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. 0.0 0.2 63 372 Alabama -0.1 0.6 -2 12 Alaska 0.5 0.9 2 3 Arizona -0.4 0.6 -13 18 Arkansas 0.0 0.7 0 9 California 0.1 0.4 14 63 Colorado -0.7 0.6 YES -23 18 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 1 10 Delaware 0.3 0.8 2 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.8 -3 6 Florida 0.5 0.5 49 46 YES Georgia -0.6 0.5 YES -30 25 YES Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho 6.7 0.7 YES 59 6 YES Illinois 0.0 0.5 1 28 Indiana 0.8 0.5 YES 25 17 YES Iowa 0.2 0.5 2 9 Kansas 0.4 0.6 5 8 Kentucky 0.3 0.6 5 12 Louisiana 0.2 0.6 5 12 Maine 0.5 0.8 3 5 Maryland -0.3 0.6 -9 17 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 -2 19 Michigan 0.8 0.5 YES 33 22 YES Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 18 16 YES Mississippi 0.1 0.6 1 8 Missouri 0.0 0.5 0 16 Montana 0.6 0.9 3 5 Nebraska 0.2 0.7 2 7 Nevada -0.6 0.8 -11 12 New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 5 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 5 22 New Mexico -0.2 0.7 -2 6 New York 0.0 0.4 -2 36 North Carolina 0.2 0.5 12 27 North Dakota 0.6 0.7 3 3 Ohio 0.1 0.4 7 25 Oklahoma -0.2 0.6 -4 10 Oregon 0.0 0.6 0 12 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.4 -17 26 Rhode Island 0.0 0.9 0 4 South Carolina 0.1 0.6 3 14 South Dakota 1.7 0.8 YES 8 4 YES Tennessee -0.7 0.6 YES -23 20 YES Texas 0.1 0.4 29 53 Utah -0.1 0.6 -2 11 Vermont 0.9 0.8 YES 3 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -13 24 Washington 0.1 0.5 1 19 West Virginia 0.0 0.7 0 5 Wisconsin 0.7 0.5 YES 23 16 YES Wyoming 1.4 0.9 YES 4 3 YES