TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between March 2024 and April 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. 0.0 0.1 -86 214 Alabama -0.3 0.4 -8 8 YES Alaska -0.3 0.6 -1 2 Arizona 0.3 0.4 10 11 Arkansas 0.2 0.4 3 6 California 0.2 0.2 YES 39 33 YES Colorado 0.1 0.4 3 12 Connecticut 0.6 0.4 YES 10 7 YES Delaware -0.2 0.6 -1 3 District of Columbia -0.1 0.5 -1 4 Florida -0.2 0.3 -27 22 YES Georgia 0.2 0.3 10 15 Hawaii -0.4 0.6 -2 4 Idaho -0.3 0.5 -3 4 Illinois -0.1 0.3 -4 16 Indiana -0.6 0.4 YES -20 12 YES Iowa 0.0 0.4 1 6 Kansas -0.1 0.4 -2 5 Kentucky 0.1 0.4 2 8 Louisiana 0.3 0.5 6 9 Maine 0.5 0.5 3 3 YES Maryland 0.2 0.4 5 11 Massachusetts 0.0 0.3 -1 12 Michigan -0.5 0.3 YES -24 14 YES Minnesota -0.4 0.3 YES -12 10 YES Mississippi 0.0 0.5 0 6 Missouri -0.4 0.4 YES -14 10 YES Montana -0.6 0.6 -3 3 YES Nebraska -0.2 0.4 -2 4 Nevada 0.0 0.5 0 7 New Hampshire 0.3 0.5 2 3 New Jersey 0.2 0.3 9 12 New Mexico -0.3 0.5 -2 4 New York -0.2 0.3 -24 24 YES North Carolina 0.3 0.4 16 17 North Dakota -0.7 0.5 YES -3 2 YES Ohio 0.1 0.3 3 16 Oklahoma -0.5 0.4 YES -9 7 YES Oregon -0.3 0.4 -5 8 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.3 -8 17 Rhode Island 0.4 0.6 2 3 South Carolina 0.1 0.4 1 9 South Dakota -0.4 0.5 -2 2 YES Tennessee -0.1 0.4 -2 13 Texas -0.2 0.2 -18 28 Utah -0.3 0.4 -5 7 Vermont 0.0 0.6 0 2 Virginia 0.0 0.4 0 14 Washington -0.2 0.4 -7 12 West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Wyoming -0.6 0.8 -2 2 YES