TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2024 and March 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. -0.2 0.2 -339 320 YES Alabama 0.4 0.6 8 13 Alaska 1.2 0.9 YES 4 3 YES Arizona -0.3 0.7 -8 19 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -6 9 California -0.3 0.4 -57 68 Colorado -0.2 0.7 -8 18 Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Delaware -0.6 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia 0.2 0.9 1 7 Florida 0.1 0.5 9 41 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -13 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -1 6 Illinois 0.1 0.5 9 28 Indiana -0.3 0.6 -12 20 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -5 9 Kansas 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kentucky -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Louisiana -0.4 0.7 -8 13 Maine -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -4 18 Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -11 18 Michigan 0.2 0.5 9 23 Minnesota -1.1 0.5 YES -33 15 YES Mississippi -0.6 0.7 -7 8 Missouri -0.4 0.6 -10 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 7 Nevada -0.7 0.9 -10 12 New Hampshire -0.9 0.8 YES -6 5 YES New Jersey 0.1 0.5 8 21 New Mexico 0.0 0.7 0 6 New York 0.3 0.4 36 34 YES North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -8 26 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -5 26 Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 -1 11 Oregon -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 1 25 Rhode Island -0.6 0.9 -3 5 South Carolina -1.0 0.7 YES -24 15 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee -0.4 0.7 -13 21 Texas -0.9 0.4 YES -118 54 YES Utah -0.3 0.8 -5 12 Vermont -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 1 24 Washington -0.6 0.6 YES -22 20 YES West Virginia 0.3 0.8 2 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -8 16 Wyoming 0.3 1.0 1 3