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 -191 368 Alabama 0.0 0.6 1 13 Alaska -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Arizona 0.1 0.6 3 19 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -4 9 California 0.2 0.3 46 59 Colorado -0.9 0.6 YES -26 18 YES Connecticut 0.4 0.6 6 10 Delaware -0.3 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -4 7 Florida -0.6 0.5 YES -61 47 YES Georgia -0.7 0.5 YES -37 27 YES Hawaii -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -3 7 Illinois 0.5 0.5 36 30 YES Indiana -0.5 0.5 -17 17 Iowa 0.1 0.5 2 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 2 8 Kentucky 0.0 0.6 -1 12 Louisiana 0.2 0.7 2 13 Maine 0.3 0.7 2 5 Maryland 0.1 0.6 2 18 Massachusetts -0.1 0.5 -6 20 Michigan 0.3 0.5 10 23 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.6 0 8 Missouri 0.0 0.5 1 16 Montana -0.4 0.8 -2 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.6 0 7 Nevada -0.2 0.8 -3 12 New Hampshire 0.1 0.8 2 6 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 5 21 New Mexico -0.2 0.7 -3 6 New York 0.6 0.4 YES 54 36 YES North Carolina -0.3 0.5 -11 27 North Dakota -0.1 0.7 -1 3 Ohio -0.1 0.4 -7 25 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 1 12 Oregon -0.5 0.6 -11 12 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 11 27 Rhode Island 0.4 0.8 1 4 South Carolina 0.0 0.6 -1 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.0 0.6 -1 20 Texas 0.2 0.4 31 55 Utah -0.6 0.6 -9 11 Vermont 0.4 0.8 2 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 -2 25 Washington -0.2 0.6 -9 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.7 0 5 Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 7 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 2