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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
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

4,009 3,527 3,409 3,452 3,459 7 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0


Alabama

70 50 52 55 56 1 3.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 0.0

Alaska

12 14 14 12 12 0 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.6 0.0

Arizona

91 79 67 83 80 -3 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.0

Arkansas

46 37 34 34 38 4 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.8 0.3

California

341 326 271 258 333 75 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.8 0.4

Colorado

71 77 66 95 72 -23 2.4 2.6 2.2 3.2 2.4 -0.8

Connecticut

42 33 34 33 35 2 2.5 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 0.1

Delaware

16 13 12 12 12 0 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 0.1

District of Columbia

17 14 14 13 13 0 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 0.0

Florida

296 295 271 290 219 -71 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.2 -0.7

Georgia

150 111 119 108 125 17 3.1 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.5 0.3

Hawaii

13 14 13 12 14 2 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.2 0.3

Idaho

28 27 23 23 30 7 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.7 3.4 0.7

Illinois

129 112 129 135 132 -3 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 -0.1

Indiana

90 81 76 80 77 -3 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 -0.1

Iowa

37 35 35 35 33 -2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 -0.2

Kansas

35 32 36 36 38 2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.1

Kentucky

67 52 48 49 55 6 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.7 0.3

Louisiana

70 52 50 59 52 -7 3.6 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Maine

19 15 18 16 17 1 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.6 0.2

Maryland

80 62 61 59 63 4 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 0.2

Massachusetts

66 57 61 42 61 19 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.6 0.5

Michigan

99 88 93 91 85 -6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 -0.1

Minnesota

72 63 60 65 62 -3 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 0.0

Mississippi

41 32 29 31 38 7 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.6 3.2 0.6

Missouri

75 73 66 73 77 4 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.5 0.1

Montana

18 19 17 18 19 1 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.6 0.2

Nebraska

24 23 22 24 23 -1 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 -0.1

Nevada

42 47 36 38 38 0 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.0

New Hampshire

16 15 16 15 17 2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.4 0.3

New Jersey

79 63 86 83 79 -4 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 -0.1

New Mexico

20 21 20 23 20 -3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.3 -0.3

New York

183 162 186 174 173 -1 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 0.0

North Carolina

150 105 116 103 99 -4 3.0 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 -0.1

North Dakota

12 11 11 13 12 -1 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.7 -0.2

Ohio

138 120 127 142 117 -25 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 -0.4

Oklahoma

54 47 45 44 46 2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.1

Oregon

52 52 40 49 47 -2 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.5 2.4 -0.1

Pennsylvania

121 114 116 111 120 9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 0.1

Rhode Island

12 11 12 13 12 -1 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 -0.2

South Carolina

75 74 53 66 68 2 3.3 3.1 2.2 2.8 2.9 0.1

South Dakota

11 12 11 15 13 -2 2.4 2.6 2.3 3.2 2.8 -0.4

Tennessee

111 86 90 92 93 1 3.3 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 0.0

Texas

450 379 342 312 309 -3 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2 0.0

Utah

48 48 43 44 45 1 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.1

Vermont

8 7 7 7 8 1 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 0.3

Virginia

132 95 104 96 111 15 3.2 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.6 0.3

Washington

76 77 60 69 70 1 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.9 0.0

West Virginia

23 18 22 22 20 -2 3.2 2.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Wisconsin

73 67 69 72 62 -10 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 -0.4

Wyoming

9 10 9 9 9 0 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: September 12, 2024