TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2022 and June 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 -671 303 YES Alabama -0.6 0.7 -9 14 Alaska -2.1 0.9 YES -6 3 YES Arizona -1.3 0.7 YES -38 20 YES Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -2 9 California -0.4 0.4 YES -56 68 Colorado -1.1 0.6 YES -30 18 YES Connecticut -1.1 0.6 YES -18 10 YES Delaware -0.4 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia 0.1 1.0 1 7 Florida -0.8 0.5 YES -52 41 YES Georgia -1.6 0.6 YES -71 25 YES Hawaii -0.6 0.9 -3 5 Idaho -1.2 0.8 YES -9 6 YES Illinois 0.0 0.5 1 30 Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -20 20 Iowa -0.6 0.6 YES -8 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.5 0.7 -7 13 Louisiana 1.2 0.7 YES 25 13 YES Maine -0.8 0.8 YES -4 5 Maryland -0.6 0.7 -12 18 Massachusetts -1.0 0.5 YES -33 19 YES Michigan -0.7 0.6 YES -28 24 YES Minnesota -0.9 0.5 YES -24 16 YES Mississippi -0.4 0.7 -4 8 Missouri -0.7 0.6 YES -18 17 YES Montana -1.5 0.9 YES -8 4 YES Nebraska 0.0 0.7 0 8 Nevada -0.7 0.9 -8 12 New Hampshire -1.4 0.8 YES -9 6 YES New Jersey 0.1 0.5 10 19 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -3 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -19 34 North Carolina -0.9 0.6 YES -38 28 YES North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.8 0.5 YES -40 25 YES Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -10 12 Oregon -1.0 0.7 YES -16 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.6 0.4 YES -30 25 YES Rhode Island -1.3 0.9 YES -7 4 YES South Carolina 0.2 0.7 7 15 South Dakota -0.5 0.7 -2 3 Tennessee -0.8 0.7 YES -21 21 Texas -0.4 0.4 -28 56 Utah -0.7 0.8 -9 13 Vermont -0.7 0.9 -2 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 16 24 Washington -0.8 0.6 YES -24 20 YES West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 6 Wisconsin 0.0 0.6 3 16 Wyoming -2.1 0.9 YES -5 3 YES