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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
Oct.
2024
July
2025
Aug.
2025
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)
Change from:
Sept. 2025 -
Oct. 2025(p)
Oct.
2024
July
2025
Aug.
2025
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)
Change from:
Sept. 2025 -
Oct. 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,285 5,221 5,111 5,264 5,050 -214 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 -0.1


Alabama

79 65 67 69 62 -7 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Alaska

9 17 15 18 10 -8 2.7 5.0 4.4 5.3 3.0 -2.3

Arizona

122 115 116 118 116 -2 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0

Arkansas

58 41 42 44 46 2 4.2 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 0.1

California

528 560 524 580 523 -57 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 -0.3

Colorado

136 107 102 125 92 -33 4.6 3.6 3.4 4.2 3.1 -1.1

Connecticut

55 53 71 71 58 -13 3.2 3.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 -0.7

Delaware

17 22 16 17 14 -3 3.5 4.5 3.2 3.4 2.8 -0.6

District of Columbia

20 18 19 22 17 -5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.2 -0.7

Florida

378 335 322 342 306 -36 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.0 -0.4

Georgia

179 147 151 153 140 -13 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Hawaii

26 20 19 21 28 7 4.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 4.3 1.1

Idaho

32 47 36 38 35 -3 3.7 5.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 -0.3

Illinois

189 200 214 193 184 -9 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.0 -0.1

Indiana

135 125 106 140 150 10 4.1 3.8 3.2 4.2 4.6 0.4

Iowa

41 60 50 62 44 -18 2.6 3.8 3.1 3.9 2.8 -1.1

Kansas

47 46 46 53 50 -3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.4 -0.2

Kentucky

85 69 69 66 65 -1 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 0.0

Louisiana

90 66 61 81 69 -12 4.5 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.4 -0.6

Maine

14 24 25 23 20 -3 2.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.1 -0.4

Maryland

81 90 84 94 69 -25 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.4 -0.9

Massachusetts

91 100 102 82 98 16 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.6 0.4

Michigan

167 154 164 160 179 19 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.9 0.4

Minnesota

77 101 96 81 98 17 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.2 0.6

Mississippi

52 36 38 42 41 -1 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.4 -0.1

Missouri

98 90 97 92 99 7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.3 0.3

Montana

22 26 26 26 23 -3 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.3 -0.6

Nebraska

34 34 34 34 33 -1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 -0.1

Nevada

80 60 66 67 71 4 5.1 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.5 0.2

New Hampshire

20 28 29 26 26 0 2.8 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.7 0.0

New Jersey

112 136 111 127 142 15 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 0.3

New Mexico

35 33 33 32 37 5 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.1 0.6

New York

230 305 349 333 356 23 2.3 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.6 0.3

North Carolina

213 189 206 181 142 -39 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.5 2.8 -0.7

North Dakota

16 18 18 18 18 0 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0

Ohio

201 179 185 189 193 4 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 0.1

Oklahoma

70 58 55 60 58 -2 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Oregon

76 71 81 69 74 5 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.4 3.7 0.3

Pennsylvania

165 163 141 155 161 6 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.6 0.1

Rhode Island

17 20 22 21 22 1 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.1 4.3 0.2

South Carolina

100 86 82 73 90 17 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.7 0.7

South Dakota

14 17 17 17 16 -1 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 -0.2

Tennessee

146 125 112 121 99 -22 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 2.9 -0.6

Texas

472 524 440 439 422 -17 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 -0.2

Utah

70 67 66 69 71 2 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0 0.1

Vermont

9 11 13 11 12 1 2.9 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.8 0.3

Virginia

143 137 137 149 111 -38 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.6 -0.9

Washington

104 101 99 109 118 9 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 0.2

West Virginia

30 24 24 27 25 -2 4.2 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.5 -0.3

Wisconsin

87 90 98 105 105 0 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.4 0.0

Wyoming

11 15 15 15 10 -5 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 3.4 -1.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: December 30, 2025