TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between December 2024 and December 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. 0.1 0.1 119 211 Alabama 0.2 0.4 5 8 Alaska -0.1 0.7 0 2 Arizona 0.0 0.4 3 11 Arkansas 0.3 0.5 4 6 California 0.5 0.2 YES 86 37 YES Colorado -0.1 0.5 -3 13 Connecticut 0.3 0.4 6 7 Delaware -0.1 0.7 0 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 -1 4 Florida 0.0 0.3 -6 23 Georgia -0.1 0.3 -1 15 Hawaii 0.0 0.6 0 4 Idaho 0.7 0.5 YES 7 4 YES Illinois -0.2 0.3 -16 16 Indiana 0.6 0.4 YES 19 12 YES Iowa 0.1 0.4 1 6 Kansas 0.0 0.3 -1 5 Kentucky -0.1 0.4 -2 8 Louisiana 0.0 0.5 1 10 Maine 0.7 0.5 YES 5 3 YES Maryland -0.6 0.4 YES -17 11 YES Massachusetts 0.0 0.4 1 13 Michigan 0.2 0.3 5 14 Minnesota 0.2 0.3 6 10 Mississippi 0.2 0.5 3 6 Missouri 0.1 0.3 3 10 Montana -0.1 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska -0.1 0.4 -1 4 Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire 0.6 0.5 YES 5 3 YES New Jersey -0.8 0.3 YES -34 12 YES New Mexico -0.3 0.5 -3 4 New York 0.3 0.3 34 24 YES North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -3 17 North Dakota -0.1 0.5 0 2 Ohio -0.4 0.3 YES -22 16 YES Oklahoma 0.2 0.4 4 7 Oregon 0.0 0.4 0 8 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.3 15 18 Rhode Island -1.7 0.5 YES -9 3 YES South Carolina 0.0 0.4 1 9 South Dakota -0.2 0.5 -1 2 Tennessee -0.4 0.4 -14 13 YES Texas 0.1 0.2 8 28 Utah 0.2 0.4 4 7 Vermont 0.6 0.6 2 2 Virginia 0.4 0.4 15 15 Washington 0.1 0.4 3 13 West Virginia 0.2 0.5 2 3 Wisconsin 0.2 0.3 7 10 Wyoming 0.0 0.8 0 2