TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2024 and March 2024, 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. -0.2 0.2 -281 336 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -2 14 Alaska -0.9 0.9 YES -3 3 YES Arizona -0.2 0.7 -6 20 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -3 9 California -0.1 0.4 -16 68 Colorado 0.0 0.6 -1 18 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -4 10 Delaware -0.8 0.9 -4 4 YES District of Columbia -0.4 1.0 -3 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -9 41 Georgia -0.4 0.6 -17 25 Hawaii -0.5 0.9 -3 5 Idaho 0.1 0.8 1 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 29 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -4 20 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -4 9 Kansas 0.4 0.6 5 9 Kentucky -0.5 0.7 -9 13 Louisiana -0.7 0.7 YES -12 13 Maine -0.5 0.8 -3 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -4 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 8 19 Michigan 0.1 0.6 7 24 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -3 16 Mississippi -0.4 0.7 -5 8 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -6 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 1 8 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -2 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey 0.8 0.5 YES 35 19 YES New Mexico 0.2 0.8 2 7 New York 0.3 0.4 24 34 North Carolina -1.1 0.6 YES -53 28 YES North Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -14 25 Oklahoma -0.4 0.7 -8 12 Oregon -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.4 -20 25 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 7 15 South Dakota -0.5 0.7 -2 3 Tennessee -1.1 0.7 YES -36 21 YES Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -109 56 YES Utah 0.0 0.8 -1 13 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -10 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -13 20 West Virginia -1.0 0.8 YES -7 6 YES Wisconsin 0.1 0.6 2 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3