TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and January 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 -78 320 Alabama 0.3 0.6 5 13 Alaska -0.9 0.9 YES -3 3 YES Arizona -0.6 0.7 -18 19 Arkansas -0.5 0.7 -6 9 California -0.3 0.4 -50 68 Colorado 0.8 0.7 YES 23 18 YES Connecticut 0.2 0.6 3 10 Delaware 0.8 0.9 4 4 YES District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 2 41 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -7 26 Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho 0.1 0.8 1 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -22 28 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -7 20 Iowa 0.6 0.6 YES 9 9 YES Kansas 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kentucky 0.4 0.7 8 13 Louisiana 0.2 0.7 5 13 Maine 0.0 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.2 0.7 6 18 Massachusetts -0.1 0.5 -5 18 Michigan -0.1 0.5 -4 23 Minnesota -0.2 0.5 -5 15 Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -7 17 Montana -0.1 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska 0.7 0.7 7 7 YES Nevada -0.4 0.9 -6 12 New Hampshire 0.4 0.8 3 5 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 6 21 New Mexico 0.7 0.7 6 6 YES New York -0.1 0.4 -13 34 North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -8 26 North Dakota -0.5 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -9 26 Oklahoma 0.5 0.7 9 11 Oregon 1.0 0.7 YES 19 13 YES Pennsylvania 0.2 0.4 13 25 Rhode Island -0.2 0.9 -1 5 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 2 15 South Dakota 0.1 0.8 0 3 Tennessee -0.8 0.7 YES -25 21 YES Texas -0.2 0.4 -16 54 Utah -0.4 0.8 -7 12 Vermont -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 9 24 Washington 0.0 0.6 1 20 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin 0.0 0.5 2 16 Wyoming -0.3 1.0 -1 3