TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and May 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 -35 192 Alabama 0.1 0.4 3 8 Alaska -2.2 0.6 YES -7 2 YES Arizona -0.4 0.4 YES -13 11 YES Arkansas 0.1 0.4 1 6 California 0.0 0.2 11 33 Colorado -0.1 0.4 -3 12 Connecticut 0.1 0.4 2 7 Delaware 0.4 0.6 2 3 District of Columbia 0.2 0.5 1 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 10 22 Georgia 0.6 0.3 YES 31 15 YES Hawaii 0.2 0.6 1 4 Idaho -0.5 0.5 -4 4 YES Illinois -0.3 0.3 YES -17 16 YES Indiana -0.3 0.4 -8 12 Iowa -0.2 0.4 -3 6 Kansas -0.7 0.4 YES -10 5 YES Kentucky 0.0 0.4 1 8 Louisiana 0.2 0.5 3 9 Maine 0.3 0.5 2 3 Maryland 0.2 0.4 5 11 Massachusetts -0.1 0.3 -3 12 Michigan 0.0 0.3 -1 14 Minnesota -0.2 0.3 -6 10 Mississippi 0.7 0.5 YES 8 6 YES Missouri -0.2 0.4 -8 10 Montana -0.1 0.6 -1 3 Nebraska -0.2 0.4 -3 4 Nevada -0.1 0.5 -1 7 New Hampshire 0.4 0.5 3 3 YES New Jersey -0.3 0.3 YES -15 12 YES New Mexico -0.1 0.5 -1 4 New York 0.1 0.3 6 24 North Carolina 0.1 0.4 4 17 North Dakota -0.9 0.5 YES -4 2 YES Ohio -0.4 0.3 YES -23 16 YES Oklahoma 0.1 0.4 3 7 Oregon -0.2 0.4 -4 8 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.3 13 17 Rhode Island 0.2 0.6 1 3 South Carolina 0.1 0.4 2 9 South Dakota -0.7 0.5 YES -3 2 YES Tennessee 0.3 0.4 10 13 Texas 0.0 0.2 4 28 Utah 0.2 0.4 3 7 Vermont 0.3 0.6 1 2 Virginia -0.4 0.4 YES -17 14 YES Washington -0.2 0.4 -6 12 West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin -0.1 0.3 -3 10 Wyoming -0.3 0.8 -1 2