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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
Dec.
2024
Dec.
2025
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Dec. 2025
Dec.
2024
Dec.
2025
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Dec. 2025

TOTAL U.S.

4,823 5,029 206 3.0 3.2 0.2


Alabama

63 61 -2 2.9 2.8 -0.1

Alaska

18 18 0 5.7 5.6 -0.1

Arizona

77 72 -5 2.3 2.2 -0.1

Arkansas

36 37 1 2.7 2.7 0.0

California

555 527 -28 3.1 2.9 -0.2

Colorado

69 70 1 2.3 2.4 0.1

Connecticut

42 44 2 2.4 2.5 0.1

Delaware

21 19 -2 4.1 3.9 -0.2

District of Columbia

16 18 2 2.1 2.5 0.4

Florida

296 295 -1 2.9 2.9 0.0

Georgia

145 134 -11 2.9 2.7 -0.2

Hawaii

19 16 -3 2.8 2.5 -0.3

Idaho

35 162 127 4.1 18.4 14.3

Illinois

176 203 27 2.8 3.3 0.5

Indiana

112 162 50 3.4 5.0 1.6

Iowa

51 53 2 3.2 3.3 0.1

Kansas

41 51 10 2.8 3.5 0.7

Kentucky

62 60 -2 3.0 3.0 0.0

Louisiana

68 72 4 3.4 3.6 0.2

Maine

22 22 0 3.4 3.4 0.0

Maryland

101 86 -15 3.5 3.1 -0.4

Massachusetts

100 90 -10 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Michigan

159 181 22 3.5 4.0 0.5

Minnesota

84 94 10 2.8 3.1 0.3

Mississippi

37 41 4 3.1 3.4 0.3

Missouri

84 94 10 2.8 3.1 0.3

Montana

23 22 -1 4.4 4.1 -0.3

Nebraska

30 34 4 2.9 3.2 0.3

Nevada

43 38 -5 2.7 2.3 -0.4

New Hampshire

23 23 0 3.3 3.3 0.0

New Jersey

175 128 -47 4.0 2.9 -1.1

New Mexico

29 24 -5 3.3 2.6 -0.7

New York

258 305 47 2.6 3.0 0.4

North Carolina

167 166 -1 3.3 3.3 0.0

North Dakota

17 18 1 3.8 4.2 0.4

Ohio

189 179 -10 3.3 3.1 -0.2

Oklahoma

49 50 1 2.7 2.8 0.1

Oregon

54 51 -3 2.7 2.6 -0.1

Pennsylvania

145 156 11 2.3 2.5 0.2

Rhode Island

25 17 -8 4.9 3.4 -1.5

South Carolina

88 85 -3 3.7 3.5 -0.2

South Dakota

18 23 5 3.8 5.0 1.2

Tennessee

108 108 0 3.2 3.2 0.0

Texas

502 496 -6 3.5 3.4 -0.1

Utah

49 50 1 2.8 2.8 0.0

Vermont

10 11 1 3.3 3.4 0.1

Virginia

118 134 16 2.8 3.1 0.3

Washington

87 79 -8 2.4 2.2 -0.2

West Virginia

24 23 -1 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Wisconsin

90 116 26 2.9 3.8 0.9

Wyoming

12 11 -1 4.2 3.8 -0.4
Last Modified Date: July 22, 2026