TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and August 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 35 317 Alabama 0.0 0.7 -1 14 Alaska 0.9 0.9 YES 3 3 YES Arizona 0.1 0.7 3 20 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 0 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -109 68 YES Colorado 0.5 0.6 14 18 Connecticut 0.1 0.6 2 10 Delaware -0.4 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.3 1.0 -2 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -7 41 Georgia -0.1 0.6 -5 25 Hawaii 0.2 0.9 1 5 Idaho -0.5 0.8 -4 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 29 30 Indiana -0.6 0.6 -19 20 Iowa 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky 0.8 0.7 YES 17 13 YES Louisiana -0.5 0.7 -9 13 Maine 0.4 0.8 3 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 19 Michigan -0.3 0.6 -14 24 Minnesota -0.2 0.5 -5 16 Mississippi -0.6 0.7 -7 8 Missouri 0.2 0.6 7 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 1 8 Nevada -0.3 0.9 -5 12 New Hampshire 0.1 0.8 1 6 New Jersey 0.6 0.5 YES 28 19 YES New Mexico -0.7 0.8 -6 7 New York 0.1 0.4 11 34 North Carolina 0.5 0.6 23 28 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio 0.1 0.5 7 25 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 2 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 10 25 Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 6 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -6 21 Texas 0.6 0.4 YES 86 56 YES Utah -0.5 0.8 -8 13 Vermont 0.6 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -16 24 Washington -0.3 0.6 -11 20 West Virginia -0.4 0.8 -3 6 Wisconsin 0.4 0.6 11 16 Wyoming -0.4 0.9 -1 3