TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2023 and January 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 -712 301 YES Alabama -1.3 0.6 YES -25 13 YES Alaska -0.7 0.9 -2 3 Arizona -0.5 0.7 -13 19 Arkansas -1.2 0.7 YES -16 9 YES California -0.4 0.4 -75 68 YES Colorado 0.4 0.7 14 18 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 7 10 Delaware 0.2 0.9 1 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -3 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -64 41 YES Georgia -1.3 0.6 YES -62 26 YES Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho 0.2 0.8 1 6 Illinois -0.7 0.5 YES -40 28 YES Indiana -0.3 0.6 -9 20 Iowa 0.3 0.6 6 9 Kansas 0.4 0.6 5 9 Kentucky -1.0 0.7 YES -20 13 YES Louisiana -0.9 0.7 YES -17 13 YES Maine -0.1 0.8 -1 5 Maryland -0.8 0.7 YES -21 18 YES Massachusetts -0.3 0.5 -11 18 Michigan -0.6 0.5 YES -24 23 YES Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -19 15 YES Mississippi -0.5 0.7 -6 8 Missouri -0.4 0.6 -11 17 Montana -0.5 0.9 -2 4 Nebraska 0.2 0.7 2 7 Nevada -1.0 0.9 YES -13 12 YES New Hampshire -0.7 0.8 -4 5 New Jersey -1.5 0.5 YES -59 21 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.7 4 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -7 34 North Carolina -1.1 0.6 YES -52 26 YES North Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Ohio -0.6 0.5 YES -30 26 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -1 11 Oregon 0.3 0.7 5 13 Pennsylvania 0.0 0.4 -3 25 Rhode Island -0.7 0.9 -3 5 South Carolina -0.8 0.7 YES -13 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 3 Tennessee -1.3 0.7 YES -42 21 YES Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -95 54 YES Utah 0.0 0.8 2 12 Vermont -0.5 0.9 -1 3 Virginia 0.3 0.6 12 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -15 20 West Virginia -0.8 0.8 YES -4 5 Wisconsin 0.1 0.5 6 16 Wyoming -0.6 1.0 -1 3