TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and February 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. 0.0 0.3 8 425 Alabama -0.2 0.6 -4 12 Alaska 0.5 0.8 2 3 Arizona 1.0 0.6 YES 37 18 YES Arkansas 0.0 0.6 1 8 California 0.2 0.3 33 55 Colorado 0.1 0.6 5 17 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Delaware -0.4 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -1.0 0.9 YES -9 7 YES Florida 0.2 0.5 20 42 Georgia 0.1 0.5 9 24 Hawaii 0.9 0.8 YES 6 5 YES Idaho 0.1 0.7 1 6 Illinois 0.2 0.5 19 27 Indiana 0.5 0.5 18 17 YES Iowa -0.6 0.6 YES -10 9 YES Kansas 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kentucky -0.1 0.6 -2 11 Louisiana 0.3 0.6 6 12 Maine -0.8 0.7 YES -6 5 YES Maryland -0.6 0.6 -18 17 YES Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 18 Michigan -0.3 0.5 -11 22 Minnesota -0.2 0.5 -7 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.7 1 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -16 17 Montana 0.3 0.8 2 4 Nebraska 0.3 0.6 3 7 Nevada 0.1 0.7 2 10 New Hampshire -0.3 0.7 -2 5 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 4 21 New Mexico 0.5 0.8 5 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -16 35 North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -4 26 North Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Ohio -0.4 0.4 -24 24 YES Oklahoma 0.1 0.6 3 10 Oregon -1.2 0.6 YES -28 12 YES Pennsylvania 0.2 0.5 14 27 Rhode Island 0.9 0.8 YES 5 4 YES South Carolina -0.3 0.6 -7 14 South Dakota 0.3 0.8 2 3 Tennessee -0.4 0.6 -16 18 Texas -0.3 0.4 -31 53 Utah 0.4 0.6 8 10 Vermont -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 -2 23 Washington 0.2 0.5 8 18 West Virginia -1.0 0.8 YES -8 6 YES Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 11 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3