TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and September 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. 0.0 0.2 56 376 Alabama 0.2 0.6 6 12 Alaska -1.3 0.8 YES -5 3 YES Arizona 0.2 0.6 6 18 Arkansas 0.0 0.6 0 8 California -0.2 0.3 -50 55 Colorado 0.0 0.6 0 17 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 7 9 Delaware -0.1 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 3 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 3 42 Georgia 0.4 0.5 21 24 Hawaii -0.4 0.8 -3 5 Idaho 0.0 0.7 0 6 Illinois -0.6 0.5 YES -44 27 YES Indiana 0.1 0.5 2 17 Iowa -0.3 0.6 -5 9 Kansas -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.6 7 11 Louisiana 0.4 0.6 9 12 Maine 0.4 0.7 3 5 Maryland 0.1 0.6 4 17 Massachusetts -0.5 0.5 -22 18 YES Michigan 0.0 0.5 0 22 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 3 16 Mississippi 0.0 0.7 1 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 0 17 Montana 0.0 0.8 0 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.6 -1 7 Nevada 0.2 0.7 4 10 New Hampshire 0.3 0.7 2 5 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 11 21 New Mexico -0.4 0.8 -3 7 New York 0.1 0.4 7 35 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -12 26 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 3 Ohio 0.1 0.4 11 24 Oklahoma 0.2 0.6 3 10 Oregon 0.1 0.6 4 12 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.5 15 27 Rhode Island 0.2 0.8 1 4 South Carolina 0.0 0.6 2 14 South Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee 1.9 0.6 YES 74 18 YES Texas 0.0 0.4 2 53 Utah -0.7 0.6 YES -15 10 YES Vermont 0.5 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -1 23 Washington -0.3 0.5 -13 18 West Virginia 0.3 0.8 3 6 Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 12 16 Wyoming 0.3 0.9 1 3