TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2024 and January 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 0.2 170 356 Alabama 0.1 0.7 1 14 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona 1.0 0.7 YES 32 20 YES Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -1 9 California 0.0 0.4 -5 71 Colorado 1.5 0.7 YES 47 19 YES Connecticut 0.7 0.6 YES 12 11 YES Delaware -0.8 0.9 -4 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -11 46 Georgia -0.1 0.6 -5 26 Hawaii 0.3 0.9 2 6 Idaho 1.9 0.8 YES 17 7 YES Illinois 0.6 0.5 YES 39 28 YES Indiana 0.5 0.6 14 19 Iowa 0.1 0.6 2 10 Kansas 0.5 0.6 8 9 Kentucky -0.1 0.7 -3 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 0 13 Maine 0.5 0.8 3 5 Maryland -0.5 0.7 -13 18 Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 12 19 Michigan -0.3 0.5 -13 23 Minnesota 0.5 0.5 17 16 YES Mississippi -0.2 0.8 -2 9 Missouri 0.3 0.6 9 17 Montana 0.8 1.0 4 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 0 7 Nevada 0.4 0.9 7 12 New Hampshire 0.3 0.8 2 5 New Jersey 0.0 0.5 -1 22 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 1 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -6 35 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -9 28 North Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 4 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -2 27 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -2 12 Oregon 0.4 0.7 8 13 Pennsylvania 0.4 0.5 21 28 Rhode Island -2.3 0.9 YES -12 5 YES South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -15 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 4 Tennessee 1.1 0.7 YES 35 21 YES Texas -0.3 0.4 -46 55 Utah 0.4 0.7 8 11 Vermont 1.6 0.9 YES 5 3 YES Virginia 0.1 0.6 4 25 Washington -0.2 0.6 -8 20 West Virginia 0.7 0.8 5 6 Wisconsin 0.3 0.6 10 16 Wyoming 0.0 1.1 0 3