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. 0.0 0.2 -45 355 Alabama 0.5 0.6 12 13 Alaska -0.9 0.8 YES -3 3 Arizona 0.6 0.6 21 19 YES Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -3 9 California 0.1 0.3 27 59 Colorado -0.4 0.6 -11 18 Connecticut 0.4 0.6 6 10 Delaware 0.6 0.8 3 4 District of Columbia 0.4 0.9 3 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 20 47 Georgia -0.3 0.5 -13 27 Hawaii 0.2 0.8 1 5 Idaho 0.2 0.8 1 7 Illinois 0.0 0.5 -3 30 Indiana -0.6 0.5 YES -18 17 YES Iowa 0.4 0.5 5 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 4 8 Kentucky 0.3 0.6 8 12 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 1 13 Maine -0.6 0.7 -4 5 Maryland 0.5 0.6 15 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 20 Michigan 0.7 0.5 YES 31 23 YES Minnesota 0.2 0.5 8 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.6 1 8 Missouri 0.4 0.5 12 16 Montana -0.6 0.8 -3 5 Nebraska 0.1 0.6 1 7 Nevada 0.6 0.8 9 12 New Hampshire -1.3 0.8 YES -9 6 YES New Jersey 0.3 0.5 11 21 New Mexico -0.2 0.7 -2 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -6 36 North Carolina 0.2 0.5 8 27 North Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Ohio 0.3 0.4 19 25 Oklahoma 0.5 0.7 9 12 Oregon 0.3 0.6 7 12 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 9 27 Rhode Island -0.4 0.8 -2 4 South Carolina 0.6 0.6 13 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.6 -5 20 Texas 0.3 0.4 48 55 Utah 0.3 0.6 6 11 Vermont -0.6 0.8 -2 3 Virginia -0.5 0.6 -21 25 Washington 0.7 0.6 YES 24 20 YES West Virginia 0.2 0.7 2 5 Wisconsin 0.4 0.5 11 16 Wyoming -0.4 0.9 -1 2