TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2024 and February 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. -0.1 0.2 -152 329 Alabama 0.2 0.7 3 14 Alaska -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.1 0.7 -3 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -2 9 California -0.1 0.4 -14 71 Colorado -0.4 0.7 -11 19 Connecticut -0.4 0.6 -7 11 Delaware -0.7 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia 0.0 0.9 -1 7 Florida -0.1 0.5 -5 46 Georgia 0.3 0.6 16 26 Hawaii 0.1 0.9 1 6 Idaho 0.2 0.8 2 7 Illinois 0.2 0.5 10 28 Indiana 0.3 0.6 8 19 Iowa -0.7 0.6 YES -12 10 YES Kansas -0.5 0.6 -6 9 Kentucky 0.0 0.7 2 13 Louisiana 0.3 0.7 8 13 Maine -0.5 0.8 -3 5 Maryland -0.4 0.7 -8 18 Massachusetts 0.7 0.5 YES 26 19 YES Michigan 0.5 0.5 22 23 Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -20 16 YES Mississippi -0.4 0.8 -5 9 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -16 17 Montana 0.2 1.0 1 5 Nebraska -0.4 0.7 -4 7 Nevada 0.0 0.9 0 12 New Hampshire -0.3 0.8 -2 5 New Jersey 0.2 0.5 8 22 New Mexico -0.2 0.8 -2 6 New York 0.0 0.4 4 35 North Carolina 0.1 0.6 4 28 North Dakota 0.1 0.8 1 4 Ohio -0.5 0.5 -31 27 YES Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -9 12 Oregon -0.2 0.7 -2 13 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.5 -20 28 Rhode Island -0.6 0.9 -3 5 South Carolina -0.4 0.7 -10 15 South Dakota 0.3 0.8 2 4 Tennessee -0.4 0.7 -12 21 Texas -0.6 0.4 YES -70 55 YES Utah 0.1 0.7 2 11 Vermont -0.4 0.9 -1 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 15 25 Washington -0.2 0.6 -9 20 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 2 6 Wisconsin -0.5 0.6 -16 16 Wyoming -0.6 1.1 -2 3