TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and April 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -319 321 Alabama -0.4 0.7 -6 14 Alaska -0.3 0.9 0 3 Arizona -0.7 0.7 YES -18 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 0 9 California 0.1 0.4 17 68 Colorado -0.1 0.6 -1 18 Connecticut -0.3 0.6 -5 10 Delaware -0.7 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia 0.0 1.0 0 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 11 41 Georgia -0.6 0.6 YES -22 25 Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho 0.8 0.8 8 6 YES Illinois -0.2 0.5 -15 30 Indiana -0.5 0.6 -14 20 Iowa -0.1 0.6 0 9 Kansas 0.0 0.6 2 9 Kentucky -0.6 0.7 -11 13 Louisiana 0.7 0.7 YES 15 13 YES Maine 0.3 0.8 3 5 Maryland 0.1 0.7 3 18 Massachusetts -1.1 0.5 YES -42 19 YES Michigan -0.2 0.6 -7 24 Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -21 16 YES Mississippi -0.1 0.7 0 8 Missouri -0.1 0.6 0 17 Montana 0.1 0.9 2 4 Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -5 8 Nevada -0.3 0.9 -3 12 New Hampshire -2.5 0.8 YES -17 6 YES New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -9 19 New Mexico 0.0 0.8 0 7 New York -0.5 0.4 YES -43 34 YES North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -3 28 North Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 4 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -16 25 Oklahoma 0.4 0.7 11 12 Oregon 0.6 0.7 11 13 Pennsylvania -0.7 0.4 YES -46 25 YES Rhode Island -1.9 0.9 YES -8 4 YES South Carolina 0.4 0.7 12 15 South Dakota -0.6 0.7 -3 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -7 21 Texas -1.1 0.4 YES -137 56 YES Utah 0.1 0.8 3 13 Vermont -2.0 0.9 YES -6 3 YES Virginia 0.0 0.6 6 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -15 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin 0.1 0.6 5 16 Wyoming 0.3 0.9 1 3