TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2024 and May 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. 0.0 0.1 112 214 Alabama 0.0 0.4 2 8 Alaska 0.0 0.7 0 2 Arizona -0.4 0.4 YES -12 11 YES Arkansas -0.1 0.5 -1 6 California -0.1 0.2 -14 37 Colorado 0.2 0.5 6 13 Connecticut -0.5 0.4 YES -7 7 YES Delaware 0.2 0.7 1 3 District of Columbia 0.2 0.5 1 4 Florida 0.6 0.3 YES 51 23 YES Georgia -0.1 0.3 -3 15 Hawaii 0.2 0.6 1 4 Idaho 0.3 0.5 3 4 Illinois 0.2 0.3 12 16 Indiana 0.0 0.4 2 12 Iowa -0.3 0.4 -4 6 Kansas -0.1 0.3 -2 5 Kentucky 0.1 0.4 1 8 Louisiana 0.1 0.5 1 10 Maine -0.3 0.5 -2 3 Maryland -0.1 0.4 -1 11 Massachusetts 0.3 0.4 10 13 Michigan 0.1 0.3 2 14 Minnesota -0.1 0.3 -1 10 Mississippi 0.2 0.5 2 6 Missouri 0.0 0.3 1 10 Montana 1.7 0.6 YES 9 3 YES Nebraska -0.1 0.4 -1 4 Nevada 0.0 0.6 0 8 New Hampshire -0.2 0.5 -1 3 New Jersey -0.2 0.3 -5 12 New Mexico 0.0 0.5 0 4 New York 0.2 0.3 21 24 North Carolina -0.1 0.4 -5 17 North Dakota -0.2 0.5 -1 2 Ohio -0.2 0.3 -12 16 Oklahoma 0.5 0.4 YES 9 7 YES Oregon 0.1 0.4 1 8 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.3 -6 18 Rhode Island -0.2 0.5 -1 3 South Carolina 0.0 0.4 1 9 South Dakota 0.0 0.5 0 2 Tennessee 0.2 0.4 8 13 Texas 0.3 0.2 YES 34 28 YES Utah 0.3 0.4 5 7 Vermont 0.3 0.6 1 2 Virginia 0.2 0.4 6 15 Washington 0.1 0.4 4 13 West Virginia 0.0 0.5 0 3 Wisconsin -0.1 0.3 -2 10 Wyoming 0.3 0.8 1 2