TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and December 2024, 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 0.1 -29 214 Alabama 0.0 0.4 2 8 Alaska -0.3 0.7 -1 2 Arizona 0.1 0.4 1 11 Arkansas 0.3 0.5 3 6 California -0.8 0.2 YES -143 37 YES Colorado 0.0 0.5 0 13 Connecticut 0.0 0.4 -1 7 Delaware 0.4 0.7 2 3 District of Columbia 0.3 0.5 2 4 Florida 0.3 0.3 37 23 YES Georgia 0.1 0.3 5 15 Hawaii -0.3 0.6 -2 4 Idaho 0.0 0.5 0 4 Illinois 0.2 0.3 12 16 Indiana 0.0 0.4 0 12 Iowa 0.1 0.4 2 6 Kansas 0.0 0.3 0 5 Kentucky 0.3 0.4 6 8 Louisiana 0.2 0.5 3 10 Maine 0.0 0.5 0 3 Maryland 0.3 0.4 7 11 Massachusetts 0.1 0.4 4 13 Michigan -0.3 0.3 -14 14 Minnesota 0.1 0.3 3 10 Mississippi 0.2 0.5 2 6 Missouri 0.0 0.3 -2 10 Montana 0.0 0.6 0 3 Nebraska 0.1 0.4 1 4 Nevada -0.2 0.6 -3 8 New Hampshire -0.1 0.5 -1 3 New Jersey 0.6 0.3 YES 23 12 YES New Mexico -0.1 0.5 -1 4 New York 0.0 0.3 2 24 North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -7 17 North Dakota -0.1 0.5 0 2 Ohio 0.2 0.3 16 16 Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 1 7 Oregon -0.1 0.4 -3 8 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.3 -3 18 Rhode Island 2.1 0.5 YES 11 3 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.4 4 9 South Dakota 0.2 0.5 1 2 Tennessee 0.3 0.4 8 13 Texas 0.1 0.2 13 28 Utah -0.4 0.4 -8 7 YES Vermont -0.3 0.6 -1 2 Virginia 0.0 0.4 -2 15 Washington -0.1 0.4 -3 13 West Virginia 0.1 0.5 1 3 Wisconsin 0.0 0.3 -2 10 Wyoming -0.4 0.8 -1 2