TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and August 2025, 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. 0.0 0.2 -60 329 Alabama -0.1 0.6 0 13 Alaska 0.1 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.3 0.7 12 20 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -5 9 California 0.0 0.4 -11 63 Colorado -0.4 0.7 -11 18 Connecticut 1.6 0.6 YES 28 10 YES Delaware -0.3 0.8 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -3 6 Florida -0.5 0.5 -39 46 Georgia -0.7 0.6 YES -34 27 YES Hawaii 0.1 0.9 1 5 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -1 6 Illinois 0.2 0.5 7 28 Indiana -0.3 0.5 -7 17 Iowa -0.1 0.6 -2 9 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -2 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.6 4 12 Louisiana -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Maine 0.4 0.8 3 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -4 17 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 6 19 Michigan -0.4 0.5 -15 23 Minnesota 0.0 0.5 -1 16 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -2 8 Missouri -0.2 0.6 -3 16 Montana 0.7 0.9 4 5 Nebraska -0.4 0.7 -4 7 Nevada 0.5 0.9 8 12 New Hampshire 1.3 0.8 YES 10 5 YES New Jersey -0.4 0.5 -13 22 New Mexico 0.6 0.7 6 6 New York 0.7 0.4 YES 84 35 YES North Carolina 1.4 0.6 YES 76 27 YES North Dakota 0.1 0.8 0 3 Ohio -0.2 0.5 -10 26 Oklahoma -0.7 0.7 -11 11 Oregon 0.9 0.6 YES 19 13 YES Pennsylvania -1.1 0.5 YES -59 26 YES Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 4 South Carolina -0.7 0.7 -14 15 South Dakota -0.1 0.8 0 4 Tennessee -0.5 0.6 -15 20 Texas -0.5 0.4 YES -62 56 YES Utah -0.2 0.6 -2 11 Vermont 1.3 0.8 YES 4 3 YES Virginia 0.2 0.6 10 25 Washington -0.5 0.6 -18 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 5 Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 7 16 Wyoming 1.9 1.0 YES 6 3 YES