TABLE 7: Hires 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. -0.5 0.2 YES -787 321 YES Alabama -0.6 0.7 -12 13 Alaska -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Arizona -1.0 0.6 YES -30 20 YES Arkansas -0.8 0.7 YES -9 9 California -0.3 0.4 -54 70 Colorado -0.2 0.6 -5 18 Connecticut -0.3 0.6 -4 10 Delaware -0.5 0.8 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida 0.3 0.5 38 45 Georgia -0.9 0.6 YES -42 27 YES Hawaii -0.9 0.8 YES -5 5 Idaho 0.0 0.8 1 6 Illinois -1.0 0.5 YES -56 30 YES Indiana -0.6 0.6 -18 19 Iowa -0.8 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kansas -0.5 0.6 -6 9 Kentucky -1.2 0.6 YES -22 13 YES Louisiana -1.8 0.7 YES -36 13 YES Maine 0.1 0.8 1 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 -2 18 Massachusetts 0.6 0.5 YES 22 20 YES Michigan -0.5 0.5 -22 23 Minnesota -0.6 0.5 YES -17 16 YES Mississippi -1.1 0.7 YES -12 8 YES Missouri -0.4 0.6 -11 17 Montana -0.6 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska -1.0 0.7 YES -10 7 YES Nevada -0.5 0.9 -6 13 New Hampshire -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.9 0.5 YES -37 21 YES New Mexico -0.4 0.8 -3 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -17 35 North Carolina -0.7 0.6 YES -32 29 YES North Dakota -1.0 0.8 YES -4 3 YES Ohio -0.7 0.5 YES -39 26 YES Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -8 12 Oregon -0.6 0.6 -13 13 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.4 -18 26 Rhode Island 0.1 0.9 1 4 South Carolina -0.9 0.7 YES -19 15 YES South Dakota -0.9 0.7 YES -3 3 Tennessee -0.7 0.7 -22 21 YES Texas -1.4 0.4 YES -191 59 YES Utah -0.2 0.7 0 12 Vermont -0.4 0.8 0 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 2 25 Washington -0.3 0.6 -8 21 West Virginia -1.0 0.8 YES -7 5 YES Wisconsin -0.9 0.5 YES -28 16 YES Wyoming -0.4 0.9 -1 3