TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2022 and July 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. -0.6 0.2 YES -777 303 YES Alabama -0.5 0.7 -9 14 Alaska -1.1 0.9 YES -3 3 YES Arizona -1.3 0.7 YES -37 20 YES Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -7 9 California 0.0 0.4 10 68 Colorado -0.7 0.6 YES -17 18 Connecticut -1.1 0.6 YES -17 10 YES Delaware -0.5 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia 0.2 1.0 2 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -6 41 Georgia -0.8 0.6 YES -34 25 YES Hawaii -0.7 0.9 -5 5 Idaho -0.7 0.8 -5 6 Illinois -0.8 0.5 YES -42 30 YES Indiana -0.1 0.6 0 20 Iowa -0.9 0.6 YES -14 9 YES Kansas -1.4 0.6 YES -18 9 YES Kentucky -0.8 0.7 YES -15 13 YES Louisiana 0.0 0.7 2 13 Maine -1.3 0.8 YES -8 5 YES Maryland -0.4 0.7 -8 18 Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -8 19 Michigan -0.3 0.6 -9 24 Minnesota -0.4 0.5 -9 16 Mississippi -0.3 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -11 17 Montana -1.0 0.9 YES -6 4 YES Nebraska -0.4 0.7 -3 8 Nevada -0.6 0.9 -5 12 New Hampshire -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.6 0.5 YES -22 19 YES New Mexico -0.4 0.8 -2 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -28 34 North Carolina -1.8 0.6 YES -84 28 YES North Dakota -0.9 0.8 YES -3 4 Ohio -0.9 0.5 YES -49 25 YES Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 1 12 Oregon -1.1 0.7 YES -20 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.4 0.4 -18 25 Rhode Island -0.8 0.9 -4 4 South Carolina -0.5 0.7 -10 15 South Dakota -0.8 0.7 YES -3 3 Tennessee -0.3 0.7 -7 21 Texas -1.1 0.4 YES -140 56 YES Utah -0.8 0.8 YES -11 13 Vermont -0.9 0.9 YES -3 3 YES Virginia -0.6 0.6 -24 24 Washington -0.9 0.6 YES -28 20 YES West Virginia -0.6 0.8 -3 6 Wisconsin -0.9 0.6 YES -24 16 YES Wyoming -0.9 0.9 -2 3