TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2024 and July 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 0.2 273 336 Alabama 0.1 0.7 1 13 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.4 0.6 13 20 Arkansas -1.3 0.7 YES -19 9 YES California 0.7 0.4 YES 119 70 YES Colorado -0.1 0.6 -2 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 5 10 Delaware -0.4 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -15 45 Georgia 0.5 0.6 28 27 YES Hawaii 0.3 0.8 2 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Illinois 0.4 0.5 25 30 Indiana 0.4 0.6 14 19 Iowa 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 2 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.6 4 13 Louisiana -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Maine 0.3 0.8 2 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 6 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 20 Michigan 0.7 0.5 YES 29 23 YES Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 18 16 YES Mississippi 0.6 0.7 8 8 YES Missouri 0.1 0.6 5 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 0 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 1 13 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey 0.0 0.5 -2 21 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -10 35 North Carolina 0.1 0.6 4 29 North Dakota 0.5 0.8 2 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -12 26 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -1 12 Oregon 0.2 0.6 5 13 Pennsylvania 0.6 0.4 YES 38 26 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 4 South Carolina 0.0 0.7 0 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -9 21 Texas -0.1 0.4 -8 59 Utah 0.0 0.7 -1 12 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 12 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -1 21 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 7 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3