TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges 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. 0.1 0.2 73 234 Alabama 0.2 0.4 5 8 Alaska -0.3 0.7 -1 2 Arizona 0.0 0.4 1 11 Arkansas 0.3 0.5 4 6 California -0.1 0.2 -27 37 Colorado -0.8 0.5 YES -25 13 YES Connecticut -0.6 0.4 YES -10 7 YES Delaware 0.2 0.7 1 3 District of Columbia 0.3 0.5 2 4 Florida -0.2 0.3 -23 23 Georgia 0.3 0.3 13 15 Hawaii 0.4 0.6 3 4 Idaho -0.1 0.5 -1 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 1 16 Indiana 0.1 0.4 4 12 Iowa -0.8 0.4 YES -13 6 YES Kansas -0.2 0.3 -2 5 Kentucky 0.2 0.4 3 8 Louisiana 0.1 0.5 2 10 Maine 0.3 0.5 2 3 Maryland 0.1 0.4 2 11 Massachusetts 0.2 0.4 8 13 Michigan 0.4 0.3 YES 17 14 YES Minnesota 0.1 0.3 2 10 Mississippi 0.4 0.5 4 6 Missouri 0.2 0.3 5 10 Montana -0.4 0.6 -2 3 Nebraska 0.0 0.4 0 4 Nevada -0.2 0.6 -3 8 New Hampshire 0.3 0.5 2 3 New Jersey 0.5 0.3 YES 20 12 YES New Mexico 0.6 0.5 YES 5 4 YES New York 0.1 0.3 14 24 North Carolina 0.2 0.4 10 17 North Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Ohio 0.2 0.3 8 16 Oklahoma 0.2 0.4 3 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 2 8 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.3 2 18 Rhode Island 0.2 0.5 1 3 South Carolina 0.8 0.4 YES 20 9 YES South Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Tennessee -0.1 0.4 -3 13 Texas 0.1 0.2 17 28 Utah -0.1 0.4 -1 7 Vermont 0.3 0.6 1 2 Virginia -0.2 0.4 -5 15 Washington 0.2 0.4 5 13 West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin 0.1 0.3 5 10 Wyoming 0.0 0.8 0 2