TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2024 and May 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 0.2 141 336 Alabama 0.1 0.7 3 13 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.1 0.6 3 20 Arkansas 0.1 0.7 1 9 California -0.1 0.4 -28 70 Colorado 0.2 0.6 6 18 Connecticut 0.0 0.6 1 10 Delaware 0.2 0.8 1 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -12 45 Georgia -0.3 0.6 -18 27 Hawaii 0.1 0.8 1 5 Idaho -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Illinois 0.2 0.5 8 30 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -8 19 Iowa -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -2 9 Kentucky 0.5 0.6 9 13 Louisiana -0.8 0.7 YES -15 13 YES Maine 0.2 0.8 1 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 4 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 20 Michigan 0.7 0.5 YES 32 23 YES Minnesota 0.1 0.5 5 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.7 1 8 Missouri 0.1 0.6 1 17 Montana 0.2 0.9 1 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 2 7 Nevada 0.3 0.9 4 13 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -6 21 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 7 New York 0.4 0.4 YES 43 35 YES North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -4 29 North Dakota 0.8 0.8 YES 4 3 YES Ohio 0.1 0.5 2 26 Oklahoma -0.4 0.7 -6 12 Oregon -0.1 0.6 -3 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 4 26 Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 4 South Carolina 0.2 0.7 3 15 South Dakota 0.4 0.7 2 3 Tennessee 0.3 0.7 10 21 Texas 0.3 0.4 50 59 Utah 0.3 0.7 4 12 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.6 0.6 23 25 Washington 0.3 0.6 10 21 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin 0.0 0.5 1 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3