TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and December 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. 0.0 0.2 38 320 Alabama 0.1 0.7 2 14 Alaska -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Arizona 0.2 0.7 5 20 Arkansas 0.4 0.7 5 9 California -0.7 0.4 YES -131 71 YES Colorado -0.8 0.7 YES -22 19 YES Connecticut 0.0 0.6 1 11 Delaware 0.4 0.9 2 4 District of Columbia 0.2 0.9 2 7 Florida -0.5 0.5 -48 46 YES Georgia -0.2 0.6 -10 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -2 7 Illinois 0.0 0.5 2 28 Indiana -0.4 0.6 -13 19 Iowa 0.3 0.6 5 10 Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.7 5 13 Louisiana 0.4 0.7 7 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 6 18 Massachusetts -0.2 0.5 -7 19 Michigan -0.3 0.5 -12 23 Minnesota 0.3 0.5 8 16 Mississippi 0.0 0.8 1 9 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -1 17 Montana 0.0 1.0 0 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 0 7 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -3 12 New Hampshire -0.7 0.8 -5 5 New Jersey 0.7 0.5 YES 33 22 YES New Mexico -0.2 0.8 -2 6 New York 0.4 0.4 35 35 North Carolina 0.1 0.6 10 28 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio 0.2 0.5 11 27 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 2 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.5 2 28 Rhode Island 2.1 0.9 YES 11 5 YES South Carolina 0.6 0.7 16 15 YES South Dakota 0.3 0.8 1 4 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 1 21 Texas 0.8 0.4 YES 127 55 YES Utah -0.2 0.7 -4 11 Vermont -0.6 0.9 -2 3 Virginia 0.0 0.6 -3 25 Washington 0.1 0.6 4 20 West Virginia -0.4 0.8 -3 6 Wisconsin -0.1 0.6 -2 16 Wyoming -1.0 1.1 -3 3