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

TOTAL U.S.

1,555 1,659 1,434 1.0 1.0 0.9


Alabama

22 22 20 1.0 1.0 0.9

Alaska

6 3 5 1.7 1.0 1.5

Arizona

54 39 48 1.7 1.2 1.5

Arkansas

14 18 13 1.1 1.3 0.9

California

197 205 167 1.1 1.1 0.9

Colorado

37 28 36 1.3 1.0 1.2

Connecticut

16 22 14 0.9 1.3 0.8

Delaware

5 5 4 0.9 1.0 0.7

District of Columbia

6 7 4 0.7 0.9 0.6

Florida

149 147 116 1.5 1.5 1.1

Georgia

44 59 41 0.9 1.2 0.8

Hawaii

6 5 5 1.0 0.8 0.8

Idaho

12 9 9 1.3 1.0 1.1

Illinois

68 62 56 1.1 1.0 0.9

Indiana

27 39 30 0.8 1.2 0.9

Iowa

11 12 13 0.7 0.7 0.8

Kansas

11 13 11 0.7 0.9 0.8

Kentucky

19 25 26 0.9 1.2 1.3

Louisiana

26 23 20 1.3 1.1 1.0

Maine

6 8 8 0.9 1.2 1.2

Maryland

20 28 19 0.7 1.0 0.7

Massachusetts

38 28 36 1.0 0.8 1.0

Michigan

35 44 36 0.8 1.0 0.8

Minnesota

17 24 22 0.6 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

13 14 11 1.1 1.2 0.9

Missouri

21 24 21 0.7 0.8 0.7

Montana

13 5 7 2.5 0.9 1.3

Nebraska

9 8 10 0.8 0.8 1.0

Nevada

23 15 19 1.4 0.9 1.2

New Hampshire

7 9 7 1.1 1.3 1.0

New Jersey

33 66 26 0.8 1.5 0.6

New Mexico

9 8 7 1.0 0.8 0.8

New York

63 95 78 0.6 1.0 0.8

North Carolina

43 56 44 0.9 1.1 0.9

North Dakota

4 4 4 0.9 0.9 1.0

Ohio

50 54 49 0.9 0.9 0.9

Oklahoma

25 20 17 1.4 1.1 1.0

Oregon

21 17 17 1.1 0.8 0.8

Pennsylvania

66 50 57 1.1 0.8 0.9

Rhode Island

5 9 5 1.0 1.7 1.0

South Carolina

22 26 22 0.9 1.1 0.9

South Dakota

4 4 4 0.8 0.9 0.9

Tennessee

36 40 29 1.1 1.2 0.9

Texas

99 109 107 0.7 0.8 0.7

Utah

24 22 19 1.4 1.2 1.1

Vermont

4 5 4 1.3 1.7 1.4

Virginia

49 57 38 1.2 1.3 0.9

Washington

32 31 34 0.9 0.8 0.9

West Virginia

7 9 7 0.9 1.2 0.9

Wisconsin

23 25 26 0.7 0.8 0.8

Wyoming

3 3 3 1.2 1.1 1.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025