TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between May 2022 and May 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -381 303 YES Alabama 0.6 0.7 15 14 YES Alaska -0.7 0.9 -2 3 Arizona -0.2 0.7 -4 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 0 9 California -0.9 0.4 YES -147 68 YES Colorado -0.7 0.6 YES -19 18 YES Connecticut 0.4 0.6 6 10 Delaware -0.1 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia 0.3 1.0 3 7 Florida -0.5 0.5 YES -36 41 Georgia -1.5 0.6 YES -67 25 YES Hawaii -0.3 0.9 -2 5 Idaho -0.4 0.8 -2 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -12 30 Indiana 0.4 0.6 18 20 Iowa 0.0 0.6 0 9 Kansas 0.4 0.6 7 9 Kentucky -0.4 0.7 -5 13 Louisiana 0.6 0.7 13 13 YES Maine -0.4 0.8 -3 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 2 18 Massachusetts -0.7 0.5 YES -22 19 YES Michigan 0.2 0.6 14 24 Minnesota 0.3 0.5 13 16 Mississippi 0.0 0.7 1 8 Missouri 0.1 0.6 2 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.2 0.7 3 8 Nevada -1.3 0.9 YES -16 12 YES New Hampshire -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey -0.4 0.5 -12 19 New Mexico 0.2 0.8 2 7 New York -1.0 0.4 YES -91 34 YES North Carolina -0.5 0.6 -17 28 North Dakota 0.6 0.8 3 4 Ohio -0.7 0.5 YES -34 25 YES Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -8 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 3 13 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.4 -2 25 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -2 4 South Carolina -0.4 0.7 -4 15 South Dakota 0.1 0.7 1 3 Tennessee 0.3 0.7 10 21 Texas -0.4 0.4 -31 56 Utah 0.3 0.8 8 13 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 1 24 Washington 0.4 0.6 20 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 -1 6 Wisconsin 0.4 0.6 13 16 Wyoming -0.8 0.9 -2 3