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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
May
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024(p)		 Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)		 May
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024(p)		 Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

 1,531 1,681 1,601 1,542 1,654 112 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0


Alabama

 21 25 27 21 23 2 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0

Alaska

 4 5 7 6 6 0 1.2 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 0.0

Arizona

 23 36 43 49 37 -12 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.1 -0.4

Arkansas

 15 17 14 16 15 -1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 -0.1

California

 165 140 150 191 177 -14 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Colorado

 26 33 30 41 47 6 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.6 0.2

Connecticut

 16 20 21 30 23 -7 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.3 -0.5

Delaware

 5 6 5 5 6 1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

District of Columbia

 5 5 6 5 6 1 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.2

Florida

 100 89 102 74 125 51 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.6

Georgia

 72 51 37 48 45 -3 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Hawaii

 5 7 8 6 7 1 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.2

Idaho

 10 11 13 12 15 3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.7 0.3

Illinois

 60 58 66 61 73 12 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.2

Indiana

 37 34 48 29 31 2 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.0

Iowa

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

Kansas

 13 14 18 15 13 -2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Kentucky

 20 22 19 21 22 1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.1

Louisiana

 20 28 20 26 27 1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.1

Maine

 6 14 9 11 9 -2 0.9 2.1 1.4 1.7 1.4 -0.3

Maryland

 29 33 26 29 28 -1 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Massachusetts

 27 39 31 30 40 10 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.3

Michigan

 58 42 58 38 40 2 1.3 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.1

Minnesota

 30 54 32 20 19 -1 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.6 -0.1

Mississippi

 20 14 12 12 14 2 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

Missouri

 23 24 32 21 22 1 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.0

Montana

 8 8 11 8 17 9 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.5 3.2 1.7

Nebraska

 11 11 13 10 9 -1 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Nevada

 13 25 21 23 23 0 0.8 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 0.0

New Hampshire

 8 14 9 11 10 -1 1.1 2.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 -0.2

New Jersey

 33 46 48 55 50 -5 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 -0.2

New Mexico

 6 9 12 10 10 0 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.0

New York

 90 90 90 64 85 21 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.2

North Carolina

 55 51 37 49 44 -5 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 -0.1

North Dakota

 4 6 7 5 4 -1 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Ohio

 60 63 55 61 49 -12 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Oklahoma

 20 18 19 15 24 9 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.5

Oregon

 18 23 27 24 25 1 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.1

Pennsylvania

 52 53 66 66 60 -6 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Rhode Island

 6 8 7 9 8 -1 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.6 -0.2

South Carolina

 24 25 24 25 26 1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.0

South Dakota

 5 5 7 5 5 0 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.0

Tennessee

 35 49 32 32 40 8 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

Texas

 125 181 107 87 121 34 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.3

Utah

 19 22 25 21 26 5 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.3

Vermont

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

Virginia

 41 49 44 43 49 6 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

Washington

 23 35 44 35 39 4 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.1

West Virginia

 8 9 7 8 8 0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.0

Wisconsin

 33 31 31 30 28 -2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Wyoming

 3 5 5 4 5 1 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7 0.3

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Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024