TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2024 and October 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 -272 352 Alabama -0.6 0.7 -13 13 Alaska 0.0 0.9 1 3 Arizona 0.4 0.6 12 20 Arkansas -0.9 0.7 YES -12 9 YES California 0.3 0.4 48 70 Colorado 0.1 0.6 2 18 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -4 10 Delaware -0.7 0.8 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.7 0.9 -6 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -28 45 Georgia -0.8 0.6 YES -37 27 YES Hawaii 0.2 0.8 1 5 Idaho 0.3 0.8 4 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 29 30 Indiana -0.3 0.6 -7 19 Iowa 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kansas 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kentucky -0.8 0.6 YES -14 13 YES Louisiana -0.9 0.7 YES -17 13 YES Maine 0.2 0.8 0 5 Maryland -1.0 0.6 YES -26 18 YES Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 10 20 Michigan 0.1 0.5 4 23 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -2 16 Mississippi -1.0 0.7 YES -11 8 YES Missouri 0.1 0.6 2 17 Montana 0.6 0.9 4 4 Nebraska 0.3 0.7 3 7 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -2 13 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -13 21 New Mexico -0.2 0.8 0 7 New York 0.6 0.4 YES 59 35 YES North Carolina -0.9 0.6 YES -42 29 YES North Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -5 26 Oklahoma -1.2 0.7 YES -21 12 YES Oregon -0.1 0.6 -1 13 Pennsylvania -0.7 0.4 YES -41 26 YES Rhode Island -0.3 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina -0.7 0.7 -15 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.9 0.7 YES -29 21 YES Texas -0.7 0.4 YES -88 59 YES Utah 0.6 0.7 11 12 Vermont -0.2 0.8 -1 3 Virginia -0.6 0.6 -24 25 Washington 0.0 0.6 1 21 West Virginia -0.7 0.8 -5 5 Wisconsin -0.1 0.5 -3 16 Wyoming 0.4 0.9 1 3