TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2024 and November 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 -125 336 Alabama 0.1 0.7 3 13 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona 0.2 0.6 6 20 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -4 9 California 0.2 0.4 34 70 Colorado -0.8 0.6 YES -24 18 YES Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -7 10 Delaware 0.0 0.8 0 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 20 45 Georgia 0.0 0.6 1 27 Hawaii 0.3 0.8 2 5 Idaho -1.1 0.8 YES -10 6 YES Illinois 0.1 0.5 10 30 Indiana 0.4 0.6 11 19 Iowa 0.4 0.6 6 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 4 9 Kentucky -0.1 0.6 -1 13 Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -11 13 Maine -0.7 0.8 -5 5 Maryland -0.3 0.7 -10 18 Massachusetts 0.5 0.5 19 20 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -13 23 Minnesota -0.6 0.5 YES -17 16 YES Mississippi -0.5 0.7 -6 8 Missouri 0.5 0.6 15 17 Montana 0.3 0.9 2 4 Nebraska 0.3 0.7 3 7 Nevada 0.5 0.9 7 13 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -9 21 New Mexico 0.2 0.8 2 7 New York 0.1 0.4 14 35 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -11 29 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -10 26 Oklahoma -1.1 0.7 YES -20 12 YES Oregon 0.2 0.6 4 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 4 26 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -5 15 South Dakota 0.3 0.7 1 3 Tennessee -0.8 0.7 YES -27 21 YES Texas -0.9 0.4 YES -128 59 YES Utah 0.2 0.7 4 12 Vermont 0.0 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 8 25 Washington 0.2 0.6 8 21 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 5 Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 6 16 Wyoming 1.0 0.9 YES 3 3