TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and December 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. -0.7 0.3 YES -1210 460 YES Alabama -0.4 0.7 -7 14 Alaska -1.1 1.1 -3 4 Arizona 0.1 0.7 4 20 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 1 9 California -1.3 0.4 YES -247 60 YES Colorado -2.7 0.6 YES -87 19 YES Connecticut -0.8 0.7 YES -14 12 YES Delaware -0.4 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.5 1.0 -4 8 Florida -0.8 0.5 YES -84 47 YES Georgia 0.1 0.6 11 26 Hawaii -0.8 1.1 -6 7 Idaho -1.3 0.9 YES -10 7 YES Illinois -1.2 0.5 YES -81 30 YES Indiana 0.2 0.6 8 19 Iowa -0.6 0.7 -11 11 Kansas -0.2 0.7 -3 10 Kentucky 1.1 0.7 YES 27 14 YES Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -12 14 Maine -1.0 0.8 YES -7 5 YES Maryland -1.1 0.7 YES -33 19 YES Massachusetts -0.8 0.6 YES -34 23 YES Michigan -1.5 0.6 YES -75 25 YES Minnesota -0.5 0.6 -17 19 Mississippi -0.9 0.8 YES -12 10 YES Missouri 0.2 0.6 9 18 Montana -1.6 1.1 YES -8 6 YES Nebraska -0.4 0.8 -3 8 Nevada -1.0 0.9 YES -18 13 YES New Hampshire -0.6 0.9 -4 6 New Jersey -0.6 0.6 -31 24 YES New Mexico -0.8 0.9 -7 8 New York 0.1 0.4 17 39 North Carolina 0.1 0.7 9 31 North Dakota -0.5 1.0 -2 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -18 29 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -9 12 Oregon -0.5 0.7 -11 13 Pennsylvania -1.1 0.6 YES -74 33 YES Rhode Island -0.6 1.1 -3 6 South Carolina -0.6 0.8 -12 18 South Dakota -0.9 0.9 -4 4 Tennessee -0.8 0.7 YES -29 22 YES Texas -1.5 0.5 YES -225 64 YES Utah -0.9 0.7 YES -16 13 YES Vermont -0.1 1.1 0 3 Virginia -0.6 0.6 -22 26 Washington -0.6 0.6 -19 21 West Virginia -1.0 0.9 YES -8 6 YES Wisconsin -0.7 0.6 YES -21 18 YES Wyoming -1.2 1.2 -4 3 YES