TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and December 2024, 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. 0.0 0.2 89 336 Alabama 0.1 0.7 3 13 Alaska 0.6 0.9 2 3 Arizona 0.2 0.6 6 20 Arkansas 0.2 0.7 3 9 California -0.1 0.4 -10 70 Colorado 0.5 0.6 15 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 5 10 Delaware 0.0 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 2 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 -3 45 Georgia 0.2 0.6 13 27 Hawaii 0.1 0.8 1 5 Idaho 0.3 0.8 3 6 Illinois -0.2 0.5 -11 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -6 19 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -5 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.6 2 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 5 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts -0.5 0.5 -17 20 Michigan 0.0 0.5 1 23 Minnesota 0.1 0.5 4 16 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -2 8 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -5 17 Montana 0.4 0.9 2 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 7 Nevada 0.2 0.9 4 13 New Hampshire 0.1 0.8 1 6 New Jersey 0.4 0.5 18 21 New Mexico 0.7 0.8 6 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -23 35 North Carolina 0.0 0.6 -2 29 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 3 Ohio 0.3 0.5 20 26 Oklahoma 0.3 0.7 6 12 Oregon 0.1 0.6 3 13 Pennsylvania 0.5 0.4 YES 32 26 YES Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina 0.2 0.7 4 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 0 21 Texas -0.1 0.4 -17 59 Utah 0.9 0.7 YES 16 12 YES Vermont 0.3 0.8 1 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 8 25 Washington 0.0 0.6 2 21 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin 0.1 0.5 1 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3