TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and July 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. 0.0 0.1 120 206 Alabama -0.5 0.4 YES -9 8 YES Alaska -0.1 0.7 0 2 Arizona 0.4 0.4 YES 15 11 YES Arkansas 0.2 0.5 3 6 California 0.0 0.2 -4 37 Colorado 0.2 0.5 7 13 Connecticut 0.4 0.4 7 7 YES Delaware 0.4 0.7 2 3 District of Columbia 0.1 0.5 2 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 14 23 Georgia 0.4 0.3 YES 23 15 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.6 0 4 Idaho 0.0 0.5 1 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 1 16 Indiana -0.4 0.4 YES -12 12 YES Iowa -0.1 0.4 -1 6 Kansas 0.1 0.3 3 5 Kentucky 0.1 0.4 3 8 Louisiana 0.0 0.5 2 10 Maine 0.5 0.5 3 3 Maryland 0.1 0.4 1 11 Massachusetts 0.3 0.4 10 13 Michigan -0.1 0.3 -3 14 Minnesota -0.1 0.3 -4 10 Mississippi -0.6 0.5 YES -7 6 YES Missouri 0.1 0.3 4 10 Montana 0.1 0.6 1 3 Nebraska 0.2 0.4 2 4 Nevada 0.2 0.6 5 8 New Hampshire 0.4 0.5 4 3 YES New Jersey 0.5 0.3 YES 19 12 YES New Mexico -0.1 0.5 0 4 New York -0.3 0.3 YES -25 24 YES North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -4 17 North Dakota 0.9 0.5 YES 4 2 YES Ohio 0.3 0.3 13 16 Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 2 7 Oregon 0.3 0.4 5 8 Pennsylvania 0.8 0.3 YES 47 18 YES Rhode Island 0.5 0.5 3 3 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.4 5 9 South Dakota 0.3 0.5 1 2 Tennessee 0.1 0.4 4 13 Texas -0.3 0.2 YES -44 28 YES Utah -0.1 0.4 0 7 Vermont 0.5 0.6 1 2 Virginia 0.3 0.4 15 15 YES Washington -0.2 0.4 -6 13 West Virginia 0.1 0.5 1 3 Wisconsin 0.1 0.3 3 10 Wyoming 0.0 0.8 0 2