TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and May 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 0.2 107 317 Alabama 0.6 0.7 12 14 Alaska 1.0 0.9 YES 3 3 YES Arizona 0.2 0.7 6 20 Arkansas 0.3 0.7 4 9 California -0.1 0.4 -15 68 Colorado -0.1 0.6 -4 18 Connecticut 0.4 0.6 7 10 Delaware -0.1 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia 0.4 1.0 3 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -4 41 Georgia -0.4 0.6 -18 25 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho 0.3 0.8 2 6 Illinois 0.3 0.5 15 30 Indiana 0.2 0.6 5 20 Iowa 0.2 0.6 4 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kentucky 0.3 0.7 7 13 Louisiana 0.9 0.7 YES 18 13 YES Maine -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 4 18 Massachusetts -0.6 0.5 YES -23 19 YES Michigan 0.2 0.6 13 24 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi 0.3 0.7 3 8 Missouri 0.5 0.6 13 17 Montana 0.8 0.9 4 4 YES Nebraska 0.1 0.7 1 8 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -1 12 New Hampshire -1.2 0.8 YES -8 6 YES New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -9 19 New Mexico 0.5 0.8 4 7 New York 0.0 0.4 5 34 North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -4 28 North Dakota 0.9 0.8 YES 4 4 YES Ohio -0.2 0.5 -7 25 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -1 12 Oregon 0.8 0.7 YES 16 13 YES Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 2 25 Rhode Island -0.8 0.9 -4 4 YES South Carolina 0.0 0.7 1 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 1 21 Texas 0.1 0.4 11 56 Utah 0.4 0.8 8 13 Vermont -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -3 24 Washington 0.6 0.6 YES 23 20 YES West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 6 Wisconsin 0.3 0.6 10 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3