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Table 19. Annual layoffs and discharges levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 19. Annual layoffs and discharges levels for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
State 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

TOTAL U.S.

21,878 40,847 17,082 17,622 19,759


Alabama

269 389 266 259 278

Alaska

83 107 51 71 63

Arizona

377 680 299 345 440

Arkansas

190 268 159 167 181

California

2,532 4,928 1,813 1,857 2,183

Colorado

409 916 407 417 347

Connecticut

244 511 175 180 203

Delaware

79 118 63 64 77

District of Columbia

83 141 66 69 72

Florida

1,215 2,236 969 1,050 1,199

Georgia

633 1,128 668 718 604

Hawaii

85 193 60 58 70

Idaho

120 222 98 122 126

Illinois

714 1,715 789 810 781

Indiana

594 925 358 359 465

Iowa

222 374 170 166 213

Kansas

181 326 140 150 179

Kentucky

280 524 279 235 243

Louisiana

326 505 235 254 303

Maine

107 180 80 73 94

Maryland

385 637 277 363 357

Massachusetts

473 1,082 398 342 363

Michigan

590 1,442 527 433 603

Minnesota

324 782 240 304 371

Mississippi

180 285 154 167 177

Missouri

417 743 279 348 341

Montana

108 151 75 86 89

Nebraska

131 229 108 112 143

Nevada

210 733 225 207 218

New Hampshire

110 205 96 106 101

New Jersey

606 1,435 492 557 610

New Mexico

119 235 92 105 103

New York

1,403 2,562 982 982 1,238

North Carolina

868 1,271 686 632 701

North Dakota

73 148 60 60 64

Ohio

746 1,554 637 698 764

Oklahoma

239 415 201 197 232

Oregon

337 638 228 222 247

Pennsylvania

885 1,797 681 561 624

Rhode Island

89 175 66 67 79

South Carolina

390 494 273 251 315

South Dakota

62 112 45 52 64

Tennessee

428 813 438 458 451

Texas

1,997 3,165 1,363 1,339 1,640

Utah

266 383 162 187 222

Vermont

54 112 42 36 42

Virginia

579 911 401 466 561

Washington

514 929 306 400 426

West Virginia

118 184 89 87 99

Wisconsin

372 745 272 324 361

Wyoming

60 91 43 47 44

Footnotes
(1) The annual layoffs and discharges level is the sum of the 12 monthly layoffs and discharges levels.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: September 12, 2024