TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2023 and January 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. -0.4 0.2 YES -627 321 YES Alabama -0.4 0.7 -7 14 Alaska -0.5 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -1.3 0.7 YES -36 20 YES Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -9 9 California -0.9 0.4 YES -158 68 YES Colorado 0.0 0.6 0 18 Connecticut 0.5 0.6 8 10 Delaware 0.6 0.9 3 4 District of Columbia 0.2 1.0 1 7 Florida -0.4 0.5 -29 41 Georgia -0.9 0.6 YES -41 25 YES Hawaii -1.1 0.9 YES -7 5 YES Idaho -0.5 0.8 -4 6 Illinois -0.6 0.5 YES -34 30 YES Indiana -0.6 0.6 -19 20 Iowa 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kansas -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kentucky -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Louisiana -0.5 0.7 -8 13 Maine -0.6 0.8 -4 5 Maryland -0.4 0.7 -11 18 Massachusetts -1.2 0.5 YES -42 19 YES Michigan -0.8 0.6 YES -33 24 YES Minnesota 0.4 0.5 11 16 Mississippi -0.5 0.7 -4 8 Missouri -0.6 0.6 YES -15 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 0 4 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -2 8 Nevada -1.2 0.9 YES -16 12 YES New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -2 6 New Jersey -0.4 0.5 -13 19 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -4 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -2 34 North Carolina 0.0 0.6 3 28 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 4 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -23 25 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -4 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania 0.5 0.4 YES 32 25 YES Rhode Island -0.5 0.9 -2 4 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 11 15 South Dakota -0.6 0.7 -2 3 Tennessee -0.3 0.7 -8 21 Texas -0.7 0.4 YES -85 56 YES Utah -1.2 0.8 YES -19 13 YES Vermont -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -3 24 Washington -0.6 0.6 YES -21 20 YES West Virginia -0.1 0.8 0 6 Wisconsin -0.5 0.6 -14 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 3