TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2025 and August 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 -62 234 Alabama 0.0 0.4 1 9 Alaska -0.3 0.6 -1 2 Arizona 0.2 0.4 7 12 Arkansas 0.0 0.5 0 6 California -0.4 0.2 YES -73 37 YES Colorado 0.3 0.5 10 13 Connecticut 0.6 0.4 YES 10 7 YES Delaware -1.0 0.6 YES -5 3 YES District of Columbia -0.1 0.5 -1 4 Florida -0.3 0.3 -27 24 YES Georgia 0.0 0.4 -3 18 Hawaii -0.1 0.5 -1 3 Idaho 0.0 0.5 0 4 Illinois -0.1 0.3 -3 16 Indiana 0.0 0.3 2 11 Iowa 0.0 0.3 0 6 Kansas 0.4 0.4 5 5 Kentucky 0.2 0.4 4 8 Louisiana -0.1 0.5 -3 9 Maine 0.3 0.5 2 3 Maryland -0.3 0.4 -7 12 Massachusetts 0.0 0.4 2 13 Michigan -0.1 0.3 -1 14 Minnesota -0.2 0.3 -4 10 Mississippi 0.1 0.5 1 6 Missouri 0.0 0.3 2 10 Montana -0.2 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska 0.2 0.4 2 4 Nevada 0.2 0.5 3 8 New Hampshire 0.1 0.5 1 3 New Jersey -0.4 0.3 YES -14 14 New Mexico 0.0 0.5 0 4 New York 0.6 0.3 YES 61 24 YES North Carolina 0.0 0.4 0 17 North Dakota -0.2 0.6 -1 2 Ohio 0.3 0.3 16 17 Oklahoma -0.2 0.4 -4 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 2 8 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.3 6 18 Rhode Island 0.3 0.6 2 3 South Carolina -0.1 0.4 -2 9 South Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Tennessee -0.4 0.4 -16 14 YES Texas -0.2 0.2 -28 28 Utah -0.1 0.4 -2 7 Vermont 0.0 0.6 0 2 Virginia -0.3 0.4 -11 15 Washington 0.0 0.4 0 14 West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin 0.2 0.3 6 10 Wyoming -0.4 0.7 -1 2