TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2023 and March 2024, 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. -0.4 0.2 YES -514 321 YES Alabama 0.0 0.7 1 14 Alaska -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Arizona -1.1 0.7 YES -32 20 YES Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -2 9 California -0.4 0.4 YES -75 68 YES Colorado -0.4 0.6 -7 18 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -2 10 Delaware -0.9 0.9 YES -4 4 District of Columbia -0.5 1.0 -4 7 Florida 0.4 0.5 47 41 YES Georgia -0.9 0.6 YES -44 25 YES Hawaii -0.5 0.9 -3 5 Idaho -0.3 0.8 -1 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -17 30 Indiana -0.6 0.6 -18 20 Iowa -0.6 0.6 YES -8 9 Kansas 0.4 0.6 5 9 Kentucky -0.8 0.7 YES -14 13 YES Louisiana -0.8 0.7 YES -16 13 YES Maine -0.4 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.7 0.7 YES -18 18 YES Massachusetts -0.2 0.5 -7 19 Michigan -0.2 0.6 -9 24 Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -18 16 YES Mississippi -0.4 0.7 -4 8 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -6 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 1 8 Nevada -0.5 0.9 -6 12 New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -2 6 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -7 19 New Mexico -0.6 0.8 -5 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -27 34 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -16 28 North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -11 25 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon -0.7 0.7 YES -15 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.4 0.4 -27 25 YES Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina 0.6 0.7 18 15 YES South Dakota -0.7 0.7 -3 3 Tennessee -0.5 0.7 -17 21 Texas -1.0 0.4 YES -126 56 YES Utah -0.4 0.8 -7 13 Vermont -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -12 24 Washington -0.6 0.6 YES -23 20 YES West Virginia -1.2 0.8 YES -7 6 YES Wisconsin -0.4 0.6 -10 16 Wyoming -0.4 0.9 -1 3