TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and July 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. -0.1 0.2 -209 301 Alabama -0.9 0.7 YES -18 14 YES Alaska 0.3 0.9 1 3 Arizona -0.1 0.7 -1 20 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 1 9 California -0.4 0.4 -73 71 YES Colorado 1.6 0.7 YES 48 19 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 2 11 Delaware 0.2 0.9 1 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -2 7 Florida 0.0 0.5 6 46 Georgia -0.1 0.6 0 26 Hawaii 0.2 0.9 1 6 Idaho 0.5 0.8 5 7 Illinois -0.2 0.5 -10 28 Indiana -0.7 0.6 YES -23 19 YES Iowa -0.3 0.6 -4 10 Kansas -0.1 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.7 3 13 Louisiana -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Maine 0.6 0.8 5 5 Maryland 0.1 0.7 5 18 Massachusetts 0.6 0.5 YES 26 19 YES Michigan -0.5 0.5 -21 23 Minnesota -1.1 0.5 YES -32 16 YES Mississippi -0.5 0.8 -6 9 Missouri 0.3 0.6 10 17 Montana 0.4 1.0 3 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 1 7 Nevada 0.3 0.9 7 12 New Hampshire 0.2 0.8 2 5 New Jersey 0.0 0.5 5 22 New Mexico 0.6 0.8 6 6 New York -0.5 0.4 YES -42 35 YES North Carolina -0.6 0.6 YES -23 28 North Dakota 0.5 0.8 2 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -12 27 Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -10 12 Oregon 0.6 0.7 14 13 YES Pennsylvania 0.7 0.5 YES 45 28 YES Rhode Island 0.5 0.9 3 5 South Carolina 0.5 0.7 17 15 YES South Dakota 0.1 0.8 1 4 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 2 21 Texas -1.2 0.4 YES -161 55 YES Utah -0.2 0.7 -2 11 Vermont 0.1 0.9 0 3 Virginia 0.5 0.6 23 25 Washington -0.1 0.6 0 20 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 4 6 Wisconsin -0.5 0.6 -14 16 Wyoming 0.0 1.1 1 3