TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and February 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. 0.1 0.2 120 336 Alabama 0.1 0.7 3 14 Alaska 0.3 0.9 1 3 Arizona 0.0 0.7 -1 20 Arkansas 0.1 0.7 2 9 California 0.1 0.4 26 68 Colorado -0.1 0.6 -4 18 Connecticut 0.0 0.6 0 10 Delaware -0.4 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia 0.1 1.0 1 7 Florida 0.6 0.5 YES 56 41 YES Georgia 0.0 0.6 -1 25 Hawaii 0.7 0.9 4 5 Idaho -0.5 0.8 -4 6 Illinois -0.4 0.5 -25 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -6 20 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -6 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Louisiana 0.2 0.7 4 13 Maine 0.9 0.8 YES 6 5 YES Maryland 0.0 0.7 -2 18 Massachusetts 0.4 0.5 13 19 Michigan 0.1 0.6 8 24 Minnesota -0.4 0.5 -10 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -3 8 Missouri 0.6 0.6 YES 18 17 YES Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Nevada 0.3 0.9 5 12 New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 6 New Jersey 0.3 0.5 13 19 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -4 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -34 34 YES North Carolina 0.1 0.6 6 28 North Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 4 Ohio 0.6 0.5 YES 32 25 YES Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 4 12 Oregon -0.5 0.7 -10 13 Pennsylvania -0.5 0.4 YES -31 25 YES Rhode Island 0.8 0.9 4 4 YES South Carolina -0.7 0.7 YES -16 15 YES South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 1.0 0.7 YES 35 21 YES Texas 0.4 0.4 48 56 Utah 0.0 0.8 0 13 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 8 24 Washington -0.1 0.6 -3 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin -0.3 0.6 -9 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3