TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2024 and April 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. 0.0 0.2 57 352 Alabama 0.0 0.7 0 13 Alaska -0.1 0.9 0 3 Arizona -0.2 0.6 -7 20 Arkansas -0.5 0.7 -6 9 California 0.4 0.4 67 70 Colorado 0.2 0.6 8 18 Connecticut -0.3 0.6 -4 10 Delaware -0.5 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.5 0.9 -3 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -13 45 Georgia -0.8 0.6 YES -41 27 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.8 1 5 Idaho -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Illinois 0.0 0.5 1 30 Indiana 0.7 0.6 YES 23 19 YES Iowa -0.2 0.6 -2 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 2 9 Kentucky 0.4 0.6 8 13 Louisiana -0.8 0.7 YES -14 13 YES Maine -0.9 0.8 YES -6 5 YES Maryland 0.3 0.7 12 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 7 20 Michigan 1.2 0.5 YES 58 23 YES Minnesota 0.1 0.5 3 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -4 8 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -9 17 Montana 0.5 0.9 2 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 0 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 1 13 New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -11 21 New Mexico 0.2 0.8 1 7 New York 0.7 0.4 YES 71 35 YES North Carolina 0.6 0.6 36 29 YES North Dakota 0.3 0.8 1 3 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -20 26 Oklahoma -1.0 0.7 YES -18 12 YES Oregon 0.1 0.6 3 13 Pennsylvania -0.9 0.4 YES -56 26 YES Rhode Island 0.1 0.9 1 4 South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -13 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Tennessee -0.9 0.7 YES -28 21 YES Texas 0.1 0.4 14 59 Utah 0.0 0.7 1 12 Vermont -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Virginia -0.6 0.6 -22 25 Washington 0.2 0.6 6 21 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 2 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -7 16 Wyoming -0.1 0.9 0 3