2022
Quits 2.2% 11 2.3% 4.6% September 2021 1.2% March 2009
Total separations 4.2% 5 3.9% 21.0% March 2020 3.1% December 2024
Churn Rate 122.2% 2 102.4% 436.2% March 2020 51.1% June 2020

Hires

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Alaska 17,000 5.0% 4.4% 5.1% 1
Montana 24,000 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 2
Wyoming 13,000 4.4% 4.7% 4.1% 3
South Carolina 103,000 4.2% 3.9% 4.1% 4
Rhode Island 21,000 4.1% 3.7% 4.1% 5
Idaho 35,000 4.0% 4.4% 4.1% 6
West Virginia 28,000 3.9% 3.9% 4.1% 7
Louisiana 76,000 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 8
Tennessee 131,000 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 8
Nevada 54,000 3.4% 3.6% 3.7% 23
Minnesota 89,000 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 45
New York 291,000 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 45
Texas 412,000 2.9% 3.4% 3.5% 45
Connecticut 48,000 2.8% 2.9% 3.2% 47
Washington 102,000 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 47
Massachusetts 98,000 2.6% 2.3% 3.6% 49
Pennsylvania 152,000 2.4% 2.4% 3.1% 50
District of Columbia 16,000 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 51

Job Openings

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
West Virginia 42,000 5.5% 5.4% 6.2% 1
Georgia 286,000 5.4% 5.4% 5.3% 2
Michigan 252,000 5.3% 5.3% 4.5% 3
Oklahoma 100,000 5.3% 5.5% 5.8% 3
New Mexico 50,000 5.2% 5.0% 5.4% 5
Alaska 18,000 5.0% 5.1% 5.9% 8
Minnesota 160,000 5.0% 4.9% 5.6% 8
Montana 28,000 5.0% 4.8% 5.0% 8
North Carolina 271,000 5.0% 4.9% 4.9% 8
South Carolina 129,000 5.0% 4.9% 6.0% 8
District of Columbia 31,000 3.9% 3.4% 4.2% 45
Nevada 64,000 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 45
California 708,000 3.8% 3.9% 3.4% 47
Hawaii 26,000 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 47
Connecticut 67,000 3.7% 3.9% 4.4% 49
Pennsylvania 225,000 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 50
Washington 133,000 3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 50

Total Separations

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Wyoming 15,000 5.0% 5.0% 3.7% 1
Montana 26,000 4.9% 4.9% 4.0% 2
Alaska 15,000 4.4% 5.0% 4.5% 3
Rhode Island 22,000 4.3% 3.9% 4.1% 4
Nevada 66,000 4.2% 3.8% 3.8% 5
Connecticut 71,000 4.1% 3.1% 3.0% 7
Idaho 36,000 4.1% 5.3% 4.0% 7
New Hampshire 29,000 4.1% 4.0% 3.1% 7
Vermont 13,000 4.1% 3.5% 3.5% 7
California 524,000 2.9% 3.1% 3.0% 45
Hawaii 19,000 2.9% 3.1% 2.8% 45
Massachusetts 102,000 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 47
Washington 99,000 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 47
District of Columbia 19,000 2.5% 2.4% 2.9% 49
New Jersey 111,000 2.5% 3.1% 2.7% 49
Pennsylvania 141,000 2.3% 2.6% 3.4% 51

Layoffs and Discharges

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Connecticut 36,000 2.1% 1.5% 1.1% 1
Rhode Island 10,000 1.9% 1.6% 1.4% 2
Maine 11,000 1.7% 1.4% 1.2% 4
New Hampshire 12,000 1.7% 1.6% 1.1% 4
New York 173,000 1.7% 1.1% 1.1% 4
Nevada 25,000 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 7
North Dakota 7,000 1.6% 1.8% 1.6% 7
Vermont 5,000 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 7
Delaware 4,000 0.8% 1.8% 1.0% 48
Hawaii 5,000 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 48
Washington 31,000 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 48
California 123,000 0.7% 1.1% 1.0% 50
District of Columbia 5,000 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 50

Quits

State Level Rate Prior Month Prior Year Rank
Wyoming 10,000 3.4% 3.0% 2.4% 1
North Carolina 152,000 3.0% 2.6% 1.7% 2
Montana 15,000 2.8% 3.0% 2.5% 3
Alaska 9,000 2.7% 3.0% 3.0% 4
Idaho 20,000 2.3% 3.7% 2.6% 6
South Carolina 56,000 2.3% 2.4% 2.6% 6
Tennessee 78,000 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 6
Nevada 35,000 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 11
District of Columbia 12,000 1.6% 1.3% 1.7% 45
Kansas 23,000 1.6% 1.9% 2.1% 45
Washington 58,000 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 45
Connecticut 25,000 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 47
New York 149,000 1.5% 1.8% 1.6% 47
Massachusetts 50,000 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 49
New Jersey 59,000 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 49
Pennsylvania 63,000 1.0% 1.4% 2.0% 51


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.