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Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Feb.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024(p)		 Change from:
Jan. 2024 -
Feb. 2024(p)		 Feb.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024(p)		 Change from:
Jan. 2024 -
Feb. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

 1,571 1,546 1,607 1,596 1,724 128 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.1


Alabama

 19 25 17 20 29 9 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.4

Alaska

 6 5 7 5 5 0 1.8 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.5 0.0

Arizona

 34 43 41 38 34 -4 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Arkansas

 13 14 14 14 17 3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.2

California

 176 171 191 165 141 -24 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Colorado

 34 39 33 34 34 0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Connecticut

 16 17 18 19 19 0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Delaware

 6 6 5 8 7 -1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.4 -0.2

District of Columbia

 6 7 6 6 5 -1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 -0.2

Florida

 118 83 103 105 98 -7 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Georgia

 42 54 42 52 57 5 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.1

Hawaii

 6 6 7 5 6 1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.1

Idaho

 12 13 13 12 12 0 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.0

Illinois

 68 35 63 52 59 7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.1

Indiana

 38 43 53 34 34 0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.0

Iowa

 17 14 15 18 18 0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.0

Kansas

 15 13 15 16 14 -2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Kentucky

 21 20 18 20 22 2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.1

Louisiana

 22 22 24 25 27 2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.1

Maine

 6 7 7 8 15 7 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 2.3 1.1

Maryland

 33 25 25 27 34 7 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.2

Massachusetts

 32 39 32 34 38 4 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.1

Michigan

 41 44 38 44 45 1 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.0

Minnesota

 28 24 26 27 65 38 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 2.2 1.3

Mississippi

 11 12 14 13 14 1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.1

Missouri

 29 22 29 28 25 -3 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Montana

 8 9 9 8 8 0 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 0.0

Nebraska

 11 11 12 13 11 -2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Nevada

 18 21 23 21 24 3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.2

New Hampshire

 8 7 7 9 13 4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.8 0.5

New Jersey

 40 38 40 66 47 -19 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.1 -0.4

New Mexico

 11 9 11 11 9 -2 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 -0.2

New York

 84 100 91 102 90 -12 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 -0.1

North Carolina

 51 58 62 68 55 -13 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 -0.3

North Dakota

 5 5 6 5 5 0 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.0

Ohio

 62 49 63 39 57 18 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.3

Oklahoma

 19 15 18 22 18 -4 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Oregon

 24 20 18 26 23 -3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Pennsylvania

 64 46 39 48 55 7 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.1

Rhode Island

 6 6 6 7 9 2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 0.4

South Carolina

 19 20 26 31 26 -5 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 -0.2

South Dakota

 6 5 6 5 5 0 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.0

Tennessee

 34 38 38 28 50 22 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.7

Texas

 106 128 125 124 181 57 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.4

Utah

 17 23 21 18 23 5 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.3

Vermont

 4 3 4 4 5 1 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.6 0.3

Virginia

 33 36 43 40 47 7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.1

Washington

 41 40 37 34 34 0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.0

West Virginia

 8 8 7 8 8 0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.0

Wisconsin

 26 28 32 29 42 13 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.4

Wyoming

 4 4 4 4 5 1 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.3

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Last Modified Date: April 17, 2024