TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2024 and July 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 0.1 202 214 Alabama 0.2 0.4 4 8 Alaska 0.0 0.7 0 2 Arizona 0.2 0.4 6 11 Arkansas 0.0 0.5 0 6 California 0.0 0.2 2 37 Colorado 0.3 0.5 10 13 Connecticut 0.1 0.4 3 7 Delaware 0.0 0.7 0 3 District of Columbia 0.3 0.5 2 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 14 23 Georgia 0.3 0.3 15 15 YES Hawaii 0.0 0.6 0 4 Idaho 0.0 0.5 0 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 1 16 Indiana 0.1 0.4 2 12 Iowa 0.3 0.4 5 6 Kansas 0.3 0.3 4 5 Kentucky 0.1 0.4 1 8 Louisiana -0.1 0.5 -2 10 Maine 0.5 0.5 3 3 YES Maryland 0.3 0.4 9 11 Massachusetts 0.1 0.4 3 13 Michigan 0.4 0.3 YES 16 14 YES Minnesota 0.0 0.3 -1 10 Mississippi 0.1 0.5 1 6 Missouri 0.2 0.3 4 10 Montana -0.2 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska 0.5 0.4 YES 5 4 YES Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire -0.3 0.5 -2 3 New Jersey 0.2 0.3 8 12 New Mexico 0.0 0.5 0 4 New York 0.3 0.3 YES 22 24 North Carolina 0.0 0.4 -2 17 North Dakota 1.6 0.5 YES 7 2 YES Ohio 0.2 0.3 14 16 Oklahoma -0.5 0.4 YES -9 7 YES Oregon 0.3 0.4 7 8 Pennsylvania 0.5 0.3 YES 29 18 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.5 1 3 South Carolina 0.3 0.4 6 9 South Dakota 0.6 0.5 YES 3 2 YES Tennessee 0.1 0.4 3 13 Texas -0.1 0.2 -15 28 Utah -0.1 0.4 -2 7 Vermont 0.3 0.6 1 2 Virginia 0.7 0.4 YES 30 15 YES Washington -0.3 0.4 -12 13 West Virginia 0.3 0.5 2 3 Wisconsin 0.4 0.3 YES 10 10 YES Wyoming 0.0 0.8 0 2