TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2024 and January 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 -192 329 Alabama -0.3 0.7 -6 14 Alaska -0.2 0.9 0 3 Arizona 0.4 0.7 15 20 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -3 9 California -0.1 0.4 -11 71 Colorado 0.2 0.7 7 19 Connecticut 0.3 0.6 5 11 Delaware -2.3 0.9 YES -11 4 YES District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -63 46 YES Georgia -0.5 0.6 -24 26 Hawaii 0.4 0.9 2 6 Idaho 1.5 0.8 YES 15 7 YES Illinois 0.4 0.5 24 28 Indiana 0.3 0.6 11 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Kansas -0.1 0.6 0 9 Kentucky -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Louisiana -0.4 0.7 -7 13 Maine -0.1 0.8 0 5 Maryland -0.8 0.7 YES -17 18 Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 0 19 Michigan -0.2 0.5 -6 23 Minnesota 0.5 0.5 16 16 Mississippi -0.9 0.8 YES -9 9 Missouri 0.2 0.6 4 17 Montana 0.8 1.0 4 5 Nebraska -1.4 0.7 YES -14 7 YES Nevada 0.3 0.9 5 12 New Hampshire -0.6 0.8 -4 5 New Jersey -0.3 0.5 -12 22 New Mexico -0.3 0.8 -2 6 New York -0.4 0.4 -35 35 North Carolina -0.5 0.6 -21 28 North Dakota 0.0 0.8 1 4 Ohio 0.3 0.5 16 27 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -8 12 Oregon -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.5 -20 28 Rhode Island 0.2 0.9 1 5 South Carolina -0.7 0.7 -15 15 South Dakota -0.6 0.8 -2 4 Tennessee 1.3 0.7 YES 46 21 YES Texas -0.3 0.4 -26 55 Utah 0.0 0.7 -1 11 Vermont 0.6 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -14 25 Washington -0.5 0.6 -15 20 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 1 6 Wisconsin -0.2 0.6 -6 16 Wyoming 0.0 1.1 0 3