TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and September 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 0.2 123 336 Alabama -0.1 0.7 -3 13 Alaska 0.3 0.9 1 3 Arizona 0.4 0.6 14 20 Arkansas 0.4 0.7 5 9 California 0.1 0.4 16 70 Colorado 0.1 0.6 5 18 Connecticut -0.3 0.6 -4 10 Delaware 0.4 0.8 2 4 District of Columbia 0.4 0.9 3 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -30 45 Georgia 0.0 0.6 -2 27 Hawaii 0.7 0.8 5 5 Idaho 0.2 0.8 2 6 Illinois 0.3 0.5 19 30 Indiana 0.2 0.6 5 19 Iowa 0.5 0.6 9 9 Kansas 0.6 0.6 8 9 Kentucky 0.3 0.6 5 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 6 13 Maine -1.1 0.8 YES -7 5 YES Maryland 0.0 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts -2.1 0.5 YES -79 20 YES Michigan 0.9 0.5 YES 41 23 YES Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 17 16 YES Mississippi 0.0 0.7 0 8 Missouri 0.2 0.6 8 17 Montana 1.2 0.9 YES 7 4 YES Nebraska 0.1 0.7 2 7 Nevada 0.3 0.9 6 13 New Hampshire -0.2 0.8 -1 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -10 21 New Mexico 0.7 0.8 6 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -11 35 North Carolina 0.0 0.6 -2 29 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 3 Ohio 0.1 0.5 5 26 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -6 12 Oregon 0.5 0.6 11 13 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.4 -7 26 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina 0.2 0.7 5 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.7 1 3 Tennessee 0.6 0.7 17 21 Texas 0.1 0.4 25 59 Utah 0.0 0.7 0 12 Vermont -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 8 25 Washington 0.3 0.6 12 21 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 5 16 Wyoming 0.6 0.9 2 3