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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
Nov.
2024
Oct.
2025
Nov.
2025(p)
Nov.
2024
Oct.
2025
Nov.
2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,511 5,199 4,471 2.8 3.2 2.8


Alabama

62 66 68 2.8 3.0 3.1

Alaska

18 13 19 5.6 3.8 5.6

Arizona

77 112 87 2.3 3.4 2.6

Arkansas

36 49 39 2.6 3.5 2.8

California

595 511 449 3.3 2.8 2.5

Colorado

103 113 114 3.4 3.8 3.8

Connecticut

45 53 49 2.6 3.0 2.8

Delaware

15 15 15 3.1 3.1 3.1

District of Columbia

20 17 19 2.6 2.3 2.6

Florida

282 275 231 2.8 2.7 2.3

Georgia

145 140 150 2.9 2.8 3.0

Hawaii

18 25 20 2.8 3.9 3.1

Idaho

34 35 48 3.9 3.9 5.4

Illinois

169 180 166 2.7 2.9 2.7

Indiana

118 156 118 3.6 4.7 3.6

Iowa

47 44 49 2.9 2.7 3.1

Kansas

41 47 45 2.7 3.2 3.0

Kentucky

58 67 55 2.8 3.3 2.7

Louisiana

65 70 61 3.2 3.5 3.0

Maine

17 21 20 2.5 3.2 3.0

Maryland

69 68 75 2.4 2.4 2.6

Massachusetts

89 97 98 2.4 2.6 2.6

Michigan

188 210 135 4.1 4.6 3.0

Minnesota

68 92 72 2.2 3.0 2.3

Mississippi

35 48 36 2.9 4.0 2.9

Missouri

81 96 96 2.7 3.1 3.1

Montana

21 25 25 4.0 4.7 4.8

Nebraska

32 35 31 3.0 3.3 2.9

Nevada

52 74 65 3.3 4.7 4.1

New Hampshire

23 25 22 3.2 3.5 3.1

New Jersey

107 147 100 2.4 3.3 2.3

New Mexico

29 38 27 3.3 4.2 3.0

New York

234 373 296 2.3 3.7 2.9

North Carolina

144 168 150 2.8 3.3 2.9

North Dakota

16 18 17 3.7 3.9 3.8

Ohio

170 217 165 3.0 3.8 2.9

Oklahoma

48 65 48 2.7 3.6 2.6

Oregon

58 78 62 2.9 3.9 3.1

Pennsylvania

151 161 140 2.4 2.6 2.2

Rhode Island

15 23 20 2.8 4.4 3.8

South Carolina

77 104 77 3.2 4.3 3.2

South Dakota

15 15 15 3.1 3.2 3.2

Tennessee

117 119 117 3.4 3.5 3.4

Texas

346 417 356 2.4 2.9 2.5

Utah

51 70 58 2.9 3.9 3.3

Vermont

9 11 10 2.7 3.6 3.0

Virginia

107 125 130 2.5 2.9 3.0

Washington

92 126 97 2.5 3.4 2.6

West Virginia

22 29 22 3.0 4.1 3.0

Wisconsin

72 103 79 2.3 3.4 2.6

Wyoming

11 12 10 3.7 3.9 3.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: January 27, 2026