TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2024 and April 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 0.2 23 336 Alabama -0.2 0.7 -4 14 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.4 0.7 12 20 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 0 9 California -0.1 0.4 -35 68 Colorado 0.3 0.6 9 18 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Delaware 0.4 0.9 2 4 District of Columbia 0.1 1.0 1 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -20 41 Georgia 0.2 0.6 13 25 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho 1.0 0.8 YES 9 6 YES Illinois 0.0 0.5 0 30 Indiana 0.4 0.6 14 20 Iowa 0.6 0.6 YES 10 9 YES Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Louisiana 0.7 0.7 YES 15 13 YES Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 6 18 Massachusetts -0.6 0.5 YES -23 19 YES Michigan -0.3 0.6 -10 24 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 0 16 Mississippi 0.4 0.7 4 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 -2 17 Montana 0.0 0.9 0 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -3 12 New Hampshire -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.8 0.5 YES -36 19 YES New Mexico 0.2 0.8 2 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -27 34 North Carolina 0.6 0.6 30 28 YES North Dakota 0.3 0.8 1 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 0 25 Oklahoma 0.7 0.7 YES 13 12 YES Oregon 0.4 0.7 7 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 -2 25 Rhode Island -0.6 0.9 -3 4 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 4 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.5 0.7 17 21 Texas 0.0 0.4 0 56 Utah 0.2 0.8 4 13 Vermont -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 4 24 Washington 0.1 0.6 5 20 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 3 6 Wisconsin 0.4 0.6 12 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3