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Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2024 -
Mar. 2024(p)
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2024 -
Mar. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

5,917 5,419 5,449 5,539 5,200 -339 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 -0.2


Alabama

90 77 82 81 89 8 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.1 0.4

Alaska

19 21 17 20 24 4 5.9 6.3 5.1 6.0 7.2 1.2

Arizona

141 133 120 119 111 -8 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.4 -0.3

Arkansas

62 54 51 55 49 -6 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.6 -0.4

California

636 542 506 499 442 -57 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 -0.3

Colorado

134 104 128 114 106 -8 4.6 3.5 4.3 3.8 3.6 -0.2

Connecticut

59 58 53 59 56 -3 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.3 -0.2

Delaware

24 20 24 22 19 -3 5.0 4.1 4.9 4.5 3.9 -0.6

District of Columbia

24 22 23 21 22 1 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 0.2

Florida

404 376 392 395 404 9 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 0.1

Georgia

219 191 191 169 156 -13 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.2 -0.2

Hawaii

22 20 19 22 22 0 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.5 0.0

Idaho

39 39 41 43 42 -1 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.8 -0.2

Illinois

227 204 189 182 191 9 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 0.1

Indiana

133 127 123 122 110 -12 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 -0.3

Iowa

59 53 65 59 54 -5 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.3 -0.4

Kansas

58 53 58 50 54 4 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.4 3.7 0.3

Kentucky

92 71 79 77 72 -5 4.6 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.5 -0.3

Louisiana

103 84 88 82 74 -8 5.3 4.3 4.5 4.2 3.8 -0.4

Maine

29 24 24 29 27 -2 4.5 3.7 3.7 4.4 4.1 -0.3

Maryland

131 92 99 102 98 -4 4.8 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 -0.1

Massachusetts

119 102 96 111 100 -11 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Michigan

153 133 141 136 145 9 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 0.2

Minnesota

106 95 95 126 93 -33 3.6 3.2 3.2 4.2 3.1 -1.1

Mississippi

52 52 51 48 41 -7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.4 -0.6

Missouri

108 102 95 105 95 -10 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.1 -0.4

Montana

30 27 27 30 29 -1 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.5 -0.2

Nebraska

38 38 45 36 35 -1 3.6 3.6 4.3 3.4 3.3 -0.1

Nevada

68 63 59 75 65 -10 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.8 4.1 -0.7

New Hampshire

35 24 27 33 27 -6 5.0 3.4 3.8 4.7 3.8 -0.9

New Jersey

158 134 149 121 129 8 3.7 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.9 0.1

New Mexico

36 31 35 33 33 0 4.2 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.7 0.0

New York

262 277 274 263 299 36 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 0.3

North Carolina

190 181 180 163 155 -8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.1 -0.2

North Dakota

18 19 18 18 18 0 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 0.0

Ohio

195 187 173 191 186 -5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.3 -0.1

Oklahoma

71 64 72 68 67 -1 4.1 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.8 0.0

Oregon

82 63 84 83 77 -6 4.1 3.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 -0.3

Pennsylvania

189 178 177 190 191 1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 0.0

Rhode Island

22 20 19 22 19 -3 4.4 3.9 3.7 4.3 3.7 -0.6

South Carolina

103 98 106 101 77 -24 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.3 3.3 -1.0

South Dakota

19 19 21 18 17 -1 4.1 4.0 4.5 3.8 3.6 -0.2

Tennessee

158 139 116 142 129 -13 4.8 4.2 3.5 4.3 3.9 -0.4

Texas

520 513 506 586 468 -118 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.2 3.3 -0.9

Utah

68 77 71 75 70 -5 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.0 -0.3

Vermont

15 13 12 13 12 -1 4.9 4.2 3.8 4.2 3.8 -0.4

Virginia

177 147 155 152 153 1 4.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 0.0

Washington

139 108 112 121 99 -22 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.7 -0.6

West Virginia

34 33 33 28 30 2 4.9 4.6 4.6 3.9 4.2 0.3

Wisconsin

107 102 113 110 102 -8 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 -0.2

Wyoming

15 15 14 16 17 1 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.8 0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024