TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and August 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 -48 206 Alabama -0.1 0.4 0 8 Alaska -0.3 0.7 -1 2 Arizona -0.3 0.4 -7 11 Arkansas 0.6 0.5 YES 10 6 YES California -0.4 0.2 YES -73 37 YES Colorado 0.1 0.5 4 13 Connecticut -0.4 0.4 -6 7 Delaware 0.1 0.7 1 3 District of Columbia 0.2 0.5 2 4 Florida 0.0 0.3 3 23 Georgia 0.5 0.3 YES 22 15 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.6 0 4 Idaho -0.1 0.5 0 4 Illinois -0.5 0.3 YES -31 16 YES Indiana 0.1 0.4 4 12 Iowa 0.0 0.4 0 6 Kansas 0.3 0.3 4 5 Kentucky 0.1 0.4 1 8 Louisiana 0.3 0.5 5 10 Maine 0.0 0.5 0 3 Maryland 0.3 0.4 6 11 Massachusetts 0.1 0.4 4 13 Michigan -0.3 0.3 -15 14 YES Minnesota -0.6 0.3 YES -16 10 YES Mississippi 0.1 0.5 2 6 Missouri -0.1 0.3 -1 10 Montana -0.3 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska 0.0 0.4 -1 4 Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire -0.1 0.5 -1 3 New Jersey -0.4 0.3 YES -13 12 YES New Mexico 0.0 0.5 -1 4 New York 0.0 0.3 -4 24 North Carolina -0.6 0.4 YES -25 17 YES North Dakota 0.1 0.5 1 2 Ohio 0.1 0.3 9 16 Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 2 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 1 8 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.3 10 18 Rhode Island 0.1 0.5 1 3 South Carolina 0.2 0.4 7 9 South Dakota -0.2 0.5 0 2 Tennessee 0.4 0.4 12 13 Texas 0.2 0.2 35 28 YES Utah 0.4 0.4 8 7 YES Vermont 0.0 0.6 0 2 Virginia -0.1 0.4 -4 15 Washington 0.2 0.4 8 13 West Virginia 0.2 0.5 2 3 Wisconsin -0.2 0.3 -6 10 Wyoming -0.3 0.8 -1 2