TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2024 and May 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 85 320 Alabama 0.1 0.7 2 14 Alaska -0.1 0.9 0 3 Arizona -0.6 0.7 -19 20 Arkansas 0.2 0.7 2 9 California 0.4 0.4 69 71 Colorado -0.6 0.7 -18 19 Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -7 11 Delaware 0.0 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia 0.1 0.9 1 7 Florida -0.3 0.5 -23 46 Georgia 0.3 0.6 12 26 Hawaii 0.5 0.9 3 6 Idaho 1.0 0.8 YES 9 7 YES Illinois 0.2 0.5 12 28 Indiana 0.0 0.6 -2 19 Iowa -0.3 0.6 -5 10 Kansas -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.7 4 13 Louisiana -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Maine -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts 0.8 0.5 YES 30 19 YES Michigan -0.1 0.5 -6 23 Minnesota 0.1 0.5 1 16 Mississippi 0.6 0.8 8 9 Missouri 0.2 0.6 6 17 Montana 1.6 1.0 YES 9 5 YES Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -2 7 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -1 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 5 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -9 22 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -4 6 New York 0.2 0.4 21 35 North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -14 28 North Dakota -0.5 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.5 0.5 YES -32 27 YES Oklahoma 0.7 0.7 11 12 Oregon -0.1 0.7 -3 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.5 2 28 Rhode Island -0.4 0.9 -2 5 South Carolina 0.0 0.7 1 15 South Dakota -0.4 0.8 -2 4 Tennessee 0.2 0.7 6 21 Texas 0.3 0.4 36 55 Utah 0.2 0.7 4 11 Vermont 0.6 0.9 2 3 Virginia 0.4 0.6 17 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 0 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin -0.4 0.6 -12 16 Wyoming 0.3 1.1 1 3