TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and August 2023, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. 0.4 0.2 YES 690 376 YES Alabama 0.4 0.6 9 12 Alaska 3.7 0.8 YES 15 3 YES Arizona 0.1 0.6 2 18 Arkansas 0.4 0.6 7 8 California 0.2 0.3 36 55 Colorado 0.3 0.6 13 17 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 5 9 Delaware 0.0 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia -0.5 0.9 -4 7 Florida 0.4 0.5 42 42 YES Georgia 0.4 0.5 27 24 YES Hawaii 0.5 0.8 3 5 Idaho 0.2 0.7 2 6 Illinois 0.9 0.5 YES 61 27 YES Indiana 0.3 0.5 9 17 Iowa 1.0 0.6 YES 17 9 YES Kansas 0.5 0.6 8 9 Kentucky 0.7 0.6 YES 15 11 YES Louisiana 0.6 0.6 13 12 YES Maine -0.2 0.7 -1 5 Maryland 0.5 0.6 18 17 YES Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 10 18 Michigan 0.5 0.5 23 22 YES Minnesota 0.7 0.5 YES 22 16 YES Mississippi 0.2 0.7 3 8 Missouri 0.5 0.6 17 17 YES Montana 0.2 0.8 2 4 Nebraska 0.8 0.6 YES 9 7 YES Nevada 0.6 0.7 12 10 YES New Hampshire -0.9 0.7 YES -7 5 YES New Jersey -0.7 0.5 YES -33 21 YES New Mexico -0.2 0.8 -2 7 New York 0.5 0.4 YES 46 35 YES North Carolina 0.5 0.6 27 26 YES North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 3 Ohio 0.6 0.4 YES 42 24 YES Oklahoma 0.6 0.6 12 10 YES Oregon 0.3 0.6 8 12 Pennsylvania 0.4 0.5 28 27 YES Rhode Island 0.3 0.8 2 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.6 7 14 South Dakota 0.9 0.8 YES 5 3 YES Tennessee 0.9 0.6 YES 36 18 YES Texas 0.2 0.4 35 53 Utah 1.4 0.6 YES 28 10 YES Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia 0.7 0.6 YES 31 23 YES Washington 0.2 0.5 6 18 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 2 6 Wisconsin 0.6 0.5 YES 22 16 YES Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3