TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and December 2024, 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 0.1 174 206 Alabama 0.1 0.4 4 8 Alaska 0.0 0.7 0 2 Arizona -0.1 0.4 -4 11 Arkansas 0.1 0.5 2 6 California -0.4 0.2 YES -59 37 YES Colorado -0.1 0.5 0 13 Connecticut -0.1 0.4 0 7 Delaware 0.4 0.7 1 3 District of Columbia 0.1 0.5 1 4 Florida 0.2 0.3 22 23 Georgia 0.3 0.3 17 15 YES Hawaii -0.1 0.6 -1 4 Idaho 0.0 0.5 0 4 Illinois 0.1 0.3 6 16 Indiana -0.1 0.4 -1 12 Iowa 0.2 0.4 4 6 Kansas 0.3 0.3 4 5 Kentucky 0.5 0.4 YES 10 8 YES Louisiana 0.1 0.5 3 10 Maine 0.3 0.5 1 3 Maryland 0.7 0.4 YES 20 11 YES Massachusetts 0.4 0.4 13 13 Michigan 0.8 0.3 YES 36 14 YES Minnesota 0.1 0.3 4 10 Mississippi 0.1 0.5 1 6 Missouri -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Montana 0.1 0.6 0 3 Nebraska 0.0 0.4 0 4 Nevada -0.5 0.6 -7 8 New Hampshire 0.2 0.5 2 3 New Jersey 1.2 0.3 YES 54 12 YES New Mexico 0.2 0.5 2 4 New York 0.0 0.3 0 24 North Carolina -0.3 0.4 -12 17 North Dakota 0.4 0.5 2 2 Ohio 0.1 0.3 6 16 Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 3 7 Oregon -0.1 0.4 -1 8 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.3 2 18 Rhode Island 2.4 0.5 YES 12 3 YES South Carolina 0.1 0.4 4 9 South Dakota 0.4 0.5 2 2 Tennessee 0.4 0.4 16 13 YES Texas 0.1 0.2 13 28 Utah -0.2 0.4 -3 7 Vermont 0.2 0.6 1 2 Virginia -0.2 0.4 -7 15 Washington -0.1 0.4 -5 13 West Virginia 0.3 0.5 3 3 Wisconsin 0.0 0.3 0 10 Wyoming -0.1 0.8 0 2