TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2025 and October 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 -214 356 Alabama -0.3 0.7 -7 14 Alaska -2.3 0.9 YES -8 3 YES Arizona 0.0 0.7 -2 20 Arkansas 0.1 0.7 2 9 California -0.3 0.4 -57 71 Colorado -1.1 0.7 YES -33 19 YES Connecticut -0.7 0.6 YES -13 11 YES Delaware -0.6 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.7 0.9 -5 7 Florida -0.4 0.5 -36 46 Georgia -0.3 0.6 -13 26 Hawaii 1.1 0.9 YES 7 6 YES Idaho -0.3 0.8 -3 7 Illinois -0.1 0.5 -9 28 Indiana 0.4 0.6 10 19 Iowa -1.1 0.6 YES -18 10 YES Kansas -0.2 0.6 -3 9 Kentucky 0.0 0.7 -1 13 Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -12 13 Maine -0.4 0.8 -3 5 Maryland -0.9 0.7 YES -25 18 YES Massachusetts 0.4 0.5 16 19 Michigan 0.4 0.5 19 23 Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 17 16 YES Mississippi -0.1 0.8 -1 9 Missouri 0.3 0.6 7 17 Montana -0.6 1.0 -3 5 Nebraska -0.1 0.7 -1 7 Nevada 0.2 0.9 4 12 New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 5 New Jersey 0.3 0.5 15 22 New Mexico 0.6 0.8 5 6 New York 0.3 0.4 23 35 North Carolina -0.7 0.6 YES -39 28 YES North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio 0.1 0.5 4 27 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -2 12 Oregon 0.3 0.7 5 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.5 6 28 Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina 0.7 0.7 17 15 YES South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 4 Tennessee -0.6 0.7 -22 21 YES Texas -0.2 0.4 -17 55 Utah 0.1 0.7 2 11 Vermont 0.3 0.9 1 3 Virginia -0.9 0.6 YES -38 25 YES Washington 0.2 0.6 9 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin 0.0 0.6 0 16 Wyoming -1.7 1.1 YES -5 3 YES