TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -617 376 YES Alabama -0.6 0.6 -15 12 YES Alaska -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Arizona -0.2 0.6 -10 18 Arkansas -0.5 0.6 -7 8 California -0.3 0.3 -60 55 YES Colorado 0.0 0.6 1 17 Connecticut -0.7 0.6 YES -13 9 YES Delaware -0.5 0.8 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.7 0.9 -6 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -32 42 Georgia -0.3 0.5 -18 24 Hawaii -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Idaho 0.2 0.7 2 6 Illinois -0.7 0.5 YES -49 27 YES Indiana -0.4 0.5 -15 17 Iowa 0.0 0.6 1 9 Kansas -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kentucky -0.7 0.6 YES -14 11 YES Louisiana -1.2 0.6 YES -26 12 YES Maine -0.2 0.7 -1 5 Maryland -0.3 0.6 -10 17 Massachusetts -0.1 0.5 -4 18 Michigan -0.5 0.5 -22 22 YES Minnesota -0.4 0.5 -14 16 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -15 17 Montana 0.0 0.8 0 4 Nebraska -0.6 0.6 -7 7 YES Nevada -0.5 0.7 -10 10 YES New Hampshire -0.4 0.7 -3 5 New Jersey -0.4 0.5 -20 21 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 7 New York 0.0 0.4 0 35 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -18 26 North Dakota -0.4 0.8 -2 3 Ohio -0.4 0.4 -25 24 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.6 -7 10 Oregon -0.2 0.6 -4 12 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.5 -9 27 Rhode Island 0.0 0.8 0 4 South Carolina -0.2 0.6 -7 14 South Dakota -0.6 0.8 -3 3 YES Tennessee -2.2 0.6 YES -84 18 YES Texas -0.3 0.4 -34 53 Utah -0.1 0.6 -1 10 Vermont -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.2 0.6 -6 23 Washington 0.0 0.5 1 18 West Virginia -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Wisconsin -1.0 0.5 YES -34 16 YES Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3