TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and July 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 0.1 4 192 Alabama 0.2 0.4 3 8 Alaska 0.3 0.6 1 2 Arizona -0.7 0.4 YES -21 11 YES Arkansas 0.0 0.4 0 6 California 0.1 0.2 6 33 Colorado 0.0 0.4 2 12 Connecticut 0.5 0.4 YES 8 7 YES Delaware 0.0 0.6 0 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 0 4 Florida -0.2 0.3 -21 22 Georgia 0.0 0.3 0 15 Hawaii -0.1 0.6 0 4 Idaho 0.2 0.5 2 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 -1 16 Indiana 0.1 0.4 2 12 Iowa -0.2 0.4 -3 6 Kansas -0.4 0.4 YES -5 5 YES Kentucky -0.2 0.4 -4 8 Louisiana -0.1 0.5 -2 9 Maine 0.3 0.5 2 3 Maryland 0.2 0.4 6 11 Massachusetts 0.2 0.3 6 12 Michigan 0.1 0.3 7 14 Minnesota -0.1 0.3 -4 10 Mississippi 0.5 0.5 YES 6 6 YES Missouri -0.1 0.4 -4 10 Montana 0.2 0.6 1 3 Nebraska 0.0 0.4 0 4 Nevada 0.0 0.5 0 7 New Hampshire 0.6 0.5 YES 4 3 YES New Jersey 0.1 0.3 5 12 New Mexico 0.2 0.5 1 4 New York 0.1 0.3 10 24 North Carolina 0.0 0.4 0 17 North Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Ohio -0.1 0.3 -3 16 Oklahoma 0.0 0.4 0 7 Oregon 0.0 0.4 1 8 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.3 -3 17 Rhode Island 0.6 0.6 YES 3 3 YES South Carolina 0.3 0.4 8 9 South Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Tennessee 0.2 0.4 7 13 Texas -0.2 0.2 -25 28 Utah 0.0 0.4 0 7 Vermont 0.6 0.6 2 2 YES Virginia 0.1 0.4 3 14 Washington 0.1 0.4 5 12 West Virginia -0.1 0.5 -1 3 Wisconsin 0.1 0.3 2 10 Wyoming -0.3 0.8 -1 2