TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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 -18 317 Alabama -0.7 0.7 YES -15 14 YES Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona 0.2 0.7 6 20 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -4 9 California -0.1 0.4 -7 68 Colorado 0.6 0.6 16 18 Connecticut 0.2 0.6 4 10 Delaware -0.2 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.3 1.0 -2 7 Florida -0.4 0.5 -36 41 Georgia 0.4 0.6 16 25 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho 0.0 0.8 0 6 Illinois 0.5 0.5 28 30 Indiana 0.4 0.6 14 20 Iowa 0.5 0.6 9 9 YES Kansas 0.0 0.6 1 9 Kentucky -1.4 0.7 YES -28 13 YES Louisiana -1.3 0.7 YES -25 13 YES Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 -1 18 Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -11 19 Michigan 0.1 0.6 6 24 Minnesota 0.2 0.5 7 16 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri 0.0 0.6 2 17 Montana 0.6 0.9 3 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Nevada 0.1 0.9 2 12 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -10 19 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 7 New York 0.0 0.4 2 34 North Carolina -0.6 0.6 -29 28 YES North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -16 25 Oklahoma -0.2 0.7 -4 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 3 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.4 -22 25 Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 2 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Tennessee -0.5 0.7 -18 21 Texas 0.6 0.4 YES 86 56 YES Utah 0.2 0.8 3 13 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -15 24 Washington 0.1 0.6 6 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 6 Wisconsin 0.4 0.6 13 16 Wyoming 0.0 0.9 0 3