TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2025 and July 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 41 355 Alabama 0.2 0.6 4 13 Alaska -0.6 0.8 -2 3 Arizona 0.2 0.6 7 20 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -4 9 California 0.1 0.4 10 66 Colorado 0.6 0.6 19 18 YES Connecticut -0.1 0.6 -1 10 Delaware 0.0 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia -0.5 0.9 -4 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -33 48 Georgia 0.6 0.6 32 27 YES Hawaii 0.0 0.8 0 5 Idaho 0.5 0.8 5 7 Illinois 0.0 0.5 -1 31 Indiana 0.2 0.6 9 18 Iowa 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kentucky -0.1 0.6 -2 12 Louisiana 0.7 0.7 13 13 Maine -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -1 18 Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -12 20 Michigan 0.6 0.5 YES 30 23 YES Minnesota 0.1 0.6 3 16 Mississippi 0.2 0.7 2 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 1 16 Montana -0.6 0.9 -3 5 Nebraska 0.4 0.7 4 7 Nevada -0.4 0.8 -7 12 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.4 0.5 -20 21 New Mexico -0.6 0.8 -5 6 New York -0.2 0.4 -16 36 North Carolina 0.5 0.5 26 27 North Dakota 0.3 0.7 1 3 Ohio 0.0 0.5 0 25 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 3 12 Oregon -0.2 0.7 -6 13 Pennsylvania -0.2 0.5 -12 28 Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -2 4 South Carolina 0.0 0.7 1 15 South Dakota 0.4 0.7 2 3 Tennessee 0.1 0.6 3 20 Texas 0.0 0.4 -3 57 Utah 0.0 0.6 1 11 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 4 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -5 21 West Virginia 0.0 0.7 0 5 Wisconsin 0.1 0.5 2 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3