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

TOTAL U.S.

 1,669 1,781 1,850 1,701 1,762 61 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.0


Alabama

 20 18 23 28 25 -3 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1 -0.2

Alaska

 7 5 4 4 6 2 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.6

Arizona

 29 39 39 33 34 1 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0

Arkansas

 14 12 16 15 17 2 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.1

California

 162 255 231 202 232 30 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.2

Colorado

 27 57 35 44 29 -15 0.9 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.0 -0.5

Connecticut

 15 36 24 19 21 2 0.9 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.1

Delaware

 7 4 5 6 6 0 1.4 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.0

District of Columbia

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

Florida

 115 105 75 84 103 19 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.2

Georgia

 61 37 50 51 55 4 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.1

Hawaii

 8 7 10 9 8 -1 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.2 -0.2

Idaho

 12 13 13 25 19 -6 1.4 1.5 1.5 2.8 2.1 -0.7

Illinois

 76 74 70 51 63 12 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.2

Indiana

 41 46 49 48 53 5 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.1

Iowa

 16 26 12 16 17 1 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.1

Kansas

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

Kentucky

 25 19 23 19 24 5 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.3

Louisiana

 25 20 25 21 25 4 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.2

Maine

 7 9 10 7 9 2 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.3

Maryland

 42 21 25 29 27 -2 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.0

Massachusetts

 35 29 34 35 36 1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.1

Michigan

 62 51 60 28 64 36 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.6 1.4 0.8

Minnesota

 25 29 27 23 30 7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.3

Mississippi

 13 10 17 12 15 3 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.2

Missouri

 26 25 28 27 26 -1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

Montana

 8 10 8 8 8 0 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0

Nebraska

 12 11 12 10 11 1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.1

Nevada

 16 30 28 26 17 -9 1.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.1 -0.6

New Hampshire

 7 10 12 9 11 2 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 0.3

New Jersey

 55 54 70 57 38 -19 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.3 0.9 -0.4

New Mexico

 10 10 15 9 9 0 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.0

New York

 93 136 159 149 127 -22 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 -0.2

North Carolina

 57 43 58 52 52 0 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.0

North Dakota

 6 7 7 5 6 1 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.3 0.2

Ohio

 71 54 61 52 52 0 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0

Oklahoma

 16 15 19 18 19 1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1

Oregon

 16 24 26 19 19 0 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.0

Pennsylvania

 45 63 63 48 57 9 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.1

Rhode Island

 15 9 9 6 7 1 2.9 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.4 0.2

South Carolina

 27 17 38 29 28 -1 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.0

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

 50 40 37 51 37 -14 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.1 -0.4

Texas

 139 110 135 143 141 -2 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.0

Utah

 14 23 22 20 19 -1 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.0

Vermont

 3 4 5 4 5 1 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 0.3

Virginia

 34 45 44 60 47 -13 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.1 -0.3

Washington

 30 38 42 32 35 3 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.1

West Virginia

 8 7 8 7 9 2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.3

Wisconsin

 31 36 37 23 35 12 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.3

Wyoming

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

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Last Modified Date: February 19, 2026