TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2025 and May 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 -112 355 Alabama -0.4 0.6 -7 13 Alaska 1.8 0.8 YES 6 3 YES Arizona 1.0 0.6 YES 34 20 YES Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -5 9 California -0.1 0.4 -24 66 Colorado 0.5 0.6 15 18 Connecticut -0.1 0.6 -1 10 Delaware -0.4 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.4 0.5 -36 48 Georgia -0.1 0.6 -3 27 Hawaii 1.1 0.8 YES 7 5 YES Idaho 1.4 0.8 YES 12 7 YES Illinois -0.3 0.5 -19 31 Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -21 18 YES Iowa -0.5 0.6 -8 9 Kansas -0.6 0.6 -9 9 Kentucky -0.1 0.6 -2 12 Louisiana -0.5 0.7 -8 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland -0.6 0.7 -17 18 Massachusetts -0.5 0.5 -17 20 Michigan -0.8 0.5 YES -37 23 YES Minnesota -0.1 0.6 -2 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -4 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 1 16 Montana 0.8 0.9 4 5 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -2 7 Nevada 0.5 0.8 8 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 6 21 New Mexico 0.4 0.8 4 6 New York 0.0 0.4 -3 36 North Carolina -1.6 0.5 YES -82 27 YES North Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Ohio 0.5 0.5 28 25 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon 0.9 0.7 YES 18 13 YES Pennsylvania 0.7 0.5 YES 45 28 YES Rhode Island 0.5 0.9 3 4 South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -14 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee -0.1 0.6 -6 20 Texas -0.2 0.4 -27 57 Utah 0.8 0.6 YES 14 11 YES Vermont 0.7 0.8 2 3 Virginia 0.6 0.6 25 25 Washington 0.6 0.6 22 21 YES West Virginia -0.5 0.7 -4 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -4 16 Wyoming 1.7 0.9 YES 5 3 YES