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Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges 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.

 1,739 1,725 1,781 1,850 1,687 -163 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 -0.1


Alabama

 19 21 18 23 26 3 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.2

Alaska

 5 5 5 4 5 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 0.3

Arizona

 29 42 39 39 35 -4 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Arkansas

 12 15 12 16 14 -2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 -0.1

California

 257 123 255 231 216 -15 1.4 0.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Colorado

 29 40 57 35 43 8 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.4 0.2

Connecticut

 19 36 36 24 18 -6 1.1 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.0 -0.4

Delaware

 5 4 4 5 6 1 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.2

District of Columbia

 6 5 4 6 6 0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.0

Florida

 83 90 105 75 81 6 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.1

Georgia

 54 48 37 50 50 0 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.0

Hawaii

 7 5 7 10 9 -1 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.4 -0.1

Idaho

 11 12 13 13 25 12 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 2.8 1.3

Illinois

 66 70 74 70 58 -12 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Indiana

 40 41 46 49 39 -10 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 -0.3

Iowa

 17 17 26 12 15 3 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.1

Kansas

 17 20 20 16 13 -3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Kentucky

 20 29 19 23 19 -4 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Louisiana

 24 18 20 25 20 -5 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Maine

 6 11 9 10 6 -4 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.9 -0.6

Maryland

 27 26 21 25 28 3 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.1

Massachusetts

 36 45 29 34 36 2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.1

Michigan

 91 61 51 60 27 -33 2.0 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.6 -0.7

Minnesota

 18 32 29 27 22 -5 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 -0.2

Mississippi

 13 12 10 17 12 -5 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 -0.4

Missouri

 30 31 25 28 27 -1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.0

Montana

 6 8 10 8 8 0 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.5 0.0

Nebraska

 12 13 11 12 9 -3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 -0.3

Nevada

 18 25 30 28 28 0 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 0.0

New Hampshire

 8 12 10 12 8 -4 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.1 -0.6

New Jersey

 55 46 54 70 52 -18 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.2 -0.4

New Mexico

 10 10 10 15 10 -5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.1 -0.6

New York

 112 173 136 159 154 -5 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 -0.1

North Carolina

 64 47 43 58 48 -10 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.9 -0.2

North Dakota

 6 7 7 7 5 -2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 -0.5

Ohio

 57 70 54 61 49 -12 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Oklahoma

 17 16 15 19 17 -2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Oregon

 19 23 24 26 20 -6 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 -0.3

Pennsylvania

 69 73 63 63 42 -21 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 -0.3

Rhode Island

 6 10 9 9 6 -3 1.2 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.2 -0.6

South Carolina

 27 23 17 38 28 -10 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.2 -0.4

South Dakota

 5 6 6 5 4 -1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 -0.3

Tennessee

 47 29 40 37 44 7 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.2

Texas

 126 129 110 135 144 9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.1

Utah

 21 21 23 22 22 0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.0

Vermont

 4 5 4 5 3 -2 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 -0.6

Virginia

 40 40 45 44 56 12 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.3

Washington

 32 31 38 42 35 -7 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

West Virginia

 7 7 7 8 7 -1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Wisconsin

 28 38 36 37 22 -15 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 -0.5

Wyoming

 3 4 4 4 3 -1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 -0.4

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Last Modified Date: January 27, 2026