TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and December 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 -142 301 Alabama 0.0 0.7 2 14 Alaska -0.3 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.8 0.7 YES -25 20 YES Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -1 9 California -0.3 0.4 -33 71 Colorado -0.6 0.7 -15 19 Connecticut -0.6 0.6 -10 11 Delaware 0.4 0.9 2 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 0 7 Florida -0.8 0.5 YES -70 46 YES Georgia -0.4 0.6 -18 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 0 7 Illinois -0.9 0.5 YES -50 28 YES Indiana 0.0 0.6 2 19 Iowa 0.4 0.6 7 10 Kansas 0.3 0.6 5 9 Kentucky 0.4 0.7 10 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 1 13 Maine -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Maryland 0.6 0.7 17 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 19 Michigan 0.8 0.5 YES 35 23 YES Minnesota 0.0 0.5 2 16 Mississippi -0.4 0.8 -4 9 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -6 17 Montana -0.2 1.0 -1 5 Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -2 7 Nevada -0.7 0.9 -9 12 New Hampshire -0.2 0.8 -1 5 New Jersey 1.3 0.5 YES 57 22 YES New Mexico 0.2 0.8 2 6 New York -0.3 0.4 -22 35 North Carolina -0.1 0.6 -3 28 North Dakota 0.1 0.8 1 4 Ohio 0.0 0.5 4 27 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 5 12 Oregon -0.1 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania -0.7 0.5 YES -39 28 YES Rhode Island 2.2 0.9 YES 11 5 YES South Carolina 0.5 0.7 14 15 South Dakota 0.7 0.8 3 4 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 5 21 Texas 0.1 0.4 11 55 Utah -0.5 0.7 -8 11 Vermont -0.2 0.9 -1 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -13 25 Washington 0.0 0.6 2 20 West Virginia -0.3 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin -0.2 0.6 -5 16 Wyoming -0.1 1.1 0 3