TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2024 and August 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 0.1 -105 214 Alabama 0.0 0.4 0 8 Alaska 0.0 0.7 0 2 Arizona -0.4 0.4 -15 11 YES Arkansas 0.5 0.5 7 6 YES California -0.2 0.2 -42 37 YES Colorado -0.4 0.5 -11 13 Connecticut -0.4 0.4 -7 7 Delaware -0.2 0.7 -1 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 0 4 Florida 0.0 0.3 0 23 Georgia 0.0 0.3 1 15 Hawaii 0.2 0.6 1 4 Idaho 0.0 0.5 0 4 Illinois 0.1 0.3 6 16 Indiana -0.4 0.4 -12 12 Iowa 0.0 0.4 0 6 Kansas 0.0 0.3 1 5 Kentucky 0.0 0.4 0 8 Louisiana 0.1 0.5 2 10 Maine -0.6 0.5 YES -4 3 YES Maryland 0.0 0.4 0 11 Massachusetts -0.4 0.4 -13 13 Michigan -0.1 0.3 -7 14 Minnesota -0.1 0.3 -3 10 Mississippi 0.0 0.5 0 6 Missouri -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Montana -0.2 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska -0.2 0.4 -2 4 Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire -0.7 0.5 YES -5 3 YES New Jersey -0.9 0.3 YES -40 12 YES New Mexico -0.2 0.5 -2 4 New York -0.1 0.3 -7 24 North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -4 17 North Dakota -0.7 0.5 YES -3 2 YES Ohio 0.2 0.3 11 16 Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 1 7 Oregon -0.3 0.4 -6 8 Pennsylvania -0.2 0.3 -16 18 Rhode Island -0.2 0.5 -1 3 South Carolina -0.1 0.4 -3 9 South Dakota -0.6 0.5 YES -3 2 YES Tennessee 0.1 0.4 3 13 Texas 0.4 0.2 YES 66 28 YES Utah 0.3 0.4 5 7 Vermont -0.3 0.6 -1 2 Virginia -0.2 0.4 -8 15 Washington 0.4 0.4 15 13 YES West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin -0.2 0.3 -6 10 Wyoming 0.0 0.8 0 2