TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2024 and August 2024, 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. 0.2 0.3 329 425 Alabama 0.0 0.7 -2 14 Alaska 0.2 1.1 1 4 Arizona 0.5 0.7 18 20 Arkansas 0.3 0.7 5 9 California 0.0 0.4 1 60 Colorado -0.8 0.6 YES -26 19 YES Connecticut -0.1 0.7 -1 12 Delaware 0.0 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia -0.6 1.0 -5 8 Florida -0.3 0.5 -36 47 Georgia 0.7 0.6 YES 44 26 YES Hawaii 0.3 1.1 2 7 Idaho 0.7 0.9 7 7 Illinois -0.6 0.5 YES -42 30 YES Indiana 0.2 0.6 7 19 Iowa 0.6 0.7 10 11 Kansas 0.7 0.7 11 10 YES Kentucky -0.1 0.7 -1 14 Louisiana -0.3 0.7 -7 14 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -4 19 Massachusetts 0.2 0.6 8 23 Michigan 0.1 0.6 2 25 Minnesota 1.6 0.6 YES 54 19 YES Mississippi -0.5 0.8 -8 10 Missouri 0.8 0.6 YES 28 18 YES Montana 0.6 1.1 4 6 Nebraska 1.2 0.8 YES 15 8 YES Nevada 0.8 0.9 14 13 YES New Hampshire 0.0 0.9 0 6 New Jersey 0.0 0.6 2 24 New Mexico 0.9 0.9 9 8 YES New York 0.4 0.4 51 39 YES North Carolina -0.4 0.7 -18 31 North Dakota 0.2 1.0 1 4 Ohio 0.6 0.5 YES 35 29 YES Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -2 12 Oregon 0.3 0.7 8 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.6 5 33 Rhode Island 0.0 1.1 0 6 South Carolina 0.2 0.8 7 18 South Dakota 0.6 0.9 3 4 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 1 22 Texas 0.4 0.5 69 64 YES Utah 2.2 0.7 YES 44 13 YES Vermont -0.3 1.1 -1 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 -2 26 Washington 0.2 0.6 8 21 West Virginia -0.3 0.9 -2 6 Wisconsin 0.2 0.6 8 18 Wyoming 0.6 1.2 2 3