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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
Dec.
2024
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025(p)
Dec.
2024
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,910 1,614 2,029 1.2 1.0 1.3


Alabama

22 26 27 1.0 1.2 1.2

Alaska

8 7 8 2.4 2.1 2.3

Arizona

28 29 31 0.9 0.9 0.9

Arkansas

14 13 18 1.0 0.9 1.3

California

180 183 266 1.0 1.0 1.5

Colorado

26 50 23 0.9 1.7 0.8

Connecticut

18 19 24 1.1 1.1 1.4

Delaware

7 6 7 1.4 1.1 1.3

District of Columbia

6 6 5 0.7 0.8 0.7

Florida

113 58 107 1.1 0.6 1.1

Georgia

58 45 57 1.2 0.9 1.1

Hawaii

7 9 7 1.1 1.3 1.1

Idaho

14 27 21 1.6 3.0 2.3

Illinois

106 57 90 1.7 0.9 1.5

Indiana

49 51 68 1.5 1.5 2.1

Iowa

20 16 21 1.2 1.0 1.3

Kansas

18 12 17 1.2 0.8 1.2

Kentucky

26 17 24 1.3 0.8 1.2

Louisiana

26 17 27 1.3 0.8 1.3

Maine

9 7 14 1.4 1.1 2.1

Maryland

53 23 36 1.9 0.8 1.3

Massachusetts

47 35 48 1.3 0.9 1.3

Michigan

70 31 75 1.5 0.7 1.7

Minnesota

29 21 35 1.0 0.7 1.2

Mississippi

13 10 16 1.1 0.9 1.3

Missouri

28 25 31 0.9 0.8 1.0

Montana

9 10 8 1.7 1.8 1.6

Nebraska

14 10 13 1.3 0.9 1.2

Nevada

16 32 16 1.0 2.0 1.0

New Hampshire

10 8 15 1.5 1.2 2.1

New Jersey

94 48 60 2.1 1.1 1.3

New Mexico

12 10 9 1.3 1.1 1.0

New York

108 154 142 1.1 1.5 1.4

North Carolina

66 53 63 1.3 1.0 1.2

North Dakota

8 5 8 1.8 1.2 1.7

Ohio

83 50 61 1.5 0.9 1.1

Oklahoma

16 15 20 0.9 0.8 1.1

Oregon

20 21 20 1.0 1.1 1.0

Pennsylvania

51 48 66 0.8 0.8 1.0

Rhode Island

18 6 9 3.5 1.2 1.8

South Carolina

29 24 30 1.2 1.0 1.2

South Dakota

8 4 7 1.7 0.9 1.5

Tennessee

52 42 38 1.5 1.2 1.1

Texas

159 130 167 1.1 0.9 1.2

Utah

16 24 20 0.9 1.3 1.1

Vermont

4 3 6 1.4 1.1 2.0

Virginia

40 51 55 0.9 1.2 1.3

Washington

34 35 37 0.9 1.0 1.0

West Virginia

8 6 10 1.1 0.9 1.3

Wisconsin

36 20 43 1.2 0.7 1.4

Wyoming

4 4 4 1.5 1.4 1.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: February 19, 2026