TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and August 2023, 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. 0.0 0.2 38 279 Alabama -0.2 0.6 -4 13 Alaska 0.9 0.9 YES 3 3 YES Arizona -0.3 0.7 -10 19 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 0 9 California -0.1 0.4 -28 68 Colorado 0.3 0.7 9 18 Connecticut -0.7 0.6 YES -13 10 YES Delaware -0.2 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.1 0.9 -1 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -35 41 Georgia 0.2 0.6 7 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho 0.1 0.8 1 6 Illinois 1.1 0.5 YES 67 28 YES Indiana 0.0 0.6 0 20 Iowa 0.5 0.6 9 9 YES Kansas 0.6 0.6 9 9 YES Kentucky 0.0 0.7 -1 13 Louisiana 0.6 0.7 13 13 YES Maine -0.5 0.8 -3 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 7 18 Massachusetts -0.7 0.5 YES -25 18 YES Michigan 0.2 0.5 6 23 Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 19 15 YES Mississippi -0.6 0.7 -7 8 Missouri 0.5 0.6 15 17 Montana -0.4 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska 0.9 0.7 YES 9 7 YES Nevada -0.1 0.9 -2 12 New Hampshire -1.0 0.8 YES -7 5 YES New Jersey -0.7 0.5 YES -32 21 YES New Mexico -0.5 0.7 -4 6 New York 0.1 0.4 17 34 North Carolina 0.3 0.6 16 26 North Dakota 0.9 0.8 YES 4 4 YES Ohio 0.0 0.5 0 26 Oklahoma -0.2 0.7 -3 11 Oregon 0.0 0.7 1 13 Pennsylvania -0.2 0.4 -12 25 Rhode Island -0.7 0.9 -3 5 South Carolina 0.3 0.7 6 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Tennessee -0.1 0.7 -2 21 Texas 0.1 0.4 20 54 Utah 0.2 0.8 2 12 Vermont -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -11 24 Washington -0.1 0.6 -6 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 5 Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 9 16 Wyoming 0.4 1.0 1 3