TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and December 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. 0.0 0.2 101 376 Alabama 0.6 0.6 14 12 YES Alaska -0.8 0.8 -3 3 YES Arizona -0.6 0.6 -21 18 YES Arkansas 0.1 0.6 1 8 California 0.4 0.3 YES 79 55 YES Colorado -0.5 0.6 -17 17 YES Connecticut 0.4 0.6 6 9 Delaware 0.2 0.8 1 4 District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 3 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -13 42 Georgia 0.2 0.5 11 24 Hawaii -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Idaho -0.5 0.7 -5 6 Illinois -0.6 0.5 YES -42 27 YES Indiana -0.4 0.5 -12 17 Iowa 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.6 2 11 Louisiana 0.7 0.6 YES 15 12 YES Maine -1.1 0.7 YES -8 5 YES Maryland 0.0 0.6 0 17 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 6 18 Michigan 1.2 0.5 YES 63 22 YES Minnesota 0.0 0.5 1 16 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri -0.4 0.6 -12 17 Montana -0.4 0.8 -2 4 Nebraska -0.2 0.6 -2 7 Nevada -0.4 0.7 -7 10 New Hampshire -0.2 0.7 -1 5 New Jersey -0.1 0.5 -3 21 New Mexico -0.3 0.8 -3 7 New York 0.0 0.4 5 35 North Carolina 0.0 0.6 1 26 North Dakota -0.8 0.8 YES -4 3 YES Ohio 0.1 0.4 7 24 Oklahoma 0.1 0.6 2 10 Oregon -0.4 0.6 -9 12 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.5 7 27 Rhode Island 0.3 0.8 2 4 South Carolina 0.1 0.6 4 14 South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee 0.2 0.6 7 18 Texas 0.3 0.4 48 53 Utah 0.0 0.6 0 10 Vermont -0.5 0.9 -2 3 Virginia 0.5 0.6 21 23 Washington -0.4 0.5 -16 18 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 6 Wisconsin -0.6 0.5 YES -20 16 YES Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3