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Table 4. Quits levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Quits 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.

3,809 3,439 3,446 3,527 3,329 -198 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 -0.1


Alabama

63 56 58 50 52 2 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.4 0.1

Alaska

11 13 11 13 15 2 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.9 4.5 0.6

Arizona

95 78 76 77 64 -13 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.0 -0.4

Arkansas

42 36 33 36 33 -3 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.4 -0.2

California

359 315 316 333 262 -71 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 -0.4

Colorado

77 63 87 75 67 -8 2.7 2.1 2.9 2.5 2.2 -0.3

Connecticut

34 34 31 33 31 -2 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 -0.1

Delaware

16 14 15 14 12 -2 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.5 -0.4

District of Columbia

16 14 14 14 14 0 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0

Florida

279 250 268 297 273 -24 2.9 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.8 -0.2

Georgia

151 137 124 108 103 -5 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.1 -0.1

Hawaii

14 11 12 13 13 0 2.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 0.0

Idaho

25 24 26 28 25 -3 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.9 -0.3

Illinois

135 129 120 113 129 16 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.1 0.3

Indiana

88 67 75 81 77 -4 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 -0.2

Iowa

37 35 37 36 37 1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 0.1

Kansas

37 34 31 32 37 5 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.5 0.3

Kentucky

65 49 54 52 46 -6 3.2 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 -0.3

Louisiana

70 53 56 52 45 -7 3.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.3 -0.4

Maine

16 14 14 14 16 2 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.3

Maryland

86 60 62 63 62 -1 3.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0

Massachusetts

63 60 55 57 59 2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.1

Michigan

94 79 80 85 89 4 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 0.1

Minnesota

68 65 53 64 62 -2 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 0.0

Mississippi

35 34 35 31 26 -5 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.2 -0.4

Missouri

72 66 56 73 66 -7 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Montana

17 16 17 19 16 -3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.0 -0.6

Nebraska

23 24 24 23 23 0 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0

Nevada

43 37 35 45 38 -7 2.8 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.4 -0.5

New Hampshire

21 15 16 15 15 0 3.0 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 0.0

New Jersey

91 78 71 65 89 24 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 0.5

New Mexico

22 18 22 21 19 -2 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.1 -0.3

New York

164 161 154 161 195 34 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 0.4

North Carolina

123 107 103 105 112 7 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 0.1

North Dakota

10 12 10 11 11 0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 0.0

Ohio

133 113 112 120 121 1 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 0.0

Oklahoma

48 41 46 47 42 -5 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 -0.2

Oregon

51 40 52 51 40 -11 2.6 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.0 -0.6

Pennsylvania

118 129 122 114 93 -21 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 -0.4

Rhode Island

13 11 11 11 11 0 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0

South Carolina

73 67 69 72 49 -23 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.1 -1.0

South Dakota

12 12 12 12 11 -1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 -0.3

Tennessee

99 92 80 86 88 2 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.6 0.0

Texas

376 364 359 381 342 -39 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Utah

44 49 49 47 42 -5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Vermont

8 8 7 6 7 1 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.9 2.2 0.3

Virginia

120 95 102 95 99 4 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.0

Washington

84 64 71 77 55 -22 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.5 -0.6

West Virginia

24 23 22 18 20 2 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.8 0.3

Wisconsin

67 63 70 67 68 1 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0

Wyoming

9 9 10 11 10 -1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.4 -0.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024