TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2022 and November 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 -842 303 YES Alabama -1.0 0.7 YES -21 14 YES Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona -1.1 0.7 YES -33 20 YES Arkansas -0.9 0.7 YES -11 9 YES California -1.2 0.4 YES -207 68 YES Colorado 0.1 0.6 5 18 Connecticut -0.5 0.6 -7 10 Delaware -0.9 0.9 YES -3 4 District of Columbia -0.1 1.0 -2 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 27 41 Georgia -0.3 0.6 -10 25 Hawaii -0.9 0.9 YES -5 5 Idaho -1.1 0.8 YES -8 6 YES Illinois -0.3 0.5 -18 30 Indiana -1.0 0.6 YES -32 20 YES Iowa -0.8 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kansas -0.4 0.6 -6 9 Kentucky -1.2 0.7 YES -22 13 YES Louisiana -0.7 0.7 YES -13 13 YES Maine -0.9 0.8 YES -5 5 Maryland -0.3 0.7 -8 18 Massachusetts -0.6 0.5 YES -23 19 YES Michigan -0.6 0.6 YES -25 24 YES Minnesota -0.1 0.5 1 16 Mississippi -0.6 0.7 -7 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -14 17 Montana -1.2 0.9 YES -6 4 YES Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -4 8 Nevada -1.1 0.9 YES -16 12 YES New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -3 6 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 5 19 New Mexico -0.6 0.8 -5 7 New York -0.2 0.4 -15 34 North Carolina -1.1 0.6 YES -53 28 YES North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.9 0.5 YES -47 25 YES Oklahoma -0.8 0.7 YES -13 12 YES Oregon -0.8 0.7 YES -16 13 YES Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 4 25 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina -0.9 0.7 YES -17 15 YES South Dakota -0.4 0.7 -2 3 Tennessee -1.2 0.7 YES -39 21 YES Texas -0.7 0.4 YES -76 56 YES Utah -0.7 0.8 -13 13 YES Vermont -0.5 0.9 -2 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -16 24 Washington -0.9 0.6 YES -30 20 YES West Virginia -0.8 0.8 YES -5 6 Wisconsin -0.4 0.6 -9 16 Wyoming -1.1 0.9 YES -3 3 YES