TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2022 and December 2023, 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. -0.4 0.2 YES -539 303 YES Alabama -0.9 0.7 YES -18 14 YES Alaska -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.3 0.7 -5 20 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -5 9 California 0.0 0.4 -5 68 Colorado 0.4 0.6 12 18 Connecticut -0.1 0.6 0 10 Delaware -0.5 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.2 1.0 -1 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 31 41 Georgia -1.1 0.6 YES -54 25 YES Hawaii -0.5 0.9 -3 5 Idaho -0.4 0.8 -2 6 Illinois -0.6 0.5 YES -37 30 YES Indiana -0.8 0.6 YES -26 20 YES Iowa -0.8 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kansas -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kentucky -0.4 0.7 -6 13 Louisiana -0.9 0.7 YES -17 13 YES Maine -0.4 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.7 0.7 YES -18 18 YES Massachusetts -0.2 0.5 -7 19 Michigan -0.9 0.6 YES -39 24 YES Minnesota -0.4 0.5 -10 16 Mississippi -0.5 0.7 -6 8 Missouri -1.5 0.6 YES -41 17 YES Montana -0.1 0.9 0 4 Nebraska -0.6 0.7 -6 8 Nevada -0.1 0.9 1 12 New Hampshire -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.1 0.5 -1 19 New Mexico -0.4 0.8 -2 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -19 34 North Carolina -1.1 0.6 YES -52 28 YES North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -13 25 Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -11 12 Oregon -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.4 -2 25 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 0 4 South Carolina -0.9 0.7 YES -19 15 YES South Dakota -0.4 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee -0.5 0.7 -18 21 Texas -0.3 0.4 -26 56 Utah -0.3 0.8 -5 13 Vermont -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.7 0.6 YES -27 24 YES Washington -0.7 0.6 YES -20 20 West Virginia -0.7 0.8 -4 6 Wisconsin -0.6 0.6 YES -17 16 YES Wyoming -0.5 0.9 -2 3