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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
Feb.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022(p)
Feb.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021
Jan.
2022
Feb.
2022(p)

TOTAL U.S.

1,641 1,295 1,262 1,403 1,386 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9


Alabama

22 19 23 22 19 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9

Alaska

6 4 5 5 5 2.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6

Arizona

32 25 26 34 29 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0

Arkansas

15 12 16 12 14 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1

California

194 104 116 168 144 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.8

Colorado

33 38 43 27 33 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2

Connecticut

20 21 8 15 16 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.0

Delaware

5 4 6 4 5 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1

District of Columbia

7 5 7 6 7 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9

Florida

107 97 76 91 70 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.8

Georgia

61 53 57 53 49 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0

Hawaii

6 6 5 4 5 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Idaho

10 10 7 11 9 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.4 1.1

Illinois

96 47 43 47 67 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1

Indiana

36 21 36 19 24 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.8

Iowa

18 20 16 21 14 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.9

Kansas

13 12 12 7 14 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0

Kentucky

22 20 27 23 20 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.0

Louisiana

26 21 19 19 19 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0

Maine

9 7 4 6 6 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.9

Maryland

22 27 28 14 35 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.3

Massachusetts

36 27 21 29 28 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8

Michigan

50 42 37 30 28 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6

Minnesota

25 23 21 22 21 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7

Mississippi

13 11 12 11 29 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 2.5

Missouri

26 18 22 19 29 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.0

Montana

7 8 5 6 6 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.2

Nebraska

12 10 10 11 9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9

Nevada

21 17 14 19 15 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0

New Hampshire

9 8 5 10 8 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.2

New Jersey

46 45 25 20 39 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9

New Mexico

11 9 8 8 7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8

New York

106 66 68 75 80 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9

North Carolina

56 44 53 52 62 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3

North Dakota

7 5 6 5 4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.9

Ohio

65 47 44 76 36 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.7

Oklahoma

16 20 17 16 19 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1

Oregon

21 20 16 16 19 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0

Pennsylvania

85 55 18 65 50 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.8

Rhode Island

7 5 5 5 6 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2

South Carolina

26 20 35 18 18 1.2 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.8

South Dakota

5 4 4 4 3 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7

Tennessee

36 25 32 41 34 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1

Texas

127 107 103 97 101 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8

Utah

17 14 10 18 15 1.1 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9

Vermont

5 3 4 4 3 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0

Virginia

41 29 32 35 39 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

Washington

35 24 28 52 33 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.0

West Virginia

16 5 7 6 6 2.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9

Wisconsin

29 17 22 21 26 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9

Wyoming

5 6 3 4 4 1.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2022