TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and April 2024, 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. -0.2 0.2 -260 301 Alabama 0.2 0.6 6 13 Alaska -1.0 0.9 YES -2 3 Arizona -0.2 0.7 1 19 Arkansas 0.1 0.7 2 9 California -0.2 0.4 -49 68 Colorado 1.2 0.7 YES 39 18 YES Connecticut 0.9 0.6 YES 15 10 YES Delaware -0.4 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -3 41 Georgia -0.5 0.6 -23 26 Hawaii 0.1 0.9 1 5 Idaho -1.1 0.8 YES -9 6 YES Illinois -0.9 0.5 YES -51 28 YES Indiana -1.0 0.6 YES -29 20 YES Iowa -0.9 0.6 YES -15 9 YES Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.6 0.7 -11 13 Louisiana 0.5 0.7 11 13 Maine 1.2 0.8 YES 8 5 YES Maryland -0.4 0.7 -9 18 Massachusetts -0.9 0.5 YES -36 18 YES Michigan -0.2 0.5 -7 23 Minnesota -0.4 0.5 -12 15 Mississippi -0.4 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -11 17 Montana -0.3 0.9 -1 4 Nebraska -0.7 0.7 -7 7 Nevada 0.4 0.9 7 12 New Hampshire 0.6 0.8 5 5 New Jersey 0.0 0.5 0 21 New Mexico 0.3 0.7 3 6 New York 0.3 0.4 26 34 North Carolina -0.7 0.6 YES -31 26 YES North Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -14 26 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -8 11 Oregon 0.4 0.7 7 13 Pennsylvania 0.3 0.4 18 25 Rhode Island 0.9 0.9 YES 5 5 YES South Carolina 0.1 0.7 7 15 South Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 4 21 Texas -0.5 0.4 YES -61 54 YES Utah 0.0 0.8 1 12 Vermont 0.5 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -13 24 Washington -0.7 0.6 YES -26 20 YES West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin -0.1 0.5 0 16 Wyoming -0.7 1.0 -2 3