TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between February 2024 and February 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 0.1 121 211 Alabama 0.1 0.4 2 8 Alaska 0.5 0.7 1 2 Arizona 0.1 0.4 2 11 Arkansas 0.0 0.5 2 6 California 0.1 0.2 18 37 Colorado 0.4 0.5 9 13 Connecticut -0.1 0.4 0 7 Delaware -0.1 0.7 0 3 District of Columbia 0.2 0.5 1 4 Florida 0.0 0.3 6 23 Georgia 0.3 0.3 13 15 Hawaii 0.2 0.6 2 4 Idaho 0.5 0.5 4 4 Illinois 0.2 0.3 14 16 Indiana 0.2 0.4 8 12 Iowa -0.2 0.4 -4 6 Kansas -0.2 0.3 -3 5 Kentucky 0.3 0.4 7 8 Louisiana 0.0 0.5 0 10 Maine -0.4 0.5 -2 3 Maryland 0.0 0.4 1 11 Massachusetts 0.7 0.4 YES 28 13 YES Michigan 0.3 0.3 10 14 Minnesota -0.4 0.3 YES -13 10 YES Mississippi -0.1 0.5 -1 6 Missouri -0.1 0.3 -1 10 Montana 0.6 0.6 3 3 Nebraska 0.0 0.4 -1 4 Nevada 0.3 0.6 5 8 New Hampshire -0.4 0.5 -2 3 New Jersey 0.2 0.3 8 12 New Mexico 0.2 0.5 2 4 New York 0.0 0.3 0 24 North Carolina 0.0 0.4 1 17 North Dakota -0.1 0.5 -1 2 Ohio -0.3 0.3 -17 16 YES Oklahoma -0.1 0.4 -2 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 3 8 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.3 -1 18 Rhode Island -0.4 0.5 -1 3 South Carolina 0.0 0.4 1 9 South Dakota 0.1 0.5 1 2 Tennessee -0.1 0.4 -3 13 Texas 0.0 0.2 -5 28 Utah 0.3 0.4 6 7 Vermont -0.2 0.6 -1 2 Virginia 0.2 0.4 9 15 Washington 0.2 0.4 8 13 West Virginia 0.4 0.5 3 3 Wisconsin -0.3 0.3 -10 10 Wyoming 0.0 0.8 1 2