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

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,846 5,539 5,330 5,337 5,422 85 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0


Alabama

95 79 87 81 83 2 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.8 0.1

Alaska

17 21 22 20 20 0 5.2 6.3 6.6 6.0 5.9 -0.1

Arizona

120 121 115 142 123 -19 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.4 3.8 -0.6

Arkansas

63 57 51 54 56 2 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.9 4.1 0.2

California

536 496 451 472 541 69 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.0 0.4

Colorado

101 116 102 143 125 -18 3.4 3.9 3.4 4.8 4.2 -0.6

Connecticut

60 61 61 68 61 -7 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.6 -0.4

Delaware

22 20 18 19 19 0 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 0.0

District of Columbia

24 21 22 20 21 1 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 0.1

Florida

413 393 391 384 361 -23 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 -0.3

Georgia

233 170 165 166 178 12 4.8 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.6 0.3

Hawaii

19 22 22 20 23 3 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.6 0.5

Idaho

40 41 38 38 47 9 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 5.4 1.0

Illinois

196 185 205 204 216 12 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 0.2

Indiana

132 122 130 116 114 -2 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 0.0

Iowa

57 58 56 58 53 -5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.3 -0.3

Kansas

51 50 58 58 55 -3 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.0 3.8 -0.2

Kentucky

92 78 72 76 80 4 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.9 0.2

Louisiana

100 85 75 90 84 -6 5.1 4.3 3.8 4.6 4.3 -0.3

Maine

27 31 29 30 28 -2 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.3 -0.3

Maryland

114 101 94 95 95 0 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 -0.1

Massachusetts

104 108 101 80 110 30 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.1 2.9 0.8

Michigan

168 138 158 140 134 -6 3.8 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.0 -0.1

Minnesota

106 122 99 91 92 1 3.6 4.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 0.1

Mississippi

63 49 44 46 54 8 5.3 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.5 0.6

Missouri

104 105 104 101 107 6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5 0.2

Montana

27 29 29 28 37 9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.9 1.6

Nebraska

37 36 37 38 36 -2 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 -0.2

Nevada

57 76 61 66 65 -1 3.7 4.8 3.9 4.2 4.1 -0.1

New Hampshire

26 33 27 29 29 0 3.7 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.1 0.0

New Jersey

122 120 145 150 141 -9 2.8 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.2 -0.2

New Mexico

29 34 34 37 33 -4 3.3 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.7 -0.5

New York

287 265 288 251 272 21 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.8 0.2

North Carolina

215 165 161 166 152 -14 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.0 -0.3

North Dakota

17 18 20 19 17 -2 3.9 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.8 -0.5

Ohio

214 197 195 211 179 -32 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.2 -0.5

Oklahoma

77 68 68 63 74 11 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.2 0.7

Oregon

73 82 73 80 77 -3 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Pennsylvania

185 188 196 190 192 2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 0.0

Rhode Island

19 21 20 23 21 -2 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.1 -0.4

South Carolina

105 103 82 96 97 1 4.6 4.4 3.5 4.1 4.1 0.0

South Dakota

18 19 19 21 19 -2 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.1 -0.4

Tennessee

152 141 129 133 139 6 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.2 0.2

Texas

600 584 470 416 452 36 4.3 4.1 3.3 2.9 3.2 0.3

Utah

71 75 71 70 74 4 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.2 0.2

Vermont

13 14 13 12 14 2 4.2 4.5 4.1 3.8 4.4 0.6

Virginia

181 152 159 151 168 17 4.3 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.0 0.4

Washington

106 121 109 115 115 0 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 -0.1

West Virginia

34 29 31 32 30 -2 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.2 -0.3

Wisconsin

111 104 106 110 98 -12 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.2 -0.4

Wyoming

13 16 15 14 15 1 4.5 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.1 0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024