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

Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Sept.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2023 -
Sept. 2023(p)
Sept.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2023 -
Sept. 2023(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,065 3,802 3,619 3,663 3,661 -2 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0


Alabama

68 62 63 65 55 -10 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 -0.5

Alaska

15 11 11 13 11 -2 4.7 3.4 3.4 4.0 3.4 -0.6

Arizona

98 104 94 86 92 6 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.9 0.2

Arkansas

41 37 37 39 37 -2 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 -0.2

California

381 340 312 275 312 37 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 0.2

Colorado

80 75 67 88 66 -22 2.8 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.3 -0.7

Connecticut

37 33 33 23 31 8 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.8 0.4

Delaware

17 16 15 15 16 1 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 0.2

District of Columbia

19 18 16 16 15 -1 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 -0.2

Florida

261 297 273 239 281 42 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.9 0.5

Georgia

188 128 143 133 138 5 3.9 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 0.1

Hawaii

16 12 12 14 13 -1 2.6 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.1 -0.1

Idaho

28 24 25 26 27 1 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 0.1

Illinois

172 149 112 118 127 9 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.9 2.1 0.2

Indiana

86 89 84 88 83 -5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 -0.2

Iowa

44 36 38 44 35 -9 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.2 -0.6

Kansas

38 44 31 38 34 -4 2.7 3.0 2.1 2.6 2.3 -0.3

Kentucky

69 56 59 59 61 2 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 0.1

Louisiana

60 62 58 72 66 -6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.3 -0.4

Maine

16 13 11 11 14 3 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 0.5

Maryland

78 64 62 71 72 1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 0.0

Massachusetts

75 58 48 46 57 11 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.3

Michigan

108 105 92 92 93 1 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0

Minnesota

80 74 70 68 68 0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0

Mississippi

39 36 37 37 34 -3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.9 -0.3

Missouri

70 62 66 75 69 -6 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.3 -0.2

Montana

20 18 16 17 18 1 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 0.2

Nebraska

25 24 24 30 24 -6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.3 -0.6

Nevada

45 45 41 42 40 -2 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.6 -0.1

New Hampshire

18 19 15 13 16 3 2.6 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.3 0.4

New Jersey

96 68 90 70 85 15 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.6 2.0 0.4

New Mexico

23 25 21 22 23 1 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.6 0.1

New York

168 141 138 127 147 20 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.2

North Carolina

147 143 135 141 130 -11 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.6 -0.3

North Dakota

12 13 11 14 12 -2 2.8 3.0 2.5 3.2 2.7 -0.5

Ohio

137 132 137 150 122 -28 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.2 -0.5

Oklahoma

58 55 50 46 47 1 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 0.0

Oregon

56 49 46 48 48 0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.0

Pennsylvania

119 126 122 112 123 11 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.2

Rhode Island

13 10 9 9 11 2 2.6 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.4

South Carolina

77 69 69 76 74 -2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 -0.1

South Dakota

13 13 12 13 12 -1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.6 -0.2

Tennessee

117 94 95 101 97 -4 3.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 -0.1

Texas

369 411 373 425 396 -29 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 -0.2

Utah

51 46 49 56 46 -10 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.7 -0.5

Vermont

8 7 7 7 7 0 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0

Virginia

114 111 109 108 100 -8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 -0.2

Washington

83 73 81 76 73 -3 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 -0.1

West Virginia

24 24 23 24 23 -1 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 -0.1

Wisconsin

80 71 69 73 72 -1 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.0

Wyoming

10 10 9 10 10 0 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2023