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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
Oct.
2024
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)
Oct.
2024
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,374 5,537 5,181 3.4 3.5 3.2


Alabama

80 71 66 3.7 3.2 3.0

Alaska

13 27 14 3.9 7.8 3.9

Arizona

124 96 118 3.8 2.9 3.6

Arkansas

56 40 47 4.1 2.9 3.4

California

531 561 518 2.9 3.1 2.9

Colorado

163 129 104 5.5 4.3 3.5

Connecticut

53 79 55 3.1 4.6 3.2

Delaware

18 22 15 3.6 4.4 2.9

District of Columbia

21 22 17 2.8 2.9 2.2

Florida

358 322 284 3.6 3.2 2.8

Georgia

173 156 139 3.5 3.1 2.8

Hawaii

24 23 27 3.7 3.6 4.1

Idaho

36 45 37 4.1 5.0 4.1

Illinois

194 191 187 3.1 3.1 3.0

Indiana

136 138 156 4.1 4.2 4.7

Iowa

42 68 44 2.6 4.3 2.8

Kansas

45 56 49 3.1 3.8 3.4

Kentucky

83 65 64 4.0 3.1 3.1

Louisiana

84 86 67 4.2 4.3 3.3

Maine

16 31 21 2.5 4.6 3.2

Maryland

84 120 68 3.0 4.2 2.4

Massachusetts

93 108 97 2.5 2.9 2.6

Michigan

175 184 198 3.9 4.0 4.4

Minnesota

76 92 100 2.5 3.0 3.2

Mississippi

52 43 44 4.3 3.5 3.7

Missouri

93 94 96 3.1 3.1 3.2

Montana

25 33 25 4.7 6.2 4.7

Nebraska

35 34 34 3.2 3.2 3.2

Nevada

80 63 78 5.0 4.0 4.9

New Hampshire

19 32 25 2.7 4.5 3.5

New Jersey

117 162 153 2.7 3.7 3.5

New Mexico

36 32 39 4.0 3.5 4.3

New York

230 392 362 2.3 3.9 3.6

North Carolina

220 194 156 4.4 3.8 3.0

North Dakota

17 19 18 3.7 4.1 4.0

Ohio

214 204 213 3.8 3.6 3.7

Oklahoma

73 57 63 4.1 3.1 3.5

Oregon

81 72 82 4.0 3.6 4.1

Pennsylvania

165 154 157 2.7 2.5 2.5

Rhode Island

18 24 23 3.4 4.7 4.4

South Carolina

107 76 101 4.5 3.2 4.2

South Dakota

15 21 16 3.1 4.3 3.3

Tennessee

164 127 117 4.8 3.7 3.4

Texas

471 450 414 3.3 3.1 2.9

Utah

69 65 72 3.9 3.6 4.1

Vermont

8 13 11 2.5 4.2 3.4

Virginia

149 163 115 3.5 3.8 2.7

Washington

116 116 139 3.2 3.2 3.8

West Virginia

31 27 26 4.3 3.8 3.6

Wisconsin

80 119 101 2.6 3.9 3.3

Wyoming

13 20 12 4.3 6.5 4.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: December 30, 2025