TABLE 3: Total separations 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -317 320 Alabama -0.2 0.7 -4 14 Alaska -1.2 0.9 YES -4 3 YES Arizona -0.5 0.7 -19 20 Arkansas 0.2 0.7 2 9 California -0.2 0.4 -33 71 Colorado -1.1 0.7 YES -33 19 YES Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -6 11 Delaware -0.8 0.9 -4 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida 0.3 0.5 29 46 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -13 26 Hawaii 0.2 0.9 1 6 Idaho 0.0 0.8 0 7 Illinois 0.4 0.5 26 28 Indiana -0.5 0.6 -15 19 Iowa -0.4 0.6 -6 10 Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky -0.6 0.7 -12 13 Louisiana -1.1 0.7 YES -22 13 YES Maine -0.7 0.8 -5 5 Maryland -0.7 0.7 -19 18 YES Massachusetts -0.4 0.5 -15 19 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -11 23 Minnesota 0.1 0.5 4 16 Mississippi -0.9 0.8 YES -10 9 YES Missouri -0.3 0.6 -9 17 Montana -0.5 1.0 -3 5 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -3 7 Nevada -0.4 0.9 -6 12 New Hampshire -0.8 0.8 -6 5 YES New Jersey -0.9 0.5 YES -41 22 YES New Mexico -1.1 0.8 YES -9 6 YES New York 0.2 0.4 13 35 North Carolina -0.8 0.6 YES -38 28 YES North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Ohio 0.1 0.5 1 27 Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 -1 12 Oregon -0.7 0.7 -14 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.8 0.5 YES -49 28 YES Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -2 5 South Carolina -0.9 0.7 YES -22 15 YES South Dakota -0.6 0.8 -3 4 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -5 21 Texas 0.6 0.4 YES 82 55 YES Utah -0.3 0.7 -5 11 Vermont -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.7 0.6 YES -30 25 YES Washington 0.3 0.6 11 20 West Virginia -0.7 0.8 -5 6 Wisconsin -0.3 0.6 -8 16 Wyoming -0.3 1.1 -1 3