TABLE 6: Job Openings estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and September 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. -1.1 0.3 YES -1885 460 YES Alabama -0.8 0.7 YES -16 14 YES Alaska -0.5 1.1 -1 4 Arizona -0.4 0.7 -8 20 Arkansas 0.3 0.7 5 9 California -1.7 0.4 YES -316 60 YES Colorado -1.7 0.6 YES -54 19 YES Connecticut -0.8 0.7 YES -14 12 YES Delaware -1.4 0.9 YES -7 4 YES District of Columbia -1.3 1.0 YES -11 8 YES Florida -1.6 0.5 YES -165 47 YES Georgia -1.8 0.6 YES -92 26 YES Hawaii -1.1 1.1 -7 7 Idaho -1.0 0.9 YES -8 7 YES Illinois -1.7 0.5 YES -114 30 YES Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -22 19 YES Iowa -0.4 0.7 -8 11 Kansas -0.3 0.7 -3 10 Kentucky 0.1 0.7 6 14 Louisiana -1.9 0.7 YES -41 14 YES Maine -1.0 0.8 YES -7 5 YES Maryland -1.1 0.7 YES -32 19 YES Massachusetts -1.2 0.6 YES -51 23 YES Michigan -0.5 0.6 -22 25 Minnesota 0.0 0.6 0 19 Mississippi -2.0 0.8 YES -27 10 YES Missouri 0.0 0.6 5 18 Montana -1.1 1.1 -6 6 Nebraska -0.6 0.8 -7 8 Nevada -1.8 0.9 YES -29 13 YES New Hampshire -0.1 0.9 -1 6 New Jersey -0.4 0.6 -19 24 New Mexico -0.3 0.9 -2 8 New York 0.2 0.4 28 39 North Carolina -0.6 0.7 -30 31 North Dakota -0.5 1.0 -3 4 Ohio -1.3 0.5 YES -79 29 YES Oklahoma -1.0 0.7 YES -20 12 YES Oregon -0.7 0.7 -14 13 YES Pennsylvania -1.7 0.6 YES -108 33 YES Rhode Island -0.3 1.1 -1 6 South Carolina -1.7 0.8 YES -41 18 YES South Dakota -0.7 0.9 -3 4 Tennessee -3.4 0.7 YES -129 22 YES Texas -1.9 0.5 YES -274 64 YES Utah -0.8 0.7 YES -15 13 YES Vermont -0.6 1.1 -2 3 Virginia -0.5 0.6 -21 26 Washington -0.4 0.6 -15 21 West Virginia -2.1 0.9 YES -17 6 YES Wisconsin -2.0 0.6 YES -66 18 YES Wyoming -0.9 1.2 -3 3