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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
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)
May
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,314 5,316 5,183 5,313 5,242 -71 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0


Alabama

78 80 70 69 77 8 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.5 0.4

Alaska

17 20 15 16 18 2 5.1 5.9 4.4 4.8 5.3 0.5

Arizona

124 124 121 122 139 17 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.3 0.6

Arkansas

51 53 47 51 45 -6 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.3 -0.4

California

567 470 571 613 509 -104 3.2 2.6 3.2 3.4 2.8 -0.6

Colorado

110 99 102 89 120 31 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.0 4.0 1.0

Connecticut

57 54 68 56 51 -5 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.3 3.0 -0.3

Delaware

18 18 18 17 18 1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 0.2

District of Columbia

19 20 20 20 19 -1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 -0.1

Florida

349 369 362 417 353 -64 3.5 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.5 -0.6

Georgia

166 178 165 164 171 7 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.1

Hawaii

22 22 21 20 22 2 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 0.3

Idaho

39 40 35 34 37 3 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.9 4.2 0.3

Illinois

217 197 203 190 200 10 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 0.1

Indiana

119 132 138 135 128 -7 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.9 -0.2

Iowa

50 48 60 52 51 -1 3.1 3.0 3.8 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Kansas

49 47 52 49 46 -3 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.1 -0.3

Kentucky

78 77 64 73 73 0 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Louisiana

82 87 69 72 70 -2 4.1 4.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Maine

24 25 25 24 26 2 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.0 0.4

Maryland

87 89 85 87 79 -8 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Massachusetts

114 122 110 101 109 8 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.9 0.2

Michigan

138 162 132 160 160 0 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.5 3.5 0.0

Minnesota

88 94 83 89 90 1 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.9 0.0

Mississippi

49 43 38 45 40 -5 4.1 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.3 -0.4

Missouri

104 92 94 85 96 11 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.2 0.4

Montana

33 29 28 22 26 4 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.2 4.9 0.7

Nebraska

36 33 34 36 37 1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 0.1

Nevada

61 73 58 52 62 10 3.9 4.6 3.7 3.3 3.9 0.6

New Hampshire

27 28 26 25 24 -1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 -0.1

New Jersey

138 151 144 165 121 -44 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.8 2.8 -1.0

New Mexico

32 33 32 29 32 3 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.5 0.3

New York

272 281 247 288 302 14 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.0 0.1

North Carolina

148 164 159 151 156 5 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 0.1

North Dakota

17 19 18 17 17 0 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 0.0

Ohio

192 174 208 213 214 1 3.4 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 0.1

Oklahoma

69 59 61 62 63 1 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 0.1

Oregon

74 79 70 72 70 -2 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Pennsylvania

202 167 138 162 187 25 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.4

Rhode Island

20 20 19 22 19 -3 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.3 3.7 -0.6

South Carolina

88 91 83 88 87 -1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 -0.1

South Dakota

18 20 19 18 17 -1 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 -0.2

Tennessee

140 142 116 125 104 -21 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.7 3.1 -0.6

Texas

450 500 497 449 478 29 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.3 0.2

Utah

75 74 67 71 73 2 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.1 0.1

Vermont

11 12 11 12 12 0 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 0.0

Virginia

145 157 134 147 145 -2 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.4 0.0

Washington

110 115 104 105 114 9 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 0.2

West Virginia

28 32 29 28 28 0 3.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.9 0.0

Wisconsin

99 93 95 93 96 3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 0.1

Wyoming

13 13 12 12 13 1 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.4 0.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025