TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between November 2025 and December 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                       61            234            
           
    Alabama                                          -0.2           0.4                       -3              8            
    Alaska                                            0.6           0.7                        2              2            
    Arizona                                           0.0           0.4                        1             11            
    Arkansas                                          0.1           0.5                        2              6            
    California                                        0.2           0.2                       30             37            
    Colorado                                         -0.5           0.5                      -15             13         YES
    Connecticut                                       0.1           0.4                        2              7            
    Delaware                                          0.0           0.7                        0              3            
    District of Columbia                             -0.1           0.5                       -1              4            
    Florida                                           0.2           0.3                       19             23            
    Georgia                                           0.1           0.3                        4             15            
    Hawaii                                           -0.2           0.6                       -1              4            
    Idaho                                            -0.7           0.5         YES           -6              4         YES
    Illinois                                          0.2           0.3                       12             16            
    Indiana                                           0.1           0.4                        5             12            
    Iowa                                              0.1           0.4                        1              6            
    Kansas                                            0.2           0.3                        3              5            
    Kentucky                                          0.3           0.4                        5              8            
    Louisiana                                         0.2           0.5                        4             10            
    Maine                                             0.3           0.5                        2              3            
    Maryland                                          0.0           0.4                       -2             11            
    Massachusetts                                     0.1           0.4                        1             13            
    Michigan                                          0.8           0.3         YES           36             14         YES
    Minnesota                                         0.3           0.3                        7             10            
    Mississippi                                       0.2           0.5                        3              6            
    Missouri                                          0.0           0.3                       -1             10            
    Montana                                           0.0           0.6                        0              3            
    Nebraska                                          0.1           0.4                        1              4            
    Nevada                                           -0.6           0.6                       -9              8         YES
    New Hampshire                                     0.3           0.5                        2              3            
    New Jersey                                       -0.4           0.3         YES          -19             12         YES
    New Mexico                                        0.0           0.5                        0              4            
    New York                                         -0.2           0.3                      -22             24            
    North Carolina                                    0.0           0.4                        0             17            
    North Dakota                                      0.2           0.5                        1              2            
    Ohio                                              0.0           0.3                        0             16            
    Oklahoma                                          0.1           0.4                        1              7            
    Oregon                                            0.0           0.4                        0              8            
    Pennsylvania                                      0.1           0.3                        9             18            
    Rhode Island                                      0.2           0.5                        1              3            
    South Carolina                                    0.0           0.4                       -1              9            
    South Dakota                                      0.3           0.5                        1              2            
    Tennessee                                        -0.4           0.4                      -14             13         YES
    Texas                                             0.0           0.2                       -2             28            
    Utah                                              0.0           0.4                       -1              7            
    Vermont                                           0.3           0.6                        1              2            
    Virginia                                         -0.3           0.4                      -13             15            
    Washington                                        0.1           0.4                        3             13            
    West Virginia                                     0.3           0.5                        2              3            
    Wisconsin                                         0.3           0.3                       12             10         YES
    Wyoming                                           0.4           0.8                        1              2