TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and December 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 -36 279 Alabama -0.2 0.6 -5 13 Alaska 0.3 0.9 1 3 Arizona -0.4 0.7 -12 19 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -2 9 California 0.0 0.4 4 68 Colorado -0.7 0.7 YES -20 18 YES Connecticut 0.4 0.6 6 10 Delaware -0.2 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -11 41 Georgia 0.5 0.6 21 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 5 Idaho -0.6 0.8 -5 6 Illinois 0.3 0.5 19 28 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -6 20 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -6 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 5 13 Maine -0.4 0.8 -3 5 Maryland 0.9 0.7 YES 23 18 YES Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 0 18 Michigan -1.1 0.5 YES -50 23 YES Minnesota -0.2 0.5 -6 15 Mississippi 0.1 0.7 1 8 Missouri 0.1 0.6 3 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 0 7 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -2 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 5 New Jersey 0.0 0.5 -2 21 New Mexico -0.5 0.7 -4 6 New York -0.2 0.4 -14 34 North Carolina 0.2 0.6 13 26 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 -1 26 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 3 11 Oregon -0.9 0.7 YES -18 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.5 0.4 YES -28 25 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina 0.8 0.7 YES 18 15 YES South Dakota -0.9 0.8 YES -4 3 YES Tennessee 0.2 0.7 7 21 Texas 0.4 0.4 51 54 Utah 0.1 0.8 2 12 Vermont 0.3 0.9 1 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 9 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -13 20 West Virginia 0.5 0.8 4 5 Wisconsin -0.1 0.5 -5 16 Wyoming -0.4 1.0 -1 3