TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and April 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. -0.1 0.1 -149 206 Alabama 0.1 0.4 4 8 Alaska -1.3 0.6 YES -4 2 YES Arizona 0.5 0.4 YES 18 11 YES Arkansas 0.1 0.4 2 6 California 0.2 0.2 YES 45 33 YES Colorado -0.1 0.4 -2 12 Connecticut 0.9 0.4 YES 15 7 YES Delaware -0.1 0.6 0 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 -1 4 Florida -0.3 0.3 YES -21 22 Georgia 0.1 0.3 5 15 Hawaii 0.2 0.6 1 4 Idaho -0.4 0.5 -3 4 Illinois -0.4 0.3 YES -21 16 YES Indiana -0.5 0.4 YES -13 12 YES Iowa -0.1 0.4 -2 6 Kansas -0.5 0.4 YES -7 5 YES Kentucky 0.1 0.4 2 8 Louisiana 0.2 0.5 4 9 Maine 1.0 0.5 YES 6 3 YES Maryland 0.0 0.4 1 11 Massachusetts -0.1 0.3 -4 12 Michigan -0.5 0.3 YES -20 14 YES Minnesota -0.3 0.3 -9 10 Mississippi 0.0 0.5 0 6 Missouri -0.5 0.4 YES -13 10 YES Montana -0.2 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska -0.5 0.4 YES -4 4 Nevada 0.3 0.5 5 7 New Hampshire 0.6 0.5 YES 4 3 YES New Jersey 0.1 0.3 6 12 New Mexico 0.0 0.5 0 4 New York -0.2 0.3 -16 24 North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -1 17 North Dakota -0.6 0.5 YES -2 2 Ohio -0.5 0.3 YES -27 16 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.4 -4 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 2 8 Pennsylvania 0.3 0.3 YES 21 17 YES Rhode Island 0.9 0.6 YES 5 3 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.4 3 9 South Dakota -0.9 0.5 YES -4 2 YES Tennessee 0.0 0.4 1 13 Texas -0.3 0.2 YES -35 28 YES Utah 0.2 0.4 4 7 Vermont 0.6 0.6 2 2 YES Virginia -0.3 0.4 -13 14 Washington -0.2 0.4 -5 12 West Virginia -0.2 0.5 -2 3 Wisconsin -0.4 0.3 YES -10 10 YES Wyoming -0.3 0.8 -1 2