TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between May 2023 and June 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                      -19            192            
           
    Alabama                                           0.1           0.4                        1              8            
    Alaska                                            0.3           0.6                        1              2            
    Arizona                                           0.3           0.4                       11             11         YES
    Arkansas                                          0.0           0.4                        0              6            
    California                                       -0.1           0.2                      -16             33            
    Colorado                                          0.0           0.4                        1             12            
    Connecticut                                      -0.1           0.4                       -1              7            
    Delaware                                          0.0           0.6                        0              3            
    District of Columbia                              0.0           0.5                        0              4            
    Florida                                           0.1           0.3                        9             22            
    Georgia                                          -0.5           0.3         YES          -22             15         YES
    Hawaii                                            0.0           0.6                        0              4            
    Idaho                                             0.0           0.5                        0              4            
    Illinois                                          0.0           0.3                       -3             16            
    Indiana                                           0.0           0.4                       -3             12            
    Iowa                                              0.1           0.4                        1              6            
    Kansas                                            0.2           0.4                        4              5            
    Kentucky                                          0.2           0.4                        3              8            
    Louisiana                                         0.0           0.5                        1              9            
    Maine                                             0.0           0.5                        0              3            
    Maryland                                         -0.1           0.4                       -4             11            
    Massachusetts                                     0.1           0.3                        3             12            
    Michigan                                         -0.3           0.3                      -13             14            
    Minnesota                                         0.3           0.3                        7             10            
    Mississippi                                      -0.6           0.5         YES           -7              6         YES
    Missouri                                          0.1           0.4                        3             10            
    Montana                                           0.1           0.6                        1              3            
    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                                        0.1           0.5                        1              4            
    New York                                          0.0           0.3                        5             24            
    North Carolina                                   -0.1           0.4                       -5             17            
    North Dakota                                      0.2           0.5                        1              2            
    Ohio                                              0.0           0.3                        2             16            
    Oklahoma                                          0.0           0.4                        0              7            
    Oregon                                            0.0           0.4                        0              8            
    Pennsylvania                                      0.0           0.3                       -4             17            
    Rhode Island                                     -0.2           0.6                       -1              3            
    South Carolina                                    0.0           0.4                        0              9            
    South Dakota                                      0.0           0.5                        0              2            
    Tennessee                                        -0.1           0.4                       -4             13            
    Texas                                             0.0           0.2                        5             28            
    Utah                                              0.2           0.4                        3              7            
    Vermont                                          -0.3           0.6                       -1              2            
    Virginia                                          0.1           0.4                        3             14            
    Washington                                        0.1           0.4                        4             12            
    West Virginia                                     0.0           0.5                        0              3            
    Wisconsin                                        -0.2           0.3                       -6             10            
    Wyoming                                           0.0           0.8                        0              2