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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
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.

 1,825 1,607 1,596 1,681 1,526 -155 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1


Alabama

 22 17 20 27 31 4 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 0.2

Alaska

 6 7 5 5 7 2 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.5 2.1 0.6

Arizona

 36 41 38 36 42 6 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.2

Arkansas

 16 14 14 17 13 -4 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 -0.2

California

 249 191 165 137 147 10 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.0

Colorado

 45 33 34 33 33 0 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Connecticut

 22 18 19 20 19 -1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Delaware

 7 5 8 6 6 0 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.0

District of Columbia

 6 6 6 5 6 1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.2

Florida

 107 103 105 89 112 23 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.2

Georgia

 57 42 52 53 40 -13 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 -0.3

Hawaii

 7 7 5 7 8 1 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.2

Idaho

 11 13 12 12 15 3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.3

Illinois

 86 63 52 54 52 -2 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Indiana

 39 53 34 34 28 -6 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Iowa

 18 15 18 18 14 -4 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Kansas

 17 15 16 14 14 0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.0

Kentucky

 22 18 20 21 19 -2 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Louisiana

 29 24 25 27 21 -6 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 -0.3

Maine

 11 7 8 12 8 -4 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.8 1.2 -0.6

Maryland

 37 25 27 33 26 -7 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.3

Massachusetts

 52 32 34 41 30 -11 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.8 -0.3

Michigan

 53 38 44 43 43 0 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Minnesota

 32 26 27 56 26 -30 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.9 0.9 -1.0

Mississippi

 13 14 13 13 12 -1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Missouri

 29 29 28 25 24 -1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.0

Montana

 10 9 8 9 11 2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.1 0.4

Nebraska

 12 12 13 11 10 -1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Nevada

 22 23 21 26 24 -2 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.5 -0.2

New Hampshire

 13 7 9 14 8 -6 1.9 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.1 -0.9

New Jersey

 61 40 66 46 28 -18 1.4 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.6 -0.5

New Mexico

 11 11 11 9 12 3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.4

New York

 83 91 102 90 93 3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.0

North Carolina

 56 62 68 49 34 -15 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 -0.3

North Dakota

 6 6 5 5 6 1 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.3

Ohio

 50 63 39 58 49 -9 0.9 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 -0.1

Oklahoma

 20 18 22 18 21 3 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.2

Oregon

 26 18 26 23 30 7 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.3

Pennsylvania

 66 39 48 54 83 29 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.4

Rhode Island

 8 6 7 8 6 -2 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 -0.4

South Carolina

 25 26 31 25 23 -2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 -0.1

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

 53 38 28 50 33 -17 1.6 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.0 -0.5

Texas

 127 125 124 182 104 -78 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.7 -0.6

Utah

 19 21 18 23 25 2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.1

Vermont

 7 4 4 5 4 -1 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 -0.3

Virginia

 48 43 40 49 42 -7 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 -0.2

Washington

 46 37 34 34 39 5 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.2

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

 31 32 29 38 28 -10 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.9 -0.4

Wyoming

 5 4 4 5 7 2 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.4 0.7

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Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024