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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
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,292 5,243 5,200 3.3 3.3 3.3


Alabama

83 71 82 3.8 3.2 3.7

Alaska

18 12 18 5.2 3.7 5.2

Arizona

142 140 156 4.4 4.3 4.8

Arkansas

52 52 46 3.8 3.7 3.3

California

572 616 509 3.2 3.4 2.8

Colorado

105 99 115 3.5 3.3 3.9

Connecticut

49 60 45 2.9 3.5 2.6

Delaware

18 15 18 3.6 3.1 3.6

District of Columbia

18 20 18 2.3 2.6 2.3

Florida

394 421 391 4.0 4.2 3.9

Georgia

171 162 175 3.4 3.3 3.5

Hawaii

20 20 20 3.2 3.1 3.1

Idaho

37 32 35 4.3 3.6 3.9

Illinois

208 182 192 3.4 3.0 3.1

Indiana

117 134 124 3.6 4.1 3.8

Iowa

50 47 50 3.1 2.9 3.1

Kansas

50 47 47 3.4 3.2 3.2

Kentucky

79 71 74 3.9 3.5 3.6

Louisiana

85 70 72 4.3 3.5 3.6

Maine

22 23 24 3.4 3.5 3.6

Maryland

75 78 68 2.7 2.7 2.4

Massachusetts

102 91 99 2.7 2.5 2.7

Michigan

136 154 157 3.0 3.4 3.4

Minnesota

86 85 87 2.8 2.8 2.8

Mississippi

52 42 42 4.4 3.5 3.5

Missouri

105 79 98 3.5 2.6 3.2

Montana

31 19 26 5.9 3.5 4.9

Nebraska

38 33 39 3.6 3.1 3.6

Nevada

59 47 59 3.7 3.0 3.7

New Hampshire

27 27 24 3.8 3.8 3.3

New Jersey

102 149 91 2.3 3.4 2.1

New Mexico

29 28 29 3.3 3.1 3.2

New York

262 293 297 2.7 3.0 3.0

North Carolina

153 156 157 3.0 3.1 3.1

North Dakota

18 15 18 4.0 3.3 3.9

Ohio

195 218 217 3.4 3.8 3.8

Oklahoma

72 62 65 4.1 3.4 3.6

Oregon

67 72 63 3.3 3.6 3.1

Pennsylvania

197 164 186 3.2 2.6 3.0

Rhode Island

19 20 18 3.6 4.0 3.5

South Carolina

86 86 84 3.7 3.6 3.4

South Dakota

18 16 17 3.7 3.5 3.5

Tennessee

143 120 106 4.2 3.5 3.1

Texas

441 425 461 3.1 3.0 3.2

Utah

77 81 75 4.4 4.6 4.2

Vermont

14 15 15 4.5 4.8 4.9

Virginia

160 140 159 3.8 3.3 3.7

Washington

93 104 97 2.6 2.8 2.6

West Virginia

28 28 28 3.8 4.0 3.8

Wisconsin

101 92 97 3.3 3.0 3.2

Wyoming

13 11 12 4.2 3.9 4.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025