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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
Oct.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025(p)		 Change from:
Sept. 2025 -
Oct. 2025(p)		 Oct.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025(p)		 Change from:
Sept. 2025 -
Oct. 2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

 1,788 1,787 1,725 1,781 1,854 73 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.1


Alabama

 27 20 21 18 23 5 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.2

Alaska

 3 6 5 5 4 -1 0.9 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 -0.3

Arizona

 34 35 42 39 40 1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.0

Arkansas

 20 15 15 12 16 4 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.3

California

 175 196 123 255 228 -27 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Colorado

 71 30 40 57 32 -25 2.4 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.1 -0.8

Connecticut

 21 26 36 36 26 -10 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.5 -0.6

Delaware

 6 9 4 4 5 1 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.2

District of Columbia

 8 6 5 4 6 2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.3

Florida

 143 117 90 105 82 -23 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 -0.2

Georgia

 59 51 48 37 50 13 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.3

Hawaii

 7 6 5 7 10 3 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.4

Idaho

 10 12 12 13 12 -1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 -0.1

Illinois

 66 73 70 74 75 1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.0

Indiana

 31 39 41 46 50 4 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.1

Iowa

 10 17 17 26 13 -13 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.8 -0.8

Kansas

 15 15 20 20 18 -2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 -0.2

Kentucky

 30 25 29 19 22 3 1.5 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.2

Louisiana

 35 21 18 20 22 2 1.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.1

Maine

 6 9 11 9 11 2 0.9 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.7 0.3

Maryland

 29 33 26 21 23 2 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.1

Massachusetts

 35 43 45 29 37 8 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.2

Michigan

 61 62 61 51 68 17 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.4

Minnesota

 24 36 32 29 31 2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.1

Mississippi

 18 11 12 10 14 4 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.4

Missouri

 25 29 31 25 30 5 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.2

Montana

 7 9 8 10 8 -2 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.5 -0.4

Nebraska

 10 11 13 11 11 0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0

Nevada

 24 22 25 30 27 -3 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.7 -0.2

New Hampshire

 6 11 12 10 12 2 0.8 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 0.3

New Jersey

 39 60 46 54 74 20 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.7 0.5

New Mexico

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

New York

 48 112 173 136 150 14 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.1

North Carolina

 114 47 47 43 53 10 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.2

North Dakota

 5 8 7 7 7 0 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0

Ohio

 59 54 70 54 62 8 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.2

Oklahoma

 23 20 16 15 18 3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.2

Oregon

 21 21 23 24 26 2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.1

Pennsylvania

 59 67 73 63 65 2 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0

Rhode Island

 5 8 10 9 10 1 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 0.2

South Carolina

 37 25 23 17 37 20 1.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.5 0.8

South Dakota

 4 6 6 6 6 0 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

Tennessee

 49 45 29 40 37 -3 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Texas

 160 157 129 110 127 17 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.1

Utah

 21 23 21 23 22 -1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Vermont

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

Virginia

 47 51 40 45 40 -5 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Washington

 31 31 31 38 43 5 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.2

West Virginia

 10 7 7 7 7 0 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Wisconsin

 22 32 38 36 41 5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.1

Wyoming

 3 5 4 4 4 0 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

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Last Modified Date: December 30, 2025