State Job Openings and Labor Turnover News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 16, 2025	USDL-25-0488
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                      STATE JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2025

Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 3 states. 
Total separations rates decreased in 7 states and increased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, hires, 
and total separations rates showed little or no change in February.

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 4 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 45 states and 
the District of Columbia in February. The decreases in job openings rates occurred in Arizona  
(-2.0 percentage points) and Vermont (-1.2 points), as well as in Kentucky and West Virginia  
(-1.1 points each). The increase occurred in New Jersey (+0.9 point). Over the month, the national job 
openings rate changed little. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings decreased in 6 states, increased in 2 states, and changed little in 42 states 
and the District of Columbia in February. The largest decreases in the job openings level occurred in 
Arizona (-71,000), Virgina (-30,000), and Kentucky (-25,000). The increases occurred in New Jersey 
(+43,000) and Oklahoma (+14,000). Nationally, the number of job openings changed little.  
(See table 1.)

Hires

In February, hires rates decreased in 3 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 44 states 
and the District of Columbia. The decreases in the hires rates occurred in Vermont  
(-1.3 percentage points), Tennessee (-1.0 point), and Texas (-0.7 point). The increases occurred in 
Florida (+1.3 points), New Mexico (+0.9 point), and Kentucky (+0.8 point). The national hires rate was 
unchanged over the month. (See table 2.)

The number of hires increased in 5 states, decreased in 3 states, and was little changed in 42 states and 
the District of Columbia in February. The largest increases in the hires level occurred in Florida  
(+135,000), Kentucky (+17,000), and Mississippi (+9,000). The decreases occurred in Texas (-100,000), 
Tennessee (-31,000), and Vermont (-4,000). Nationally, the number of hires was unchanged over the 
month. (See table 2.)

Total Separations

In February, total separations rates decreased in 7 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed 
in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in total separations rates occurred in 
Rhode Island (-3.1 percentage points) as well as in Kansas and Vermont (-1.0 point each). The increase 
occurred in Massachusetts (+1.2 points). Over the month, the national total separations rate was 
unchanged. (See table 3.)

The number of total separations decreased in 6 states, increased in 1 state, and changed little in 43 
states and the District of Columbia in February. The largest decreases in the total separations level 
occurred in Ohio (-32,000), Tennessee (-27,000), and Rhode Island (-16,000). The increase occurred in 
Massachusetts (+46,000). Nationally, the number of total separations was unchanged over the month.  
(See table 3.)
 
Quits

In February, quits rates decreased in 2 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 47 states 
and the District of Columbia. The decreases in quits rates occurred in Tennessee (-0.9 percentage point), 
and Colorado (-0.6 point). The increase occurred in South Dakota (+0.7 point). Over the month, the 
national quits rate was unchanged. (See table 4.)

The number of quits decreased in 2 states and was little changed in 48 states and the District of 
Columbia in February. The decreases in the quits level occurred in Tennessee (-30,000) and Colorado   
(-16,000). Nationally, the number of quits changed little. (See table 4.)

Layoffs and Discharges

In February, layoffs and discharges rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little 
changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The increases in layoffs and discharges rates occurred 
in Alaska (+1.2 percentage points) and Massachusetts (+1.1 points). The decreases occurred in Rhode 
Island (-2.5 points) and Kansas (-0.4 point). The national layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged 
over the month. (See table 5.)

The number of layoffs and discharges increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and changed little in 
44 states and the District of Columbia in February. The largest increases in the layoffs and discharges 
level occurred in Massachusetts (+44,000), Florida (+29,000), and Nevada (+9,000). The decreases 
occurred in Rhode Island (-13,000) and Kansas (-6,000). Nationally, the number of layoffs and 
discharges was little changed. (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 March 2025 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, May 20, 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
	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	8,445	8,031	7,508	7,762	7,568	-194	5.1	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Alabama	122	132	115	126	116	-10	5.3	5.6	5.0	5.4	5.0	-0.4
Alaska	27	24	22	21	21	0	7.5	6.6	6.1	5.8	5.8	0.0
Arizona	188	199	180	240	169	-71	5.5	5.7	5.3	6.9	4.9	-2.0
Arkansas	81	87	80	78	86	8	5.6	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.9	0.5
California	855	749	686	696	690	-6	4.5	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Colorado	204	167	127	145	156	11	6.4	5.3	4.1	4.6	5.0	0.4
Connecticut	91	78	73	91	82	-9	5.1	4.4	4.1	5.0	4.6	-0.4
Delaware	31	29	25	19	22	3	6.0	5.6	4.8	3.7	4.3	0.6
District of Columbia	37	38	33	32	30	-2	4.6	4.7	4.1	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Florida	515	522	464	519	506	-13	5.0	5.0	4.4	4.9	4.8	-0.1
Georgia	273	305	289	284	291	7	5.2	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.5	0.1
Hawaii	31	28	26	27	26	-1	4.7	4.2	3.9	4.0	3.9	-0.1
Idaho	49	45	42	46	44	-2	5.4	4.8	4.6	5.0	4.8	-0.2
Illinois	381	277	276	277	286	9	5.9	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	0.1
Indiana	197	166	154	150	154	4	5.7	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.5	0.1
Iowa	83	70	70	76	75	-1	4.9	4.2	4.2	4.5	4.5	0.0
Kansas	81	75	72	75	68	-7	5.3	4.9	4.7	4.9	4.5	-0.4
Kentucky	116	149	136	134	109	-25	5.4	6.8	6.2	6.2	5.1	-1.1
Louisiana	127	114	105	111	108	-3	6.1	5.5	5.0	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Maine	38	33	34	35	33	-2	5.5	4.8	4.9	5.0	4.8	-0.2
Maryland	199	165	130	115	126	11	6.8	5.6	4.4	3.9	4.2	0.3
Massachusetts	233	191	201	212	201	-11	5.9	4.9	5.1	5.4	5.1	-0.3
Michigan	238	210	197	201	208	7	5.1	4.5	4.2	4.3	4.4	0.1
Minnesota	173	168	165	184	184	0	5.4	5.2	5.2	5.7	5.7	0.0
Mississippi	72	71	59	61	64	3	5.7	5.6	4.7	4.8	5.1	0.3
Missouri	187	178	169	168	149	-19	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.3	4.7	-0.6
Montana	37	34	29	28	30	2	6.6	6.0	5.2	5.0	5.4	0.4
Nebraska	59	52	51	47	48	1	5.3	4.6	4.6	4.2	4.3	0.1
Nevada	85	79	75	73	81	8	5.1	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.9	0.5
New Hampshire	40	36	36	35	35	0	5.4	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	0.0
New Jersey	203	199	186	189	232	43	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.1	5.0	0.9
New Mexico	60	56	54	53	58	5	6.4	5.9	5.7	5.6	6.1	0.5
New York	509	467	503	470	437	-33	4.9	4.5	4.8	4.5	4.2	-0.3
North Carolina	275	325	270	278	279	1	5.2	6.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	0.0
North Dakota	28	25	24	24	23	-1	6.0	5.3	5.1	5.1	4.9	-0.2
Ohio	289	301	289	288	278	-10	4.9	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Oklahoma	122	108	98	86	100	14	6.4	5.7	5.2	4.6	5.3	0.7
Oregon	108	102	101	99	100	1	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.8	0.1
Pennsylvania	353	313	242	285	267	-18	5.4	4.8	3.8	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Rhode Island	32	28	27	29	27	-2	5.9	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.0	-0.3
South Carolina	161	156	134	132	129	-3	6.4	6.1	5.3	5.2	5.1	-0.1
South Dakota	30	24	23	20	22	2	6.0	4.9	4.7	4.1	4.5	0.4
Tennessee	186	163	145	172	151	-21	5.3	4.6	4.1	4.8	4.3	-0.5
Texas	808	660	595	608	603	-5	5.4	4.4	4.0	4.1	4.1	0.0
Utah	90	87	76	87	88	1	4.9	4.7	4.1	4.7	4.7	0.0
Vermont	17	15	16	21	17	-4	5.2	4.5	4.9	6.3	5.1	-1.2
Virginia	279	286	246	258	228	-30	6.2	6.3	5.4	5.7	5.1	-0.6
Washington	178	163	153	139	140	1	4.7	4.3	4.0	3.6	3.7	0.1
West Virginia	43	52	42	48	39	-9	5.6	6.7	5.5	6.3	5.2	-1.1
Wisconsin	174	140	144	155	137	-18	5.4	4.4	4.5	4.8	4.3	-0.5
Wyoming	18	17	15	16	17	1	5.8	5.4	4.8	5.1	5.4	0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,664	5,307	5,374	5,371	5,396	25	3.6	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
Alabama	90	80	78	80	87	7	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.6	4.0	0.4
Alaska	20	18	20	16	16	0	6.0	5.3	5.9	4.7	4.7	0.0
Arizona	121	115	127	114	118	4	3.7	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.6	0.1
Arkansas	61	51	53	51	50	-1	4.5	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.6	-0.1
California	524	525	536	577	528	-49	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Colorado	108	108	121	95	98	3	3.6	3.6	4.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
Connecticut	61	50	53	60	50	-10	3.6	2.9	3.1	3.5	2.9	-0.6
Delaware	23	19	18	15	17	2	4.7	3.9	3.7	3.1	3.4	0.3
District of Columbia	25	19	20	19	17	-2	3.2	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Florida	431	354	358	381	516	135	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.8	5.1	1.3
Georgia	205	187	187	175	159	-16	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Hawaii	21	21	23	19	19	0	3.3	3.3	3.6	2.9	2.9	0.0
Idaho	37	36	40	33	37	4	4.3	4.1	4.6	3.8	4.2	0.4
Illinois	184	208	196	172	202	30	3.0	3.4	3.2	2.8	3.3	0.5
Indiana	116	143	133	125	121	-4	3.5	4.3	4.1	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Iowa	52	57	49	54	59	5	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.7	0.3
Kansas	50	52	50	52	51	-1	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Kentucky	86	73	73	67	84	17	4.2	3.6	3.6	3.3	4.1	0.8
Louisiana	94	79	82	78	79	1	4.8	4.0	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Maine	28	25	21	26	25	-1	4.3	3.8	3.2	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Maryland	107	91	88	83	82	-1	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.9	0.0
Massachusetts	110	118	107	111	112	1	2.9	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
Michigan	151	158	161	167	160	-7	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Minnesota	98	97	96	105	98	-7	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Mississippi	51	44	41	37	46	9	4.3	3.7	3.4	3.1	3.8	0.7
Missouri	107	107	96	97	91	-6	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Montana	26	26	29	21	26	5	4.9	4.8	5.5	4.0	4.9	0.9
Nebraska	36	39	36	31	36	5	3.4	3.6	3.4	2.9	3.4	0.5
Nevada	66	66	78	52	62	10	4.2	4.2	4.9	3.3	3.9	0.6
New Hampshire	27	25	22	24	24	0	3.8	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.4	0.0
New Jersey	153	133	143	121	139	18	3.5	3.0	3.3	2.8	3.2	0.4
New Mexico	30	34	41	30	38	8	3.4	3.8	4.6	3.3	4.2	0.9
New York	250	307	254	290	299	9	2.6	3.1	2.6	2.9	3.0	0.1
North Carolina	231	187	180	163	154	-9	4.6	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.0	-0.2
North Dakota	17	18	19	16	16	0	3.9	4.0	4.2	3.6	3.6	0.0
Ohio	213	181	196	202	182	-20	3.8	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Oklahoma	84	66	71	62	65	3	4.7	3.7	4.0	3.5	3.6	0.1
Oregon	73	73	83	59	71	12	3.7	3.7	4.2	2.9	3.5	0.6
Pennsylvania	185	187	170	164	161	-3	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.6	0.0
Rhode Island	22	20	18	20	18	-2	4.3	3.9	3.5	3.9	3.5	-0.4
South Carolina	108	97	100	107	105	-2	4.6	4.0	4.2	4.5	4.4	-0.1
South Dakota	19	19	19	15	16	1	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.2	3.4	0.2
Tennessee	170	115	115	147	116	-31	5.1	3.4	3.4	4.4	3.4	-1.0
Texas	596	455	465	574	474	-100	4.2	3.2	3.3	4.0	3.3	-0.7
Utah	64	68	85	59	67	8	3.7	3.8	4.8	3.3	3.8	0.5
Vermont	12	12	11	15	11	-4	3.8	3.8	3.5	4.8	3.5	-1.3
Virginia	176	144	141	159	143	-16	4.2	3.4	3.3	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Washington	119	116	122	94	111	17	3.3	3.2	3.3	2.6	3.0	0.4
West Virginia	35	30	28	28	29	1	4.9	4.2	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1
Wisconsin	95	104	104	100	95	-5	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Wyoming	13	15	16	11	13	2	4.4	5.0	5.4	3.7	4.4	0.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,476	5,087	5,082	5,272	5,261	-11	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Alabama	79	76	73	73	83	10	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.8	0.5
Alaska	21	21	19	18	21	3	6.3	6.2	5.6	5.3	6.2	0.9
Arizona	121	96	98	131	116	-15	3.7	2.9	3.0	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Arkansas	57	47	51	49	55	6	4.2	3.4	3.7	3.6	4.0	0.4
California	496	660	503	512	488	-24	2.8	3.6	2.8	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Colorado	116	110	85	119	102	-17	3.9	3.7	2.9	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Connecticut	61	51	48	62	52	-10	3.6	3.0	2.8	3.6	3.0	-0.6
Delaware	20	19	21	16	17	1	4.1	3.9	4.3	3.3	3.4	0.1
District of Columbia	21	20	22	20	21	1	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.7	0.1
Florida	393	339	334	337	376	39	4.0	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.8	0.4
Georgia	170	183	172	170	183	13	3.4	3.7	3.5	3.4	3.7	0.3
Hawaii	22	21	20	22	24	2	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.7	0.3
Idaho	41	39	35	51	43	-8	4.7	4.4	4.0	5.8	4.9	-0.9
Illinois	185	173	173	197	186	-11	3.0	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Indiana	122	132	115	131	126	-5	3.7	4.0	3.5	4.0	3.9	-0.1
Iowa	58	53	55	57	44	-13	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.6	2.8	-0.8
Kansas	50	49	49	57	42	-15	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.9	2.9	-1.0
Kentucky	78	73	76	73	76	3	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.7	0.1
Louisiana	85	75	80	78	90	12	4.3	3.8	4.0	3.9	4.5	0.6
Maine	31	23	22	27	25	-2	4.7	3.5	3.3	4.1	3.8	-0.3
Maryland	101	92	98	82	92	10	3.7	3.3	3.5	2.9	3.2	0.3
Massachusetts	108	101	89	99	145	46	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.7	3.9	1.2
Michigan	138	187	159	156	162	6	3.1	4.2	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
Minnesota	122	88	91	106	92	-14	4.1	2.9	3.0	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Mississippi	49	45	44	41	43	2	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.6	0.2
Missouri	105	98	90	98	87	-11	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Montana	29	27	26	30	30	0	5.5	5.0	4.9	5.7	5.7	0.0
Nebraska	36	36	33	34	32	-2	3.4	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Nevada	76	63	58	67	73	6	4.8	4.0	3.7	4.3	4.6	0.3
New Hampshire	33	28	22	25	28	3	4.7	3.9	3.1	3.5	3.9	0.4
New Jersey	120	130	139	140	130	-10	2.7	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
New Mexico	34	35	31	32	32	0	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
New York	265	240	250	241	261	20	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.6	0.2
North Carolina	165	169	173	161	165	4	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
North Dakota	18	18	17	19	18	-1	4.1	4.0	3.8	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Ohio	197	189	191	196	164	-32	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.5	2.9	-0.6
Oklahoma	68	68	68	64	58	-6	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Oregon	82	73	68	76	78	2	4.2	3.7	3.4	3.8	3.9	0.1
Pennsylvania	188	153	145	164	167	3	3.1	2.5	2.3	2.6	2.7	0.1
Rhode Island	21	19	32	34	18	-16	4.1	3.7	6.2	6.6	3.5	-3.1
South Carolina	103	90	105	92	93	1	4.4	3.8	4.4	3.9	3.9	0.0
South Dakota	19	18	18	17	19	2	4.1	3.8	3.8	3.6	4.0	0.4
Tennessee	141	127	122	154	127	-27	4.2	3.8	3.6	4.6	3.8	-0.8
Texas	584	409	515	461	480	19	4.1	2.9	3.6	3.2	3.4	0.2
Utah	75	68	63	71	73	2	4.3	3.8	3.6	4.0	4.1	0.1
Vermont	14	12	10	15	12	-3	4.5	3.8	3.2	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Virginia	152	142	137	143	160	17	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.8	0.4
Washington	121	108	110	104	114	10	3.3	2.9	3.0	2.8	3.1	0.3
West Virginia	29	32	27	32	32	0	4.0	4.4	3.8	4.5	4.5	0.0
Wisconsin	104	93	90	102	88	-14	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Wyoming	16	17	14	14	14	0	5.5	5.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	3,468	3,032	3,095	3,256	3,195	-61	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Alabama	50	52	50	47	51	4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.3	0.2
Alaska	14	13	11	11	10	-1	4.2	3.8	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Arizona	79	59	59	77	68	-9	2.4	1.8	1.8	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Arkansas	37	31	32	31	33	2	2.7	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.4	0.2
California	326	337	326	308	306	-2	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
Colorado	77	75	49	70	54	-16	2.6	2.5	1.6	2.4	1.8	-0.6
Connecticut	33	25	27	36	29	-7	1.9	1.5	1.6	2.1	1.7	-0.4
Delaware	13	12	13	10	10	0	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.0	2.0	0.0
District of Columbia	14	14	14	12	12	0	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.0
Florida	295	243	193	260	275	15	3.0	2.4	1.9	2.6	2.7	0.1
Georgia	111	115	101	98	105	7	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
Hawaii	14	13	12	14	12	-2	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Idaho	27	24	22	28	23	-5	3.1	2.7	2.5	3.2	2.6	-0.6
Illinois	112	100	89	117	109	-8	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Indiana	81	84	68	81	81	0	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.5	2.5	0.0
Iowa	35	33	34	34	28	-6	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Kansas	32	27	28	36	29	-7	2.2	1.8	1.9	2.5	2.0	-0.5
Kentucky	52	46	44	41	45	4	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.2	0.2
Louisiana	52	47	49	49	56	7	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.8	0.3
Maine	15	12	13	16	14	-2	2.3	1.8	2.0	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Maryland	62	56	58	49	52	3	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.8	0.1
Massachusetts	57	51	45	56	57	1	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.5	0.0
Michigan	88	92	86	88	96	8	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.1	0.2
Minnesota	63	58	57	60	56	-4	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Mississippi	32	29	28	27	29	2	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	0.1
Missouri	73	63	57	60	60	0	2.4	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Montana	19	16	15	17	15	-2	3.6	3.0	2.8	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Nebraska	23	22	19	19	20	1	2.2	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9	0.1
Nevada	47	36	36	39	38	-1	3.0	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.4	-0.1
New Hampshire	15	11	12	13	15	2	2.1	1.5	1.7	1.8	2.1	0.3
New Jersey	63	62	70	66	62	-4	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	-0.1
New Mexico	21	21	18	20	17	-3	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.2	1.9	-0.3
New York	162	130	150	154	164	10	1.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
North Carolina	105	96	110	106	105	-1	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
North Dakota	11	10	10	11	12	1	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.7	0.2
Ohio	120	123	112	125	109	-16	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Oklahoma	47	44	45	43	39	-4	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Oregon	52	45	43	46	45	-1	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Pennsylvania	114	91	91	111	106	-5	1.9	1.5	1.5	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Rhode Island	11	9	10	12	10	-2	2.1	1.7	1.9	2.3	1.9	-0.4
South Carolina	74	61	70	60	62	2	3.1	2.5	2.9	2.5	2.6	0.1
South Dakota	12	11	11	10	13	3	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.8	0.7
Tennessee	86	80	72	109	79	-30	2.6	2.4	2.1	3.2	2.3	-0.9
Texas	379	263	353	298	296	-2	2.7	1.8	2.5	2.1	2.1	0.0
Utah	48	37	39	44	42	-2	2.8	2.1	2.2	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Vermont	7	6	5	8	7	-1	2.2	1.9	1.6	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Virginia	95	90	89	79	97	18	2.3	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.3	0.4
Washington	77	66	70	59	61	2	2.1	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.7	0.1
West Virginia	18	20	17	21	19	-2	2.5	2.8	2.4	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Wisconsin	67	56	54	60	59	-1	2.2	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Wyoming	10	11	9	9	8	-1	3.4	3.7	3.0	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,681	1,739	1,669	1,674	1,790	116	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Alabama	25	19	21	22	28	6	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
Alaska	5	7	6	5	9	4	1.5	2.1	1.8	1.5	2.7	1.2
Arizona	36	31	31	39	38	-1	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
Arkansas	17	13	16	15	18	3	1.2	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
California	140	301	148	171	167	-4	0.8	1.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Colorado	33	30	29	37	42	5	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	0.2
Connecticut	20	21	16	20	19	-1	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Delaware	6	5	7	5	5	0	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.0
District of Columbia	5	5	6	7	7	0	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Florida	89	85	124	64	93	29	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.6	0.9	0.3
Georgia	51	54	63	64	65	1	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Hawaii	7	8	6	7	8	1	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	0.1
Idaho	11	12	11	14	15	1	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.7	0.1
Illinois	58	63	77	70	72	2	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Indiana	34	40	39	44	43	-1	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Iowa	18	17	17	19	15	-4	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Kansas	14	19	18	17	11	-6	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Kentucky	22	21	26	28	27	-1	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Louisiana	28	24	26	25	28	3	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Maine	14	9	7	8	9	1	2.1	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.4	0.2
Maryland	33	28	35	27	33	6	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.3
Massachusetts	39	36	35	32	76	44	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	2.0	1.1
Michigan	42	87	66	62	58	-4	0.9	1.9	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Minnesota	54	25	26	41	34	-7	1.8	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Mississippi	14	12	13	12	13	1	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Missouri	24	29	26	30	24	-6	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Montana	8	9	9	9	12	3	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.3	0.6
Nebraska	11	12	12	12	11	-1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Nevada	25	23	18	21	30	9	1.6	1.5	1.1	1.3	1.9	0.6
New Hampshire	14	10	8	8	10	2	2.0	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.4	0.3
New Jersey	46	54	57	67	56	-11	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.3	-0.2
New Mexico	9	12	10	9	12	3	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.3
New York	90	100	85	77	88	11	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
North Carolina	51	63	54	47	53	6	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
North Dakota	6	7	6	7	6	-1	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Ohio	63	55	69	59	51	-8	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Oklahoma	18	20	19	17	16	-1	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Oregon	23	24	20	21	25	4	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
Pennsylvania	53	55	46	43	52	9	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Rhode Island	8	8	19	20	7	-13	1.6	1.6	3.7	3.9	1.4	-2.5
South Carolina	25	25	31	26	27	1	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
South Dakota	5	6	6	6	6	0	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Tennessee	49	38	43	37	43	6	1.5	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.2
Texas	181	125	129	135	160	25	1.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2
Utah	22	27	19	21	26	5	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.5	0.3
Vermont	6	5	3	5	4	-1	1.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Virginia	49	40	38	54	54	0	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.3	0.0
Washington	35	36	33	35	44	9	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.2
West Virginia	9	8	8	8	11	3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	0.4
Wisconsin	31	31	29	35	26	-9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Wyoming	5	5	4	4	5	1	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.7	0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	8,213	7,870	7,376	5.0	4.8	4.5
Alabama	122	126	116	5.3	5.5	5.0
Alaska	26	19	20	7.4	5.5	5.8
Arizona	180	265	164	5.2	7.6	4.8
Arkansas	75	74	83	5.2	5.1	5.7
California	809	744	666	4.3	4.0	3.6
Colorado	202	156	161	6.4	5.0	5.2
Connecticut	83	91	79	4.7	5.1	4.5
Delaware	27	20	19	5.3	4.0	3.8
District of Columbia	36	35	27	4.5	4.4	3.4
Florida	508	511	507	4.9	4.9	4.8
Georgia	262	282	283	5.1	5.4	5.4
Hawaii	35	30	31	5.3	4.5	4.5
Idaho	48	46	43	5.3	5.1	4.7
Illinois	375	269	291	5.9	4.3	4.6
Indiana	180	139	145	5.3	4.1	4.3
Iowa	77	78	73	4.6	4.8	4.4
Kansas	83	80	71	5.4	5.3	4.7
Kentucky	110	131	101	5.2	6.1	4.7
Louisiana	124	120	107	6.0	5.7	5.1
Maine	34	38	30	5.1	5.6	4.5
Maryland	194	127	116	6.7	4.4	4.0
Massachusetts	214	201	198	5.5	5.2	5.1
Michigan	217	193	191	4.7	4.2	4.1
Minnesota	156	183	172	5.0	5.8	5.4
Mississippi	69	57	63	5.5	4.6	5.0
Missouri	183	167	145	5.8	5.4	4.7
Montana	32	27	27	5.8	5.0	4.9
Nebraska	56	48	48	5.1	4.4	4.3
Nevada	83	74	81	5.0	4.5	5.0
New Hampshire	36	38	33	4.9	5.1	4.5
New Jersey	195	186	236	4.4	4.1	5.2
New Mexico	57	57	57	6.1	6.0	6.0
New York	494	480	433	4.9	4.7	4.2
North Carolina	268	269	277	5.1	5.1	5.2
North Dakota	25	22	21	5.5	4.8	4.6
Ohio	276	289	269	4.7	4.9	4.6
Oklahoma	108	89	92	5.8	4.8	4.9
Oregon	105	107	96	5.1	5.1	4.6
Pennsylvania	344	305	272	5.4	4.8	4.2
Rhode Island	32	26	29	6.0	5.0	5.5
South Carolina	155	145	123	6.2	5.8	4.9
South Dakota	28	18	21	5.8	3.8	4.3
Tennessee	181	186	149	5.2	5.3	4.2
Texas	774	574	591	5.2	3.9	4.0
Utah	85	97	84	4.7	5.2	4.5
Vermont	15	23	16	4.6	6.9	4.8
Virginia	266	254	211	6.0	5.7	4.7
Washington	172	150	131	4.6	4.0	3.5
West Virginia	40	47	36	5.3	6.3	4.8
Wisconsin	158	159	127	5.0	5.1	4.1
Wyoming	14	15	15	4.8	5.0	4.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,810	5,259	4,561	3.1	3.3	2.9
Alabama	77	75	78	3.5	3.5	3.6
Alaska	17	14	13	5.1	4.4	4.0
Arizona	106	127	104	3.3	3.9	3.2
Arkansas	55	46	45	4.0	3.3	3.3
California	465	567	467	2.6	3.2	2.6
Colorado	91	93	80	3.1	3.2	2.7
Connecticut	46	56	37	2.7	3.3	2.2
Delaware	17	15	13	3.6	3.1	2.7
District of Columbia	23	18	15	3.0	2.4	2.0
Florida	399	401	495	4.0	4.0	4.9
Georgia	180	173	140	3.7	3.5	2.8
Hawaii	20	20	18	3.2	3.1	2.8
Idaho	30	31	30	3.5	3.6	3.4
Illinois	150	159	168	2.5	2.6	2.8
Indiana	97	112	105	3.0	3.5	3.3
Iowa	40	50	47	2.5	3.2	3.0
Kansas	43	53	46	3.0	3.7	3.1
Kentucky	70	61	74	3.5	3.0	3.7
Louisiana	84	82	73	4.3	4.1	3.6
Maine	20	23	17	3.1	3.6	2.7
Maryland	84	82	64	3.1	2.9	2.3
Massachusetts	79	105	79	2.1	2.9	2.2
Michigan	125	155	134	2.8	3.5	3.0
Minnesota	69	98	69	2.3	3.3	2.3
Mississippi	42	35	39	3.5	3.0	3.3
Missouri	94	93	80	3.1	3.2	2.7
Montana	19	18	19	3.8	3.6	3.7
Nebraska	30	32	30	2.9	3.0	2.9
Nevada	60	54	57	3.8	3.5	3.6
New Hampshire	21	24	18	3.0	3.4	2.5
New Jersey	121	100	115	2.8	2.3	2.7
New Mexico	25	31	33	2.8	3.4	3.6
New York	189	267	236	2.0	2.7	2.4
North Carolina	204	154	136	4.1	3.1	2.7
North Dakota	13	14	13	3.0	3.2	3.0
Ohio	171	191	139	3.1	3.4	2.5
Oklahoma	69	62	54	3.9	3.5	3.0
Oregon	61	61	60	3.1	3.1	3.0
Pennsylvania	140	153	119	2.3	2.5	1.9
Rhode Island	19	17	16	3.8	3.3	3.1
South Carolina	92	115	93	3.9	4.9	3.9
South Dakota	14	13	13	3.1	2.8	2.8
Tennessee	153	144	102	4.6	4.3	3.0
Texas	514	600	401	3.7	4.2	2.8
Utah	54	64	56	3.1	3.6	3.2
Vermont	9	17	8	2.9	5.4	2.5
Virginia	146	151	118	3.5	3.6	2.8
Washington	98	102	93	2.7	2.8	2.6
West Virginia	27	27	23	3.8	3.8	3.2
Wisconsin	72	95	72	2.4	3.2	2.4
Wyoming	9	9	9	3.2	3.2	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
	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,517	5,632	4,365	2.9	3.6	2.8
Alabama	64	75	67	2.9	3.5	3.1
Alaska	12	13	11	3.7	3.9	3.3
Arizona	98	140	95	3.0	4.3	2.9
Arkansas	47	49	45	3.4	3.6	3.3
California	425	568	411	2.4	3.2	2.3
Colorado	91	118	80	3.1	4.0	2.7
Connecticut	48	68	41	2.8	4.0	2.4
Delaware	17	19	14	3.5	3.9	2.8
District of Columbia	17	23	16	2.2	3.0	2.2
Florida	338	370	333	3.4	3.7	3.3
Georgia	141	179	157	2.9	3.6	3.2
Hawaii	18	25	19	2.9	3.9	3.0
Idaho	32	52	34	3.7	6.1	3.9
Illinois	152	211	162	2.5	3.5	2.7
Indiana	97	138	105	3.0	4.3	3.3
Iowa	46	60	34	2.9	3.8	2.2
Kansas	40	59	34	2.8	4.1	2.3
Kentucky	66	85	68	3.3	4.2	3.3
Louisiana	73	79	81	3.8	4.0	4.1
Maine	23	27	20	3.6	4.2	3.1
Maryland	84	94	76	3.1	3.4	2.7
Massachusetts	84	101	110	2.3	2.8	3.0
Michigan	105	165	127	2.4	3.7	2.9
Minnesota	93	110	73	3.1	3.7	2.4
Mississippi	41	39	36	3.4	3.3	3.0
Missouri	91	100	75	3.0	3.4	2.5
Montana	22	28	23	4.3	5.4	4.5
Nebraska	29	39	25	2.8	3.8	2.4
Nevada	67	69	67	4.3	4.4	4.3
New Hampshire	24	24	22	3.4	3.4	3.1
New Jersey	92	167	100	2.1	3.9	2.3
New Mexico	27	33	25	3.0	3.7	2.8
New York	200	272	204	2.1	2.8	2.1
North Carolina	136	160	140	2.7	3.2	2.8
North Dakota	13	18	14	3.1	4.2	3.2
Ohio	153	202	122	2.7	3.6	2.2
Oklahoma	59	68	50	3.4	3.8	2.8
Oregon	68	78	66	3.5	3.9	3.3
Pennsylvania	153	176	133	2.5	2.9	2.2
Rhode Island	17	36	14	3.4	7.1	2.8
South Carolina	81	104	71	3.4	4.4	3.0
South Dakota	13	18	15	2.9	3.9	3.2
Tennessee	118	178	106	3.6	5.3	3.2
Texas	500	478	430	3.6	3.4	3.0
Utah	57	75	59	3.3	4.3	3.4
Vermont	10	14	9	3.1	4.4	2.7
Virginia	127	147	142	3.0	3.5	3.3
Washington	105	114	96	2.9	3.1	2.7
West Virginia	24	34	26	3.3	4.8	3.7
Wisconsin	87	122	71	2.9	4.1	2.4
Wyoming	12	12	10	4.2	4.3	3.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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

State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	2,806	3,152	2,594	1.8	2.0	1.6
Alabama	38	45	40	1.7	2.1	1.8
Alaska	8	7	5	2.6	2.1	1.5
Arizona	63	77	54	1.9	2.4	1.7
Arkansas	30	29	27	2.2	2.1	2.0
California	273	310	253	1.5	1.7	1.4
Colorado	61	68	41	2.1	2.3	1.4
Connecticut	25	34	22	1.5	2.0	1.3
Delaware	11	10	8	2.2	2.2	1.6
District of Columbia	10	13	9	1.4	1.7	1.2
Florida	258	250	250	2.6	2.5	2.5
Georgia	90	95	88	1.8	1.9	1.8
Hawaii	11	15	9	1.8	2.3	1.4
Idaho	20	27	17	2.4	3.1	2.0
Illinois	87	114	91	1.4	1.9	1.5
Indiana	62	76	67	1.9	2.4	2.1
Iowa	28	32	22	1.8	2.0	1.4
Kansas	23	32	22	1.6	2.3	1.5
Kentucky	42	42	38	2.1	2.1	1.9
Louisiana	44	46	49	2.3	2.3	2.4
Maine	10	13	10	1.6	2.0	1.6
Maryland	52	51	44	1.9	1.8	1.6
Massachusetts	45	55	46	1.2	1.5	1.3
Michigan	62	78	73	1.4	1.8	1.6
Minnesota	49	55	44	1.7	1.8	1.5
Mississippi	25	24	23	2.1	2.0	1.9
Missouri	62	57	51	2.1	1.9	1.7
Montana	14	16	11	2.8	3.1	2.1
Nebraska	18	20	16	1.7	1.9	1.5
Nevada	39	39	32	2.5	2.5	2.0
New Hampshire	11	11	11	1.5	1.6	1.6
New Jersey	46	60	45	1.1	1.4	1.0
New Mexico	17	19	13	1.9	2.2	1.4
New York	123	150	129	1.3	1.5	1.3
North Carolina	86	91	89	1.7	1.8	1.8
North Dakota	8	9	9	1.8	2.1	2.1
Ohio	92	117	85	1.7	2.1	1.5
Oklahoma	38	43	32	2.2	2.4	1.8
Oregon	41	45	37	2.1	2.3	1.8
Pennsylvania	88	115	79	1.4	1.9	1.3
Rhode Island	8	12	7	1.6	2.4	1.4
South Carolina	57	65	46	2.4	2.7	1.9
South Dakota	8	9	10	1.7	1.9	2.1
Tennessee	70	112	63	2.1	3.3	1.9
Texas	305	292	242	2.2	2.1	1.7
Utah	35	45	32	2.0	2.6	1.8
Vermont	4	7	4	1.4	2.2	1.4
Virginia	75	71	80	1.8	1.7	1.9
Washington	68	65	52	1.9	1.8	1.4
West Virginia	15	21	14	2.1	3.1	2.0
Wisconsin	50	58	48	1.7	1.9	1.6
Wyoming	8	7	5	2.7	2.5	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
	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	1,416	2,091	1,537	0.9	1.3	1.0
Alabama	22	25	24	1.0	1.1	1.1
Alaska	3	4	4	0.8	1.3	1.3
Arizona	30	45	32	0.9	1.4	1.0
Arkansas	14	17	16	1.1	1.2	1.1
California	127	223	145	0.7	1.3	0.8
Colorado	25	37	34	0.8	1.3	1.2
Connecticut	16	26	16	1.0	1.6	0.9
Delaware	5	7	5	1.1	1.5	1.0
District of Columbia	5	8	6	0.6	1.1	0.8
Florida	69	105	75	0.7	1.1	0.7
Georgia	45	73	58	0.9	1.5	1.2
Hawaii	5	8	7	0.8	1.3	1.0
Idaho	9	15	13	1.0	1.8	1.5
Illinois	52	87	66	0.9	1.4	1.1
Indiana	28	56	36	0.9	1.7	1.1
Iowa	15	25	11	0.9	1.6	0.7
Kansas	13	23	10	0.9	1.6	0.7
Kentucky	19	39	26	1.0	1.9	1.3
Louisiana	26	27	26	1.3	1.4	1.3
Maine	10	9	8	1.6	1.5	1.2
Maryland	26	36	27	1.0	1.3	1.0
Massachusetts	28	33	56	0.8	0.9	1.5
Michigan	37	82	47	0.8	1.8	1.1
Minnesota	39	50	26	1.3	1.7	0.9
Mississippi	12	13	11	1.0	1.1	0.9
Missouri	22	35	21	0.8	1.2	0.7
Montana	6	9	9	1.2	1.8	1.8
Nebraska	9	17	8	0.8	1.7	0.8
Nevada	25	23	30	1.6	1.5	1.9
New Hampshire	10	9	8	1.5	1.3	1.1
New Jersey	36	97	44	0.8	2.2	1.0
New Mexico	7	9	9	0.8	1.0	1.0
New York	67	111	67	0.7	1.1	0.7
North Carolina	44	59	45	0.9	1.2	0.9
North Dakota	5	8	4	1.1	1.9	1.0
Ohio	50	74	33	0.9	1.3	0.6
Oklahoma	18	20	16	1.0	1.1	0.9
Oregon	19	23	22	1.0	1.2	1.1
Pennsylvania	46	49	45	0.8	0.8	0.7
Rhode Island	7	21	6	1.5	4.2	1.1
South Carolina	20	32	21	0.9	1.4	0.9
South Dakota	4	8	5	0.9	1.8	1.0
Tennessee	42	55	39	1.3	1.7	1.2
Texas	173	154	168	1.2	1.1	1.2
Utah	17	22	23	1.0	1.3	1.3
Vermont	4	5	3	1.3	1.5	1.1
Virginia	45	62	54	1.1	1.5	1.3
Washington	27	38	35	0.8	1.1	1.0
West Virginia	8	10	11	1.1	1.4	1.5
Wisconsin	31	58	21	1.0	1.9	0.7
Wyoming	3	4	4	1.2	1.4	1.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary