TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and January 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 -188 352 Alabama -0.6 0.7 -10 13 Alaska -0.9 0.9 -3 3 Arizona -0.3 0.6 -8 20 Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -8 9 California 0.5 0.4 YES 100 70 YES Colorado -0.6 0.6 -16 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 7 10 Delaware -2.1 0.8 YES -10 4 YES District of Columbia -0.6 0.9 -5 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 19 45 Georgia -0.8 0.6 YES -37 27 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.8 1 5 Idaho -0.9 0.8 YES -7 6 YES Illinois -0.7 0.5 YES -41 30 YES Indiana 0.3 0.6 8 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 3 9 Kentucky -1.1 0.6 YES -22 13 YES Louisiana -0.9 0.7 YES -14 13 YES Maine 0.2 0.8 1 5 Maryland -1.8 0.7 YES -44 18 YES Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 10 20 Michigan 0.2 0.5 12 23 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi -1.3 0.7 YES -15 8 YES Missouri -0.2 0.6 -7 17 Montana -1.1 0.9 YES -5 4 YES Nebraska -0.9 0.7 YES -10 7 YES Nevada -0.8 0.9 -13 13 New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.7 0.5 YES -31 21 YES New Mexico -0.6 0.8 -5 7 New York 0.1 0.4 18 35 North Carolina -0.8 0.6 YES -34 29 YES North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -3 3 Ohio 0.3 0.5 18 26 Oklahoma -1.1 0.7 YES -19 12 YES Oregon -1.5 0.6 YES -28 13 YES Pennsylvania -1.2 0.4 YES -69 26 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 4 South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -11 15 South Dakota -0.7 0.7 -3 3 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 6 21 Texas 0.6 0.4 YES 82 59 YES Utah -0.5 0.7 -7 12 Vermont 1.5 0.8 YES 5 3 YES Virginia -0.2 0.6 -4 25 Washington -0.9 0.6 YES -31 21 YES West Virginia -1.3 0.8 YES -9 5 YES Wisconsin -0.3 0.5 -8 16 Wyoming -0.8 0.9 -2 3