TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and December 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. -0.4 0.3 YES -556 425 YES Alabama -0.2 0.7 -5 14 Alaska -0.6 1.1 -2 4 Arizona -0.7 0.7 -26 20 YES Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -3 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -117 60 YES Colorado -1.2 0.6 YES -39 19 YES Connecticut -0.3 0.7 -4 12 Delaware -0.4 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.5 1.0 -4 8 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -73 47 YES Georgia -0.1 0.6 -4 26 Hawaii -0.6 1.1 -4 7 Idaho -0.5 0.9 -5 7 Illinois 0.1 0.5 4 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -2 19 Iowa 0.0 0.7 0 11 Kansas -0.1 0.7 -1 10 Kentucky -0.3 0.7 -6 14 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -2 14 Maine 0.1 0.8 1 5 Maryland -0.8 0.7 YES -24 19 YES Massachusetts 0.1 0.6 7 23 Michigan -0.3 0.6 -12 25 Minnesota 0.0 0.6 0 19 Mississippi -0.7 0.8 -9 10 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -2 18 Montana -1.0 1.1 -6 6 Nebraska 0.2 0.8 2 8 Nevada -0.5 0.9 -8 13 New Hampshire 0.0 0.9 0 6 New Jersey -0.1 0.6 -6 24 New Mexico -0.5 0.9 -5 8 New York 0.2 0.4 19 39 North Carolina -0.7 0.7 -35 31 YES North Dakota -0.1 1.0 0 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 0 29 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon -0.4 0.7 -8 13 Pennsylvania -0.5 0.6 -33 33 Rhode Island -0.2 1.1 -1 6 South Carolina -0.4 0.8 -11 18 South Dakota 0.0 0.9 0 4 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -8 22 Texas -0.4 0.5 -56 64 Utah -0.7 0.7 -13 13 Vermont 0.3 1.1 1 3 Virginia -0.7 0.6 YES -33 26 YES Washington -0.5 0.6 -17 21 West Virginia -0.8 0.9 -7 6 YES Wisconsin 0.2 0.6 6 18 Wyoming -0.6 1.2 -2 3