TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2022 and August 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. -0.4 0.2 YES -546 286 YES Alabama -0.6 0.6 -10 13 Alaska -1.7 0.9 YES -6 3 YES Arizona -1.0 0.7 YES -27 19 YES Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -4 9 California -1.2 0.4 YES -218 68 YES Colorado -0.2 0.7 -3 18 Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -6 10 Delaware -0.5 0.9 -2 4 District of Columbia -0.5 0.9 -3 7 Florida -1.3 0.5 YES -108 41 YES Georgia -1.6 0.6 YES -71 26 YES Hawaii -0.5 0.9 -2 5 Idaho -0.5 0.8 -3 6 Illinois 0.8 0.5 YES 52 28 YES Indiana -0.3 0.6 -9 20 Iowa 0.6 0.6 YES 11 9 YES Kansas 0.7 0.6 YES 10 9 YES Kentucky -0.8 0.7 YES -13 13 YES Louisiana 0.4 0.7 9 13 Maine -1.0 0.8 YES -6 5 YES Maryland -0.2 0.7 -4 18 Massachusetts -1.3 0.5 YES -48 18 YES Michigan 0.5 0.5 26 23 YES Minnesota 0.8 0.5 YES 27 15 YES Mississippi -1.0 0.7 YES -12 8 YES Missouri 0.2 0.6 8 17 Montana -0.8 0.9 -3 4 Nebraska 1.0 0.7 YES 11 7 YES Nevada -0.7 0.9 -7 12 New Hampshire -1.4 0.8 YES -9 5 YES New Jersey -1.1 0.5 YES -46 21 YES New Mexico -0.4 0.7 -3 6 New York 0.0 0.4 8 34 North Carolina 0.2 0.6 19 26 North Dakota 1.0 0.8 YES 5 4 YES Ohio -0.2 0.5 -5 26 Oklahoma -0.8 0.7 YES -13 11 YES Oregon -0.9 0.7 YES -17 13 YES Pennsylvania -0.7 0.4 YES -39 25 YES Rhode Island -0.6 0.9 -4 5 South Carolina -0.1 0.7 -1 15 South Dakota 1.4 0.8 YES 7 3 YES Tennessee -0.8 0.7 YES -23 21 YES Texas -0.5 0.4 YES -49 54 Utah -0.2 0.8 0 12 Vermont -0.5 0.9 -2 3 Virginia 0.2 0.6 10 24 Washington 0.2 0.6 10 20 West Virginia 0.0 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin 0.5 0.5 17 16 YES Wyoming -1.3 1.0 YES -3 3 YES