TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and August 2025, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. 0.0 0.1 54 211 Alabama 0.0 0.4 0 9 Alaska 0.0 0.6 0 2 Arizona 0.3 0.4 10 12 Arkansas -0.2 0.5 -4 6 California -0.4 0.2 YES -68 37 YES Colorado 0.3 0.5 9 13 Connecticut 1.5 0.4 YES 25 7 YES Delaware -0.2 0.6 -2 3 District of Columbia -0.2 0.5 -2 4 Florida 0.0 0.3 3 24 Georgia -0.4 0.4 -21 18 YES Hawaii -0.3 0.5 -2 3 Idaho 0.1 0.5 0 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 -1 16 Indiana 0.3 0.3 9 11 Iowa 0.0 0.3 1 6 Kansas 0.4 0.4 5 5 Kentucky 0.5 0.4 YES 11 8 YES Louisiana -0.5 0.5 -9 9 Maine 0.5 0.5 4 3 YES Maryland -0.2 0.4 -5 12 Massachusetts 0.5 0.4 YES 22 13 YES Michigan 0.1 0.3 5 14 Minnesota 0.4 0.3 YES 11 10 YES Mississippi 0.0 0.5 0 6 Missouri 0.1 0.3 4 10 Montana 0.2 0.6 1 3 Nebraska 0.1 0.4 1 4 Nevada 0.3 0.5 4 8 New Hampshire 0.9 0.5 YES 6 3 YES New Jersey 0.0 0.3 0 14 New Mexico 0.1 0.5 2 4 New York 0.7 0.3 YES 71 24 YES North Carolina 0.1 0.4 4 17 North Dakota 0.3 0.6 2 2 Ohio 0.1 0.3 5 17 Oklahoma -0.2 0.4 -4 7 Oregon 0.2 0.4 5 8 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.3 8 18 Rhode Island 0.6 0.6 3 3 South Carolina -0.4 0.4 -7 9 South Dakota 0.3 0.5 1 2 Tennessee -0.4 0.4 -12 14 Texas -0.3 0.2 YES -35 28 YES Utah -0.3 0.4 -5 7 Vermont 0.7 0.6 YES 2 2 Virginia 0.1 0.4 6 15 Washington -0.5 0.4 YES -20 14 YES West Virginia -0.2 0.5 -1 3 Wisconsin 0.5 0.3 YES 15 10 YES Wyoming 0.1 0.7 1 2