TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2025 and October 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 -218 355 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -2 13 Alaska 4.4 0.9 YES 15 3 YES Arizona -0.6 0.6 -18 20 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -5 9 California -0.3 0.4 -54 70 Colorado 0.0 0.6 1 18 Connecticut 0.0 0.6 0 10 Delaware 0.0 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -29 45 Georgia -0.1 0.6 -2 27 Hawaii 0.3 0.8 2 5 Idaho 0.6 0.8 5 6 Illinois 0.0 0.5 3 30 Indiana -0.5 0.6 -17 19 Iowa -0.6 0.6 -9 9 Kansas -0.2 0.6 -2 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.6 1 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 1 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.3 0.6 7 18 Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 11 20 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -10 23 Minnesota -0.3 0.5 -9 16 Mississippi 0.0 0.7 0 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -15 17 Montana 1.2 0.9 YES 6 4 YES Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -6 7 Nevada -0.6 0.9 -10 13 New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 6 New Jersey 0.4 0.5 15 21 New Mexico -0.1 0.8 -1 7 New York 0.0 0.4 2 35 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -9 29 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -10 26 Oklahoma -0.4 0.7 -7 12 Oregon -0.6 0.6 -12 13 Pennsylvania -0.7 0.4 YES -48 26 YES Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina -0.2 0.7 -6 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -7 21 Texas 0.2 0.4 39 59 Utah -0.2 0.7 -4 12 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -17 25 Washington -0.4 0.6 -15 21 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -5 16 Wyoming 1.7 0.9 YES 5 3 YES