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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
Aug.
2024
May
2025
June
2025
July
2025
Aug.
2025(p)
Change from:
July 2025 -
Aug. 2025(p)
Aug.
2024
May
2025
June
2025
July
2025
Aug.
2025(p)
Change from:
July 2025 -
Aug. 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,697 1,611 1,796 1,787 1,725 -62 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0


Alabama

21 19 21 20 21 1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

Alaska

4 6 7 6 5 -1 1.2 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.5 -0.3

Arizona

32 40 37 35 42 7 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.2

Arkansas

20 12 15 15 15 0 1.5 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

California

173 192 249 196 123 -73 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.7 -0.4

Colorado

32 42 39 30 40 10 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.3

Connecticut

18 18 21 26 36 10 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 0.6

Delaware

5 4 5 9 4 -5 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.8 -1.0

District of Columbia

7 4 5 6 5 -1 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 -0.1

Florida

84 90 99 117 90 -27 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.3

Georgia

69 44 45 51 48 -3 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.0

Hawaii

6 7 8 6 5 -1 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Idaho

11 12 15 12 12 0 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.0

Illinois

77 64 73 73 70 -3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Indiana

36 37 40 39 41 2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0

Iowa

18 17 18 17 17 0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Kansas

17 13 15 15 20 5 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.4

Kentucky

19 25 25 25 29 4 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.2

Louisiana

27 20 19 21 18 -3 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Maine

8 10 10 9 11 2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 0.3

Maryland

31 24 23 33 26 -7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 -0.3

Massachusetts

25 42 38 43 45 2 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.0

Michigan

61 48 58 62 61 -1 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Minnesota

22 27 38 36 32 -4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Mississippi

12 10 14 11 12 1 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.1

Missouri

32 25 27 29 31 2 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.0

Montana

7 9 9 9 8 -1 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 -0.2

Nebraska

13 12 11 11 13 2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

Nevada

21 21 26 22 25 3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.6 0.2

New Hampshire

8 9 9 11 12 1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.7 0.1

New Jersey

43 50 46 60 46 -14 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 -0.4

New Mexico

9 8 12 10 10 0 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.0

New York

104 102 100 112 173 61 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.6

North Carolina

38 44 57 47 47 0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0

North Dakota

7 6 7 8 7 -1 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.6 -0.2

Ohio

73 61 58 54 70 16 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.3

Oklahoma

19 17 16 20 16 -4 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Oregon

20 20 22 21 23 2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1

Pennsylvania

75 62 52 67 73 6 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.1

Rhode Island

7 8 9 8 10 2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.9 0.3

South Carolina

30 22 25 25 23 -2 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1

South Dakota

6 5 6 6 6 0 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

Tennessee

42 32 55 45 29 -16 1.2 0.9 1.6 1.3 0.9 -0.4

Texas

162 126 152 157 129 -28 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Utah

25 22 29 23 21 -2 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Vermont

4 4 5 5 5 0 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0

Virginia

34 36 37 51 40 -11 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 -0.3

Washington

44 40 41 31 31 0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.0

West Virginia

8 7 7 7 7 0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Wisconsin

29 31 34 32 38 6 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.2

Wyoming

4 4 5 5 4 -1 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 -0.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: December 02, 2025