TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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 32 192 Alabama -0.1 0.4 -1 8 Alaska 0.0 0.6 0 2 Arizona 0.2 0.4 4 11 Arkansas -0.2 0.4 -3 6 California 0.0 0.2 -2 33 Colorado 0.5 0.4 YES 13 12 YES Connecticut 0.6 0.4 YES 10 7 YES Delaware 0.0 0.6 0 3 District of Columbia 0.0 0.5 0 4 Florida 0.1 0.3 9 22 Georgia -0.1 0.3 -3 15 Hawaii -0.2 0.6 -1 4 Idaho 0.1 0.5 1 4 Illinois 0.0 0.3 -1 16 Indiana -0.1 0.4 -4 12 Iowa -0.2 0.4 -3 6 Kansas -0.6 0.4 YES -9 5 YES Kentucky -0.3 0.4 -6 8 Louisiana 0.0 0.5 0 9 Maine 1.1 0.5 YES 7 3 YES Maryland -0.1 0.4 -2 11 Massachusetts 0.6 0.3 YES 23 12 YES Michigan -0.2 0.3 -10 14 Minnesota -0.8 0.3 YES -24 10 YES Mississippi -0.3 0.5 -4 6 Missouri -0.6 0.4 YES -16 10 YES Montana 0.8 0.6 YES 4 3 YES Nebraska -0.3 0.4 -4 4 YES Nevada 0.1 0.5 1 7 New Hampshire 0.5 0.5 YES 3 3 YES New Jersey 1.1 0.3 YES 51 12 YES New Mexico 0.1 0.5 1 4 New York 0.1 0.3 9 24 North Carolina -0.2 0.4 -12 17 North Dakota -0.5 0.5 -2 2 YES Ohio -0.1 0.3 -8 16 Oklahoma -0.2 0.4 -3 7 Oregon 0.1 0.4 3 8 Pennsylvania 0.7 0.3 YES 38 17 YES Rhode Island 0.4 0.6 2 3 South Carolina -0.2 0.4 -5 9 South Dakota -0.4 0.5 -2 2 YES Tennessee -0.1 0.4 -3 13 Texas -0.1 0.2 -11 28 Utah -0.1 0.4 -1 7 Vermont 0.6 0.6 2 2 YES Virginia 0.1 0.4 2 14 Washington -0.2 0.4 -5 12 West Virginia -0.3 0.5 -2 3 Wisconsin -0.3 0.3 -8 10 Wyoming 0.3 0.8 1 2