TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and September 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. -0.1 0.2 -157 279 Alabama -0.5 0.6 -11 13 Alaska -2.1 0.9 YES -7 3 YES Arizona -0.1 0.7 -3 19 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -1 9 California 0.3 0.4 49 68 Colorado -0.7 0.7 YES -21 18 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 1 10 Delaware 0.4 0.9 2 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida 0.4 0.5 41 41 YES Georgia -0.1 0.6 -3 26 Hawaii 0.1 0.9 1 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Illinois -0.8 0.5 YES -45 28 YES Indiana 0.0 0.6 0 20 Iowa -0.8 0.6 YES -13 9 YES Kansas -0.3 0.6 -5 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.7 3 13 Louisiana -0.1 0.7 -2 13 Maine 0.6 0.8 4 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 2 18 Michigan -0.1 0.5 -5 23 Minnesota 0.1 0.5 3 15 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -3 17 Montana 0.2 0.9 1 4 Nebraska -0.8 0.7 YES -8 7 YES Nevada -0.4 0.9 -6 12 New Hampshire 0.2 0.8 2 5 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 9 21 New Mexico 0.0 0.7 0 6 New York 0.1 0.4 2 34 North Carolina -0.6 0.6 YES -31 26 YES North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -17 26 Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 1 11 Oregon -0.1 0.7 -3 13 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.4 8 25 Rhode Island 0.6 0.9 3 5 South Carolina 0.0 0.7 0 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 1 21 Texas -0.3 0.4 -41 54 Utah -0.6 0.8 -11 12 Vermont 0.0 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -13 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -15 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 5 Wisconsin -0.5 0.5 -14 16 Wyoming -0.4 1.0 -1 3