TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2025 and December 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 0.2 172 355 Alabama 0.2 0.7 4 13 Alaska -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Arizona 0.4 0.6 13 20 Arkansas 0.2 0.7 2 9 California 0.2 0.4 25 70 Colorado -0.2 0.6 -7 18 Connecticut 0.2 0.6 3 10 Delaware 0.6 0.8 3 4 District of Columbia 0.9 0.9 7 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -10 45 Georgia -0.3 0.6 -11 27 Hawaii 0.0 0.8 0 5 Idaho 0.1 0.8 1 6 Illinois 0.0 0.5 2 30 Indiana -0.3 0.6 -12 19 Iowa 0.4 0.6 7 9 Kansas 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.6 2 13 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -2 13 Maine -0.9 0.8 YES -6 5 YES Maryland 0.6 0.6 15 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 3 20 Michigan 0.5 0.5 19 23 Minnesota 0.3 0.5 9 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.7 1 8 Missouri 0.4 0.6 14 17 Montana -0.6 0.9 -3 4 Nebraska 0.4 0.7 4 7 Nevada 1.1 0.9 YES 17 13 YES New Hampshire -1.3 0.8 YES -9 6 YES New Jersey 0.3 0.5 14 21 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -4 7 New York 0.1 0.4 2 35 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -8 29 North Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Ohio 0.1 0.5 3 26 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 3 12 Oregon 0.4 0.6 9 13 Pennsylvania 0.3 0.4 20 26 Rhode Island -0.6 0.9 -3 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 7 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.2 0.7 6 21 Texas 0.0 0.4 5 59 Utah 0.2 0.7 5 12 Vermont -0.9 0.8 YES -3 3 Virginia -0.2 0.6 -8 25 Washington 0.6 0.6 23 21 YES West Virginia 0.4 0.8 3 5 Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 11 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 3