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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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
TOTAL U.S.	4,850	4,506	5,080	3.0	2.8	3.2

Alabama	66	71	75	3.0	3.2	3.4
Alaska	20	19	20	6.1	5.6	6.3
Arizona	81	88	83	2.5	2.7	2.5
Arkansas	38	39	42	2.7	2.8	3.0
California	525	420	552	2.9	2.3	3.0
Colorado	74	117	80	2.5	3.9	2.6
Connecticut	40	49	52	2.3	2.8	3.0
Delaware	21	16	18	4.3	3.2	3.7
District of Columbia	16	19	16	2.1	2.5	2.1
Florida	296	232	288	2.9	2.3	2.8
Georgia	150	153	140	3.0	3.0	2.8
Hawaii	20	20	19	3.0	3.1	2.9
Idaho	37	48	46	4.3	5.4	5.2
Illinois	192	166	211	3.1	2.7	3.4
Indiana	112	126	162	3.4	3.8	4.9
Iowa	53	48	64	3.3	3.0	4.0
Kansas	42	44	50	2.9	3.0	3.4
Kentucky	63	57	62	3.1	2.7	3.0
Louisiana	70	63	79	3.5	3.1	3.9
Maine	21	20	28	3.2	3.0	4.3
Maryland	111	81	92	3.9	2.8	3.2
Massachusetts	98	90	105	2.6	2.4	2.8
Michigan	153	132	162	3.4	2.9	3.6
Minnesota	91	69	101	3.0	2.2	3.3
Mississippi	38	36	42	3.2	3.0	3.4
Missouri	85	93	100	2.8	3.0	3.3
Montana	24	26	26	4.6	4.8	4.9
Nebraska	31	30	34	2.9	2.8	3.2
Nevada	46	65	45	2.9	4.1	2.8
New Hampshire	22	22	29	3.1	3.1	4.2
New Jersey	156	104	124	3.5	2.4	2.8
New Mexico	30	27	27	3.3	2.9	3.0
New York	270	290	299	2.7	2.9	3.0
North Carolina	168	154	173	3.3	3.0	3.4
North Dakota	17	17	20	3.8	3.7	4.5
Ohio	183	170	188	3.2	3.0	3.3
Oklahoma	50	52	56	2.8	2.8	3.1
Oregon	57	63	62	2.8	3.1	3.1
Pennsylvania	124	146	152	2.0	2.3	2.4
Rhode Island	27	19	20	5.2	3.6	3.9
South Carolina	90	79	79	3.7	3.3	3.3
South Dakota	18	15	23	3.9	3.1	4.8
Tennessee	116	126	93	3.4	3.7	2.7
Texas	503	382	484	3.5	2.7	3.3
Utah	51	57	58	2.9	3.2	3.2
Vermont	10	9	13	3.2	3.0	4.2
Virginia	121	134	139	2.8	3.1	3.2
Washington	95	96	95	2.6	2.6	2.6
West Virginia	24	22	25	3.4	3.1	3.5
Wisconsin	91	79	113	3.0	2.6	3.7
Wyoming	13	10	14	4.4	3.4	4.7
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Last Modified Date: February 19, 2026