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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
Feb.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025(p)		 Change from:
Jan. 2025 -
Feb. 2025(p)		 Feb.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025(p)		 Change from:
Jan. 2025 -
Feb. 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

 1,681 1,739 1,669 1,674 1,790 116 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0


Alabama

 25 19 21 22 28 6 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.3

Alaska

 5 7 6 5 9 4 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.5 2.7 1.2

Arizona

 36 31 31 39 38 -1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.0

Arkansas

 17 13 16 15 18 3 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.2

California

 140 301 148 171 167 -4 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.0

Colorado

 33 30 29 37 42 5 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 0.2

Connecticut

 20 21 16 20 19 -1 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Delaware

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

District of Columbia

 5 5 6 7 7 0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.0

Florida

 89 85 124 64 93 29 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.3

Georgia

 51 54 63 64 65 1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

Hawaii

 7 8 6 7 8 1 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.1

Idaho

 11 12 11 14 15 1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 0.1

Illinois

 58 63 77 70 72 2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.1

Indiana

 34 40 39 44 43 -1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Iowa

 18 17 17 19 15 -4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 -0.3

Kansas

 14 19 18 17 11 -6 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 -0.4

Kentucky

 22 21 26 28 27 -1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Louisiana

 28 24 26 25 28 3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.1

Maine

 14 9 7 8 9 1 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.2

Maryland

 33 28 35 27 33 6 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.3

Massachusetts

 39 36 35 32 76 44 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 2.0 1.1

Michigan

 42 87 66 62 58 -4 0.9 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Minnesota

 54 25 26 41 34 -7 1.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.1 -0.2

Mississippi

 14 12 13 12 13 1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1

Missouri

 24 29 26 30 24 -6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 -0.2

Montana

 8 9 9 9 12 3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 0.6

Nebraska

 11 12 12 12 11 -1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Nevada

 25 23 18 21 30 9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.6

New Hampshire

 14 10 8 8 10 2 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.3

New Jersey

 46 54 57 67 56 -11 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 -0.2

New Mexico

 9 12 10 9 12 3 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.3

New York

 90 100 85 77 88 11 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.1

North Carolina

 51 63 54 47 53 6 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.1

North Dakota

 6 7 6 7 6 -1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 -0.3

Ohio

 63 55 69 59 51 -8 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Oklahoma

 18 20 19 17 16 -1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0

Oregon

 23 24 20 21 25 4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

Pennsylvania

 53 55 46 43 52 9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.1

Rhode Island

 8 8 19 20 7 -13 1.6 1.6 3.7 3.9 1.4 -2.5

South Carolina

 25 25 31 26 27 1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.0

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

 49 38 43 37 43 6 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.2

Texas

 181 125 129 135 160 25 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.2

Utah

 22 27 19 21 26 5 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.5 0.3

Vermont

 6 5 3 5 4 -1 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.3 -0.3

Virginia

 49 40 38 54 54 0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.0

Washington

 35 36 33 35 44 9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.2

West Virginia

 9 8 8 8 11 3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 0.4

Wisconsin

 31 31 29 35 26 -9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Wyoming

 5 5 4 4 5 1 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.3

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Last Modified Date: April 16, 2025