TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between September 2024 and October 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. 0.2 0.3 372 425 Alabama 0.8 0.7 YES 18 14 YES Alaska 0.0 1.1 0 4 Arizona 0.0 0.7 -1 20 Arkansas -1.0 0.7 YES -15 9 YES California 0.0 0.4 17 60 Colorado 3.8 0.6 YES 134 19 YES Connecticut -0.4 0.7 -8 12 Delaware 0.9 0.9 5 4 YES District of Columbia 0.3 1.0 2 8 Florida 0.5 0.5 58 47 YES Georgia 1.5 0.6 YES 81 26 YES Hawaii -0.2 1.1 -1 7 Idaho 0.2 0.9 2 7 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -16 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -6 19 Iowa -0.2 0.7 -3 11 Kansas -0.2 0.7 -4 10 Kentucky 1.0 0.7 YES 23 14 YES Louisiana 1.1 0.7 YES 25 14 YES Maine 1.1 0.8 YES 8 5 YES Maryland 0.9 0.7 YES 28 19 YES Massachusetts -0.4 0.6 -17 23 Michigan -0.1 0.6 -4 25 Minnesota 0.0 0.6 0 19 Mississippi 1.7 0.8 YES 22 10 YES Missouri -0.2 0.6 -7 18 Montana 0.1 1.1 0 6 Nebraska -0.2 0.8 -2 8 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -1 13 New Hampshire -1.3 0.9 YES -10 6 YES New Jersey -0.1 0.6 -8 24 New Mexico -0.3 0.9 -3 8 New York -0.9 0.4 YES -98 39 YES North Carolina 0.3 0.7 20 31 North Dakota -0.4 1.0 -2 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 2 29 Oklahoma 1.3 0.7 YES 26 12 YES Oregon -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Pennsylvania -0.8 0.6 YES -54 33 YES Rhode Island -1.1 1.1 -6 6 South Carolina 1.2 0.8 YES 31 18 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Tennessee 0.6 0.7 24 22 YES Texas 0.5 0.5 77 64 YES Utah 0.1 0.7 1 13 Vermont -0.6 1.1 -2 3 Virginia 1.1 0.6 YES 52 26 YES Washington -0.2 0.6 -9 21 West Virginia 1.2 0.9 YES 10 6 YES Wisconsin -0.3 0.6 -10 18 Wyoming -0.3 1.2 -1 3