TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2024 and January 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 19 355 Alabama 0.1 0.7 1 13 Alaska -1.2 0.9 YES -4 3 YES Arizona -0.4 0.6 -12 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -2 9 California 0.2 0.4 39 70 Colorado -0.8 0.6 YES -23 18 YES Connecticut 0.8 0.6 YES 14 10 YES Delaware -0.7 0.8 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.1 0.9 -1 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 19 45 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -7 27 Hawaii -0.7 0.8 -4 5 Idaho -0.8 0.8 -7 6 YES Illinois -0.3 0.5 -18 30 Indiana -0.3 0.6 -8 19 Iowa 0.2 0.6 4 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kentucky -0.3 0.6 -6 13 Louisiana -0.2 0.7 -4 13 Maine 0.6 0.8 4 5 Maryland -0.2 0.7 -6 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 3 20 Michigan 0.1 0.5 4 23 Minnesota 0.3 0.5 11 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -4 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 -1 17 Montana -1.3 0.9 YES -7 4 YES Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -5 7 Nevada -1.9 0.9 YES -30 13 YES New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 6 New Jersey -0.6 0.5 YES -27 21 YES New Mexico -1.3 0.8 YES -11 7 YES New York 0.3 0.4 39 35 YES North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -14 29 North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -3 3 Ohio 0.1 0.5 5 26 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -9 12 Oregon -1.3 0.6 YES -24 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.2 0.4 -7 26 Rhode Island 0.6 0.9 3 4 South Carolina 0.2 0.7 4 15 South Dakota -0.8 0.7 YES -4 3 YES Tennessee 0.8 0.7 YES 28 21 YES Texas 0.9 0.4 YES 128 59 YES Utah -1.5 0.7 YES -26 12 YES Vermont 1.3 0.8 YES 4 3 YES Virginia 0.5 0.6 22 25 Washington -0.7 0.6 YES -28 21 YES West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 5 Wisconsin -0.1 0.5 -3 16 Wyoming -1.7 0.9 YES -5 3 YES