TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2022 and July 2023, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance STATE change change* change change* Total U.S. -0.3 0.2 YES -401 286 YES Alabama 0.1 0.6 3 13 Alaska -0.2 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.6 0.7 -16 19 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 0 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -102 68 YES Colorado -0.6 0.7 -15 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 6 10 Delaware -0.3 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -55 41 YES Georgia -1.8 0.6 YES -82 26 YES Hawaii 0.2 0.9 2 5 Idaho -0.7 0.8 -5 6 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -20 28 Indiana 0.3 0.6 10 20 Iowa 0.2 0.6 3 9 Kansas -0.9 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kentucky 0.1 0.7 4 13 Louisiana -0.5 0.7 -7 13 Maine -0.3 0.8 -1 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 1 18 Massachusetts -0.8 0.5 YES -27 18 YES Michigan 0.1 0.5 4 23 Minnesota 0.6 0.5 YES 17 15 YES Mississippi -0.1 0.7 -1 8 Missouri -1.1 0.6 YES -29 17 YES Montana 0.3 0.9 2 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 2 7 Nevada -1.0 0.9 YES -12 12 YES New Hampshire 0.1 0.8 2 5 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -10 21 New Mexico -0.2 0.7 0 6 New York 0.2 0.4 27 34 North Carolina -0.5 0.6 -20 26 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 1 4 Ohio -0.5 0.5 YES -27 26 YES Oklahoma 0.0 0.7 3 11 Oregon -0.8 0.7 YES -13 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.4 -21 25 Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina 0.2 0.7 8 15 South Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 3 Tennessee -0.7 0.7 YES -17 21 Texas -0.1 0.4 -2 54 Utah -0.1 0.8 0 12 Vermont 0.8 0.9 2 3 Virginia 0.1 0.6 7 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -13 20 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin -0.1 0.5 -1 16 Wyoming 0.0 1.0 0 3