TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and February 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                      128            214            
           
    Alabama                                           0.4           0.4         YES            9              8         YES
    Alaska                                            0.0           0.6                        0              2            
    Arizona                                          -0.2           0.4                       -4             11            
    Arkansas                                          0.2           0.4                        3              6            
    California                                       -0.1           0.2                      -24             33            
    Colorado                                          0.0           0.4                        0             12            
    Connecticut                                       0.0           0.4                        0              7            
    Delaware                                         -0.2           0.6                       -1              3            
    District of Columbia                             -0.2           0.5                       -1              4            
    Florida                                          -0.1           0.3                       -7             22            
    Georgia                                           0.1           0.3                        5             15            
    Hawaii                                            0.1           0.6                        1              4            
    Idaho                                             0.0           0.5                        0              4            
    Illinois                                          0.1           0.3                        7             16            
    Indiana                                           0.0           0.4                        0             12            
    Iowa                                              0.0           0.4                        0              6            
    Kansas                                           -0.1           0.4                       -2              5            
    Kentucky                                          0.1           0.4                        2              8            
    Louisiana                                         0.1           0.5                        2              9            
    Maine                                             1.1           0.5         YES            7              3         YES
    Maryland                                          0.2           0.4                        7             11            
    Massachusetts                                     0.1           0.3                        4             12            
    Michigan                                          0.0           0.3                        1             14            
    Minnesota                                         1.3           0.3         YES           38             10         YES
    Mississippi                                       0.1           0.5                        1              6            
    Missouri                                         -0.1           0.4                       -3             10            
    Montana                                           0.0           0.6                        0              3            
    Nebraska                                         -0.2           0.4                       -2              4            
    Nevada                                            0.2           0.5                        3              7            
    New Hampshire                                     0.5           0.5         YES            4              3         YES
    New Jersey                                       -0.4           0.3         YES          -19             12         YES
    New Mexico                                       -0.2           0.5                       -2              4            
    New York                                         -0.1           0.3                      -12             24            
    North Carolina                                   -0.3           0.4                      -13             17            
    North Dakota                                      0.0           0.5                        0              2            
    Ohio                                              0.3           0.3                       18             16         YES
    Oklahoma                                         -0.2           0.4                       -4              7            
    Oregon                                           -0.1           0.4                       -3              8            
    Pennsylvania                                      0.1           0.3                        7             17            
    Rhode Island                                      0.4           0.6                        2              3            
    South Carolina                                   -0.2           0.4                       -5              9            
    South Dakota                                      0.0           0.5                        0              2            
    Tennessee                                         0.7           0.4         YES           22             13         YES
    Texas                                             0.4           0.2         YES           57             28         YES
    Utah                                              0.3           0.4                        5              7            
    Vermont                                           0.3           0.6                        1              2            
    Virginia                                          0.1           0.4                        7             14            
    Washington                                        0.0           0.4                        0             12            
    West Virginia                                     0.0           0.5                        0              3            
    Wisconsin                                         0.4           0.3         YES           13             10         YES
    Wyoming                                           0.3           0.8                        1              2