TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between October 2023 and October 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. -0.6 0.3 YES -989 460 YES Alabama 0.3 0.7 10 14 Alaska -0.2 1.1 -1 4 Arizona -0.1 0.7 0 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -1 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -108 60 YES Colorado 1.8 0.6 YES 69 19 YES Connecticut -0.5 0.7 -10 12 Delaware 0.0 0.9 1 4 District of Columbia -0.1 1.0 -1 8 Florida -1.3 0.5 YES -141 47 YES Georgia -0.5 0.6 -24 26 Hawaii -0.2 1.1 -1 7 Idaho -1.2 0.9 YES -9 7 YES Illinois -0.9 0.5 YES -58 30 YES Indiana -0.6 0.6 -18 19 Iowa -0.7 0.7 -13 11 YES Kansas -0.3 0.7 -4 10 Kentucky 1.1 0.7 YES 26 14 YES Louisiana -0.4 0.7 -8 14 Maine -1.0 0.8 YES -7 5 YES Maryland -0.2 0.7 -5 19 Massachusetts -1.7 0.6 YES -69 23 YES Michigan -0.6 0.6 -27 25 YES Minnesota -0.7 0.6 YES -23 19 YES Mississippi -0.7 0.8 -8 10 Missouri -0.1 0.6 3 18 Montana -0.6 1.1 -3 6 Nebraska -0.5 0.8 -6 8 Nevada -0.3 0.9 -4 13 New Hampshire -1.0 0.9 YES -7 6 YES New Jersey 0.0 0.6 2 24 New Mexico -0.3 0.9 -2 8 New York -0.5 0.4 YES -53 39 YES North Carolina -0.3 0.7 -10 31 North Dakota -0.6 1.0 -3 4 Ohio -0.8 0.5 YES -46 29 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -4 12 Oregon -0.1 0.7 -2 13 Pennsylvania -2.3 0.6 YES -155 33 YES Rhode Island -1.0 1.1 -5 6 South Carolina -0.8 0.8 -16 18 South Dakota -0.6 0.9 -3 4 Tennessee -0.5 0.7 -17 22 Texas -1.2 0.5 YES -182 64 YES Utah -0.4 0.7 -4 13 Vermont -0.9 1.1 -3 3 Virginia 0.5 0.6 26 26 Washington -0.2 0.6 -8 21 West Virginia -0.3 0.9 -3 6 Wisconsin -1.8 0.6 YES -57 18 YES Wyoming -0.1 1.2 0 3