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Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
May
2023
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
May
2023
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,380 1,415 1,547 0.9 0.9 1.0


Alabama

22 21 25 1.0 0.9 1.1

Alaska

3 5 6 1.0 1.6 1.6

Arizona

26 59 45 0.8 1.8 1.4

Arkansas

15 15 16 1.1 1.1 1.2

California

139 168 166 0.8 0.9 0.9

Colorado

21 57 41 0.7 1.9 1.4

Connecticut

10 30 17 0.6 1.7 1.0

Delaware

5 5 5 1.0 1.0 1.1

District of Columbia

5 4 6 0.7 0.6 0.8

Florida

121 60 148 1.2 0.6 1.5

Georgia

74 46 48 1.5 0.9 1.0

Hawaii

4 6 6 0.6 1.0 1.0

Idaho

8 12 14 0.9 1.4 1.6

Illinois

58 54 69 1.0 0.9 1.1

Indiana

33 26 26 1.0 0.8 0.8

Iowa

14 15 11 0.9 0.9 0.7

Kansas

12 12 12 0.8 0.8 0.8

Kentucky

20 19 22 1.0 0.9 1.1

Louisiana

21 27 29 1.1 1.4 1.5

Maine

4 11 7 0.6 1.7 1.0

Maryland

23 23 22 0.8 0.8 0.8

Massachusetts

21 25 36 0.6 0.7 0.9

Michigan

49 29 33 1.1 0.6 0.7

Minnesota

26 18 16 0.9 0.6 0.5

Mississippi

19 11 14 1.6 0.9 1.2

Missouri

22 19 20 0.7 0.6 0.7

Montana

5 7 13 1.0 1.4 2.3

Nebraska

10 8 8 0.9 0.7 0.7

Nevada

11 22 22 0.7 1.4 1.4

New Hampshire

5 11 8 0.8 1.5 1.1

New Jersey

20 41 35 0.5 0.9 0.8

New Mexico

5 10 9 0.6 1.2 1.1

New York

63 58 66 0.6 0.6 0.7

North Carolina

59 41 47 1.2 0.8 0.9

North Dakota

4 4 4 0.9 0.9 0.8

Ohio

46 47 32 0.8 0.8 0.6

Oklahoma

21 14 26 1.2 0.8 1.5

Oregon

14 24 23 0.7 1.2 1.2

Pennsylvania

39 63 52 0.6 1.0 0.8

Rhode Island

4 9 6 0.7 1.7 1.1

South Carolina

25 25 27 1.1 1.0 1.1

South Dakota

4 3 4 0.9 0.7 0.8

Tennessee

35 29 40 1.0 0.9 1.2

Texas

118 86 117 0.8 0.6 0.8

Utah

16 24 25 0.9 1.4 1.4

Vermont

3 5 5 1.1 1.5 1.6

Virginia

42 34 52 1.0 0.8 1.2

Washington

19 38 34 0.5 1.0 0.9

West Virginia

7 7 7 1.0 0.9 1.0

Wisconsin

27 25 23 0.9 0.8 0.7

Wyoming

2 4 4 0.8 1.4 1.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024