TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2022 and December 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 -524 286 YES Alabama -0.6 0.6 -13 13 Alaska -0.7 0.9 -3 3 YES Arizona -0.1 0.7 -3 19 Arkansas -0.3 0.7 -4 9 California -0.5 0.4 YES -90 68 YES Colorado -0.9 0.7 YES -26 18 YES Connecticut 0.0 0.6 0 10 Delaware -0.5 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -6 41 Georgia 0.0 0.6 1 26 Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho -1.3 0.8 YES -10 6 YES Illinois -0.5 0.5 YES -31 28 YES Indiana -0.4 0.6 -10 20 Iowa -0.6 0.6 YES -10 9 YES Kansas -0.2 0.6 -2 9 Kentucky -0.8 0.7 YES -15 13 YES Louisiana -0.6 0.7 -9 13 Maine -0.1 0.8 0 5 Maryland -0.1 0.7 -3 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 8 18 Michigan -1.1 0.5 YES -50 23 YES Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -1 15 Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -3 8 Missouri -0.6 0.6 YES -18 17 YES Montana -0.6 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 1 7 Nevada -0.4 0.9 -3 12 New Hampshire -0.8 0.8 YES -5 5 New Jersey -0.5 0.5 -22 21 YES New Mexico -0.3 0.7 -2 6 New York 0.0 0.4 -1 34 North Carolina 0.0 0.6 -1 26 North Dakota -0.4 0.8 -1 4 Ohio -0.5 0.5 YES -28 26 YES Oklahoma -0.4 0.7 -6 11 Oregon -0.3 0.7 -7 13 Pennsylvania -0.9 0.4 YES -53 25 YES Rhode Island -0.1 0.9 0 5 South Carolina -0.6 0.7 -12 15 South Dakota -0.2 0.8 0 3 Tennessee -0.2 0.7 -7 21 Texas -0.4 0.4 -29 54 Utah -0.3 0.8 -4 12 Vermont -0.1 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -4 24 Washington -0.7 0.6 YES -23 20 YES West Virginia 0.1 0.8 1 5 Wisconsin -0.3 0.5 -8 16 Wyoming -0.6 1.0 -1 3