TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and September 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -353 301 YES Alabama -0.6 0.7 -12 14 Alaska -0.7 0.9 -2 3 Arizona -0.6 0.7 -18 20 Arkansas -0.5 0.7 -7 9 California -0.9 0.4 YES -145 71 YES Colorado -0.4 0.7 -9 19 Connecticut 0.5 0.6 8 11 Delaware -0.8 0.9 -4 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -5 46 Georgia -0.3 0.6 -14 26 Hawaii -0.3 0.9 -1 6 Idaho -0.7 0.8 -4 7 Illinois -0.5 0.5 -27 28 Indiana 0.5 0.6 20 19 YES Iowa 0.0 0.6 1 10 Kansas -0.4 0.6 -4 9 Kentucky -0.7 0.7 -12 13 Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -12 13 Maine 0.3 0.8 2 5 Maryland -0.4 0.7 -12 18 Massachusetts 0.4 0.5 18 19 Michigan 0.4 0.5 21 23 Minnesota -0.3 0.5 -10 16 Mississippi -0.7 0.8 -9 9 Missouri -0.4 0.6 -11 17 Montana -0.5 1.0 -2 5 Nebraska -0.3 0.7 -3 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 2 12 New Hampshire 0.4 0.8 4 5 New Jersey 0.6 0.5 YES 29 22 YES New Mexico -0.2 0.8 -1 6 New York 0.5 0.4 YES 52 35 YES North Carolina -0.7 0.6 YES -30 28 YES North Dakota -0.4 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -20 27 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -5 12 Oregon -0.4 0.7 -5 13 Pennsylvania 0.5 0.5 35 28 YES Rhode Island 0.9 0.9 4 5 South Carolina -1.2 0.7 YES -25 15 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -2 4 Tennessee -0.1 0.7 -4 21 Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -95 55 YES Utah -0.3 0.7 -4 11 Vermont 0.8 0.9 3 3 Virginia -0.2 0.6 -4 25 Washington -0.4 0.6 -13 20 West Virginia -0.6 0.8 -5 6 Wisconsin -0.6 0.6 -19 16 YES Wyoming -0.1 1.1 0 3