TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and August 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. -0.5 0.2 YES -682 301 YES Alabama -0.8 0.7 YES -14 14 Alaska -1.2 0.9 YES -4 3 YES Arizona -0.9 0.7 YES -24 20 YES Arkansas -0.1 0.7 1 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -91 71 YES Colorado -0.5 0.7 -14 19 Connecticut -0.1 0.6 0 11 Delaware -0.7 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.1 0.9 -1 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 3 46 Georgia -0.1 0.6 0 26 Hawaii -0.4 0.9 -3 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 0 7 Illinois -0.3 0.5 -20 28 Indiana -0.2 0.6 -4 19 Iowa -0.8 0.6 YES -12 10 YES Kansas 0.0 0.6 2 9 Kentucky -0.7 0.7 -14 13 YES Louisiana -1.3 0.7 YES -26 13 YES Maine 0.4 0.8 3 5 Maryland -0.5 0.7 -14 18 Massachusetts 0.6 0.5 YES 24 19 YES Michigan -0.7 0.5 YES -30 23 YES Minnesota -0.6 0.5 YES -17 16 YES Mississippi -0.8 0.8 -8 9 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -2 17 Montana -0.8 1.0 -3 5 Nebraska -0.6 0.7 -6 7 Nevada -0.8 0.9 -10 12 New Hampshire -0.3 0.8 -2 5 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -9 22 New Mexico -0.5 0.8 -3 6 New York 0.0 0.4 2 35 North Carolina -2.0 0.6 YES -96 28 YES North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -23 27 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -1 12 Oregon -0.4 0.7 -7 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.5 -18 28 Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina -0.7 0.7 -12 15 South Dakota -0.7 0.8 -3 4 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -5 21 Texas -1.1 0.4 YES -145 55 YES Utah -1.1 0.7 YES -17 11 YES Vermont -0.1 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.5 0.6 -18 25 Washington -0.3 0.6 -7 20 West Virginia -0.8 0.8 -5 6 Wisconsin -0.7 0.6 YES -20 16 YES Wyoming -0.9 1.1 -3 3