State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, May 20, 2025	USDL-25-0848
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			   STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MARCH 2025

Job openings rates decreased in 3 states in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 
Over the month, hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates 
decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separations 
rates showed little or no change in March.

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 3 states and were little changed in 47 states and the District of 
Columbia in March. The decreases in job openings rates occurred in Massachusetts 
(-1.5 percentage points), New Mexico (-1.2 points), and New York (-0.5 point). Over the month, the 
national job openings rate changed little. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings decreased in 5 states and changed little in 45 states and the District of 
Columbia in March. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in Massachusetts  
(-59,000), New York (-46,000), and New Jersey (-30,000). Nationally, the number of job openings 
changed little. (See table 1.)

Hires

In March, hires rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 45 states and 
the District of Columbia. The increases in the hires rates occurred in Colorado (+1.0 percentage point) as 
well as in Indiana and Michigan (+0.8 point each). The decreases occurred in Florida (-1.5 points) and 
New Mexico (-0.9 point). The national hires rate was unchanged over the month. (See table 2.)

The number of hires increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 44 states and 
the District of Columbia in March. The largest increases in the hires level occurred in Michigan  
(+40,000), Colorado (+32,000), and Georgia (+31,000). The decreases occurred in Florida (-149,000) 
and New Mexico (-8,000). Nationally, the number of hires was unchanged over the month. (See table 2.)

Total Separations

In March, total separations rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 
43 states and the District of Columbia. The decreases in total separations rates occurred in Alaska  
(-1.5 percentage points) as well as in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee (-0.8 point each). The 
increases occurred in Iowa (+1.1 points), Connecticut (+0.8 point), and Kansas (+0.7 point). Over the 
month, the national total separations rate changed little. (See table 3.)

The number of total separations decreased in 8 states, increased in 4 states, and changed little in 38 
states and the District of Columbia in March. The largest decreases in the total separations level 
occurred in Pennsylvania (-30,000) as well as in Massachusetts and Virginia (-28,000 each). The largest 
increases occurred in California (+84,000), Iowa (+17,000), and Connecticut (+13,000). Nationally, the 
number of total separations was little changed over the month. (See table 3.)
 
Quits

In March, quits rates increased in 3 states and were little changed in 47 states and the District of 
Columbia. The increases in quits rates occurred in Iowa (+0.8 percentage point), Illinois (+0.5 point), 
and California (+0.3 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was little changed. (See table 4.)

The number of quits increased in 3 states and was little changed in 47 states and the District of 
Columbia in March. The increases in the quits level occurred in California (+57,000), Illinois (+31,000), 
and Iowa (+12,000). Nationally, the number of quits was unchanged. (See table 4.)

Layoffs and Discharges 

In March, layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the 
District of Columbia. The largest decreases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred in Alaska  
(-1.2 percentage points), Massachusetts (-0.9 point), and Tennessee (-0.6 point). The national layoffs 
and discharges rate was little changed over the month. (See table 5.)

The number of layoffs and discharges decreased in 10 states and changed little in 40 states and the 
District of Columbia in March. The largest decreases in the layoffs and discharges level occurred in 
Massachusetts (-35,000), New York (-29,000), and Michigan (-21,000). Nationally, the number of 
layoffs and discharges edged down 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#.  
	
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for April 2025 are scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET)   

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|				Upcoming Revisions to the JOLTS State Estimates				 |
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|Effective with the release of May 2025 data on July 23, 2025, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover 	 |
|Survey (JOLTS) state estimates will incorporate the annual benchmark revisions to JOLTS national 	 |
|estimates, updated Current Employment Statistics (CES) employment estimates, and updated Quarterly 	 |
|Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data. Seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data 	 |
|from January 2020 forward are subject to revision. In addition, 2024 annual estimates for states will be| 
|released at this time.											 |
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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 ofthe 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
	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	8,093	7,508	7,762	7,480	7,192	-288	4.9	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Alabama	121	115	126	110	108	-2	5.2	5.0	5.4	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Alaska	25	22	21	21	20	-1	6.9	6.1	5.8	5.9	5.6	-0.3
Arizona	147	180	240	178	170	-8	4.3	5.3	6.9	5.2	5.0	-0.2
Arkansas	76	80	78	80	76	-4	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.2	-0.3
California	711	686	696	669	659	-10	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Colorado	204	127	145	157	145	-12	6.4	4.1	4.6	5.0	4.7	-0.3
Connecticut	88	73	91	82	73	-9	4.9	4.1	5.0	4.6	4.1	-0.5
Delaware	29	25	19	21	22	1	5.6	4.8	3.7	4.1	4.3	0.2
District of Columbia	36	33	32	29	27	-2	4.5	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Florida	524	464	519	471	433	-38	5.0	4.4	4.9	4.5	4.1	-0.4
Georgia	256	289	284	261	266	5	4.9	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.1	0.1
Hawaii	27	26	27	25	25	0	4.1	3.9	4.0	3.7	3.7	0.0
Idaho	47	42	46	44	43	-1	5.2	4.6	5.0	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Illinois	380	276	277	284	291	7	5.8	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	0.1
Indiana	154	154	150	157	153	-4	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Iowa	75	70	76	74	67	-7	4.4	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.0	-0.4
Kansas	81	72	75	69	73	4	5.3	4.7	4.9	4.5	4.8	0.3
Kentucky	122	136	134	104	101	-3	5.7	6.2	6.2	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Louisiana	117	105	111	102	98	-4	5.6	5.0	5.3	4.9	4.7	-0.2
Maine	37	34	35	33	28	-5	5.3	4.9	5.0	4.8	4.1	-0.7
Maryland	187	130	115	122	133	11	6.4	4.4	3.9	4.1	4.5	0.4
Massachusetts	222	201	212	207	148	-59	5.6	5.1	5.4	5.3	3.8	-1.5
Michigan	242	197	201	210	225	15	5.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.8	0.4
Minnesota	169	165	184	184	187	3	5.3	5.2	5.7	5.7	5.8	0.1
Mississippi	69	59	61	61	61	0	5.5	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	0.1
Missouri	158	169	168	152	145	-7	5.0	5.3	5.3	4.8	4.6	-0.2
Montana	33	29	28	30	29	-1	5.9	5.2	5.0	5.4	5.2	-0.2
Nebraska	54	51	47	48	49	1	4.8	4.6	4.2	4.3	4.4	0.1
Nevada	77	75	73	79	68	-11	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.8	4.1	-0.7
New Hampshire	40	36	35	35	29	-6	5.4	4.8	4.7	4.7	3.9	-0.8
New Jersey	255	186	189	243	213	-30	5.5	4.1	4.1	5.2	4.6	-0.6
New Mexico	57	54	53	56	44	-12	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.9	4.7	-1.2
New York	514	503	470	476	430	-46	5.0	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.1	-0.5
North Carolina	256	270	278	273	255	-18	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.1	4.8	-0.3
North Dakota	25	24	24	23	24	1	5.4	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.1	0.2
Ohio	289	289	288	284	296	12	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.9	0.1
Oklahoma	110	98	86	97	93	-4	5.8	5.2	4.6	5.1	4.9	-0.2
Oregon	105	101	99	98	92	-6	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.4	-0.3
Pennsylvania	310	242	285	281	265	-16	4.8	3.8	4.4	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Rhode Island	30	27	29	27	22	-5	5.5	5.0	5.3	5.0	4.1	-0.9
South Carolina	159	134	132	120	117	-3	6.3	5.3	5.2	4.8	4.6	-0.2
South Dakota	26	23	20	22	22	0	5.2	4.7	4.1	4.5	4.5	0.0
Tennessee	177	145	172	150	167	17	5.1	4.1	4.8	4.2	4.7	0.5
Texas	775	595	608	589	558	-31	5.2	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Utah	90	76	87	87	76	-11	4.9	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.1	-0.6
Vermont	17	16	21	17	13	-4	5.1	4.9	6.3	5.1	4.0	-1.1
Virginia	255	246	258	213	221	8	5.7	5.4	5.7	4.8	4.9	0.1
Washington	164	153	139	137	140	3	4.3	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
West Virginia	44	42	48	37	35	-2	5.8	5.5	6.3	4.9	4.7	-0.2
Wisconsin	173	144	155	138	146	8	5.4	4.5	4.8	4.3	4.6	0.3
Wyoming	17	15	16	17	14	-3	5.5	4.8	5.1	5.4	4.5	-0.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,472	5,374	5,371	5,370	5,411	41	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
Alabama	89	78	80	85	79	-6	4.1	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Alaska	17	20	16	16	18	2	5.1	5.9	4.7	4.7	5.3	0.6
Arizona	109	127	114	116	118	2	3.4	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Arkansas	58	53	51	50	52	2	4.2	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
California	598	536	577	509	509	0	3.3	3.0	3.2	2.8	2.8	0.0
Colorado	110	121	95	103	135	32	3.7	4.1	3.2	3.5	4.5	1.0
Connecticut	58	53	60	49	53	4	3.4	3.1	3.5	2.9	3.1	0.2
Delaware	21	18	15	17	18	1	4.3	3.7	3.1	3.5	3.6	0.1
District of Columbia	23	20	19	17	18	1	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.3	0.1
Florida	426	358	381	497	348	-149	4.3	3.6	3.8	5.0	3.5	-1.5
Georgia	189	187	175	153	184	31	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.1	3.7	0.6
Hawaii	19	23	19	19	21	2	3.0	3.6	2.9	2.9	3.2	0.3
Idaho	37	40	33	37	39	2	4.3	4.6	3.8	4.2	4.4	0.2
Illinois	226	196	172	199	198	-1	3.7	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Indiana	115	133	125	125	151	26	3.5	4.1	3.8	3.8	4.6	0.8
Iowa	47	49	54	55	55	0	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.5	0.0
Kansas	54	50	52	51	50	-1	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Kentucky	79	73	67	83	74	-9	3.9	3.6	3.3	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Louisiana	85	82	78	78	78	0	4.3	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
Maine	26	21	26	25	24	-1	4.0	3.2	3.9	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Maryland	102	88	83	85	90	5	3.7	3.1	2.9	3.0	3.2	0.2
Massachusetts	122	107	111	114	120	6	3.3	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.2	0.1
Michigan	158	161	167	165	205	40	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	4.5	0.8
Minnesota	94	96	105	98	108	10	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.2	3.5	0.3
Mississippi	46	41	37	45	42	-3	3.9	3.4	3.1	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Missouri	104	96	97	89	92	3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.1	0.1
Montana	26	29	21	26	26	0	4.9	5.5	4.0	5.0	4.9	-0.1
Nebraska	38	36	31	37	38	1	3.6	3.4	2.9	3.5	3.6	0.1
Nevada	64	78	52	62	60	-2	4.1	4.9	3.3	3.9	3.8	-0.1
New Hampshire	27	22	24	24	24	0	3.8	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
New Jersey	183	143	121	151	153	2	4.2	3.3	2.8	3.4	3.5	0.1
New Mexico	33	41	30	39	31	-8	3.7	4.6	3.3	4.3	3.4	-0.9
New York	270	254	290	292	276	-16	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.8	-0.1
North Carolina	169	180	163	152	153	1	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.0	3.0	0.0
North Dakota	16	19	16	16	17	1	3.6	4.2	3.6	3.6	3.8	0.2
Ohio	197	196	202	191	194	3	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.4	0.0
Oklahoma	77	71	62	65	64	-1	4.3	4.0	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Oregon	72	83	59	70	66	-4	3.6	4.2	2.9	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Pennsylvania	171	170	164	164	169	5	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Rhode Island	21	18	20	18	18	0	4.1	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.5	0.0
South Carolina	114	100	107	102	97	-5	4.8	4.2	4.5	4.3	4.0	-0.3
South Dakota	17	19	15	17	18	1	3.6	4.0	3.2	3.6	3.8	0.2
Tennessee	134	115	147	119	125	6	4.0	3.4	4.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Texas	491	465	574	482	527	45	3.5	3.3	4.0	3.4	3.7	0.3
Utah	65	85	59	66	67	1	3.7	4.8	3.3	3.7	3.8	0.1
Vermont	12	11	15	12	12	0	3.8	3.5	4.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	168	141	159	139	139	0	4.0	3.3	3.7	3.3	3.3	0.0
Washington	103	122	94	111	110	-1	2.8	3.3	2.6	3.0	3.0	0.0
West Virginia	31	28	28	28	25	-3	4.3	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Wisconsin	93	104	100	96	106	10	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.5	0.3
Wyoming	13	16	11	13	14	1	4.4	5.4	3.7	4.4	4.7	0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,268	5,082	5,272	5,316	5,137	-179	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Alabama	87	73	73	79	70	-9	4.0	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Alaska	22	19	18	21	16	-5	6.6	5.6	5.3	6.2	4.7	-1.5
Arizona	115	98	131	117	111	-6	3.5	3.0	4.0	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Arkansas	51	51	49	54	46	-8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.9	3.3	-0.6
California	451	503	512	480	564	84	2.5	2.8	2.8	2.7	3.1	0.4
Colorado	102	85	119	100	107	7	3.4	2.9	4.0	3.4	3.6	0.2
Connecticut	61	48	62	53	66	13	3.6	2.8	3.6	3.1	3.9	0.8
Delaware	18	21	16	17	18	1	3.7	4.3	3.3	3.5	3.6	0.1
District of Columbia	22	22	20	21	20	-1	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Florida	391	334	337	368	339	-29	3.9	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Georgia	165	172	170	180	163	-17	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Hawaii	22	20	22	23	20	-3	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Idaho	38	35	51	41	36	-5	4.4	4.0	5.8	4.7	4.1	-0.6
Illinois	205	173	197	196	211	15	3.3	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
Indiana	130	115	131	134	140	6	4.0	3.5	4.0	4.1	4.3	0.2
Iowa	56	55	57	46	63	17	3.5	3.5	3.6	2.9	4.0	1.1
Kansas	58	49	57	44	54	10	4.0	3.4	3.9	3.0	3.7	0.7
Kentucky	72	76	73	75	65	-10	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Louisiana	75	80	78	88	72	-16	3.8	4.0	3.9	4.4	3.6	-0.8
Maine	29	22	27	26	25	-1	4.4	3.3	4.1	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Maryland	94	98	82	91	89	-2	3.4	3.5	2.9	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Massachusetts	101	89	99	136	108	-28	2.7	2.4	2.7	3.7	2.9	-0.8
Michigan	158	159	156	163	138	-25	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.1	-0.5
Minnesota	99	91	106	95	88	-7	3.3	3.0	3.5	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Mississippi	44	44	41	43	38	-5	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Missouri	104	90	98	94	96	2	3.4	3.0	3.3	3.1	3.2	0.1
Montana	29	26	30	30	27	-3	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.7	5.1	-0.6
Nebraska	37	33	34	33	35	2	3.5	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.3	0.2
Nevada	61	58	67	73	59	-14	3.9	3.7	4.3	4.6	3.7	-0.9
New Hampshire	27	22	25	28	26	-2	3.8	3.1	3.5	3.9	3.7	-0.2
New Jersey	145	139	140	144	138	-6	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.1	-0.2
New Mexico	34	31	32	32	32	0	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
New York	288	250	241	272	238	-34	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.4	-0.3
North Carolina	161	173	161	161	153	-8	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
North Dakota	20	17	19	19	18	-1	4.5	3.8	4.2	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Ohio	195	191	196	175	200	25	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.1	3.5	0.4
Oklahoma	68	68	64	58	60	2	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.2	3.3	0.1
Oregon	73	68	76	76	69	-7	3.7	3.4	3.8	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Pennsylvania	196	145	164	169	139	-30	3.2	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.2	-0.5
Rhode Island	20	32	34	19	19	0	3.9	6.2	6.6	3.7	3.7	0.0
South Carolina	82	105	92	90	79	-11	3.5	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.3	-0.5
South Dakota	19	18	17	20	20	0	4.0	3.8	3.6	4.2	4.2	0.0
Tennessee	129	122	154	142	115	-27	3.9	3.6	4.6	4.2	3.4	-0.8
Texas	470	515	461	506	507	1	3.3	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.5	0.0
Utah	71	63	71	74	65	-9	4.1	3.6	4.0	4.2	3.7	-0.5
Vermont	13	10	15	12	12	0	4.1	3.2	4.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Virginia	159	137	143	155	127	-28	3.8	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.0	-0.6
Washington	109	110	104	109	100	-9	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.7	-0.3
West Virginia	31	27	32	31	27	-4	4.3	3.8	4.5	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Wisconsin	106	90	102	92	96	4	3.5	3.0	3.3	3.0	3.1	0.1
Wyoming	15	14	14	14	12	-2	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.0	-0.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,329	3,095	3,256	3,250	3,332	82	2.1	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
Alabama	52	50	47	50	48	-2	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Alaska	14	11	11	10	9	-1	4.2	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Arizona	67	59	77	71	64	-7	2.1	1.8	2.4	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Arkansas	34	32	31	33	32	-1	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
California	271	326	308	302	359	57	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.7	2.0	0.3
Colorado	66	49	70	53	62	9	2.2	1.6	2.4	1.8	2.1	0.3
Connecticut	34	27	36	30	36	6	2.0	1.6	2.1	1.7	2.1	0.4
Delaware	12	13	10	10	11	1	2.5	2.6	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
District of Columbia	14	14	12	13	14	1	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	0.1
Florida	271	193	260	265	240	-25	2.7	1.9	2.6	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Georgia	119	101	98	105	109	4	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
Hawaii	13	12	14	12	12	0	2.0	1.9	2.2	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Idaho	23	22	28	23	23	0	2.7	2.5	3.2	2.6	2.6	0.0
Illinois	129	89	117	119	150	31	2.1	1.4	1.9	1.9	2.4	0.5
Indiana	76	68	81	87	94	7	2.3	2.1	2.5	2.7	2.9	0.2
Iowa	35	34	34	29	41	12	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.8	2.6	0.8
Kansas	36	28	36	30	35	5	2.5	1.9	2.5	2.1	2.4	0.3
Kentucky	48	44	41	45	42	-3	2.4	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Louisiana	50	49	49	56	47	-9	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.8	2.3	-0.5
Maine	18	13	16	15	15	0	2.7	2.0	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Maryland	61	58	49	53	59	6	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.9	2.1	0.2
Massachusetts	61	45	56	58	66	8	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.8	0.2
Michigan	93	86	88	97	95	-2	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1	0.0
Minnesota	60	57	60	58	64	6	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.1	0.2
Mississippi	29	28	27	28	25	-3	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Missouri	66	57	60	65	64	-1	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Montana	17	15	17	15	16	1	3.2	2.8	3.2	2.9	3.0	0.1
Nebraska	22	19	19	21	22	1	2.1	1.8	1.8	2.0	2.1	0.1
Nevada	36	36	39	37	33	-4	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.1	-0.3
New Hampshire	16	12	13	15	14	-1	2.3	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.0	-0.1
New Jersey	86	70	66	72	76	4	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
New Mexico	20	18	20	17	19	2	2.3	2.0	2.2	1.9	2.1	0.2
New York	186	150	154	162	153	-9	1.9	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
North Carolina	116	110	106	104	103	-1	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
North Dakota	11	10	11	12	11	-1	2.5	2.2	2.5	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Ohio	127	112	125	116	123	7	2.3	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.2	0.2
Oklahoma	45	45	43	39	42	3	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.3	0.1
Oregon	40	43	46	46	43	-3	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Pennsylvania	116	91	111	104	94	-10	1.9	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.5	-0.2
Rhode Island	12	10	12	11	11	0	2.3	1.9	2.3	2.1	2.1	0.0
South Carolina	53	70	60	60	56	-4	2.2	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.3	-0.2
South Dakota	11	11	10	13	13	0	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.8	2.8	0.0
Tennessee	90	72	109	80	79	-1	2.7	2.1	3.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Texas	342	353	298	320	327	7	2.4	2.5	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
Utah	43	39	44	42	39	-3	2.5	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Vermont	7	5	8	7	7	0	2.2	1.6	2.6	2.2	2.2	0.0
Virginia	104	89	79	93	88	-5	2.5	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Washington	60	70	59	60	54	-6	1.6	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
West Virginia	22	17	21	18	18	0	3.1	2.4	2.9	2.5	2.5	0.0
Wisconsin	69	54	60	62	65	3	2.3	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
Wyoming	9	9	9	8	8	0	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.7	2.7	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
	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,614	1,669	1,674	1,780	1,558	-222	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Alabama	27	21	22	24	19	-5	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Alaska	7	6	5	9	5	-4	2.1	1.8	1.5	2.7	1.5	-1.2
Arizona	43	31	39	36	39	3	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Arkansas	14	16	15	18	12	-6	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.9	-0.4
California	150	148	171	160	184	24	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Colorado	30	29	37	41	42	1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.4	0.0
Connecticut	21	16	20	19	26	7	1.2	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.5	0.4
Delaware	5	7	5	5	6	1	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
District of Columbia	6	6	7	7	6	-1	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Florida	102	124	64	96	84	-12	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Georgia	37	63	64	61	48	-13	0.7	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Hawaii	8	6	7	8	7	-1	1.3	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Idaho	13	11	14	14	12	-2	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Illinois	66	77	70	69	52	-17	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.8	-0.3
Indiana	48	39	44	43	42	-1	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Iowa	18	17	19	14	19	5	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.3
Kansas	18	18	17	11	16	5	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.1	0.3
Kentucky	19	26	28	26	19	-7	0.9	1.3	1.4	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Louisiana	20	26	25	26	21	-5	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Maine	9	7	8	10	9	-1	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Maryland	26	35	27	31	25	-6	0.9	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Massachusetts	31	35	32	67	32	-35	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.8	0.9	-0.9
Michigan	58	66	62	57	36	-21	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	0.8	-0.5
Minnesota	32	26	41	33	19	-14	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.1	0.6	-0.5
Mississippi	12	13	12	12	11	-1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Missouri	32	26	30	24	26	2	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
Montana	11	9	9	12	10	-2	2.1	1.7	1.7	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Nebraska	13	12	12	10	11	1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
Nevada	21	18	21	32	23	-9	1.3	1.1	1.3	2.0	1.5	-0.5
New Hampshire	9	8	8	10	8	-2	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.1	-0.3
New Jersey	48	57	67	65	54	-11	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
New Mexico	12	10	9	12	11	-1	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.2	-0.1
New York	90	85	77	97	68	-29	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7	-0.3
North Carolina	37	54	47	50	44	-6	0.7	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
North Dakota	7	6	7	6	6	0	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
Ohio	55	69	59	52	66	14	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.3
Oklahoma	19	19	17	16	15	-1	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Oregon	27	20	21	24	23	-1	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Pennsylvania	66	46	43	58	38	-20	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.6	-0.3
Rhode Island	7	19	20	7	6	-1	1.4	3.7	3.9	1.4	1.2	-0.2
South Carolina	24	31	26	26	20	-6	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.8	-0.3
South Dakota	7	6	6	6	5	-1	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Tennessee	32	43	37	50	30	-20	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.5	0.9	-0.6
Texas	107	129	135	161	161	0	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0
Utah	25	19	21	28	23	-5	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Vermont	4	3	5	4	4	0	1.3	1.0	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
Virginia	44	38	54	52	34	-18	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Washington	44	33	35	42	41	-1	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
West Virginia	7	8	8	11	8	-3	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Wisconsin	31	29	35	26	26	0	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Wyoming	5	4	4	5	4	-1	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.3	-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
	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	7,986	7,326	7,010	4.9	4.4	4.2
Alabama	115	110	101	5.0	4.7	4.4
Alaska	22	20	17	6.3	5.8	4.8
Arizona	137	173	155	4.0	5.0	4.5
Arkansas	75	76	72	5.2	5.3	5.0
California	675	651	626	3.6	3.5	3.4
Colorado	203	165	144	6.4	5.3	4.7
Connecticut	84	79	70	4.7	4.4	4.0
Delaware	26	18	20	5.1	3.6	4.0
District of Columbia	35	27	26	4.4	3.4	3.2
Florida	524	475	438	5.0	4.5	4.2
Georgia	244	250	246	4.7	4.8	4.7
Hawaii	26	31	22	3.9	4.5	3.2
Idaho	45	43	41	5.0	4.8	4.5
Illinois	390	287	301	6.0	4.5	4.7
Indiana	153	148	153	4.5	4.4	4.5
Iowa	71	73	61	4.3	4.4	3.7
Kansas	79	72	69	5.1	4.7	4.5
Kentucky	121	94	95	5.7	4.4	4.5
Louisiana	113	100	92	5.5	4.8	4.4
Maine	34	31	25	5.1	4.7	3.8
Maryland	176	110	125	6.1	3.8	4.2
Massachusetts	224	202	154	5.7	5.2	4.0
Michigan	242	189	230	5.2	4.1	4.9
Minnesota	157	171	172	5.0	5.4	5.4
Mississippi	63	59	56	5.0	4.7	4.5
Missouri	166	150	144	5.2	4.8	4.6
Montana	30	27	26	5.4	5.0	4.8
Nebraska	53	48	48	4.8	4.4	4.4
Nevada	79	82	70	4.8	5.0	4.3
New Hampshire	38	34	28	5.1	4.6	3.8
New Jersey	245	245	210	5.4	5.4	4.6
New Mexico	51	56	39	5.4	5.9	4.2
New York	529	484	430	5.1	4.7	4.2
North Carolina	252	275	248	4.8	5.2	4.7
North Dakota	24	21	23	5.2	4.5	4.9
Ohio	298	275	302	5.1	4.7	5.1
Oklahoma	107	90	88	5.7	4.8	4.7
Oregon	104	97	88	5.0	4.7	4.2
Pennsylvania	319	288	271	5.0	4.5	4.2
Rhode Island	29	30	23	5.5	5.6	4.3
South Carolina	155	116	114	6.2	4.6	4.6
South Dakota	25	21	21	5.1	4.4	4.4
Tennessee	168	147	163	4.8	4.2	4.6
Texas	768	582	556	5.2	3.9	3.8
Utah	88	85	74	4.8	4.6	4.0
Vermont	16	16	12	4.8	4.9	3.6
Virginia	233	193	194	5.3	4.4	4.4
Washington	163	131	136	4.3	3.5	3.6
West Virginia	43	34	35	5.7	4.6	4.6
Wisconsin	165	128	139	5.2	4.1	4.4
Wyoming	15	15	12	4.8	4.9	3.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,016	4,535	4,940	3.2	2.9	3.1
Alabama	79	76	71	3.6	3.5	3.2
Alaska	13	13	14	3.9	4.0	4.1
Arizona	94	100	106	2.9	3.1	3.3
Arkansas	52	45	47	3.8	3.3	3.4
California	522	448	449	2.9	2.5	2.5
Colorado	98	83	126	3.3	2.8	4.3
Connecticut	54	36	48	3.2	2.1	2.8
Delaware	18	13	16	3.6	2.7	3.2
District of Columbia	21	15	16	2.8	2.0	2.1
Florida	414	478	326	4.2	4.8	3.2
Georgia	164	136	160	3.3	2.8	3.2
Hawaii	16	18	18	2.6	2.8	2.8
Idaho	33	29	35	3.8	3.3	4.0
Illinois	215	163	189	3.5	2.7	3.1
Indiana	103	106	142	3.2	3.3	4.4
Iowa	42	43	50	2.6	2.7	3.1
Kansas	49	45	45	3.4	3.1	3.1
Kentucky	72	74	68	3.6	3.6	3.4
Louisiana	77	73	72	3.9	3.6	3.6
Maine	21	17	19	3.3	2.7	2.9
Maryland	90	68	80	3.3	2.4	2.9
Massachusetts	102	80	99	2.8	2.2	2.7
Michigan	146	137	195	3.3	3.1	4.4
Minnesota	77	68	89	2.6	2.3	2.9
Mississippi	40	39	36	3.4	3.2	3.0
Missouri	102	77	91	3.4	2.6	3.0
Montana	22	19	22	4.2	3.7	4.3
Nebraska	35	30	37	3.3	2.9	3.5
Nevada	62	57	58	3.9	3.6	3.7
New Hampshire	24	18	21	3.4	2.5	3.0
New Jersey	202	127	190	4.7	2.9	4.4
New Mexico	28	33	27	3.2	3.7	3.0
New York	245	228	243	2.5	2.3	2.5
North Carolina	163	136	145	3.3	2.7	2.9
North Dakota	14	13	15	3.2	2.9	3.4
Ohio	179	151	180	3.2	2.7	3.2
Oklahoma	69	55	56	3.9	3.0	3.1
Oregon	65	59	59	3.3	3.0	3.0
Pennsylvania	156	121	149	2.6	2.0	2.4
Rhode Island	20	16	16	3.9	3.1	3.1
South Carolina	108	91	93	4.6	3.8	3.9
South Dakota	15	13	16	3.2	2.7	3.4
Tennessee	125	107	115	3.8	3.2	3.4
Texas	417	412	466	3.0	2.9	3.3
Utah	53	54	56	3.1	3.1	3.2
Vermont	9	9	9	3.0	2.8	3.0
Virginia	157	113	128	3.7	2.7	3.0
Washington	98	91	106	2.7	2.5	2.9
West Virginia	28	23	22	3.9	3.2	3.1
Wisconsin	77	72	93	2.6	2.4	3.1
Wyoming	10	9	11	3.5	3.0	3.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,657	4,397	4,545	3.0	2.8	2.9
Alabama	84	64	67	3.8	2.9	3.0
Alaska	16	11	10	5.0	3.3	3.0
Arizona	101	96	96	3.1	3.0	3.0
Arkansas	43	44	40	3.2	3.2	2.9
California	384	395	499	2.1	2.2	2.8
Colorado	85	77	90	2.9	2.6	3.0
Connecticut	45	40	52	2.7	2.4	3.1
Delaware	14	14	14	2.9	2.8	2.9
District of Columbia	18	16	17	2.3	2.1	2.2
Florida	371	327	329	3.7	3.2	3.3
Georgia	163	154	158	3.3	3.1	3.2
Hawaii	19	19	18	3.0	2.9	2.8
Idaho	33	32	31	3.8	3.7	3.5
Illinois	184	167	194	3.0	2.7	3.2
Indiana	116	111	127	3.6	3.4	3.9
Iowa	45	35	54	2.8	2.2	3.4
Kansas	52	35	51	3.5	2.4	3.5
Kentucky	62	67	57	3.1	3.3	2.8
Louisiana	71	78	64	3.6	3.9	3.2
Maine	22	19	20	3.5	3.0	3.1
Maryland	78	76	76	2.9	2.7	2.7
Massachusetts	76	101	83	2.1	2.8	2.3
Michigan	132	128	114	3.0	2.9	2.6
Minnesota	84	74	77	2.8	2.5	2.6
Mississippi	43	35	37	3.6	3.0	3.1
Missouri	94	82	86	3.1	2.8	2.9
Montana	22	22	20	4.2	4.4	4.0
Nebraska	32	26	30	3.0	2.5	2.9
Nevada	58	67	54	3.7	4.3	3.5
New Hampshire	23	21	24	3.3	3.0	3.4
New Jersey	119	109	120	2.8	2.5	2.8
New Mexico	28	25	28	3.2	2.7	3.1
New York	239	213	189	2.5	2.2	1.9
North Carolina	138	136	131	2.8	2.7	2.6
North Dakota	16	15	15	3.7	3.4	3.5
Ohio	163	132	173	2.9	2.4	3.1
Oklahoma	60	50	53	3.4	2.8	2.9
Oregon	64	65	60	3.2	3.3	3.0
Pennsylvania	167	130	109	2.7	2.1	1.8
Rhode Island	17	14	16	3.4	2.8	3.2
South Carolina	82	69	78	3.5	2.9	3.3
South Dakota	15	15	16	3.2	3.3	3.4
Tennessee	119	124	105	3.6	3.7	3.1
Texas	431	454	487	3.1	3.2	3.4
Utah	61	60	57	3.5	3.4	3.2
Vermont	11	8	10	3.4	2.7	3.2
Virginia	143	137	119	3.4	3.2	2.8
Washington	84	93	75	2.3	2.5	2.1
West Virginia	26	25	24	3.6	3.5	3.3
Wisconsin	90	74	83	3.0	2.5	2.8
Wyoming	12	10	9	4.2	3.5	3.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,017	2,627	3,054	1.9	1.7	1.9
Alabama	50	39	46	2.3	1.8	2.1
Alaska	11	5	6	3.4	1.5	1.8
Arizona	63	57	58	1.9	1.8	1.8
Arkansas	29	27	28	2.1	1.9	2.0
California	253	243	336	1.4	1.4	1.9
Colorado	55	39	50	1.9	1.3	1.7
Connecticut	27	23	31	1.6	1.4	1.8
Delaware	9	8	9	1.9	1.6	1.8
District of Columbia	11	9	11	1.5	1.2	1.5
Florida	261	239	236	2.6	2.4	2.3
Georgia	114	86	105	2.3	1.7	2.1
Hawaii	11	9	10	1.8	1.4	1.6
Idaho	20	17	19	2.3	1.9	2.2
Illinois	114	97	139	1.9	1.6	2.3
Indiana	65	72	84	2.0	2.2	2.6
Iowa	28	23	36	1.7	1.5	2.3
Kansas	32	23	33	2.2	1.6	2.3
Kentucky	41	38	37	2.0	1.9	1.8
Louisiana	48	48	44	2.4	2.4	2.2
Maine	14	10	13	2.2	1.6	2.0
Maryland	54	44	53	2.0	1.6	1.9
Massachusetts	47	47	55	1.3	1.3	1.5
Michigan	77	73	80	1.7	1.6	1.8
Minnesota	51	46	57	1.7	1.5	1.9
Mississippi	29	23	24	2.4	1.9	2.1
Missouri	59	58	58	2.0	2.0	1.9
Montana	13	10	13	2.5	2.0	2.5
Nebraska	19	17	20	1.8	1.6	1.9
Nevada	36	31	32	2.3	2.0	2.1
New Hampshire	14	11	14	2.0	1.6	2.0
New Jersey	76	54	77	1.8	1.2	1.8
New Mexico	18	13	17	2.0	1.4	1.9
New York	166	127	142	1.7	1.3	1.4
North Carolina	101	87	92	2.0	1.7	1.8
North Dakota	9	10	9	2.0	2.2	2.1
Ohio	114	93	113	2.0	1.7	2.0
Oklahoma	38	32	37	2.2	1.8	2.0
Oregon	36	38	38	1.8	1.9	1.9
Pennsylvania	95	77	76	1.6	1.3	1.2
Rhode Island	10	8	11	2.0	1.5	2.1
South Carolina	55	44	58	2.3	1.9	2.4
South Dakota	8	10	10	1.8	2.2	2.3
Tennessee	83	65	72	2.5	1.9	2.1
Texas	318	265	319	2.3	1.9	2.2
Utah	37	32	34	2.1	1.8	1.9
Vermont	6	4	6	1.9	1.4	2.0
Virginia	94	76	84	2.2	1.8	2.0
Washington	51	51	43	1.4	1.4	1.2
West Virginia	18	14	16	2.6	1.9	2.3
Wisconsin	56	51	56	1.9	1.7	1.9
Wyoming	7	5	6	2.5	1.7	2.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,341	1,529	1,265	0.9	1.0	0.8
Alabama	28	22	18	1.3	1.0	0.8
Alaska	4	5	3	1.2	1.4	1.0
Arizona	34	30	32	1.0	0.9	1.0
Arkansas	12	15	10	0.9	1.1	0.7
California	104	136	140	0.6	0.8	0.8
Colorado	24	33	37	0.8	1.1	1.2
Connecticut	14	15	17	0.8	0.9	1.0
Delaware	4	5	5	0.9	1.0	1.0
District of Columbia	5	6	5	0.7	0.8	0.6
Florida	93	80	77	0.9	0.8	0.8
Georgia	41	55	46	0.8	1.1	0.9
Hawaii	6	6	7	1.0	1.0	1.0
Idaho	11	12	10	1.2	1.3	1.2
Illinois	58	63	45	1.0	1.0	0.7
Indiana	43	36	39	1.3	1.1	1.2
Iowa	13	11	15	0.8	0.7	0.9
Kansas	15	10	14	1.1	0.7	1.0
Kentucky	17	26	16	0.8	1.3	0.8
Louisiana	19	24	18	1.0	1.2	0.9
Maine	6	8	5	0.9	1.2	0.8
Maryland	19	26	19	0.7	0.9	0.7
Massachusetts	20	47	19	0.5	1.3	0.5
Michigan	50	48	29	1.1	1.1	0.6
Minnesota	27	26	16	0.9	0.9	0.5
Mississippi	12	11	11	1.0	0.9	0.9
Missouri	28	21	22	0.9	0.7	0.7
Montana	7	9	7	1.4	1.8	1.3
Nebraska	11	8	9	1.0	0.8	0.8
Nevada	18	32	19	1.1	2.0	1.2
New Hampshire	7	8	6	1.0	1.1	0.8
New Jersey	36	50	37	0.8	1.2	0.9
New Mexico	9	9	9	1.0	1.0	1.0
New York	64	79	32	0.7	0.8	0.3
North Carolina	30	43	34	0.6	0.9	0.7
North Dakota	6	5	5	1.4	1.0	1.1
Ohio	38	35	50	0.7	0.6	0.9
Oklahoma	18	15	14	1.0	0.8	0.8
Oregon	21	21	19	1.1	1.0	0.9
Pennsylvania	60	49	28	1.0	0.8	0.5
Rhode Island	6	6	5	1.2	1.2	0.9
South Carolina	23	21	18	1.0	0.9	0.7
South Dakota	5	5	4	1.2	1.0	0.9
Tennessee	30	47	27	0.9	1.4	0.8
Texas	97	165	155	0.7	1.2	1.1
Utah	21	24	20	1.2	1.4	1.1
Vermont	3	3	3	1.1	1.1	0.9
Virginia	39	52	29	0.9	1.2	0.7
Washington	28	33	28	0.8	0.9	0.8
West Virginia	6	10	6	0.8	1.4	0.9
Wisconsin	27	21	22	0.9	0.7	0.7
Wyoming	4	4	3	1.4	1.3	1.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary