TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2024 and August 2024, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. -0.1 0.2 -99 336 Alabama 0.4 0.7 9 13 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -1.1 0.6 YES -34 20 YES Arkansas 0.6 0.7 9 9 California 0.0 0.4 0 70 Colorado -0.7 0.6 YES -21 18 YES Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -4 10 Delaware 0.4 0.8 2 4 District of Columbia 0.1 0.9 1 7 Florida 0.9 0.5 YES 94 45 YES Georgia 0.3 0.6 14 27 Hawaii -0.9 0.8 YES -6 5 YES Idaho -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Illinois -1.0 0.5 YES -65 30 YES Indiana -0.4 0.6 -12 19 Iowa -0.6 0.6 -9 9 Kansas 0.1 0.6 1 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.6 3 13 Louisiana 0.5 0.7 9 13 Maine 0.2 0.8 1 5 Maryland 0.4 0.7 11 18 Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 13 20 Michigan -1.1 0.5 YES -50 23 YES Minnesota -0.5 0.5 -12 16 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -13 17 Montana -0.7 0.9 -4 4 Nebraska -0.4 0.7 -4 7 Nevada -0.3 0.9 -5 13 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 6 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 5 21 New Mexico -0.1 0.8 -1 7 New York -0.3 0.4 -23 35 North Carolina 0.2 0.6 11 29 North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 3 Ohio 0.0 0.5 0 26 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 2 12 Oregon -0.6 0.6 -11 13 Pennsylvania -0.5 0.4 YES -31 26 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 4 South Carolina -0.1 0.7 -2 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.7 -1 3 Tennessee 0.3 0.7 9 21 Texas 0.2 0.4 21 59 Utah -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Vermont 0.3 0.8 1 3 Virginia 0.4 0.6 16 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 -4 21 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -8 16 Wyoming -0.3 0.9 -1 3