TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2025 and February 2025, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. 0.0 0.2 25 355 Alabama 0.4 0.7 7 13 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.1 0.6 4 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -1 9 California -0.3 0.4 -49 70 Colorado 0.1 0.6 3 18 Connecticut -0.6 0.6 -10 10 Delaware 0.3 0.8 2 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida 1.3 0.5 YES 135 45 YES Georgia -0.3 0.6 -16 27 Hawaii 0.0 0.8 0 5 Idaho 0.4 0.8 4 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 30 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -4 19 Iowa 0.3 0.6 5 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky 0.8 0.6 YES 17 13 YES Louisiana 0.1 0.7 1 13 Maine -0.1 0.8 -1 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 -1 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 1 20 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -7 23 Minnesota -0.3 0.5 -7 16 Mississippi 0.7 0.7 9 8 YES Missouri -0.3 0.6 -6 17 Montana 0.9 0.9 5 4 YES Nebraska 0.5 0.7 5 7 Nevada 0.6 0.9 10 13 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey 0.4 0.5 18 21 New Mexico 0.9 0.8 YES 8 7 YES New York 0.1 0.4 9 35 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -9 29 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 3 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -20 26 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 3 12 Oregon 0.6 0.6 12 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 -3 26 Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -2 4 South Carolina -0.1 0.7 -2 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Tennessee -1.0 0.7 YES -31 21 YES Texas -0.7 0.4 YES -100 59 YES Utah 0.5 0.7 8 12 Vermont -1.3 0.8 YES -4 3 YES Virginia -0.3 0.6 -16 25 Washington 0.4 0.6 17 21 West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -5 16 Wyoming 0.7 0.9 2 3