TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2025 and November 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. -0.2 0.2 -253 355 Alabama -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Alaska -3.8 0.9 YES -13 3 YES Arizona 0.4 0.6 13 20 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 0 9 California 0.0 0.4 17 70 Colorado -0.3 0.6 -8 18 Connecticut -0.1 0.6 0 10 Delaware -0.6 0.8 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -3 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -16 45 Georgia -0.4 0.6 -22 27 Hawaii -0.6 0.8 -4 5 Idaho -0.8 0.8 -7 6 YES Illinois -0.4 0.5 -29 30 Indiana 0.1 0.6 4 19 Iowa -0.6 0.6 -10 9 YES Kansas -0.5 0.6 -6 9 Kentucky -0.6 0.6 -12 13 Louisiana -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland -0.6 0.6 -16 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 1 20 Michigan -0.6 0.5 YES -27 23 YES Minnesota -0.3 0.5 -10 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -3 17 Montana -0.8 0.9 -4 4 Nebraska -0.8 0.7 YES -8 7 YES Nevada 0.0 0.9 1 13 New Hampshire 0.2 0.8 1 6 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 10 21 New Mexico 0.6 0.8 5 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -21 35 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -11 29 North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 3 Ohio -0.5 0.5 -27 26 YES Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -2 12 Oregon -0.2 0.6 -3 13 Pennsylvania 0.4 0.4 27 26 YES Rhode Island 1.0 0.9 YES 5 4 YES South Carolina -0.1 0.7 -3 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -6 21 Texas -0.2 0.4 -26 59 Utah -0.2 0.7 -3 12 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 5 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -6 21 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Wisconsin -0.3 0.5 -11 16 Wyoming -1.4 0.9 YES -4 3 YES