TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges 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. -0.1 0.2 -163 234 Alabama 0.2 0.4 3 8 Alaska 0.3 0.7 1 2 Arizona -0.1 0.4 -4 11 Arkansas -0.1 0.5 -2 6 California -0.1 0.2 -15 37 Colorado 0.2 0.5 8 13 Connecticut -0.4 0.4 -6 7 Delaware 0.2 0.7 1 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 0 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 6 23 Georgia 0.0 0.3 0 15 Hawaii -0.1 0.6 -1 4 Idaho 1.3 0.5 YES 12 4 YES Illinois -0.2 0.3 -12 16 Indiana -0.3 0.4 -10 12 Iowa 0.1 0.4 3 6 Kansas -0.2 0.3 -3 5 Kentucky -0.2 0.4 -4 8 Louisiana -0.2 0.5 -5 10 Maine -0.6 0.5 YES -4 3 YES Maryland 0.1 0.4 3 11 Massachusetts 0.1 0.4 2 13 Michigan -0.7 0.3 YES -33 14 YES Minnesota -0.2 0.3 -5 10 Mississippi -0.4 0.5 -5 6 Missouri 0.0 0.3 -1 10 Montana 0.0 0.6 0 3 Nebraska -0.3 0.4 -3 4 Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire -0.6 0.5 YES -4 3 YES New Jersey -0.4 0.3 YES -18 12 YES New Mexico -0.6 0.5 YES -5 4 YES New York -0.1 0.3 -5 24 North Carolina -0.2 0.4 -10 17 North Dakota -0.5 0.5 -2 2 Ohio -0.2 0.3 -12 16 Oklahoma -0.2 0.4 -2 7 Oregon -0.3 0.4 -6 8 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.3 -21 18 YES Rhode Island -0.6 0.5 YES -3 3 South Carolina -0.4 0.4 -10 9 YES South Dakota -0.3 0.5 -1 2 Tennessee 0.2 0.4 7 13 Texas 0.1 0.2 9 28 Utah 0.0 0.4 0 7 Vermont -0.6 0.6 -2 2 Virginia 0.3 0.4 12 15 Washington -0.1 0.4 -7 13 West Virginia -0.1 0.5 -1 3 Wisconsin -0.5 0.3 YES -15 10 YES Wyoming -0.4 0.8 -1 2