TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 2023, 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 51 279 Alabama 0.1 0.6 2 13 Alaska 0.0 0.9 0 3 Arizona -0.1 0.7 -1 19 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -3 9 California -0.1 0.4 -3 68 Colorado 0.5 0.7 13 18 Connecticut 0.2 0.6 3 10 Delaware 0.2 0.9 1 4 District of Columbia 0.2 0.9 1 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -5 41 Georgia 0.2 0.6 11 26 Hawaii -0.8 0.9 -5 5 YES Idaho -0.6 0.8 -5 6 Illinois 0.1 0.5 6 28 Indiana -0.3 0.6 -10 20 Iowa -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kansas -0.9 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kentucky -0.4 0.7 -9 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 0 13 Maine 0.7 0.8 5 5 YES Maryland 0.1 0.7 4 18 Massachusetts 0.6 0.5 YES 24 18 YES Michigan -0.3 0.5 -12 23 Minnesota -0.9 0.5 YES -26 15 YES Mississippi 0.0 0.7 0 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -14 17 Montana 0.1 0.9 1 4 Nebraska -0.6 0.7 -7 7 YES Nevada 0.1 0.9 1 12 New Hampshire 0.5 0.8 3 5 New Jersey 1.2 0.5 YES 52 21 YES New Mexico 0.0 0.7 0 6 New York 0.2 0.4 25 34 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -8 26 North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 4 26 Oklahoma 0.3 0.7 5 11 Oregon 0.1 0.7 1 13 Pennsylvania 0.6 0.4 YES 37 25 YES Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina -0.5 0.7 -11 15 South Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 3 YES Tennessee 0.3 0.7 12 21 Texas 0.0 0.4 -3 54 Utah -0.2 0.8 -3 12 Vermont 0.3 0.9 1 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 11 24 Washington -0.5 0.6 -17 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Wisconsin -0.3 0.5 -9 16 Wyoming 0.0 1.0 0 3