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

TOTAL U.S.

5,087 5,111 5,264 5,069 5,080 11 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 0.0


Alabama

73 67 69 62 77 15 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.5 0.7

Alaska

14 15 18 10 15 5 4.1 4.4 5.3 3.0 4.4 1.4

Arizona

100 116 118 112 110 -2 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 0.0

Arkansas

42 42 44 47 45 -2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.2 -0.2

California

624 524 580 517 495 -22 3.5 2.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 -0.2

Colorado

115 102 125 99 116 17 3.9 3.4 4.2 3.3 3.9 0.6

Connecticut

48 71 71 56 51 -5 2.8 4.1 4.1 3.3 3.0 -0.3

Delaware

17 16 17 15 17 2 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.4 0.4

District of Columbia

24 19 22 17 20 3 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.3 2.7 0.4

Florida

336 322 342 297 292 -5 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.9 -0.1

Georgia

175 151 153 140 180 40 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.6 0.8

Hawaii

23 19 21 26 24 -2 3.6 2.9 3.2 4.0 3.7 -0.3

Idaho

35 36 38 34 48 14 4.0 4.1 4.3 3.9 5.4 1.5

Illinois

178 214 193 177 181 4 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 0.0

Indiana

127 106 140 150 129 -21 3.9 3.2 4.2 4.6 3.9 -0.7

Iowa

51 50 62 44 53 9 3.2 3.1 3.9 2.8 3.3 0.5

Kansas

47 46 53 49 50 1 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 0.0

Kentucky

67 69 66 67 65 -2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Louisiana

79 61 81 72 73 1 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.6 3.6 0.0

Maine

13 25 23 20 18 -2 2.0 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Maryland

88 84 94 69 91 22 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.4 3.2 0.8

Massachusetts

95 102 82 98 105 7 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.8 0.2

Michigan

184 164 160 194 146 -48 4.1 3.6 3.5 4.3 3.2 -1.1

Minnesota

70 96 81 91 81 -10 2.3 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.6 -0.4

Mississippi

44 38 42 45 44 -1 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.6 -0.1

Missouri

95 97 92 99 112 13 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.7 0.5

Montana

20 26 26 23 23 0 3.8 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.3 0.0

Nebraska

35 34 34 34 33 -1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 -0.1

Nevada

53 66 67 68 63 -5 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.0 -0.3

New Hampshire

26 29 26 26 24 -2 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.4 -0.3

New Jersey

127 111 127 138 124 -14 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.8 -0.3

New Mexico

32 33 32 36 30 -6 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.3 -0.7

New York

264 349 333 367 327 -40 2.7 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.3 -0.4

North Carolina

177 206 181 154 176 22 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.4 0.4

North Dakota

16 18 18 18 17 -1 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 -0.2

Ohio

191 185 189 196 187 -9 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 -0.1

Oklahoma

59 55 60 59 58 -1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Oregon

61 81 69 71 66 -5 3.0 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.3 -0.2

Pennsylvania

162 141 155 163 157 -6 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.5 -0.1

Rhode Island

15 22 21 21 20 -1 2.9 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 -0.2

South Carolina

94 82 73 93 91 -2 4.0 3.4 3.0 3.8 3.8 0.0

South Dakota

15 17 17 15 16 1 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.4 0.2

Tennessee

146 112 121 101 140 39 4.3 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.1 1.1

Texas

413 440 439 424 433 9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.0

Utah

55 66 69 69 64 -5 3.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.6 -0.3

Vermont

8 13 11 13 10 -3 2.6 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.2 -0.9

Virginia

135 137 149 119 156 37 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.7 0.9

Washington

99 99 109 109 103 -6 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 -0.2

West Virginia

27 24 27 27 27 0 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.0

Wisconsin

81 98 105 104 89 -15 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 2.9 -0.5

Wyoming

8 15 15 10 9 -1 2.7 5.0 5.1 3.4 3.0 -0.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: January 27, 2026