TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between August 2022 and August 2023, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. -0.5 0.3 YES -793 409 YES Alabama -0.2 0.6 -3 12 Alaska -0.7 0.8 -2 3 Arizona -1.3 0.6 YES -42 18 YES Arkansas -0.6 0.6 -8 8 California -0.9 0.3 YES -156 55 YES Colorado -0.1 0.6 -2 17 Connecticut -1.1 0.6 YES -20 9 YES Delaware -0.5 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -1 7 Florida -0.4 0.5 -27 42 Georgia -0.8 0.5 YES -40 24 YES Hawaii -0.5 0.8 -3 5 Idaho -0.5 0.7 -3 6 Illinois -0.1 0.5 -5 27 Indiana -0.8 0.5 YES -26 17 YES Iowa -0.9 0.6 YES -15 9 YES Kansas -0.7 0.6 YES -9 9 Kentucky -1.7 0.6 YES -34 11 YES Louisiana -0.1 0.6 0 12 Maine -0.5 0.7 -4 5 Maryland -0.4 0.6 -10 17 Massachusetts -0.7 0.5 YES -20 18 YES Michigan -0.8 0.5 YES -34 22 YES Minnesota 0.0 0.5 4 16 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -2 8 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -4 17 Montana -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Nebraska -0.4 0.6 -3 7 Nevada -0.1 0.7 2 10 New Hampshire -0.6 0.7 -4 5 New Jersey -1.1 0.5 YES -50 21 YES New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -4 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -16 35 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -12 26 North Dakota -0.1 0.8 0 3 Ohio -0.3 0.4 -12 24 Oklahoma -0.7 0.6 YES -12 10 YES Oregon -0.7 0.6 YES -14 12 YES Pennsylvania -0.5 0.5 YES -18 27 Rhode Island -1.0 0.8 YES -6 4 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.6 8 14 South Dakota -0.3 0.8 0 3 Tennessee -0.4 0.6 -15 18 Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -104 53 YES Utah 0.9 0.6 YES 21 10 YES Vermont -0.8 0.9 -3 3 YES Virginia -1.0 0.6 YES -46 23 YES Washington -0.5 0.5 -16 18 West Virginia -0.6 0.8 -4 6 Wisconsin -0.4 0.5 -12 16 Wyoming -0.9 0.9 -3 3 YES