TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2024 and October 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 65 320 Alabama 0.2 0.7 6 14 Alaska 1.5 0.9 YES 5 3 YES Arizona 0.9 0.7 YES 31 20 YES Arkansas 0.1 0.7 2 9 California 0.4 0.4 83 71 YES Colorado 2.4 0.7 YES 73 19 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 3 11 Delaware -0.2 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -69 46 YES Georgia 0.0 0.6 1 26 Hawaii -0.3 0.9 -2 6 Idaho 0.1 0.8 1 7 Illinois 0.2 0.5 8 28 Indiana 0.6 0.6 18 19 Iowa 0.0 0.6 -1 10 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky 0.3 0.7 6 13 Louisiana 0.2 0.7 4 13 Maine 0.3 0.8 2 5 Maryland -0.3 0.7 -9 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 3 19 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -8 23 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi 0.1 0.8 2 9 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -2 17 Montana 0.7 1.0 4 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 1 7 Nevada 0.5 0.9 7 12 New Hampshire -0.1 0.8 -1 5 New Jersey 0.1 0.5 4 22 New Mexico 0.0 0.8 0 6 New York -0.8 0.4 YES -76 35 YES North Carolina 0.0 0.6 0 28 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -15 27 Oklahoma 0.8 0.7 YES 13 12 YES Oregon 0.5 0.7 11 13 Pennsylvania -0.5 0.5 -31 28 YES Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 5 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 2 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Tennessee 0.2 0.7 6 21 Texas -0.3 0.4 -35 55 Utah 0.5 0.7 9 11 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.2 0.6 -8 25 Washington 0.3 0.6 11 20 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 3 6 Wisconsin 0.2 0.6 5 16 Wyoming 1.3 1.1 YES 4 3 YES