TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2024 and July 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. -0.2 0.2 -231 352 Alabama -0.2 0.6 -2 13 Alaska -0.6 0.8 -2 3 Arizona -0.4 0.6 -10 20 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -2 9 California 0.2 0.4 36 66 Colorado -0.8 0.6 YES -22 18 YES Connecticut -0.8 0.6 YES -14 10 YES Delaware -0.4 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.1 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -70 48 YES Georgia 0.0 0.6 0 27 Hawaii -0.5 0.8 -2 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 -1 7 Illinois -0.4 0.5 -24 31 Indiana 0.4 0.6 16 18 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -6 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.6 -3 12 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 0 13 Maine -0.5 0.8 -4 5 Maryland -0.4 0.7 -13 18 Massachusetts -1.5 0.5 YES -54 20 YES Michigan 0.2 0.5 11 23 Minnesota -0.6 0.6 -18 16 YES Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.7 0.6 YES -18 16 YES Montana -0.5 0.9 -2 5 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -1 7 Nevada -0.4 0.8 -6 12 New Hampshire -0.3 0.8 -2 6 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 9 21 New Mexico -0.3 0.8 -2 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -3 36 North Carolina 0.3 0.5 16 27 North Dakota -0.1 0.7 -1 3 Ohio 0.0 0.5 7 25 Oklahoma -0.8 0.7 YES -14 12 YES Oregon -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Pennsylvania -1.3 0.5 YES -75 28 YES Rhode Island -0.8 0.9 -4 4 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -2 15 South Dakota -0.1 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.1 0.6 5 20 Texas 0.4 0.4 68 57 YES Utah -0.1 0.6 -1 11 Vermont -0.7 0.8 -2 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 11 25 Washington -0.2 0.6 -6 21 West Virginia -0.4 0.7 -2 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -7 16 Wyoming -0.1 0.9 0 3