Table 19. Annual layoffs and discharges levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 19. Annual layoffs and discharges levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
State	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
TOTAL U.S.	40,830	17,075	17,624	19,791	20,193

Alabama	389	268	259	280	262
Alaska	107	51	71	61	60
Arizona	679	300	345	435	443
Arkansas	267	159	167	179	179
California	4,928	1,812	1,858	2,155	2,241
Colorado	915	408	417	348	457
Connecticut	509	173	181	212	220
Delaware	118	62	64	76	67
District of Columbia	141	66	70	71	72
Florida	2,235	969	1,051	1,197	1,175
Georgia	1,127	667	719	606	631
Hawaii	193	60	58	70	75
Idaho	221	97	121	123	140
Illinois	1,713	789	811	778	832
Indiana	924	358	358	451	423
Iowa	373	169	166	206	188
Kansas	326	139	150	175	174
Kentucky	524	280	235	243	248
Louisiana	505	233	253	301	308
Maine	180	80	73	95	85
Maryland	642	278	366	358	383
Massachusetts	1,081	398	342	368	414
Michigan	1,439	524	433	603	693
Minnesota	782	239	303	375	308
Mississippi	285	153	166	173	146
Missouri	743	278	349	338	336
Montana	151	75	86	89	95
Nebraska	229	108	111	137	131
Nevada	732	224	207	219	245
New Hampshire	205	96	106	104	109
New Jersey	1,436	494	559	692	678
New Mexico	235	92	105	103	115
New York	2,561	982	982	1,217	1,111
North Carolina	1,270	686	632	703	675
North Dakota	147	60	59	64	70
Ohio	1,553	638	699	737	764
Oklahoma	415	200	197	232	232
Oregon	638	227	223	245	244
Pennsylvania	1,794	678	563	635	823
Rhode Island	175	66	68	80	90
South Carolina	494	273	252	320	333
South Dakota	112	45	52	63	63
Tennessee	813	436	457	467	481
Texas	3,161	1,362	1,339	1,659	1,669
Utah	382	162	187	219	245
Vermont	112	43	36	41	45
Virginia	910	400	463	561	498
Washington	928	306	400	426	437
West Virginia	183	89	87	98	95
Wisconsin	745	273	324	354	333
Wyoming	91	43	47	46	43
Footnotes (1) The annual layoffs and discharges level is the sum of the 12 monthly layoffs and discharges levels.
NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: July 23, 2025