TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and December 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. 0.1 0.2 67 317 Alabama 0.2 0.7 4 14 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.6 0.7 20 20 YES Arkansas 0.1 0.7 1 9 California 0.5 0.4 YES 81 68 YES Colorado 0.1 0.6 3 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 4 10 Delaware 0.0 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia -0.2 1.0 -1 7 Florida 0.1 0.5 16 41 Georgia -0.7 0.6 YES -36 25 YES Hawaii 0.5 0.9 3 5 Idaho 0.3 0.8 3 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -18 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -8 20 Iowa -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 1 9 Kentucky 0.4 0.7 9 13 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -1 13 Maine -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Maryland -0.6 0.7 -17 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 6 19 Michigan -0.4 0.6 -18 24 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -5 16 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 -2 17 Montana 0.9 0.9 5 4 YES Nebraska -0.3 0.7 -3 8 Nevada 0.9 0.9 YES 15 12 YES New Hampshire -0.2 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -12 19 New Mexico 0.0 0.8 0 7 New York 0.0 0.4 0 34 North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -5 28 North Dakota -0.5 0.8 -2 4 Ohio 0.2 0.5 11 25 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -2 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 3 13 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.4 -14 25 Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina 0.4 0.7 9 15 South Dakota -0.3 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee 0.3 0.7 8 21 Texas 0.2 0.4 24 56 Utah 0.3 0.8 5 13 Vermont -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.2 0.6 -7 24 Washington 0.2 0.6 6 20 West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 6 Wisconsin -0.3 0.6 -8 16 Wyoming 0.3 0.9 1 3