TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and September 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. 0.0 0.2 21 317 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -2 14 Alaska -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Arizona 0.0 0.7 -1 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -2 9 California 0.1 0.4 18 68 Colorado 0.7 0.6 YES 21 18 YES Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Delaware -0.1 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia 0.0 1.0 0 7 Florida 0.3 0.5 36 41 Georgia -0.4 0.6 -23 25 Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho 0.4 0.8 4 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -21 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -5 20 Iowa -0.1 0.6 -2 9 Kansas -0.2 0.6 -4 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.7 2 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 0 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.1 0.7 3 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 0 19 Michigan -0.2 0.6 -13 24 Minnesota 0.5 0.5 16 16 YES Mississippi 0.2 0.7 3 8 Missouri 0.4 0.6 13 17 Montana 0.2 0.9 1 4 Nebraska 0.2 0.7 2 8 Nevada 0.2 0.9 3 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -8 19 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -8 34 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -10 28 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 4 Ohio 0.4 0.5 26 25 YES Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 3 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 1 13 Pennsylvania 0.4 0.4 27 25 YES Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -8 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.7 0 3 Tennessee 0.2 0.7 8 21 Texas -0.5 0.4 YES -68 56 YES Utah 0.5 0.8 8 13 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 9 24 Washington -0.1 0.6 -2 20 West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 6 Wisconsin -0.4 0.6 -12 16 Wyoming 0.3 0.9 1 3