TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2025 and April 2025, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. 0.1 0.2 169 355 Alabama 0.3 0.7 7 13 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.2 0.6 -8 20 Arkansas 0.1 0.7 1 9 California 0.6 0.4 YES 109 70 YES Colorado -1.1 0.6 YES -33 18 YES Connecticut -0.1 0.6 -1 10 Delaware 0.1 0.8 1 4 District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 2 7 Florida 0.3 0.5 32 45 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -10 27 Hawaii -0.1 0.8 -1 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 0 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 28 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -5 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kansas 0.5 0.6 7 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.6 5 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 6 13 Maine -0.5 0.8 -3 5 Maryland 0.9 0.7 YES 24 18 YES Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -13 20 Michigan 0.0 0.5 -1 23 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 0 16 Mississippi 0.2 0.7 3 8 Missouri 0.1 0.6 3 17 Montana 0.2 0.9 1 4 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -2 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 1 13 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -17 21 New Mexico 0.4 0.8 3 7 New York 0.1 0.4 8 35 North Carolina 1.2 0.6 YES 64 29 YES North Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -10 26 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 4 12 Oregon 0.5 0.6 10 13 Pennsylvania -0.6 0.4 YES -36 26 YES Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 6 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -6 21 Texas -0.1 0.4 -14 59 Utah 0.0 0.7 -1 12 Vermont -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 6 25 Washington 0.0 0.6 0 21 West Virginia 1.3 0.8 YES 10 5 YES Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -7 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 3