TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between October 2024 and October 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 0.1 110 211 Alabama -0.1 0.4 -3 8 Alaska 0.2 0.7 1 2 Arizona 0.2 0.4 7 11 Arkansas -0.2 0.5 -3 6 California 0.4 0.2 YES 60 37 YES Colorado -1.5 0.5 YES -46 13 YES Connecticut 0.3 0.4 5 7 Delaware -0.2 0.7 -1 3 District of Columbia -0.4 0.5 -2 4 Florida -0.7 0.3 YES -67 23 YES Georgia -0.1 0.3 -6 15 Hawaii 0.4 0.6 3 4 Idaho 0.2 0.5 2 4 Illinois 0.1 0.3 11 16 Indiana 0.6 0.4 YES 21 12 YES Iowa 0.2 0.4 3 6 Kansas 0.3 0.3 4 5 Kentucky -0.4 0.4 -9 8 YES Louisiana -0.5 0.5 -11 10 YES Maine 0.7 0.5 YES 4 3 YES Maryland -0.2 0.4 -7 11 Massachusetts 0.0 0.4 -1 13 Michigan 0.3 0.3 15 14 YES Minnesota 0.2 0.3 8 10 Mississippi -0.2 0.5 -2 6 Missouri 0.1 0.3 4 10 Montana 0.2 0.6 0 3 Nebraska 0.2 0.4 1 4 Nevada 0.4 0.6 7 8 New Hampshire 0.8 0.5 YES 6 3 YES New Jersey 1.0 0.3 YES 42 12 YES New Mexico 0.6 0.5 YES 6 4 YES New York 1.1 0.3 YES 103 24 YES North Carolina -1.2 0.4 YES -57 17 YES North Dakota 0.5 0.5 2 2 Ohio 0.1 0.3 7 16 Oklahoma -0.2 0.4 -4 7 Oregon 0.4 0.4 8 8 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.3 1 18 Rhode Island 0.9 0.5 YES 4 3 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.4 5 9 South Dakota 0.4 0.5 2 2 Tennessee -0.4 0.4 -13 13 Texas -0.3 0.2 YES -36 28 YES Utah 0.2 0.4 2 7 Vermont 0.8 0.6 YES 2 2 Virginia -0.1 0.4 -7 15 Washington 0.5 0.4 YES 17 13 YES West Virginia -0.5 0.5 -4 3 YES Wisconsin 0.6 0.3 YES 20 10 YES Wyoming 0.2 0.8 1 2