TABLE 1: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and September 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 -418 425 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -4 14 Alaska 0.5 1.1 2 4 Arizona 0.0 0.7 -1 20 Arkansas 1.5 0.7 YES 23 9 YES California -0.3 0.4 -60 60 Colorado 0.0 0.6 1 19 Connecticut 0.0 0.7 0 12 Delaware -0.3 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.1 1.0 0 8 Florida -0.5 0.5 -52 47 YES Georgia -1.3 0.6 YES -74 26 YES Hawaii 0.0 1.1 0 7 Idaho -0.1 0.9 -1 7 Illinois -0.1 0.5 -7 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -4 19 Iowa -0.3 0.7 -5 11 Kansas 0.1 0.7 2 10 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -5 14 Louisiana -0.3 0.7 -6 14 Maine -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.8 0.7 YES -24 19 YES Massachusetts 0.0 0.6 0 23 Michigan 0.3 0.6 19 25 Minnesota 0.1 0.6 5 19 Mississippi -0.6 0.8 -8 10 Missouri 0.1 0.6 6 18 Montana -0.2 1.1 -1 6 Nebraska -0.1 0.8 -1 8 Nevada 0.0 0.9 -1 13 New Hampshire 0.6 0.9 5 6 New Jersey 0.2 0.6 10 24 New Mexico 0.3 0.9 3 8 New York 0.0 0.4 5 39 North Carolina 0.5 0.7 23 31 North Dakota 0.4 1.0 2 4 Ohio -0.5 0.5 -32 29 YES Oklahoma -1.1 0.7 YES -22 12 YES Oregon 0.0 0.7 1 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.6 -29 33 Rhode Island 0.5 1.1 3 6 South Carolina -0.8 0.8 -21 18 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 5 22 Texas -0.9 0.5 YES -134 64 YES Utah -0.1 0.7 0 13 Vermont 0.3 1.1 1 3 Virginia -0.5 0.6 -24 26 Washington -0.2 0.6 -5 21 West Virginia -0.4 0.9 -3 6 Wisconsin -0.2 0.6 -7 18 Wyoming -0.1 1.2 0 3