State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, February 19, 2026	USDL-26-0231
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			STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – DECEMBER 2025

Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 
Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates 
increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separations 
rates showed little change in December.

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 6 states and were little changed in 44 states and the District of 
Columbia in December. The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Vermont  
(-1.5 percentage points) and New Hampshire (-1.4 points), as well as in New York and Rhode Island  
(-1.2 points each). Over the month, the national job openings rate was little changed. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings decreased in 10 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 39 
states and the District of Columbia in December. The largest decreases in the job openings level 
occurred in New York (-128,000), California (-62,000), and New Jersey (-38,000). The increase 
occurred in Idaho (+8,000). Nationally, the number of job openings changed little. (See table 1.)

Hires

In December, hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 46 states 
and the District of Columbia. The decreases occurred in New Hampshire (-1.3 percentage points) as well 
as in Maine and Vermont (-0.9 point each). The increase occurred in Nevada (+1.1 points). The national 
hires rate was little changed over the month. (See table 2.)

The number of hires decreased in 2 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 46 states and 
the District of Columbia in December. The decreases in the hires level occurred in New Hampshire   
(-9,000) and in Maine (-6,000). The increases occurred in Washington (+23,000) and in Nevada 
(+17,000). Nationally, the number of hires changed little over the month. (See table 2.)

Total Separations

In December, total separations rates increased in 9 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed 
in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in total separations rates occurred in 
Wyoming (+2.4 percentage points), South Dakota (+1.9 points), and Vermont (+1.3 points). The 
decreases occurred in Tennessee (-1.2 points) and in Colorado (-0.8 point). Over the month, the national 
total separations rate changed little. (See table 3.)

The number of total separations increased in 9 states, decreased in 3 states, and changed little in 38 
states and the District of Columbia in December. The largest increases in the total separations level 
occurred in Indiana (+24,000), Wisconsin (+23,000), and Minnesota (+17,000). The decreases occurred 
in Tennessee (-41,000), Colorado (-22,000), and Nevada (-13,000). Nationally, the number of total 
separations was little changed over the month. (See table 3.)
 
Quits

In December, quits rates increased in 5 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 43 states 
and the District of Columbia. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in South Dakota and 
Wyoming (+1.7 percentage points each), as well as in Vermont (+0.9 point). The decreases occurred in 
Tennessee (-0.8 point) and in Georgia (-0.6 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was 
unchanged. (See table 4.)

The number of quits increased in 5 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 43 states and 
the District of Columbia in December. The largest increases in the quits level occurred in Indiana 
(+20,000), Iowa (+10,000), and South Dakota (+8,000). The decreases occurred in Georgia  
(-30,000) and in Tennessee (-27,000). Nationally, the number of quits was unchanged over the month. 
(See table 4.)

Layoffs and Discharges 

In December, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 2 states, increased in 1 state, and were little 
changed in 47 states and the District of Columbia. The decreases occurred in Idaho  
(-0.7 percentage point) and in New Jersey (-0.4 point). The increase occurred in Michigan (+0.8 point). 
Over the month, the national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged. (See table 5.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 5 states, increased in 2 states, and changed little in 
43 states and the District of Columbia in December. The largest decreases in the layoffs and discharges 
level occurred in New Jersey (-19,000), Colorado (-15,000), and Tennessee (-14,000). The increases 
occurred in Michigan (+36,000) and in Wisconsin (+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 annual release is expected to be released in July 
2026.

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|Employment Statistics (CES) employment estimates, and updated Quarterly Census of Employment and 	  |
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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
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	7,508	7,658	7,449	6,928	6,542	-386	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.2	3.9	-0.3
Alabama	111	110	111	100	98	-2	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Alaska	20	21	33	18	16	-2	5.6	5.8	8.9	5.1	4.5	-0.6
Arizona	182	182	155	145	122	-23	5.3	5.3	4.5	4.3	3.6	-0.7
Arkansas	80	70	71	68	65	-3	5.5	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.5	-0.2
California	666	647	640	650	588	-62	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Colorado	123	140	131	116	110	-6	4.0	4.5	4.2	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Connecticut	76	77	74	74	68	-6	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.1	3.8	-0.3
Delaware	26	26	25	22	22	0	5.0	5.0	4.8	4.3	4.2	-0.1
District of Columbia	44	36	31	27	33	6	5.4	4.5	4.0	3.5	4.3	0.8
Florida	455	480	504	434	427	-7	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.1	4.1	0.0
Georgia	283	335	323	261	275	14	5.4	6.3	6.1	5.0	5.2	0.2
Hawaii	25	27	30	21	21	0	3.7	4.0	4.4	3.1	3.1	0.0
Idaho	41	45	50	39	47	8	4.5	4.9	5.4	4.2	5.0	0.8
Illinois	287	319	285	231	219	-12	4.5	4.9	4.4	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Indiana	156	147	147	147	126	-21	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.3	3.7	-0.6
Iowa	69	71	68	65	65	0	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.9	3.9	0.0
Kansas	73	69	69	66	68	2	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.5	0.2
Kentucky	128	103	105	94	88	-6	5.9	4.8	4.9	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Louisiana	96	105	122	102	95	-7	4.6	5.0	5.7	4.8	4.5	-0.3
Maine	27	33	34	35	28	-7	3.9	4.8	5.0	5.1	4.1	-1.0
Maryland	136	143	149	124	126	2	4.6	4.8	5.0	4.2	4.3	0.1
Massachusetts	197	140	168	141	129	-12	5.0	3.6	4.3	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Michigan	198	236	246	212	205	-7	4.2	4.9	5.1	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Minnesota	164	177	144	145	150	5	5.1	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.7	0.2
Mississippi	63	65	68	67	61	-6	5.0	5.1	5.3	5.3	4.8	-0.5
Missouri	173	153	147	137	136	-1	5.5	4.8	4.6	4.3	4.3	0.0
Montana	27	29	38	25	23	-2	4.9	5.2	6.7	4.5	4.1	-0.4
Nebraska	47	47	46	41	40	-1	4.2	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.7	0.0
Nevada	78	73	62	61	58	-3	4.7	4.4	3.8	3.7	3.6	-0.1
New Hampshire	32	37	38	36	25	-11	4.3	5.0	5.1	4.8	3.4	-1.4
New Jersey	196	183	194	205	167	-38	4.3	4.0	4.2	4.5	3.7	-0.8
New Mexico	51	41	43	42	33	-9	5.4	4.3	4.5	4.4	3.5	-0.9
New York	502	506	465	500	372	-128	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.8	3.6	-1.2
North Carolina	281	254	252	247	231	-16	5.3	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.3	-0.3
North Dakota	25	25	26	23	21	-2	5.3	5.3	5.5	4.9	4.5	-0.4
Ohio	287	259	294	253	278	25	4.8	4.3	4.9	4.2	4.6	0.4
Oklahoma	98	105	105	107	101	-6	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.3	-0.3
Oregon	111	98	82	76	78	2	5.3	4.7	3.9	3.6	3.7	0.1
Pennsylvania	249	272	257	240	243	3	3.9	4.2	3.9	3.7	3.7	0.0
Rhode Island	27	26	25	30	23	-7	5.0	4.8	4.6	5.5	4.3	-1.2
South Carolina	137	132	124	117	113	-4	5.4	5.2	4.9	4.6	4.5	-0.1
South Dakota	22	23	24	21	20	-1	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.2	4.1	-0.1
Tennessee	161	168	170	149	141	-8	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Texas	585	750	613	623	603	-20	4.0	5.0	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Utah	80	84	74	70	67	-3	4.3	4.5	4.0	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Vermont	12	15	16	16	11	-5	3.7	4.5	4.8	4.9	3.4	-1.5
Virginia	236	232	231	205	210	5	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.7	0.1
Washington	169	152	136	118	121	3	4.4	4.0	3.6	3.1	3.2	0.1
West Virginia	46	43	45	43	44	1	6.0	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.8	0.1
Wisconsin	136	130	138	124	119	-5	4.3	4.1	4.3	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Wyoming	13	15	23	13	11	-2	4.2	4.8	7.2	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,374	5,367	5,368	5,121	5,293	172	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
Alabama	74	69	66	65	69	4	3.4	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.1	0.2
Alaska	18	17	32	19	17	-2	5.3	5.0	9.4	5.6	5.0	-0.6
Arizona	135	123	107	118	131	13	4.2	3.8	3.3	3.6	4.0	0.4
Arkansas	55	47	44	45	47	2	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
California	537	572	514	531	556	25	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.9	3.1	0.2
Colorado	126	108	111	103	96	-7	4.2	3.6	3.7	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Connecticut	53	53	54	55	58	3	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
Delaware	20	18	18	15	18	3	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.0	3.6	0.6
District of Columbia	26	17	16	13	20	7	3.4	2.2	2.2	1.8	2.7	0.9
Florida	367	350	317	299	289	-10	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Georgia	182	158	161	148	137	-11	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Hawaii	21	22	25	21	21	0	3.3	3.4	3.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Idaho	38	37	43	36	37	1	4.3	4.2	4.9	4.1	4.2	0.1
Illinois	200	227	248	215	217	2	3.2	3.7	4.0	3.5	3.5	0.0
Indiana	136	135	128	126	114	-12	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Iowa	49	62	61	46	53	7	3.1	3.9	3.8	2.9	3.3	0.4
Kansas	49	52	55	46	50	4	3.4	3.6	3.8	3.1	3.4	0.3
Kentucky	68	66	70	61	63	2	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.1	0.1
Louisiana	72	72	74	73	71	-2	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Maine	15	26	27	26	20	-6	2.3	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.1	-0.9
Maryland	88	83	87	72	87	15	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.5	3.1	0.6
Massachusetts	108	94	107	101	104	3	2.9	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.8	0.1
Michigan	165	181	198	161	180	19	3.7	4.0	4.4	3.5	4.0	0.5
Minnesota	91	101	98	82	91	9	3.0	3.3	3.2	2.7	3.0	0.3
Mississippi	44	42	44	42	43	1	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.6	0.1
Missouri	100	109	103	94	108	14	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.5	0.4
Montana	25	25	31	26	23	-3	4.7	4.7	5.9	4.9	4.3	-0.6
Nebraska	34	44	40	30	34	4	3.2	4.1	3.8	2.8	3.2	0.4
Nevada	71	65	56	57	74	17	4.5	4.1	3.6	3.6	4.7	1.1
New Hampshire	16	25	28	28	19	-9	2.2	3.5	3.9	4.0	2.7	-1.3
New Jersey	139	116	130	136	150	14	3.2	2.6	3.0	3.1	3.4	0.3
New Mexico	36	33	33	37	33	-4	4.0	3.6	3.6	4.1	3.6	-0.5
New York	271	329	376	364	366	2	2.7	3.3	3.8	3.6	3.7	0.1
North Carolina	178	177	178	169	161	-8	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.1	-0.2
North Dakota	19	19	21	17	18	1	4.2	4.2	4.7	3.8	4.0	0.2
Ohio	193	196	206	173	176	3	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.0	3.1	0.1
Oklahoma	67	60	55	57	60	3	3.7	3.3	3.0	3.2	3.3	0.1
Oregon	87	84	74	70	79	9	4.4	4.2	3.7	3.5	3.9	0.4
Pennsylvania	174	195	138	162	182	20	2.8	3.1	2.2	2.6	2.9	0.3
Rhode Island	18	19	19	24	21	-3	3.5	3.7	3.7	4.7	4.1	-0.6
South Carolina	105	90	85	89	96	7	4.4	3.7	3.5	3.7	4.0	0.3
South Dakota	17	18	19	17	17	0	3.6	3.8	4.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
Tennessee	123	122	117	119	125	6	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Texas	465	409	473	472	477	5	3.3	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
Utah	79	73	65	60	65	5	4.5	4.1	3.7	3.4	3.6	0.2
Vermont	6	11	12	12	9	-3	1.9	3.5	3.8	3.8	2.9	-0.9
Virginia	135	143	137	144	136	-8	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Washington	137	125	111	106	129	23	3.7	3.4	3.0	2.9	3.5	0.6
West Virginia	30	26	28	27	30	3	4.2	3.6	3.9	3.8	4.2	0.4
Wisconsin	102	107	110	96	107	11	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.5	0.3
Wyoming	12	13	18	13	12	-1	4.1	4.4	6.1	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,082	5,264	5,069	5,144	5,251	107	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
Alabama	77	69	62	80	82	2	3.5	3.1	2.8	3.6	3.7	0.1
Alaska	21	18	10	15	19	4	6.2	5.3	3.0	4.4	5.6	1.2
Arizona	101	118	112	112	106	-6	3.1	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Arkansas	46	44	47	46	49	3	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.5	0.2
California	527	580	517	475	531	56	2.9	3.2	2.9	2.6	2.9	0.3
Colorado	82	125	99	119	97	-22	2.8	4.2	3.3	4.0	3.2	-0.8
Connecticut	43	71	56	52	55	3	2.5	4.1	3.3	3.0	3.2	0.2
Delaware	22	17	15	18	18	0	4.5	3.4	3.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
District of Columbia	19	22	17	20	18	-2	2.5	2.9	2.3	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Florida	318	342	297	294	310	16	3.2	3.4	3.0	2.9	3.1	0.2
Georgia	172	153	140	182	156	-26	3.5	3.1	2.8	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Hawaii	24	21	26	24	22	-2	3.7	3.2	4.0	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Idaho	38	38	34	48	46	-2	4.3	4.3	3.9	5.4	5.2	-0.2
Illinois	175	193	177	181	194	13	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.1	0.2
Indiana	117	140	150	135	159	24	3.6	4.2	4.6	4.1	4.9	0.8
Iowa	54	62	44	53	64	11	3.4	3.9	2.8	3.3	4.0	0.7
Kansas	48	53	49	51	54	3	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Kentucky	72	66	67	66	71	5	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.5	0.3
Louisiana	79	81	72	76	84	8	4.0	4.0	3.6	3.8	4.2	0.4
Maine	20	23	20	18	25	7	3.0	3.5	3.1	2.8	3.8	1.0
Maryland	114	94	69	98	93	-5	4.0	3.3	2.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Massachusetts	95	82	98	96	102	6	2.6	2.2	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Michigan	158	160	194	144	167	23	3.5	3.5	4.3	3.2	3.7	0.5
Minnesota	88	81	91	81	98	17	2.9	2.6	3.0	2.6	3.2	0.6
Mississippi	44	42	45	44	46	2	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
Missouri	87	92	99	109	102	-7	2.9	3.0	3.2	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Montana	25	26	23	24	26	2	4.7	4.9	4.3	4.5	4.9	0.4
Nebraska	32	34	34	34	37	3	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.5	0.3
Nevada	49	67	68	63	50	-13	3.1	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.2	-0.8
New Hampshire	22	26	26	23	28	5	3.1	3.7	3.7	3.3	4.0	0.7
New Jersey	137	127	138	126	116	-10	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.6	-0.3
New Mexico	31	32	36	29	29	0	3.5	3.5	4.0	3.2	3.2	0.0
New York	265	333	367	319	297	-22	2.7	3.3	3.7	3.2	3.0	-0.2
North Carolina	190	181	154	181	187	6	3.8	3.5	3.0	3.5	3.6	0.1
North Dakota	17	18	18	17	20	3	3.8	4.0	4.0	3.8	4.5	0.7
Ohio	194	189	196	194	202	8	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
Oklahoma	59	60	59	62	64	2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	0.1
Oregon	59	69	71	67	67	0	3.0	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.3	0.0
Pennsylvania	138	155	163	165	164	-1	2.2	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Rhode Island	26	21	21	19	19	0	5.1	4.1	4.1	3.7	3.7	0.0
South Carolina	98	73	93	94	86	-8	4.1	3.0	3.8	3.9	3.6	-0.3
South Dakota	18	17	15	15	24	9	3.8	3.6	3.2	3.2	5.1	1.9
Tennessee	128	121	101	151	110	-41	3.8	3.5	3.0	4.4	3.2	-1.2
Texas	523	439	424	459	475	16	3.7	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.3	0.1
Utah	54	69	69	63	63	0	3.1	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.5	0.0
Vermont	10	11	13	10	14	4	3.2	3.5	4.1	3.2	4.5	1.3
Virginia	130	149	119	162	145	-17	3.0	3.5	2.8	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Washington	104	109	109	104	103	-1	2.8	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.8	0.0
West Virginia	28	27	27	27	28	1	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.1
Wisconsin	93	105	104	92	115	23	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.0	3.8	0.8
Wyoming	15	15	10	8	15	7	5.1	5.1	3.4	2.7	5.1	2.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,095	3,128	2,973	3,193	3,204	11	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Alabama	53	48	36	47	51	4	2.4	2.2	1.6	2.1	2.3	0.2
Alaska	12	11	5	10	12	2	3.5	3.2	1.5	3.0	3.6	0.6
Arizona	65	69	65	73	62	-11	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Arkansas	30	29	29	29	29	0	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
California	326	272	255	252	278	26	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Colorado	49	60	60	68	59	-9	1.6	2.0	2.0	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Connecticut	24	26	29	30	29	-1	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
Delaware	15	11	9	11	11	0	3.1	2.2	1.8	2.2	2.2	0.0
District of Columbia	12	16	10	12	10	-2	1.6	2.1	1.4	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Florida	183	213	212	201	196	-5	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
Georgia	103	101	83	120	90	-30	2.1	2.0	1.7	2.4	1.8	-0.6
Hawaii	15	12	15	13	13	0	2.3	1.8	2.3	2.0	2.0	0.0
Idaho	24	21	19	21	23	2	2.7	2.4	2.2	2.4	2.6	0.2
Illinois	90	110	99	124	124	0	1.5	1.8	1.6	2.0	2.0	0.0
Indiana	67	88	96	81	101	20	2.0	2.7	2.9	2.5	3.1	0.6
Iowa	34	32	30	34	44	10	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.8	0.7
Kansas	28	30	31	35	37	2	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.5	0.1
Kentucky	43	42	40	43	43	0	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.1	0.0
Louisiana	49	54	44	52	54	2	2.5	2.7	2.2	2.6	2.7	0.1
Maine	12	12	9	10	14	4	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.5	2.1	0.6
Maryland	66	67	41	60	58	-2	2.3	2.4	1.5	2.1	2.1	0.0
Massachusetts	51	47	57	52	53	1	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Michigan	89	101	125	111	100	-11	2.0	2.2	2.8	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Minnesota	55	47	59	54	65	11	1.8	1.5	1.9	1.8	2.1	0.3
Mississippi	29	30	26	30	28	-2	2.4	2.5	2.2	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Missouri	54	61	66	77	72	-5	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Montana	16	14	13	15	16	1	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.8	3.0	0.2
Nebraska	18	21	21	22	25	3	1.7	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.4	0.3
Nevada	31	33	36	32	29	-3	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.0	1.8	-0.2
New Hampshire	13	13	13	13	15	2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.1	0.3
New Jersey	72	61	62	64	65	1	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
New Mexico	19	18	19	18	18	0	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
New York	149	178	194	157	149	-8	1.5	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.5	-0.1
North Carolina	125	131	93	123	127	4	2.5	2.6	1.8	2.4	2.5	0.1
North Dakota	10	10	10	11	13	2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.9	0.5
Ohio	113	126	125	135	143	8	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.5	0.1
Oklahoma	40	40	38	40	41	1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
Oregon	38	39	41	42	42	0	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Pennsylvania	87	81	88	111	98	-13	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.6	-0.2
Rhode Island	10	10	11	10	10	0	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.9	1.9	0.0
South Carolina	68	50	52	60	54	-6	2.9	2.1	2.1	2.5	2.2	-0.3
South Dakota	10	10	10	10	18	8	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.8	1.7
Tennessee	72	75	59	94	67	-27	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.8	2.0	-0.8
Texas	347	315	276	299	317	18	2.4	2.2	1.9	2.1	2.2	0.1
Utah	38	40	43	38	39	1	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.2	0.1
Vermont	6	6	7	5	8	3	1.9	1.9	2.2	1.6	2.5	0.9
Virginia	87	95	66	94	90	-4	2.0	2.2	1.5	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Washington	68	61	61	62	61	-1	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
West Virginia	18	18	17	18	17	-1	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Wisconsin	54	63	63	64	76	12	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.5	0.4
Wyoming	10	9	5	5	10	5	3.4	3.0	1.7	1.7	3.4	1.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,669	1,781	1,850	1,701	1,762	61	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
Alabama	20	18	23	28	25	-3	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Alaska	7	5	4	4	6	2	2.1	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	0.6
Arizona	29	39	39	33	34	1	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.0
Arkansas	14	12	16	15	17	2	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
California	162	255	231	202	232	30	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.2
Colorado	27	57	35	44	29	-15	0.9	1.9	1.2	1.5	1.0	-0.5
Connecticut	15	36	24	19	21	2	0.9	2.1	1.4	1.1	1.2	0.1
Delaware	7	4	5	6	6	0	1.4	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
District of Columbia	6	4	6	6	5	-1	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Florida	115	105	75	84	103	19	1.1	1.0	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.2
Georgia	61	37	50	51	55	4	1.2	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.1
Hawaii	8	7	10	9	8	-1	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Idaho	12	13	13	25	19	-6	1.4	1.5	1.5	2.8	2.1	-0.7
Illinois	76	74	70	51	63	12	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.8	1.0	0.2
Indiana	41	46	49	48	53	5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
Iowa	16	26	12	16	17	1	1.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.1
Kansas	17	20	16	13	16	3	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
Kentucky	25	19	23	19	24	5	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.3
Louisiana	25	20	25	21	25	4	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.2
Maine	7	9	10	7	9	2	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.4	0.3
Maryland	42	21	25	29	27	-2	1.5	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
Massachusetts	35	29	34	35	36	1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Michigan	62	51	60	28	64	36	1.4	1.1	1.3	0.6	1.4	0.8
Minnesota	25	29	27	23	30	7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.3
Mississippi	13	10	17	12	15	3	1.1	0.8	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.2
Missouri	26	25	28	27	26	-1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Montana	8	10	8	8	8	0	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
Nebraska	12	11	12	10	11	1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
Nevada	16	30	28	26	17	-9	1.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.1	-0.6
New Hampshire	7	10	12	9	11	2	1.0	1.4	1.7	1.3	1.6	0.3
New Jersey	55	54	70	57	38	-19	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.3	0.9	-0.4
New Mexico	10	10	15	9	9	0	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.0
New York	93	136	159	149	127	-22	0.9	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.3	-0.2
North Carolina	57	43	58	52	52	0	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
North Dakota	6	7	7	5	6	1	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.1	1.3	0.2
Ohio	71	54	61	52	52	0	1.3	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Oklahoma	16	15	19	18	19	1	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Oregon	16	24	26	19	19	0	0.8	1.2	1.3	0.9	0.9	0.0
Pennsylvania	45	63	63	48	57	9	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
Rhode Island	15	9	9	6	7	1	2.9	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.4	0.2
South Carolina	27	17	38	29	28	-1	1.1	0.7	1.6	1.2	1.2	0.0
South Dakota	6	6	5	4	5	1	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	1.1	0.3
Tennessee	50	40	37	51	37	-14	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Texas	139	110	135	143	141	-2	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
Utah	14	23	22	20	19	-1	0.8	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
Vermont	3	4	5	4	5	1	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.6	0.3
Virginia	34	45	44	60	47	-13	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.1	-0.3
Washington	30	38	42	32	35	3	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
West Virginia	8	7	8	7	9	2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.3
Wisconsin	31	36	37	23	35	12	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.1	0.3
Wyoming	4	4	4	3	4	1	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.4	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
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	6,970	6,574	6,038	4.2	3.9	3.6
Alabama	108	95	94	4.7	4.1	4.0
Alaska	16	16	13	4.8	4.5	3.8
Arizona	174	150	115	5.0	4.3	3.4
Arkansas	77	64	63	5.3	4.4	4.3
California	602	628	518	3.2	3.3	2.8
Colorado	108	113	93	3.5	3.6	3.0
Connecticut	68	69	59	3.8	3.8	3.3
Delaware	24	19	20	4.7	3.6	3.9
District of Columbia	40	22	33	5.0	2.8	4.3
Florida	423	431	401	4.0	4.1	3.8
Georgia	274	257	271	5.2	4.9	5.1
Hawaii	26	22	20	3.8	3.2	2.9
Idaho	37	36	44	4.1	3.9	4.7
Illinois	262	206	199	4.1	3.2	3.1
Indiana	138	145	114	4.0	4.2	3.3
Iowa	65	59	60	3.9	3.6	3.6
Kansas	64	65	62	4.2	4.2	4.0
Kentucky	124	94	85	5.7	4.3	3.9
Louisiana	84	91	82	4.0	4.3	3.9
Maine	25	31	24	3.7	4.6	3.5
Maryland	123	109	114	4.1	3.7	3.9
Massachusetts	184	129	119	4.7	3.3	3.1
Michigan	184	206	179	3.9	4.3	3.8
Minnesota	156	131	143	4.9	4.1	4.5
Mississippi	59	65	58	4.7	5.1	4.5
Missouri	169	135	134	5.3	4.2	4.2
Montana	27	24	22	4.8	4.4	4.0
Nebraska	44	39	37	3.9	3.6	3.4
Nevada	75	60	53	4.5	3.7	3.2
New Hampshire	33	35	26	4.4	4.7	3.5
New Jersey	189	191	149	4.1	4.1	3.3
New Mexico	48	46	30	5.0	4.8	3.2
New York	474	459	351	4.5	4.4	3.4
North Carolina	259	223	208	4.9	4.1	3.9
North Dakota	23	21	21	4.9	4.5	4.4
Ohio	251	242	252	4.2	4.0	4.2
Oklahoma	90	96	95	4.8	5.0	5.0
Oregon	111	73	77	5.2	3.5	3.7
Pennsylvania	237	229	227	3.7	3.5	3.5
Rhode Island	25	28	21	4.6	5.2	3.8
South Carolina	133	108	108	5.2	4.3	4.3
South Dakota	19	20	18	3.9	3.9	3.7
Tennessee	140	140	124	4.0	3.9	3.5
Texas	541	589	566	3.6	3.9	3.8
Utah	74	67	60	4.0	3.6	3.3
Vermont	12	16	10	3.7	4.7	3.0
Virginia	227	194	204	5.0	4.3	4.5
Washington	149	114	109	3.9	3.0	2.9
West Virginia	43	39	43	5.6	5.2	5.7
Wisconsin	119	122	102	3.7	3.8	3.2
Wyoming	13	13	11	4.3	4.2	3.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,947	4,600	3,895	2.5	2.9	2.4
Alabama	55	56	53	2.5	2.5	2.4
Alaska	10	12	9	3.0	3.8	2.8
Arizona	90	103	95	2.7	3.1	2.9
Arkansas	40	38	37	2.9	2.7	2.6
California	390	505	407	2.1	2.8	2.2
Colorado	95	91	70	3.2	3.0	2.3
Connecticut	37	50	41	2.1	2.9	2.4
Delaware	15	12	14	3.0	2.3	2.9
District of Columbia	19	10	17	2.5	1.4	2.3
Florida	291	267	223	2.9	2.6	2.2
Georgia	142	127	104	2.8	2.5	2.1
Hawaii	17	20	16	2.6	3.0	2.5
Idaho	27	28	25	3.1	3.2	2.8
Illinois	161	208	173	2.6	3.4	2.8
Indiana	99	132	80	3.0	4.0	2.4
Iowa	35	42	37	2.2	2.6	2.3
Kansas	37	44	37	2.5	3.0	2.5
Kentucky	52	56	46	2.5	2.7	2.2
Louisiana	51	59	50	2.6	2.9	2.5
Maine	10	21	13	1.5	3.2	1.9
Maryland	61	56	62	2.1	2.0	2.2
Massachusetts	72	87	69	1.9	2.3	1.9
Michigan	129	147	141	2.9	3.2	3.1
Minnesota	68	72	67	2.3	2.3	2.2
Mississippi	34	38	34	2.9	3.2	2.8
Missouri	73	87	80	2.4	2.8	2.6
Montana	19	20	17	3.5	3.8	3.2
Nebraska	26	28	25	2.5	2.6	2.4
Nevada	56	49	58	3.5	3.1	3.7
New Hampshire	13	26	15	1.8	3.6	2.1
New Jersey	98	110	110	2.2	2.5	2.5
New Mexico	23	33	21	2.6	3.6	2.3
New York	186	339	255	1.9	3.4	2.5
North Carolina	124	140	109	2.4	2.7	2.1
North Dakota	14	15	13	3.1	3.4	2.9
Ohio	135	153	118	2.4	2.7	2.1
Oklahoma	52	48	47	2.9	2.6	2.6
Oregon	63	57	58	3.2	2.8	2.9
Pennsylvania	123	157	134	2.0	2.5	2.1
Rhode Island	12	22	14	2.3	4.2	2.7
South Carolina	80	76	72	3.3	3.1	3.0
South Dakota	13	15	12	2.7	3.1	2.6
Tennessee	84	109	87	2.5	3.2	2.5
Texas	354	438	369	2.5	3.0	2.6
Utah	60	50	47	3.4	2.8	2.6
Vermont	6	11	6	1.8	3.4	2.0
Virginia	96	128	97	2.2	3.0	2.3
Washington	92	88	95	2.5	2.4	2.6
West Virginia	22	22	23	3.1	3.1	3.2
Wisconsin	77	87	83	2.5	2.9	2.7
Wyoming	9	10	9	3.2	3.4	2.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,850	4,506	5,080	3.0	2.8	3.2
Alabama	66	71	75	3.0	3.2	3.4
Alaska	20	19	20	6.1	5.6	6.3
Arizona	81	88	83	2.5	2.7	2.5
Arkansas	38	39	42	2.7	2.8	3.0
California	525	420	552	2.9	2.3	3.0
Colorado	74	117	80	2.5	3.9	2.6
Connecticut	40	49	52	2.3	2.8	3.0
Delaware	21	16	18	4.3	3.2	3.7
District of Columbia	16	19	16	2.1	2.5	2.1
Florida	296	232	288	2.9	2.3	2.8
Georgia	150	153	140	3.0	3.0	2.8
Hawaii	20	20	19	3.0	3.1	2.9
Idaho	37	48	46	4.3	5.4	5.2
Illinois	192	166	211	3.1	2.7	3.4
Indiana	112	126	162	3.4	3.8	4.9
Iowa	53	48	64	3.3	3.0	4.0
Kansas	42	44	50	2.9	3.0	3.4
Kentucky	63	57	62	3.1	2.7	3.0
Louisiana	70	63	79	3.5	3.1	3.9
Maine	21	20	28	3.2	3.0	4.3
Maryland	111	81	92	3.9	2.8	3.2
Massachusetts	98	90	105	2.6	2.4	2.8
Michigan	153	132	162	3.4	2.9	3.6
Minnesota	91	69	101	3.0	2.2	3.3
Mississippi	38	36	42	3.2	3.0	3.4
Missouri	85	93	100	2.8	3.0	3.3
Montana	24	26	26	4.6	4.8	4.9
Nebraska	31	30	34	2.9	2.8	3.2
Nevada	46	65	45	2.9	4.1	2.8
New Hampshire	22	22	29	3.1	3.1	4.2
New Jersey	156	104	124	3.5	2.4	2.8
New Mexico	30	27	27	3.3	2.9	3.0
New York	270	290	299	2.7	2.9	3.0
North Carolina	168	154	173	3.3	3.0	3.4
North Dakota	17	17	20	3.8	3.7	4.5
Ohio	183	170	188	3.2	3.0	3.3
Oklahoma	50	52	56	2.8	2.8	3.1
Oregon	57	63	62	2.8	3.1	3.1
Pennsylvania	124	146	152	2.0	2.3	2.4
Rhode Island	27	19	20	5.2	3.6	3.9
South Carolina	90	79	79	3.7	3.3	3.3
South Dakota	18	15	23	3.9	3.1	4.8
Tennessee	116	126	93	3.4	3.7	2.7
Texas	503	382	484	3.5	2.7	3.3
Utah	51	57	58	2.9	3.2	3.2
Vermont	10	9	13	3.2	3.0	4.2
Virginia	121	134	139	2.8	3.1	3.2
Washington	95	96	95	2.6	2.6	2.6
West Virginia	24	22	25	3.4	3.1	3.5
Wisconsin	91	79	113	3.0	2.6	3.7
Wyoming	13	10	14	4.4	3.4	4.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	2,608	2,686	2,747	1.6	1.7	1.7
Alabama	41	40	41	1.9	1.8	1.9
Alaska	11	11	12	3.4	3.3	3.5
Arizona	48	55	45	1.5	1.7	1.4
Arkansas	22	24	22	1.6	1.7	1.6
California	302	225	262	1.7	1.2	1.4
Colorado	43	61	50	1.4	2.0	1.7
Connecticut	18	26	22	1.0	1.5	1.3
Delaware	13	10	11	2.7	1.9	2.1
District of Columbia	9	11	8	1.2	1.5	1.0
Florida	166	166	171	1.6	1.6	1.7
Georgia	87	97	75	1.7	1.9	1.5
Hawaii	11	10	11	1.7	1.6	1.6
Idaho	21	18	21	2.3	2.1	2.4
Illinois	78	105	115	1.3	1.7	1.9
Indiana	53	71	89	1.6	2.1	2.7
Iowa	29	31	40	1.8	1.9	2.5
Kansas	21	30	31	1.5	2.0	2.1
Kentucky	34	37	35	1.7	1.8	1.7
Louisiana	40	43	47	2.0	2.1	2.3
Maine	10	11	12	1.5	1.7	1.8
Maryland	53	50	47	1.8	1.8	1.7
Massachusetts	41	45	43	1.1	1.2	1.2
Michigan	76	98	83	1.7	2.1	1.8
Minnesota	53	45	63	1.7	1.5	2.0
Mississippi	23	24	24	1.9	2.0	1.9
Missouri	50	64	66	1.6	2.1	2.1
Montana	14	14	15	2.7	2.7	2.8
Nebraska	15	19	20	1.4	1.8	1.9
Nevada	28	29	25	1.7	1.8	1.6
New Hampshire	10	12	12	1.3	1.6	1.6
New Jersey	53	51	49	1.2	1.2	1.1
New Mexico	16	15	15	1.7	1.6	1.7
New York	129	125	124	1.3	1.2	1.2
North Carolina	96	97	103	1.9	1.9	2.0
North Dakota	8	10	12	1.8	2.3	2.6
Ohio	87	114	118	1.5	2.0	2.1
Oklahoma	32	34	33	1.8	1.8	1.8
Oregon	33	36	36	1.7	1.8	1.8
Pennsylvania	63	94	75	1.0	1.5	1.2
Rhode Island	8	9	9	1.5	1.7	1.7
South Carolina	58	52	45	2.4	2.1	1.9
South Dakota	9	10	15	1.9	2.0	3.1
Tennessee	58	79	50	1.7	2.3	1.5
Texas	305	239	294	2.1	1.7	2.0
Utah	32	30	33	1.8	1.7	1.8
Vermont	4	5	6	1.4	1.7	1.8
Virginia	71	76	76	1.7	1.8	1.8
Washington	56	53	52	1.5	1.4	1.4
West Virginia	15	15	14	2.0	2.0	1.9
Wisconsin	48	55	67	1.6	1.8	2.2
Wyoming	8	5	8	2.6	1.9	2.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,910	1,614	2,029	1.2	1.0	1.3
Alabama	22	26	27	1.0	1.2	1.2
Alaska	8	7	8	2.4	2.1	2.3
Arizona	28	29	31	0.9	0.9	0.9
Arkansas	14	13	18	1.0	0.9	1.3
California	180	183	266	1.0	1.0	1.5
Colorado	26	50	23	0.9	1.7	0.8
Connecticut	18	19	24	1.1	1.1	1.4
Delaware	7	6	7	1.4	1.1	1.3
District of Columbia	6	6	5	0.7	0.8	0.7
Florida	113	58	107	1.1	0.6	1.1
Georgia	58	45	57	1.2	0.9	1.1
Hawaii	7	9	7	1.1	1.3	1.1
Idaho	14	27	21	1.6	3.0	2.3
Illinois	106	57	90	1.7	0.9	1.5
Indiana	49	51	68	1.5	1.5	2.1
Iowa	20	16	21	1.2	1.0	1.3
Kansas	18	12	17	1.2	0.8	1.2
Kentucky	26	17	24	1.3	0.8	1.2
Louisiana	26	17	27	1.3	0.8	1.3
Maine	9	7	14	1.4	1.1	2.1
Maryland	53	23	36	1.9	0.8	1.3
Massachusetts	47	35	48	1.3	0.9	1.3
Michigan	70	31	75	1.5	0.7	1.7
Minnesota	29	21	35	1.0	0.7	1.2
Mississippi	13	10	16	1.1	0.9	1.3
Missouri	28	25	31	0.9	0.8	1.0
Montana	9	10	8	1.7	1.8	1.6
Nebraska	14	10	13	1.3	0.9	1.2
Nevada	16	32	16	1.0	2.0	1.0
New Hampshire	10	8	15	1.5	1.2	2.1
New Jersey	94	48	60	2.1	1.1	1.3
New Mexico	12	10	9	1.3	1.1	1.0
New York	108	154	142	1.1	1.5	1.4
North Carolina	66	53	63	1.3	1.0	1.2
North Dakota	8	5	8	1.8	1.2	1.7
Ohio	83	50	61	1.5	0.9	1.1
Oklahoma	16	15	20	0.9	0.8	1.1
Oregon	20	21	20	1.0	1.1	1.0
Pennsylvania	51	48	66	0.8	0.8	1.0
Rhode Island	18	6	9	3.5	1.2	1.8
South Carolina	29	24	30	1.2	1.0	1.2
South Dakota	8	4	7	1.7	0.9	1.5
Tennessee	52	42	38	1.5	1.2	1.1
Texas	159	130	167	1.1	0.9	1.2
Utah	16	24	20	0.9	1.3	1.1
Vermont	4	3	6	1.4	1.1	2.0
Virginia	40	51	55	0.9	1.2	1.3
Washington	34	35	37	0.9	1.0	1.0
West Virginia	8	6	10	1.1	0.9	1.3
Wisconsin	36	20	43	1.2	0.7	1.4
Wyoming	4	4	4	1.5	1.4	1.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary