TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and January 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 -71 211 Alabama 0.1 0.4 3 8 Alaska 0.0 0.7 0 2 Arizona 0.1 0.4 5 11 Arkansas 0.1 0.5 2 6 California 0.0 0.2 -5 37 Colorado 0.0 0.5 -1 13 Connecticut -0.2 0.4 -4 7 Delaware -1.0 0.7 YES -5 3 YES District of Columbia 0.2 0.5 1 4 Florida -0.4 0.3 YES -41 23 YES Georgia 0.3 0.3 16 15 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.6 2 4 Idaho 0.2 0.5 2 4 Illinois 0.3 0.3 18 16 YES Indiana 0.4 0.4 11 12 Iowa 0.1 0.4 3 6 Kansas 0.2 0.3 3 5 Kentucky 0.6 0.4 YES 12 8 YES Louisiana 0.0 0.5 -1 10 Maine -0.4 0.5 -2 3 Maryland -0.1 0.4 -1 11 Massachusetts -0.2 0.4 -7 13 Michigan 0.2 0.3 9 14 Minnesota 0.5 0.3 YES 15 10 YES Mississippi -0.1 0.5 -1 6 Missouri 0.1 0.3 2 10 Montana 0.4 0.6 2 3 Nebraska -0.1 0.4 -1 4 Nevada 0.1 0.6 2 8 New Hampshire -0.5 0.5 -3 3 New Jersey 0.0 0.3 0 12 New Mexico -0.2 0.5 -2 4 New York -0.3 0.3 -32 24 YES North Carolina -0.6 0.4 YES -29 17 YES North Dakota 0.3 0.5 1 2 Ohio 0.3 0.3 17 16 YES Oklahoma -0.4 0.4 -6 7 Oregon -0.1 0.4 -2 8 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.3 -18 18 Rhode Island -0.3 0.5 -1 3 South Carolina -0.3 0.4 -7 9 South Dakota 0.3 0.5 2 2 Tennessee 0.3 0.4 14 13 YES Texas 0.0 0.2 5 28 Utah 0.1 0.4 2 7 Vermont -0.3 0.6 -1 2 Virginia 0.2 0.4 9 15 Washington 0.0 0.4 0 13 West Virginia 0.1 0.5 1 3 Wisconsin 0.4 0.3 YES 10 10 Wyoming 0.1 0.8 0 2