TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and August 2024, 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. -0.8 0.3 YES -1305 460 YES Alabama -0.6 0.7 -11 14 Alaska -0.8 1.1 -3 4 Arizona -0.1 0.7 1 20 Arkansas -0.6 0.7 -6 9 California -1.4 0.4 YES -272 60 YES Colorado -1.3 0.6 YES -41 19 YES Connecticut -0.7 0.7 -14 12 YES Delaware -0.6 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia 0.0 1.0 0 8 Florida -1.3 0.5 YES -133 47 YES Georgia 0.1 0.6 10 26 Hawaii -0.6 1.1 -4 7 Idaho -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Illinois -2.0 0.5 YES -136 30 YES Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -23 19 YES Iowa -0.4 0.7 -6 11 Kansas -0.4 0.7 -6 10 Kentucky 0.5 0.7 15 14 YES Louisiana -1.4 0.7 YES -30 14 YES Maine -1.3 0.8 YES -9 5 YES Maryland -0.4 0.7 -11 19 Massachusetts -1.6 0.6 YES -64 23 YES Michigan -0.4 0.6 -19 25 Minnesota 0.0 0.6 4 19 Mississippi -1.7 0.8 YES -23 10 YES Missouri -0.1 0.6 4 18 Montana -0.8 1.1 -3 6 Nebraska -0.6 0.8 -5 8 Nevada -1.0 0.9 YES -14 13 YES New Hampshire -1.3 0.9 YES -10 6 YES New Jersey -0.3 0.6 -8 24 New Mexico -0.9 0.9 -9 8 YES New York -0.2 0.4 -20 39 North Carolina -1.4 0.7 YES -76 31 YES North Dakota -1.1 1.0 YES -5 4 YES Ohio -0.5 0.5 -28 29 Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 1 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania -1.3 0.6 YES -82 33 YES Rhode Island -1.0 1.1 -6 6 South Carolina -0.9 0.8 YES -18 18 South Dakota -0.7 0.9 -3 4 Tennessee -1.5 0.7 YES -53 22 YES Texas -0.9 0.5 YES -132 64 YES Utah -0.1 0.7 1 13 Vermont -1.1 1.1 -4 3 YES Virginia 0.3 0.6 16 26 Washington -0.3 0.6 -9 21 West Virginia -1.1 0.9 YES -9 6 YES Wisconsin -1.5 0.6 YES -49 18 YES Wyoming -0.5 1.2 -1 3