TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and November 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 -235 352 Alabama -0.7 0.7 -16 13 YES Alaska -0.2 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.1 0.6 6 20 Arkansas -0.6 0.7 -9 9 California 0.0 0.4 -9 70 Colorado -0.1 0.6 -3 18 Connecticut 0.4 0.6 7 10 Delaware -0.5 0.8 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.6 0.5 YES -61 45 YES Georgia -0.7 0.6 YES -39 27 YES Hawaii -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Illinois 0.3 0.5 14 30 Indiana 0.0 0.6 0 19 Iowa -0.1 0.6 -2 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.9 0.6 YES -18 13 YES Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -11 13 Maine 0.4 0.8 3 5 Maryland -0.6 0.6 -16 18 Massachusetts -0.1 0.5 -3 20 Michigan 0.2 0.5 9 23 Minnesota -0.3 0.5 -6 16 Mississippi -0.8 0.7 YES -8 8 Missouri -0.4 0.6 -9 17 Montana -0.1 0.9 0 4 Nebraska -0.4 0.7 -5 7 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -4 13 New Hampshire 0.6 0.8 4 6 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 8 21 New Mexico -0.3 0.8 -3 7 New York 0.5 0.4 YES 56 35 YES North Carolina -0.4 0.6 -19 29 North Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -9 26 Oklahoma -0.7 0.7 -13 12 YES Oregon -0.2 0.6 -5 13 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.4 -6 26 Rhode Island 0.5 0.9 2 4 South Carolina -1.0 0.7 YES -22 15 YES South Dakota -0.5 0.7 -2 3 Tennessee -0.7 0.7 -24 21 YES Texas 0.0 0.4 -4 59 Utah -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Vermont 0.3 0.8 1 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 14 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -5 21 West Virginia -0.6 0.8 -5 5 Wisconsin -0.3 0.5 -10 16 Wyoming -0.1 0.9 -1 3