TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2025 and December 2025, 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. 0.1 0.2 107 356 Alabama 0.1 0.7 2 14 Alaska 1.2 0.9 YES 4 3 YES Arizona -0.2 0.7 -6 20 Arkansas 0.2 0.7 3 9 California 0.3 0.4 56 71 Colorado -0.8 0.7 YES -22 19 YES Connecticut 0.2 0.6 3 11 Delaware 0.0 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 16 46 Georgia -0.5 0.6 -26 26 Hawaii -0.3 0.9 -2 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -2 7 Illinois 0.2 0.5 13 28 Indiana 0.8 0.6 YES 24 19 YES Iowa 0.7 0.6 YES 11 10 YES Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky 0.3 0.7 5 13 Louisiana 0.4 0.7 8 13 Maine 1.0 0.8 YES 7 5 YES Maryland -0.2 0.7 -5 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 6 19 Michigan 0.5 0.5 23 23 Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 17 16 YES Mississippi 0.2 0.8 2 9 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -7 17 Montana 0.4 1.0 2 5 Nebraska 0.3 0.7 3 7 Nevada -0.8 0.9 -13 12 YES New Hampshire 0.7 0.8 5 5 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -10 22 New Mexico 0.0 0.8 0 6 New York -0.2 0.4 -22 35 North Carolina 0.1 0.6 6 28 North Dakota 0.7 0.8 3 4 Ohio 0.1 0.5 8 27 Oklahoma 0.1 0.7 2 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.5 -1 28 Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 5 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -8 15 South Dakota 1.9 0.8 YES 9 4 YES Tennessee -1.2 0.7 YES -41 21 YES Texas 0.1 0.4 16 55 Utah 0.0 0.7 0 11 Vermont 1.3 0.9 YES 4 3 YES Virginia -0.4 0.6 -17 25 Washington 0.0 0.6 -1 20 West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 6 Wisconsin 0.8 0.6 YES 23 16 YES Wyoming 2.4 1.1 YES 7 3 YES