TABLE 7: Hires 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. -0.1 0.2 -52 352 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -2 13 Alaska -0.2 0.9 -1 3 Arizona 0.2 0.6 5 20 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -3 9 California 0.1 0.4 17 70 Colorado -0.9 0.6 YES -25 18 YES Connecticut 0.3 0.6 4 10 Delaware -0.1 0.8 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -68 45 YES Georgia -0.7 0.6 YES -38 27 YES Hawaii -0.1 0.8 -1 5 Idaho -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Illinois 0.2 0.5 12 30 Indiana -0.6 0.6 -19 19 Iowa 0.1 0.6 2 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kentucky -0.3 0.6 -6 13 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -1 13 Maine 0.4 0.8 3 5 Maryland 0.1 0.6 1 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 -3 20 Michigan 0.2 0.5 12 23 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 0 8 Missouri 0.2 0.6 7 17 Montana -0.3 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 7 Nevada 0.2 0.9 2 13 New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 6 New Jersey 0.3 0.5 12 21 New Mexico -0.3 0.8 -2 7 New York 0.6 0.4 YES 69 35 YES North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -15 29 North Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 3 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -17 26 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon -0.3 0.6 -5 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 11 26 Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 4 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -8 15 South Dakota -0.1 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 3 21 Texas 0.1 0.4 15 59 Utah -0.8 0.7 YES -13 12 YES Vermont 0.2 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 1 25 Washington 0.1 0.6 3 21 West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 6 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 0 3