TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and January 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 -26 425 Alabama -0.2 0.6 -6 12 Alaska 0.0 0.8 0 3 Arizona -0.6 0.6 -23 18 YES Arkansas -0.4 0.6 -7 8 California -0.2 0.3 -52 55 Colorado -1.0 0.6 YES -34 17 YES Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Delaware 1.1 0.8 YES 6 4 YES District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 3 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 -4 42 Georgia -0.1 0.5 -5 24 Hawaii -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Idaho 0.1 0.7 1 6 Illinois -0.2 0.5 -14 27 Indiana 0.1 0.5 5 17 Iowa 0.3 0.6 5 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -3 9 Kentucky 0.0 0.6 -1 11 Louisiana -0.1 0.6 -2 12 Maine 0.8 0.7 YES 6 5 YES Maryland 1.6 0.6 YES 50 17 YES Massachusetts -0.5 0.5 -18 18 YES Michigan -0.5 0.5 -24 22 YES Minnesota -0.5 0.5 -15 16 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri 1.2 0.6 YES 39 17 YES Montana 0.2 0.8 1 4 Nebraska -0.3 0.6 -3 7 Nevada 0.0 0.7 0 10 New Hampshire 0.3 0.7 2 5 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -10 21 New Mexico 0.5 0.8 5 7 New York 0.8 0.4 YES 82 35 YES North Carolina 0.2 0.6 11 26 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 3 Ohio 0.1 0.4 6 24 Oklahoma 0.3 0.6 7 10 Oregon 1.9 0.6 YES 41 12 YES Pennsylvania 0.0 0.5 2 27 Rhode Island -0.5 0.8 -3 4 South Carolina 0.1 0.6 4 14 South Dakota -0.1 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee -0.1 0.6 -3 18 Texas -0.4 0.4 -62 53 YES Utah 0.1 0.6 2 10 Vermont 0.3 0.9 1 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -6 23 Washington 0.3 0.5 10 18 West Virginia 0.3 0.8 3 6 Wisconsin -0.5 0.5 -15 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3