TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between December 2024 and December 2025, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. -0.6 0.3 YES -932 501 YES Alabama -0.7 0.7 -14 14 Alaska -1.0 1.1 -3 4 Arizona -1.6 0.7 YES -59 20 YES Arkansas -1.0 0.7 YES -14 9 YES California -0.4 0.4 -84 60 YES Colorado -0.5 0.6 -15 19 Connecticut -0.5 0.7 -9 12 Delaware -0.8 0.9 -4 4 District of Columbia -0.7 1.0 -7 8 Florida -0.2 0.5 -22 47 Georgia -0.1 0.6 -3 26 Hawaii -0.9 1.1 -6 7 Idaho 0.6 0.9 7 7 Illinois -1.0 0.5 YES -63 30 YES Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -24 19 YES Iowa -0.3 0.7 -5 11 Kansas -0.2 0.7 -2 10 Kentucky -1.8 0.7 YES -39 14 YES Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -2 14 Maine -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Maryland -0.2 0.7 -9 19 Massachusetts -1.6 0.6 YES -65 23 YES Michigan -0.1 0.6 -5 25 Minnesota -0.4 0.6 -13 19 Mississippi -0.2 0.8 -1 10 Missouri -1.1 0.6 YES -35 18 YES Montana -0.8 1.1 -5 6 Nebraska -0.5 0.8 -7 8 Nevada -1.3 0.9 YES -22 13 YES New Hampshire -0.9 0.9 -7 6 YES New Jersey -0.8 0.6 YES -40 24 YES New Mexico -1.8 0.9 YES -18 8 YES New York -1.1 0.4 YES -123 39 YES North Carolina -1.0 0.7 YES -51 31 YES North Dakota -0.5 1.0 -2 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 1 29 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 5 12 Oregon -1.5 0.7 YES -34 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.2 0.6 -10 33 Rhode Island -0.8 1.1 -4 6 South Carolina -0.9 0.8 YES -25 18 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Tennessee -0.5 0.7 -16 22 Texas 0.2 0.5 25 64 Utah -0.7 0.7 -14 13 YES Vermont -0.7 1.1 -2 3 Virginia -0.5 0.6 -23 26 Washington -1.0 0.6 YES -40 21 YES West Virginia 0.1 0.9 0 6 Wisconsin -0.5 0.6 -17 18 Wyoming -0.8 1.2 -2 3