TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2023 and October 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. -0.4 0.2 YES -511 321 YES Alabama -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Alaska -0.1 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -1.1 0.6 YES -31 20 YES Arkansas 0.0 0.7 1 9 California -0.5 0.4 YES -69 70 Colorado -0.1 0.6 -1 18 Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -6 10 Delaware -0.2 0.8 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -1 7 Florida -1.4 0.5 YES -138 45 YES Georgia -0.6 0.6 -30 27 YES Hawaii -0.3 0.8 -1 5 Idaho -0.5 0.8 -2 6 Illinois -0.1 0.5 -8 30 Indiana 0.0 0.6 3 19 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -6 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kentucky 0.0 0.6 1 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 6 13 Maine -0.6 0.8 -3 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 7 18 Massachusetts -0.4 0.5 -15 20 Michigan 0.1 0.5 4 23 Minnesota -0.9 0.5 YES -25 16 YES Mississippi 0.2 0.7 3 8 Missouri -0.6 0.6 -16 17 Montana -0.5 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -1 7 Nevada -0.4 0.9 -6 13 New Hampshire -0.3 0.8 -2 6 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -10 21 New Mexico -0.4 0.8 -3 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -27 35 North Carolina 0.2 0.6 14 29 North Dakota -0.4 0.8 -1 3 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -6 26 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -2 12 Oregon -0.4 0.6 -8 13 Pennsylvania -0.1 0.4 -5 26 Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -1 4 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -3 15 South Dakota -0.4 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee -0.1 0.7 -3 21 Texas -0.5 0.4 YES -61 59 YES Utah -0.7 0.7 -12 12 Vermont -0.3 0.8 0 3 Virginia -0.6 0.6 -22 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -4 21 West Virginia -0.1 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin -0.4 0.5 -9 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 3