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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
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

2,329 1,829 2,003 1.5 1.2 1.3


Alabama

29 18 22 1.4 0.8 1.0

Alaska

6 7 4 1.8 2.0 1.3

Arizona

36 41 44 1.1 1.2 1.4

Arkansas

21 16 16 1.6 1.1 1.2

California

220 236 230 1.2 1.3 1.3

Colorado

29 32 36 1.0 1.1 1.2

Connecticut

24 24 26 1.4 1.4 1.6

Delaware

10 5 11 2.1 1.0 2.3

District of Columbia

7 6 6 1.0 0.8 0.8

Florida

181 93 128 1.9 0.9 1.3

Georgia

76 40 56 1.6 0.8 1.1

Hawaii

7 6 7 1.1 0.9 1.2

Idaho

10 14 12 1.2 1.7 1.5

Illinois

104 80 79 1.7 1.3 1.3

Indiana

47 60 47 1.5 1.8 1.5

Iowa

20 19 24 1.3 1.2 1.5

Kansas

19 15 22 1.3 1.0 1.6

Kentucky

31 19 26 1.6 0.9 1.3

Louisiana

39 24 29 2.0 1.2 1.5

Maine

11 10 9 1.7 1.6 1.5

Maryland

48 30 38 1.8 1.1 1.4

Massachusetts

45 41 37 1.2 1.1 1.0

Michigan

67 42 61 1.5 0.9 1.4

Minnesota

38 34 37 1.3 1.1 1.3

Mississippi

19 14 14 1.6 1.2 1.2

Missouri

34 34 35 1.1 1.1 1.2

Montana

8 9 8 1.5 1.8 1.5

Nebraska

24 14 21 2.3 1.3 2.0

Nevada

22 26 23 1.4 1.6 1.5

New Hampshire

15 9 10 2.2 1.3 1.5

New Jersey

128 56 69 3.0 1.3 1.6

New Mexico

10 11 15 1.1 1.2 1.7

New York

127 94 127 1.3 1.0 1.3

North Carolina

90 65 73 1.9 1.3 1.5

North Dakota

7 8 7 1.6 1.8 1.6

Ohio

81 75 63 1.5 1.3 1.1

Oklahoma

27 19 30 1.6 1.0 1.7

Oregon

23 21 28 1.2 1.0 1.4

Pennsylvania

85 55 67 1.4 0.9 1.1

Rhode Island

11 9 8 2.2 1.7 1.6

South Carolina

38 27 36 1.7 1.1 1.5

South Dakota

7 7 7 1.5 1.5 1.5

Tennessee

60 39 43 1.8 1.2 1.3

Texas

191 151 138 1.4 1.1 1.0

Utah

22 24 22 1.3 1.4 1.3

Vermont

5 5 4 1.6 1.5 1.4

Virginia

52 53 51 1.3 1.3 1.2

Washington

34 41 40 0.9 1.1 1.1

West Virginia

13 8 10 1.8 1.1 1.4

Wisconsin

43 42 41 1.5 1.4 1.4

Wyoming

5 4 4 1.9 1.5 1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: March 19, 2024