TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and June 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 -720 321 YES Alabama -0.9 0.7 YES -18 13 YES Alaska 0.5 0.9 3 3 YES Arizona -0.1 0.6 -1 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 0 9 California -1.1 0.4 YES -196 70 YES Colorado 1.2 0.6 YES 38 18 YES Connecticut 0.3 0.6 5 10 Delaware -1.0 0.8 YES -5 4 YES District of Columbia -0.7 0.9 -6 7 Florida -0.5 0.5 YES -40 45 Georgia -1.3 0.6 YES -63 27 YES Hawaii 0.3 0.8 2 5 Idaho 0.8 0.8 9 6 YES Illinois -0.4 0.5 -22 30 Indiana -0.1 0.6 -2 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -2 9 Kansas -0.6 0.6 -8 9 Kentucky -1.0 0.6 YES -17 13 YES Louisiana -2.2 0.7 YES -41 13 YES Maine -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.7 0.7 YES -17 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 2 20 Michigan -0.6 0.5 YES -23 23 Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -21 16 YES Mississippi -1.7 0.7 YES -19 8 YES Missouri -0.4 0.6 -11 17 Montana 1.8 0.9 YES 11 4 YES Nebraska -0.3 0.7 -3 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 5 13 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey -0.7 0.5 YES -27 21 YES New Mexico 0.0 0.8 0 7 New York -0.1 0.4 -1 35 North Carolina -1.2 0.6 YES -58 29 YES North Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Ohio 0.2 0.5 10 26 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -8 12 Oregon 0.1 0.6 3 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 10 26 Rhode Island -0.1 0.9 0 4 South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -11 15 South Dakota -0.6 0.7 -3 3 Tennessee -0.7 0.7 YES -23 21 YES Texas -1.1 0.4 YES -138 59 YES Utah 0.6 0.7 11 12 Vermont 0.2 0.8 1 3 Virginia -1.2 0.6 YES -43 25 YES Washington 0.3 0.6 14 21 West Virginia -0.9 0.8 YES -6 5 YES Wisconsin -0.4 0.5 -11 16 Wyoming 0.6 0.9 2 3