TABLE 10: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and September 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. 0.2 0.1 YES 297 206 YES Alabama -0.2 0.4 -5 8 Alaska 0.7 0.7 3 2 YES Arizona 0.2 0.4 5 11 Arkansas 0.0 0.5 -1 6 California -0.2 0.2 -40 37 YES Colorado 0.3 0.5 10 13 Connecticut 0.5 0.4 YES 8 7 YES Delaware -0.1 0.7 -1 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 0 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 14 23 Georgia 0.5 0.3 YES 27 15 YES Hawaii 0.6 0.6 3 4 Idaho 0.7 0.5 YES 6 4 YES Illinois 0.2 0.3 9 16 Indiana 0.0 0.4 3 12 Iowa 0.2 0.4 3 6 Kansas -0.2 0.3 -2 5 Kentucky 0.2 0.4 3 8 Louisiana 0.1 0.5 3 10 Maine 0.4 0.5 4 3 YES Maryland 0.0 0.4 -2 11 Massachusetts 0.7 0.4 YES 24 13 YES Michigan 0.3 0.3 14 14 Minnesota -0.5 0.3 YES -12 10 YES Mississippi -0.3 0.5 -4 6 Missouri -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Montana 0.7 0.6 YES 4 3 YES Nebraska 0.1 0.4 1 4 Nevada 0.5 0.6 8 8 New Hampshire 0.8 0.5 YES 6 3 YES New Jersey 1.5 0.3 YES 68 12 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.5 2 4 New York 0.4 0.3 YES 37 24 YES North Carolina 0.1 0.4 6 17 North Dakota 0.0 0.5 1 2 Ohio 0.0 0.3 1 16 Oklahoma 0.0 0.4 1 7 Oregon 0.5 0.4 YES 9 8 YES Pennsylvania 0.4 0.3 YES 25 18 YES Rhode Island 0.5 0.5 3 3 South Carolina -0.4 0.4 -7 9 South Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Tennessee 0.3 0.4 12 13 Texas 0.2 0.2 26 28 Utah 0.5 0.4 YES 9 7 YES Vermont 0.7 0.6 YES 2 2 Virginia 0.1 0.4 4 15 Washington 0.2 0.4 7 13 West Virginia -0.2 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Wyoming 0.6 0.8 2 2