TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and September 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 28 320 Alabama 0.0 0.7 1 14 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.1 0.7 -2 20 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -4 9 California -0.2 0.4 -29 71 Colorado -0.4 0.7 -13 19 Connecticut 0.5 0.6 9 11 Delaware 0.4 0.9 2 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -3 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 20 46 Georgia -0.2 0.6 -9 26 Hawaii 0.3 0.9 2 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -1 7 Illinois -0.9 0.5 YES -57 28 YES Indiana 0.4 0.6 13 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -2 10 Kansas -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.7 3 13 Louisiana 0.7 0.7 14 13 YES Maine 0.3 0.8 2 5 Maryland 0.6 0.7 17 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 10 19 Michigan -0.1 0.5 -6 23 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -3 16 Mississippi 0.0 0.8 0 9 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -9 17 Montana 0.1 1.0 1 5 Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -6 7 Nevada 0.1 0.9 1 12 New Hampshire 1.0 0.8 YES 7 5 YES New Jersey 0.8 0.5 YES 35 22 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.8 3 6 New York 0.8 0.4 YES 81 35 YES North Carolina 0.6 0.6 33 28 YES North Dakota -0.2 0.8 -1 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -16 27 Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -6 12 Oregon -0.1 0.7 -1 13 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.5 9 28 Rhode Island 0.6 0.9 3 5 South Carolina -0.2 0.7 -4 15 South Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 4 Tennessee -0.1 0.7 -1 21 Texas -0.3 0.4 -39 55 Utah -0.2 0.7 -4 11 Vermont 0.3 0.9 1 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 11 25 Washington -0.5 0.6 -18 20 West Virginia -0.1 0.8 -1 6 Wisconsin -0.1 0.6 -5 16 Wyoming 0.3 1.1 1 3