State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, January 27, 2026	USDL-26-0118
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			STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2025

Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates 
increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separations 
rates showed little or no change in November.

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, total separations, quits, and 
layoffs and discharges for the total nonfarm sector and for all states and the District of Columbia. Job 
openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations 
include all changes to the payroll during the entire month.

Job Openings

Job openings rates decreased in 7 states and were little changed in 43 states and the District of 
Columbia in November. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Alaska  
(-3.9 percentage points), Wyoming (-2.7 points), and Montana (-2.0 points). Over the month, the 
national job openings rate was little changed. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings decreased in 10 states and was little changed in 40 states and the District 
of Columbia in November. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in Florida 
(-73,000), Illinois (-41,000), and Ohio (-34,000). Nationally, the number of job openings changed little. 
(See table 1.)

Hires

In November, hires rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 45 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases occurred in Alaska (-3.8 percentage points), 
Wyoming (-1.4 points), and Nebraska (-0.8 point). The increase occurred in Rhode Island (+1.0 point). 
The national hires rate was little changed over the month. (See table 2.)

The number of hires decreased in 7 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 41 states and 
the District of Columbia in November. The largest decreases in the hires level occurred in Michigan and 
Ohio (-27,000 each), as well as in Alaska (-13,000). The increases occurred in Pennsylvania (+27,000) 
and in Rhode Island (+5,000). Nationally, the number of hires changed little over the month.  
(See table 2.)

Total Separations

In November, total separations rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little 
changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in total separations rates 
occurred in Idaho (+1.5 percentage points), Alaska (+1.4 points), and Tennessee (+1.1 points). The 
decreases occurred in Michigan (-1.1 points) and in Indiana (-0.7 point). Over the month, the national 
total separations rate was unchanged. (See table 3.)

The number of total separations increased in 7 states, decreased in 3 states, and changed little in 40 
states and the District of Columbia in November. The largest increases in the total separations level 
occurred in Georgia (+40,000), Tennessee (+39,000), and Virginia (+37,000). The decreases occurred in 
Michigan (-48,000), New York (-40,000), and Indiana (-21,000). Nationally, the number of total 
separations was unchanged over the month. (See table 3.)
 
Quits

In November, quits rates increased in 6 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 43 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Alaska  
(+1.2 percentage points), Tennessee (+1.0 point), and Georgia (+0.8 point). The decrease occurred in 
New York (-0.3 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table 4.)

The number of quits increased in 9 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed in 40 states and 
the District of Columbia in November. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Georgia  
(+40,000), Tennessee (+33,000), and North Carolina (+30,000). The decrease occurred in New York  
(-32,000). Nationally, the number of quits changed little over the month. (See table 4.)

Layoffs and Discharges 

In November, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 7 states, increased in 1 state, and were little 
changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases occurred in Michigan  
(-0.7 percentage point) as well as in Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Rhode Island  
(-0.6 point each). The increase occurred in Idaho (+1.3 points). Over the month, the national layoffs and 
discharges rate was little changed. (See table 5.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 8 states, increased in 1 state, and changed little in 
41 states and the District of Columbia in November. The largest decreases in the layoffs and discharges 
level occurred in Michigan (-33,000), Pennsylvania (-21,000), and New Jersey (-18,000). The increase 
occurred in Idaho (+12,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and discharges changed little over the 
month. (See table 5.)

For more information, please see the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) interactive 
charts at www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-openings-and-labor-turnover/state-job-openings-rates.htm#.  
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State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for December 2025 are scheduled to be 
released on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET)   

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Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS 
program provides information on labor demand and turnover. Additional information about the JOLTS program can 
be found at www.bls.gov/jlt/. State estimates are published for job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and 
total separations. The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian federal, state, 
and local government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Starting with data for January 2023, 
industries are classified in accordance with the 2022 North American Industry Classification System.

Definitions

Employment. Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period that 
includes the 12th day of the reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, and 
hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacation or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners of 
unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or employees on strike for the entire pay period, and employees 
on leave without pay for the entire pay period are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies, 
employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by 
the establishment where they are working. JOLTS does not publish employment estimates but uses the reported 
employment for validation of the other reported data elements.

Job Openings. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month. 
A job is open only if it meets all three of these conditions: 
* A specific position exists and there is work available for that position. The position can be full-time or part-
time, and it can be permanent, short-term, or seasonal. 
* The job could start within 30 days, whether or not the employer can find a suitable candidate during that time. 
* The employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the position. Active recruiting 
means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position. It may include advertising in newspapers, on 
television, or on the radio; posting internet notices, posting "help wanted" signs, networking, or making "word-
of-mouth" announcements; accepting applications; interviewing candidates; contacting employment agencies; 
or soliciting employees at job fairs, state or local employment offices, or similar sources.

Excluded are positions open only to internal transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from layoffs. Also 
excluded are openings for positions with start dates more than 30 days in the future; positions for which employees 
have been hired but the employees have not yet reported for work; and positions to be filled by employees of 
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is 
computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that 
quotient by 100.

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll during the entire reference month, including newly hired and 
rehired employees; full-time and part-time employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal employees; employees 
who were recalled to a job at the location following a layoff (formal suspension from pay status) lasting more than 7 
days; on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated; workers who 
were hired and separated during the month, and transfers from other locations. Excluded are transfers or promotions 
within the reporting location, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies, employee 
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by 
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Separations. Separations include all separations from the payroll during the entire reference month and is 
reported by type of separation:  quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits include employees who 
left voluntarily, with the exception of retirements or transfers to other locations. Layoffs and discharges includes 
involuntary separations initiated by the employer, such as layoffs with no intent to rehire; layoffs (formal 
suspensions from pay status) lasting or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of permanent or short-term employees; 
and terminations of seasonal employees (whether or not they are expected to return the next season). Other 
separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, separations due to employee disability; and deaths. 
Other separations comprise less than 8 percent of total separations. Other separations rates are generally very low, 
and other separations variance estimates are relatively high. Consequently, the other separations component is not 
published for states. 

Excluded from separations are transfers within the same location; employees on strike; employees of temporary help 
agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The separations rate is computed by 
dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits and layoffs and 
discharges rates are computed similarly.

State Estimation Method

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of approximately 21,000 nonfarm business and 
government establishments. The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and establishment size 
class. The JOLTS sample of 21,000 establishments does not directly support the production of sample-based state 
estimates. However, state estimates have been produced by combining the available sample with model-based 
estimates.

The state estimates consist of four major estimating models; the Composite Regional model (an unpublished 
intermediate model), the Synthetic model (an unpublished intermediate model), the Composite Synthetic model 
(published historical series through the most current benchmark year), and the Extended Composite Synthetic model 
(published current-year monthly series). The Composite Regional model uses JOLTS microdata, JOLTS regional 
published estimates, and Current Employment Statistics (CES) employment data. The Composite Synthetic model 
uses JOLTS microdata and Synthetic model estimates derived from monthly employment changes in microdata from 
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and JOLTS published regional data. The Extended 
Composite Synthetic model extends the Composite Synthetic estimates by ratio-adjusting the Composite Synthetic 
model by the ratio of the current Composite Regional model estimate to the Composite Regional model estimate 
from the previous year.

The Extended Composite Synthetic model (and its major component-the Composite Regional model) is used 
to extend the Composite Synthetic estimates because all of the inputs required by this model are available at the time 
monthly estimate are produced. In contrast, the Composite Synthetic model (and its major component-the 
Synthetic model) can only be produced when the latest QCEW data are available. The Extended Composite 
Synthetic model estimates are used to extend the Composite Synthetic model estimates during the annual JOLTS
retabulation process. The extension of the Composite Synthetic model using current data-based Composite Regional 
model estimates ensures that the Composite Synthetic model estimates reflect current economic trends.

The Composite Regional approach calculates state-level JOLTS estimates from JOLTS microdata using sample 
weights and the adjustments for non-response. The Composite Regional estimate is then benchmarked to CES state-
supersector employment to produce state-supersector estimates. The JOLTS sample, by itself, cannot ensure a 
reasonably sized sample for each state-supersector cell. The small JOLTS sample results in several state-supersector 
cells that lack enough data to produce a reasonable estimate. To overcome this issue, the state-level estimates 
derived directly from the JOLTS sample are augmented using JOLTS regional estimates when the number of 
respondents is low (that is, less than 30). This approach is known as a composite estimate, which leverages the small 
JOLTS sample to the greatest extent possible and supplements that with a model-based estimate. Previous research 
has found that regional industry estimates are a good proxy at finer levels of geographical detail. That is, one can 
make a reliable prediction of JOLTS estimates at the regional-level using only national industry-level JOLTS rates. 
The assumption in this approach is that one can make a good prediction of JOLTS estimates at the state-level using 
only regional industry-level JOLTS rates.)

In this approach, the JOLTS microdata-based estimate is used, without model augmentation, in all state-
supersector cells that have 30 or more respondents. The JOLTS regional estimate will be used, without a sample-
based component, in all state-supersector cells that have fewer than five respondents. In all state-supersector cells 
with 5 to 30 respondents, an estimate is calculated that is a composition of a weighted estimate of the microdata-
based estimate and a weighted estimate of the JOLTS regional estimate. The weight assigned to the JOLTS data in 
those cells is proportional to the number of JOLTS respondents in the cell (weight=n/30, where n is the number of 
respondents). The sum of state estimates within a region is made equal to the aligned regional JOLTS published 
regional estimates.

Seasonal adjustment. BLS uses the seasonal adjustment program (X-13ARIMA-SEATS) to seasonally adjust 
the JOLTS series. Each month, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology uses all relevant data, up to and 
including the current month, to calculate new seasonal adjustment factors. Moving averages are used as seasonal 
filters in seasonal adjustment. JOLTS seasonal adjustment includes both additive and multiplicative models, as well 
as regression with autocorrelated errors (REGARIMA) modeling, to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at the 
beginning and end of the series and to detect and adjust for outliers in the series. 

Annual estimates and benchmarking. The JOLTS state estimates utilize and leverage data from three BLS 
programs; JOLTS, CES, and QCEW. These state estimates are published as a historical series made up of a 
historical annually revised benchmark component of the Composite Synthetic model and a current component of the 
Extended Composite Synthetic model that provides monthly "real-time" estimates between lagged benchmarks.

The JOLTS employment levels are ratio-adjusted to the CES employment levels, and the resulting ratios are 
applied to all JOLTS data elements.

The seasonally adjusted estimates are recalculated for the most recent 5 years to reflect updated seasonal 
adjustment factors. These annual updates result in revisions to both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 
adjusted JOLTS data series for the period since the last benchmark was established.

Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 
12 published monthly levels. 

Annual average levels for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 published monthly levels 
by 12. 

Annual average rates for hires, total separations quits, and layoffs and discharges are calculated by dividing the 
sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published levels for each data element by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published 
employment levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

Annual average rates for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published 
levels by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published employment levels plus the sum of the 12 monthly job openings 
levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.)

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to two types of error:  sampling error and nonsampling error.

Sampling error can result when a sample, rather than an entire population, is surveyed. There is a chance that 
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling 
error, varies with the sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. This means that there is a 90-percent chance 
that the true population mean will fall into the interval created by the sample mean plus or minus 1.65 standard 
errors. Estimates of median standard errors are released monthly as part of the significant change tables on the 
JOLTS webpage. Standard errors are updated annually with the most recent 5 years of data. For sampling error 
estimates, see www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a segment of the population, the 
inability to obtain data from all units in the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection or processing of the data, and errors from 
the employment benchmark data used in estimation. The JOLTS program uses quality control procedures to reduce 
nonsampling error in the survey's design. 

The JOLTS state variance estimates account for both sampling error and the error attributable to modeling. A 
small area domain model uses a Bayesian approach to develop estimates of JOLTS state variance. The small area 
model uses QCEW-based JOLTS synthetic model data to generate a Bayesian prior distribution, then updates the 
prior distribution using JOLTS microdata and sample-based variance estimates at the state and US Census regional 
level to generate a Bayesian posterior distribution. Once the Bayesian posterior distribution has been generated, 
estimates of JOLTS state variances are made by drawing 2,500 estimates from the Bayesian posterior distribution. 
This Bayesian approach thus indirectly accounts for sampling error and directly for model error.

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	8,031	7,227	7,658	7,449	7,146	-303	4.8	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Alabama	131	105	110	111	106	-5	5.6	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.6	-0.2
Alaska	22	18	21	33	18	-15	6.1	5.0	5.8	8.9	5.0	-3.9
Arizona	202	137	182	155	142	-13	5.9	4.0	5.3	4.5	4.2	-0.3
Arkansas	86	68	70	71	72	1	5.9	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	0.0
California	763	708	647	640	674	34	4.1	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.6	0.2
Colorado	157	130	140	131	114	-17	5.0	4.2	4.5	4.2	3.7	-0.5
Connecticut	78	67	77	74	74	0	4.4	3.7	4.3	4.1	4.1	0.0
Delaware	27	24	26	25	24	-1	5.2	4.6	5.0	4.8	4.6	-0.2
District of Columbia	31	31	36	31	28	-3	3.9	3.9	4.5	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Florida	509	463	480	504	431	-73	4.9	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.1	-0.7
Georgia	287	286	335	323	296	-27	5.5	5.4	6.3	6.1	5.6	-0.5
Hawaii	27	26	27	30	20	-10	4.0	3.8	4.0	4.4	3.0	-1.4
Idaho	43	41	45	50	38	-12	4.7	4.4	4.9	5.4	4.1	-1.3
Illinois	277	318	319	285	244	-41	4.3	4.9	4.9	4.4	3.8	-0.6
Indiana	172	147	147	147	156	9	5.0	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.5	0.2
Iowa	66	73	71	68	67	-1	4.0	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.0	-0.1
Kansas	72	67	69	69	70	1	4.7	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	0.1
Kentucky	153	98	103	105	101	-4	7.0	4.5	4.8	4.9	4.7	-0.2
Louisiana	124	98	105	122	111	-11	5.9	4.7	5.0	5.7	5.2	-0.5
Maine	32	32	33	34	34	0	4.6	4.6	4.8	5.0	4.9	-0.1
Maryland	147	126	143	149	130	-19	4.9	4.2	4.8	5.0	4.4	-0.6
Massachusetts	186	155	140	168	145	-23	4.8	4.0	3.6	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Michigan	215	252	236	246	219	-27	4.6	5.3	4.9	5.1	4.6	-0.5
Minnesota	164	160	177	144	158	14	5.1	5.0	5.5	4.5	4.9	0.4
Mississippi	81	60	65	68	71	3	6.3	4.7	5.1	5.3	5.6	0.3
Missouri	178	147	153	147	146	-1	5.6	4.6	4.8	4.6	4.6	0.0
Montana	32	28	29	38	26	-12	5.7	5.0	5.2	6.7	4.7	-2.0
Nebraska	48	46	47	46	44	-2	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Nevada	74	64	73	62	59	-3	4.5	3.9	4.4	3.8	3.6	-0.2
New Hampshire	36	33	37	38	35	-3	4.8	4.5	5.0	5.1	4.7	-0.4
New Jersey	195	198	183	194	216	22	4.3	4.3	4.0	4.2	4.7	0.5
New Mexico	62	50	41	43	44	1	6.5	5.2	4.3	4.5	4.6	0.1
New York	453	456	506	465	456	-9	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.5	4.4	-0.1
North Carolina	325	271	254	252	268	16	6.1	5.0	4.7	4.7	5.0	0.3
North Dakota	25	23	25	26	24	-2	5.3	4.9	5.3	5.5	5.1	-0.4
Ohio	290	255	259	294	260	-34	4.9	4.3	4.3	4.9	4.4	-0.5
Oklahoma	113	100	105	105	111	6	5.9	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.8	0.3
Oregon	103	83	98	82	74	-8	4.9	4.0	4.7	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Pennsylvania	272	225	272	257	231	-26	4.2	3.5	4.2	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Rhode Island	30	24	26	25	30	5	5.5	4.5	4.8	4.6	5.5	0.9
South Carolina	155	129	132	124	125	1	6.1	5.0	5.2	4.9	4.9	0.0
South Dakota	23	21	23	24	23	-1	4.7	4.3	4.6	4.8	4.6	-0.2
Tennessee	194	144	168	170	162	-8	5.4	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Texas	667	600	750	613	652	39	4.5	4.0	5.0	4.1	4.4	0.3
Utah	84	74	84	74	70	-4	4.6	4.0	4.5	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Vermont	16	15	15	16	17	1	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.8	5.1	0.3
Virginia	254	222	232	231	216	-15	5.6	4.9	5.1	5.1	4.8	-0.3
Washington	147	133	152	136	122	-14	3.9	3.5	4.0	3.6	3.2	-0.4
West Virginia	54	42	43	45	45	0	7.0	5.5	5.7	5.9	5.9	0.0
Wisconsin	134	138	130	138	130	-8	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Wyoming	17	14	15	23	14	-9	5.4	4.5	4.8	7.2	4.5	-2.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 2. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,307	5,126	5,367	5,368	5,115	-253	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Alabama	80	73	69	66	63	-3	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Alaska	20	17	17	32	19	-13	5.9	5.0	5.0	9.4	5.6	-3.8
Arizona	114	104	123	107	120	13	3.5	3.2	3.8	3.3	3.7	0.4
Arkansas	54	46	47	44	44	0	3.9	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2	0.0
California	530	567	572	514	531	17	2.9	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.9	0.0
Colorado	103	105	108	111	103	-8	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Connecticut	47	48	53	54	54	0	2.7	2.8	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Delaware	16	18	18	18	15	-3	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.0	-0.6
District of Columbia	15	16	17	16	13	-3	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	1.8	-0.4
Florida	352	340	350	317	301	-16	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Georgia	178	161	158	161	139	-22	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.2	2.8	-0.4
Hawaii	22	20	22	25	21	-4	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Idaho	35	35	37	43	36	-7	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.9	4.1	-0.8
Illinois	205	199	227	248	219	-29	3.3	3.2	3.7	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Indiana	135	122	135	128	132	4	4.1	3.7	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Iowa	53	51	62	61	51	-10	3.3	3.2	3.9	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Kansas	51	45	52	55	49	-6	3.5	3.1	3.6	3.8	3.3	-0.5
Kentucky	74	73	66	70	58	-12	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.4	2.8	-0.6
Louisiana	84	76	72	74	71	-3	4.2	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Maine	24	24	26	27	27	0	3.6	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.1	0.0
Maryland	76	85	83	87	71	-16	2.7	3.0	2.9	3.1	2.5	-0.6
Massachusetts	115	98	94	107	108	1	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.9	2.9	0.0
Michigan	158	166	181	198	171	-27	3.5	3.7	4.0	4.4	3.8	-0.6
Minnesota	93	89	101	98	88	-10	3.1	2.9	3.3	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Mississippi	48	40	42	44	41	-3	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Missouri	111	95	109	103	100	-3	3.7	3.1	3.6	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Montana	26	24	25	31	27	-4	4.9	4.5	4.7	5.9	5.1	-0.8
Nebraska	37	32	44	40	32	-8	3.5	3.0	4.1	3.8	3.0	-0.8
Nevada	59	54	65	56	57	1	3.8	3.4	4.1	3.6	3.6	0.0
New Hampshire	25	24	25	28	29	1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.9	4.1	0.2
New Jersey	129	148	116	130	140	10	2.9	3.4	2.6	3.0	3.2	0.2
New Mexico	42	31	33	33	38	5	4.7	3.4	3.6	3.6	4.2	0.6
New York	302	291	329	376	355	-21	3.0	2.9	3.3	3.8	3.6	-0.2
North Carolina	189	187	177	178	167	-11	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.3	-0.2
North Dakota	19	16	19	21	18	-3	4.2	3.6	4.2	4.7	4.0	-0.7
Ohio	178	187	196	206	179	-27	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Oklahoma	67	61	60	55	53	-2	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Oregon	74	71	84	74	71	-3	3.7	3.5	4.2	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Pennsylvania	174	152	195	138	165	27	2.8	2.4	3.1	2.2	2.6	0.4
Rhode Island	23	21	19	19	24	5	4.5	4.1	3.7	3.7	4.7	1.0
South Carolina	102	103	90	85	82	-3	4.3	4.2	3.7	3.5	3.4	-0.1
South Dakota	20	15	18	19	18	-1	4.3	3.2	3.8	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Tennessee	131	131	122	117	111	-6	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Texas	445	412	409	473	447	-26	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Utah	65	59	73	65	62	-3	3.7	3.3	4.1	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Vermont	12	11	11	12	12	0	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	129	144	143	137	142	5	3.0	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.3	0.1
Washington	110	102	125	111	105	-6	3.0	2.8	3.4	3.0	2.9	-0.1
West Virginia	31	28	26	28	26	-2	4.3	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Wisconsin	109	95	107	110	99	-11	3.6	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Wyoming	14	13	13	18	14	-4	4.7	4.4	4.4	6.1	4.7	-1.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,087	5,111	5,264	5,069	5,080	11	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
Alabama	73	67	69	62	77	15	3.3	3.0	3.1	2.8	3.5	0.7
Alaska	14	15	18	10	15	5	4.1	4.4	5.3	3.0	4.4	1.4
Arizona	100	116	118	112	110	-2	3.1	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.4	0.0
Arkansas	42	42	44	47	45	-2	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
California	624	524	580	517	495	-22	3.5	2.9	3.2	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Colorado	115	102	125	99	116	17	3.9	3.4	4.2	3.3	3.9	0.6
Connecticut	48	71	71	56	51	-5	2.8	4.1	4.1	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Delaware	17	16	17	15	17	2	3.5	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.4	0.4
District of Columbia	24	19	22	17	20	3	3.1	2.5	2.9	2.3	2.7	0.4
Florida	336	322	342	297	292	-5	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Georgia	175	151	153	140	180	40	3.5	3.0	3.1	2.8	3.6	0.8
Hawaii	23	19	21	26	24	-2	3.6	2.9	3.2	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Idaho	35	36	38	34	48	14	4.0	4.1	4.3	3.9	5.4	1.5
Illinois	178	214	193	177	181	4	2.9	3.5	3.1	2.9	2.9	0.0
Indiana	127	106	140	150	129	-21	3.9	3.2	4.2	4.6	3.9	-0.7
Iowa	51	50	62	44	53	9	3.2	3.1	3.9	2.8	3.3	0.5
Kansas	47	46	53	49	50	1	3.2	3.2	3.6	3.4	3.4	0.0
Kentucky	67	69	66	67	65	-2	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Louisiana	79	61	81	72	73	1	4.0	3.0	4.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
Maine	13	25	23	20	18	-2	2.0	3.8	3.5	3.1	2.8	-0.3
Maryland	88	84	94	69	91	22	3.1	3.0	3.3	2.4	3.2	0.8
Massachusetts	95	102	82	98	105	7	2.6	2.7	2.2	2.6	2.8	0.2
Michigan	184	164	160	194	146	-48	4.1	3.6	3.5	4.3	3.2	-1.1
Minnesota	70	96	81	91	81	-10	2.3	3.1	2.6	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Mississippi	44	38	42	45	44	-1	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.7	3.6	-0.1
Missouri	95	97	92	99	112	13	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.7	0.5
Montana	20	26	26	23	23	0	3.8	4.9	4.9	4.3	4.3	0.0
Nebraska	35	34	34	34	33	-1	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Nevada	53	66	67	68	63	-5	3.4	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.0	-0.3
New Hampshire	26	29	26	26	24	-2	3.7	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.4	-0.3
New Jersey	127	111	127	138	124	-14	2.9	2.5	2.9	3.1	2.8	-0.3
New Mexico	32	33	32	36	30	-6	3.6	3.6	3.5	4.0	3.3	-0.7
New York	264	349	333	367	327	-40	2.7	3.5	3.3	3.7	3.3	-0.4
North Carolina	177	206	181	154	176	22	3.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	3.4	0.4
North Dakota	16	18	18	18	17	-1	3.6	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Ohio	191	185	189	196	187	-9	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Oklahoma	59	55	60	59	58	-1	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Oregon	61	81	69	71	66	-5	3.0	4.0	3.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Pennsylvania	162	141	155	163	157	-6	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Rhode Island	15	22	21	21	20	-1	2.9	4.3	4.1	4.1	3.9	-0.2
South Carolina	94	82	73	93	91	-2	4.0	3.4	3.0	3.8	3.8	0.0
South Dakota	15	17	17	15	16	1	3.2	3.6	3.6	3.2	3.4	0.2
Tennessee	146	112	121	101	140	39	4.3	3.3	3.5	3.0	4.1	1.1
Texas	413	440	439	424	433	9	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Utah	55	66	69	69	64	-5	3.1	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Vermont	8	13	11	13	10	-3	2.6	4.1	3.5	4.1	3.2	-0.9
Virginia	135	137	149	119	156	37	3.2	3.2	3.5	2.8	3.7	0.9
Washington	99	99	109	109	103	-6	2.7	2.7	3.0	3.0	2.8	-0.2
West Virginia	27	24	27	27	27	0	3.8	3.3	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Wisconsin	81	98	105	104	89	-15	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.4	2.9	-0.5
Wyoming	8	15	15	10	9	-1	2.7	5.0	5.1	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,032	3,091	3,128	2,973	3,161	188	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
Alabama	49	44	48	36	48	12	2.2	2.0	2.2	1.6	2.2	0.6
Alaska	9	9	11	5	9	4	2.7	2.7	3.2	1.5	2.7	1.2
Arizona	65	66	69	65	69	4	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
Arkansas	28	25	29	29	29	0	2.0	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
California	334	373	272	255	259	4	1.9	2.1	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Colorado	81	54	60	60	67	7	2.7	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Connecticut	25	25	26	29	30	1	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
Delaware	11	11	11	9	11	2	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.8	2.2	0.4
District of Columbia	15	12	16	10	13	3	1.9	1.6	2.1	1.4	1.8	0.4
Florida	241	221	213	212	199	-13	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Georgia	109	98	101	83	123	40	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.7	2.5	0.8
Hawaii	14	12	12	15	13	-2	2.2	1.8	1.8	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Idaho	22	20	21	19	20	1	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.2	2.3	0.1
Illinois	101	131	110	99	115	16	1.6	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.9	0.3
Indiana	79	60	88	96	84	-12	2.4	1.8	2.7	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Iowa	31	30	32	30	35	5	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.2	0.3
Kansas	27	23	30	31	34	3	1.9	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Kentucky	41	37	42	40	43	3	2.0	1.8	2.0	1.9	2.1	0.2
Louisiana	45	41	54	44	50	6	2.3	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.5	0.3
Maine	6	12	12	9	10	1	0.9	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.5	0.1
Maryland	55	53	67	41	57	16	1.9	1.9	2.4	1.5	2.0	0.5
Massachusetts	48	50	47	57	59	2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
Michigan	87	96	101	125	113	-12	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.8	2.5	-0.3
Minnesota	48	57	47	59	54	-5	1.6	1.9	1.5	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Mississippi	29	25	30	26	30	4	2.4	2.1	2.5	2.2	2.5	0.3
Missouri	59	59	61	66	80	14	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.6	0.4
Montana	12	15	14	13	14	1	2.3	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.1
Nebraska	20	19	21	21	22	1	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
Nevada	33	35	33	36	32	-4	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.0	-0.3
New Hampshire	10	14	13	13	13	0	1.4	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
New Jersey	59	59	61	62	64	2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
New Mexico	19	19	18	19	17	-2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.1	1.9	-0.2
New York	136	149	178	194	162	-32	1.4	1.5	1.8	1.9	1.6	-0.3
North Carolina	100	152	131	93	123	30	2.0	3.0	2.6	1.8	2.4	0.6
North Dakota	9	9	10	10	10	0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Ohio	122	105	126	125	130	5	2.2	1.8	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Oklahoma	39	37	40	38	38	0	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Oregon	39	45	39	41	41	0	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Pennsylvania	86	63	81	88	109	21	1.4	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.7	0.3
Rhode Island	7	10	10	11	10	-1	1.4	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.9	-0.2
South Carolina	62	56	50	52	60	8	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.5	0.4
South Dakota	9	10	10	10	10	0	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Tennessee	92	78	75	59	92	33	2.7	2.3	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.0
Texas	262	296	315	276	277	1	1.8	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.9	0.0
Utah	33	39	40	43	38	-5	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Vermont	4	7	6	7	6	-1	1.3	2.2	1.9	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Virginia	84	91	95	66	93	27	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.5	2.2	0.7
Washington	61	58	61	61	60	-1	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
West Virginia	18	16	18	17	19	2	2.5	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.7	0.3
Wisconsin	48	55	63	63	61	-2	1.6	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Wyoming	5	10	9	5	5	0	1.7	3.4	3.0	1.7	1.7	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,739	1,725	1,781	1,850	1,687	-163	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Alabama	19	21	18	23	26	3	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.2
Alaska	5	5	5	4	5	1	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.5	0.3
Arizona	29	42	39	39	35	-4	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Arkansas	12	15	12	16	14	-2	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.0	-0.1
California	257	123	255	231	216	-15	1.4	0.7	1.4	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Colorado	29	40	57	35	43	8	1.0	1.3	1.9	1.2	1.4	0.2
Connecticut	19	36	36	24	18	-6	1.1	2.1	2.1	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Delaware	5	4	4	5	6	1	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.2
District of Columbia	6	5	4	6	6	0	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
Florida	83	90	105	75	81	6	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.1
Georgia	54	48	37	50	50	0	1.1	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.0
Hawaii	7	5	7	10	9	-1	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Idaho	11	12	13	13	25	12	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	2.8	1.3
Illinois	66	70	74	70	58	-12	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Indiana	40	41	46	49	39	-10	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Iowa	17	17	26	12	15	3	1.1	1.1	1.6	0.8	0.9	0.1
Kansas	17	20	20	16	13	-3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Kentucky	20	29	19	23	19	-4	1.0	1.4	0.9	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Louisiana	24	18	20	25	20	-5	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Maine	6	11	9	10	6	-4	0.9	1.7	1.4	1.5	0.9	-0.6
Maryland	27	26	21	25	28	3	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.1
Massachusetts	36	45	29	34	36	2	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.1
Michigan	91	61	51	60	27	-33	2.0	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.6	-0.7
Minnesota	18	32	29	27	22	-5	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Mississippi	13	12	10	17	12	-5	1.1	1.0	0.8	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Missouri	30	31	25	28	27	-1	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Montana	6	8	10	8	8	0	1.1	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.5	0.0
Nebraska	12	13	11	12	9	-3	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.8	-0.3
Nevada	18	25	30	28	28	0	1.1	1.6	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
New Hampshire	8	12	10	12	8	-4	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.7	1.1	-0.6
New Jersey	55	46	54	70	52	-18	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.6	1.2	-0.4
New Mexico	10	10	10	15	10	-5	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.1	-0.6
New York	112	173	136	159	154	-5	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.5	-0.1
North Carolina	64	47	43	58	48	-10	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.9	-0.2
North Dakota	6	7	7	7	5	-2	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.1	-0.5
Ohio	57	70	54	61	49	-12	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Oklahoma	17	16	15	19	17	-2	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Oregon	19	23	24	26	20	-6	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Pennsylvania	69	73	63	63	42	-21	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	-0.3
Rhode Island	6	10	9	9	6	-3	1.2	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.2	-0.6
South Carolina	27	23	17	38	28	-10	1.1	0.9	0.7	1.6	1.2	-0.4
South Dakota	5	6	6	5	4	-1	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	-0.3
Tennessee	47	29	40	37	44	7	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
Texas	126	129	110	135	144	9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.1
Utah	21	21	23	22	22	0	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Vermont	4	5	4	5	3	-2	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.0	-0.6
Virginia	40	40	45	44	56	12	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.3
Washington	32	31	38	42	35	-7	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
West Virginia	7	7	7	8	7	-1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Wisconsin	28	38	36	37	22	-15	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.7	-0.5
Wyoming	3	4	4	4	3	-1	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	7,570	7,947	6,728	4.5	4.7	4.0
Alabama	127	118	101	5.4	5.0	4.3
Alaska	18	28	15	5.2	7.6	4.4
Arizona	196	180	138	5.6	5.2	4.0
Arkansas	84	69	68	5.7	4.7	4.6
California	712	710	636	3.8	3.8	3.4
Colorado	151	181	107	4.8	5.7	3.4
Connecticut	72	77	68	4.0	4.2	3.8
Delaware	23	30	20	4.5	5.7	3.9
District of Columbia	27	35	23	3.4	4.5	3.0
Florida	500	543	426	4.7	5.1	4.0
Georgia	277	349	287	5.2	6.5	5.4
Hawaii	28	33	21	4.1	4.8	3.0
Idaho	40	64	35	4.3	6.8	3.8
Illinois	248	287	217	3.8	4.4	3.4
Indiana	166	157	154	4.8	4.5	4.4
Iowa	62	77	62	3.7	4.6	3.7
Kansas	70	75	69	4.5	4.9	4.5
Kentucky	148	108	101	6.7	4.9	4.7
Louisiana	110	131	99	5.2	6.1	4.7
Maine	28	35	30	4.1	5.1	4.4
Maryland	129	169	113	4.3	5.6	3.8
Massachusetts	172	179	130	4.4	4.6	3.4
Michigan	210	247	210	4.4	5.1	4.4
Minnesota	151	155	144	4.7	4.8	4.5
Mississippi	73	73	68	5.7	5.7	5.3
Missouri	178	156	147	5.6	4.8	4.6
Montana	29	39	23	5.2	6.8	4.2
Nebraska	46	50	42	4.1	4.4	3.8
Nevada	73	72	57	4.4	4.3	3.5
New Hampshire	35	38	34	4.7	5.0	4.5
New Jersey	181	198	204	3.9	4.3	4.4
New Mexico	63	51	45	6.6	5.4	4.7
New York	414	477	411	4.0	4.5	3.9
North Carolina	299	258	242	5.6	4.8	4.5
North Dakota	23	27	23	4.8	5.7	4.8
Ohio	279	302	251	4.7	5.0	4.2
Oklahoma	99	110	100	5.2	5.7	5.2
Oregon	97	97	69	4.6	4.6	3.3
Pennsylvania	259	268	217	4.0	4.1	3.3
Rhode Island	27	26	27	5.0	4.8	5.0
South Carolina	150	131	117	5.9	5.1	4.6
South Dakota	21	25	22	4.2	5.0	4.4
Tennessee	181	175	153	5.0	4.9	4.2
Texas	626	618	620	4.2	4.1	4.1
Utah	78	85	65	4.2	4.6	3.5
Vermont	14	16	15	4.3	4.9	4.6
Virginia	239	245	204	5.3	5.4	4.5
Washington	143	157	116	3.7	4.1	3.1
West Virginia	48	48	42	6.2	6.2	5.5
Wisconsin	134	145	128	4.2	4.5	4.0
Wyoming	15	21	13	4.7	6.5	4.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 7. Hires levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,831	5,782	4,596	3.0	3.6	2.9
Alabama	71	71	55	3.2	3.2	2.5
Alaska	13	26	13	4.0	7.9	3.8
Arizona	101	122	107	3.1	3.7	3.2
Arkansas	46	43	37	3.3	3.1	2.7
California	517	596	508	2.8	3.3	2.8
Colorado	92	128	89	3.1	4.3	3.0
Connecticut	43	56	50	2.5	3.3	2.9
Delaware	14	22	11	2.8	4.4	2.3
District of Columbia	12	19	10	1.5	2.5	1.3
Florida	331	335	270	3.3	3.3	2.7
Georgia	157	174	118	3.1	3.5	2.4
Hawaii	21	27	19	3.2	4.2	2.9
Idaho	29	51	28	3.3	5.8	3.2
Illinois	194	261	208	3.1	4.2	3.4
Indiana	135	126	135	4.1	3.8	4.1
Iowa	47	69	45	2.9	4.3	2.8
Kansas	48	58	47	3.2	3.9	3.2
Kentucky	72	71	54	3.5	3.4	2.6
Louisiana	70	82	59	3.5	4.0	2.9
Maine	18	28	21	2.8	4.2	3.2
Maryland	71	101	55	2.5	3.5	1.9
Massachusetts	97	116	94	2.6	3.1	2.5
Michigan	146	202	155	3.2	4.4	3.4
Minnesota	84	107	78	2.8	3.5	2.5
Mississippi	45	46	37	3.8	3.8	3.0
Missouri	102	106	93	3.4	3.5	3.0
Montana	20	34	20	3.9	6.4	3.8
Nebraska	34	44	29	3.2	4.1	2.8
Nevada	54	59	50	3.4	3.7	3.2
New Hampshire	22	28	26	3.1	3.9	3.7
New Jersey	107	125	115	2.4	2.8	2.6
New Mexico	37	37	34	4.1	4.1	3.8
New York	271	393	327	2.7	3.9	3.2
North Carolina	159	194	140	3.1	3.8	2.7
North Dakota	17	21	16	3.9	4.7	3.6
Ohio	164	214	155	2.9	3.7	2.7
Oklahoma	58	59	45	3.2	3.2	2.5
Oregon	63	81	58	3.1	4.0	2.9
Pennsylvania	168	146	162	2.7	2.3	2.6
Rhode Island	19	20	21	3.7	3.8	4.2
South Carolina	91	88	69	3.8	3.6	2.8
South Dakota	18	20	16	3.8	4.3	3.3
Tennessee	124	129	100	3.6	3.8	2.9
Texas	420	526	416	2.9	3.7	2.9
Utah	57	71	52	3.2	4.0	2.9
Vermont	10	12	11	3.1	3.7	3.4
Virginia	111	152	125	2.6	3.5	2.9
Washington	93	114	88	2.5	3.1	2.4
West Virginia	26	30	21	3.6	4.2	3.0
Wisconsin	102	127	92	3.3	4.1	3.0
Wyoming	11	17	10	3.6	5.7	3.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,511	5,199	4,471	2.8	3.2	2.8
Alabama	62	66	68	2.8	3.0	3.1
Alaska	18	13	19	5.6	3.8	5.6
Arizona	77	112	87	2.3	3.4	2.6
Arkansas	36	49	39	2.6	3.5	2.8
California	595	511	449	3.3	2.8	2.5
Colorado	103	113	114	3.4	3.8	3.8
Connecticut	45	53	49	2.6	3.0	2.8
Delaware	15	15	15	3.1	3.1	3.1
District of Columbia	20	17	19	2.6	2.3	2.6
Florida	282	275	231	2.8	2.7	2.3
Georgia	145	140	150	2.9	2.8	3.0
Hawaii	18	25	20	2.8	3.9	3.1
Idaho	34	35	48	3.9	3.9	5.4
Illinois	169	180	166	2.7	2.9	2.7
Indiana	118	156	118	3.6	4.7	3.6
Iowa	47	44	49	2.9	2.7	3.1
Kansas	41	47	45	2.7	3.2	3.0
Kentucky	58	67	55	2.8	3.3	2.7
Louisiana	65	70	61	3.2	3.5	3.0
Maine	17	21	20	2.5	3.2	3.0
Maryland	69	68	75	2.4	2.4	2.6
Massachusetts	89	97	98	2.4	2.6	2.6
Michigan	188	210	135	4.1	4.6	3.0
Minnesota	68	92	72	2.2	3.0	2.3
Mississippi	35	48	36	2.9	4.0	2.9
Missouri	81	96	96	2.7	3.1	3.1
Montana	21	25	25	4.0	4.7	4.8
Nebraska	32	35	31	3.0	3.3	2.9
Nevada	52	74	65	3.3	4.7	4.1
New Hampshire	23	25	22	3.2	3.5	3.1
New Jersey	107	147	100	2.4	3.3	2.3
New Mexico	29	38	27	3.3	4.2	3.0
New York	234	373	296	2.3	3.7	2.9
North Carolina	144	168	150	2.8	3.3	2.9
North Dakota	16	18	17	3.7	3.9	3.8
Ohio	170	217	165	3.0	3.8	2.9
Oklahoma	48	65	48	2.7	3.6	2.6
Oregon	58	78	62	2.9	3.9	3.1
Pennsylvania	151	161	140	2.4	2.6	2.2
Rhode Island	15	23	20	2.8	4.4	3.8
South Carolina	77	104	77	3.2	4.3	3.2
South Dakota	15	15	15	3.1	3.2	3.2
Tennessee	117	119	117	3.4	3.5	3.4
Texas	346	417	356	2.4	2.9	2.5
Utah	51	70	58	2.9	3.9	3.3
Vermont	9	11	10	2.7	3.6	3.0
Virginia	107	125	130	2.5	2.9	3.0
Washington	92	126	97	2.5	3.4	2.6
West Virginia	22	29	22	3.0	4.1	3.0
Wisconsin	72	103	79	2.3	3.4	2.6
Wyoming	11	12	10	3.7	3.9	3.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 9. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	2,560	3,037	2,668	1.6	1.9	1.7
Alabama	41	40	42	1.9	1.8	1.9
Alaska	11	7	11	3.3	2.0	3.2
Arizona	48	63	51	1.4	1.9	1.6
Arkansas	23	30	24	1.6	2.1	1.7
California	315	241	234	1.7	1.3	1.3
Colorado	70	59	60	2.3	2.0	2.0
Connecticut	21	27	26	1.2	1.6	1.5
Delaware	10	9	9	2.0	1.9	1.9
District of Columbia	13	10	12	1.6	1.4	1.6
Florida	205	201	162	2.0	2.0	1.6
Georgia	86	84	100	1.7	1.7	2.0
Hawaii	11	14	10	1.7	2.1	1.5
Idaho	20	19	18	2.2	2.1	2.0
Illinois	85	107	95	1.4	1.7	1.5
Indiana	73	103	73	2.2	3.1	2.2
Iowa	28	30	33	1.7	1.9	2.0
Kansas	22	30	30	1.5	2.0	2.1
Kentucky	34	39	37	1.7	1.9	1.8
Louisiana	35	41	43	1.8	2.0	2.1
Maine	8	11	11	1.2	1.6	1.7
Maryland	44	40	48	1.5	1.4	1.7
Massachusetts	43	57	52	1.2	1.5	1.4
Michigan	74	136	101	1.6	3.0	2.2
Minnesota	43	61	48	1.4	2.0	1.5
Mississippi	22	30	24	1.8	2.5	2.0
Missouri	50	67	66	1.6	2.2	2.2
Montana	12	14	14	2.3	2.5	2.6
Nebraska	18	22	20	1.6	2.0	1.8
Nevada	30	35	28	1.9	2.2	1.7
New Hampshire	8	12	12	1.1	1.7	1.7
New Jersey	49	68	52	1.1	1.5	1.2
New Mexico	17	18	15	1.9	2.0	1.6
New York	109	194	129	1.1	1.9	1.3
North Carolina	74	110	99	1.5	2.1	1.9
North Dakota	9	11	11	1.9	2.4	2.3
Ohio	103	136	112	1.8	2.4	1.9
Oklahoma	32	42	31	1.8	2.3	1.7
Oregon	34	42	35	1.7	2.1	1.7
Pennsylvania	70	87	93	1.1	1.4	1.5
Rhode Island	6	12	9	1.2	2.3	1.8
South Carolina	52	53	51	2.2	2.2	2.1
South Dakota	8	10	10	1.7	2.0	2.1
Tennessee	74	74	77	2.2	2.2	2.2
Texas	210	270	217	1.5	1.9	1.5
Utah	26	40	29	1.5	2.2	1.6
Vermont	4	6	6	1.3	2.0	1.7
Virginia	66	69	75	1.5	1.6	1.8
Washington	53	70	51	1.4	1.9	1.4
West Virginia	14	18	15	1.9	2.6	2.0
Wisconsin	43	61	54	1.4	2.0	1.8
Wyoming	6	6	5	2.2	1.9	1.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,677	1,934	1,613	1.0	1.2	1.0
Alabama	17	22	24	0.8	1.0	1.1
Alaska	7	5	7	2.2	1.6	2.2
Arizona	26	41	32	0.8	1.3	1.0
Arkansas	11	17	13	0.8	1.2	0.9
California	252	246	203	1.4	1.4	1.1
Colorado	30	50	48	1.0	1.7	1.6
Connecticut	20	23	19	1.1	1.3	1.1
Delaware	4	5	6	0.9	1.1	1.1
District of Columbia	6	6	6	0.7	0.8	0.8
Florida	66	64	60	0.7	0.6	0.6
Georgia	48	49	44	1.0	1.0	0.9
Hawaii	6	10	9	1.0	1.6	1.4
Idaho	13	15	28	1.5	1.6	3.1
Illinois	75	66	64	1.2	1.1	1.0
Indiana	40	49	41	1.2	1.5	1.2
Iowa	17	12	15	1.1	0.8	0.9
Kansas	16	15	12	1.1	1.0	0.8
Kentucky	20	24	17	1.0	1.1	0.8
Louisiana	19	27	17	1.0	1.3	0.8
Maine	7	10	7	1.1	1.5	1.1
Maryland	21	25	23	0.7	0.9	0.8
Massachusetts	35	34	35	0.9	0.9	0.9
Michigan	108	66	31	2.4	1.4	0.7
Minnesota	22	27	21	0.7	0.9	0.7
Mississippi	10	17	11	0.9	1.4	0.9
Missouri	27	26	26	0.9	0.8	0.8
Montana	8	10	10	1.6	1.9	1.9
Nebraska	12	12	10	1.2	1.1	0.9
Nevada	20	34	34	1.2	2.1	2.1
New Hampshire	8	11	8	1.1	1.6	1.1
New Jersey	46	71	42	1.0	1.6	0.9
New Mexico	10	17	11	1.2	1.9	1.2
New York	108	166	158	1.1	1.7	1.6
North Carolina	59	53	47	1.2	1.0	0.9
North Dakota	7	6	5	1.5	1.3	1.2
Ohio	57	73	47	1.0	1.3	0.8
Oklahoma	13	21	14	0.7	1.1	0.8
Oregon	22	32	23	1.1	1.6	1.1
Pennsylvania	71	63	42	1.1	1.0	0.7
Rhode Island	7	10	6	1.3	1.9	1.2
South Carolina	21	47	23	0.9	1.9	0.9
South Dakota	6	5	4	1.2	1.0	0.9
Tennessee	37	40	36	1.1	1.2	1.0
Texas	113	130	130	0.8	0.9	0.9
Utah	23	26	27	1.3	1.4	1.5
Vermont	4	5	3	1.1	1.5	1.0
Virginia	32	47	49	0.8	1.1	1.1
Washington	34	51	39	0.9	1.4	1.1
West Virginia	6	9	6	0.8	1.2	0.8
Wisconsin	25	38	20	0.8	1.3	0.6
Wyoming	4	5	4	1.4	1.8	1.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary