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Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
State	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
TOTAL U.S.	5,761	5,314	5,411	3.7	3.4	3.4

Alabama	100	86	87	4.6	3.9	3.9
Alaska	16	17	19	4.9	5.1	5.4
Arizona	124	165	136	3.9	5.0	4.2
Arkansas	65	54	57	4.8	3.9	4.1
California	520	457	548	2.9	2.5	3.0
Colorado	94	171	119	3.2	5.8	4.0
Connecticut	53	70	55	3.1	4.2	3.2
Delaware	20	19	17	4.1	3.8	3.5
District of Columbia	24	19	20	3.1	2.5	2.6
Florida	454	389	401	4.7	3.9	4.0
Georgia	244	175	187	5.0	3.5	3.8
Hawaii	18	20	22	2.9	3.1	3.5
Idaho	36	39	46	4.3	4.5	5.2
Illinois	187	188	205	3.0	3.1	3.3
Indiana	134	120	117	4.1	3.7	3.5
Iowa	58	52	55	3.6	3.2	3.4
Kansas	55	56	60	3.8	3.8	4.1
Kentucky	92	74	82	4.6	3.6	4.0
Louisiana	103	94	87	5.2	4.8	4.4
Maine	24	29	25	3.7	4.6	3.8
Maryland	100	89	83	3.6	3.3	3.0
Massachusetts	94	74	103	2.5	2.0	2.7
Michigan	169	134	137	3.8	3.0	3.0
Minnesota	103	89	89	3.4	3.0	2.9
Mississippi	64	44	56	5.5	3.7	4.7
Missouri	104	91	108	3.5	3.0	3.5
Montana	26	26	35	4.9	4.9	6.5
Nebraska	39	33	38	3.7	3.1	3.5
Nevada	54	67	64	3.5	4.2	4.0
New Hampshire	25	28	29	3.6	4.0	4.1
New Jersey	97	141	114	2.2	3.2	2.6
New Mexico	25	37	30	2.9	4.2	3.4
New York	259	246	256	2.7	2.5	2.6
North Carolina	221	167	156	4.5	3.3	3.1
North Dakota	19	17	19	4.3	4.0	4.2
Ohio	212	197	176	3.8	3.5	3.1
Oklahoma	81	62	77	4.6	3.5	4.3
Oregon	65	81	72	3.3	4.1	3.6
Pennsylvania	167	190	179	2.7	3.1	2.9
Rhode Island	17	22	20	3.4	4.4	3.8
South Carolina	104	102	98	4.5	4.3	4.1
South Dakota	18	19	20	3.9	4.1	4.3
Tennessee	158	135	146	4.8	4.0	4.4
Texas	605	420	450	4.4	3.0	3.2
Utah	67	76	75	3.9	4.3	4.2
Vermont	17	14	18	5.4	4.6	5.9
Virginia	185	142	172	4.4	3.4	4.0
Washington	91	118	102	2.5	3.3	2.8
West Virginia	33	33	29	4.6	4.6	4.0
Wisconsin	111	112	100	3.7	3.7	3.3
Wyoming	12	14	14	4.0	4.8	4.7
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Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024