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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
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,301 2,032 1,462 0.8 1.3 0.9


Alabama

16 21 23 0.7 1.0 1.0

Alaska

3 4 2 0.9 1.3 0.7

Arizona

28 44 27 0.9 1.4 0.8

Arkansas

12 15 15 0.9 1.1 1.1

California

171 232 131 1.0 1.3 0.7

Colorado

26 33 26 0.9 1.1 0.9

Connecticut

10 26 16 0.6 1.5 0.9

Delaware

5 11 5 1.1 2.4 1.1

District of Columbia

6 7 5 0.7 0.9 0.6

Florida

98 148 83 1.0 1.5 0.8

Georgia

36 53 49 0.7 1.1 1.0

Hawaii

5 7 5 0.8 1.2 0.8

Idaho

9 14 9 1.1 1.7 1.0

Illinois

62 71 59 1.0 1.2 1.0

Indiana

30 42 28 0.9 1.3 0.9

Iowa

13 22 15 0.8 1.4 0.9

Kansas

14 21 13 0.9 1.4 0.9

Kentucky

19 25 20 1.0 1.3 1.0

Louisiana

22 28 25 1.1 1.4 1.3

Maine

5 10 11 0.7 1.6 1.7

Maryland

27 38 27 1.0 1.4 1.0

Massachusetts

20 39 27 0.5 1.1 0.7

Michigan

36 61 39 0.8 1.4 0.9

Minnesota

19 34 42 0.6 1.2 1.4

Mississippi

10 14 12 0.9 1.2 1.0

Missouri

27 32 23 0.9 1.1 0.8

Montana

6 8 6 1.1 1.5 1.2

Nebraska

8 18 9 0.8 1.7 0.9

Nevada

16 23 22 1.0 1.5 1.4

New Hampshire

5 11 10 0.7 1.6 1.4

New Jersey

29 96 36 0.7 2.2 0.8

New Mexico

9 12 7 1.0 1.3 0.8

New York

60 139 67 0.6 1.4 0.7

North Carolina

49 87 49 1.0 1.8 1.0

North Dakota

4 7 5 1.0 1.6 1.1

Ohio

50 57 48 0.9 1.0 0.9

Oklahoma

21 26 18 1.2 1.5 1.0

Oregon

19 28 19 1.0 1.5 1.0

Pennsylvania

48 66 49 0.8 1.1 0.8

Rhode Island

4 9 8 0.7 1.8 1.6

South Carolina

17 37 20 0.8 1.6 0.9

South Dakota

5 7 4 1.1 1.4 1.0

Tennessee

29 41 41 0.9 1.3 1.3

Texas

103 139 170 0.7 1.0 1.2

Utah

13 22 18 0.8 1.3 1.0

Vermont

2 5 4 0.8 1.5 1.3

Virginia

28 45 42 0.7 1.1 1.0

Washington

32 38 27 0.9 1.1 0.8

West Virginia

7 9 8 1.1 1.3 1.1

Wisconsin

20 46 36 0.7 1.5 1.2

Wyoming

3 4 4 1.2 1.4 1.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: April 17, 2024