TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and June 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 -659 301 YES Alabama -0.4 0.7 -7 14 Alaska 0.3 0.9 1 3 Arizona -0.6 0.7 -18 20 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -2 9 California -0.6 0.4 YES -100 71 YES Colorado 0.3 0.7 12 19 Connecticut 0.1 0.6 2 11 Delaware -0.1 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -1.4 0.5 YES -131 46 YES Georgia -0.1 0.6 1 26 Hawaii 0.3 0.9 3 6 Idaho 0.3 0.8 4 7 Illinois 0.0 0.5 0 28 Indiana -0.8 0.6 YES -22 19 YES Iowa -1.2 0.6 YES -19 10 YES Kansas -1.0 0.6 YES -14 9 YES Kentucky -0.3 0.7 -5 13 Louisiana -0.4 0.7 -7 13 Maine 0.2 0.8 2 5 Maryland -0.2 0.7 -7 18 Massachusetts 0.3 0.5 9 19 Michigan -1.2 0.5 YES -53 23 YES Minnesota -0.7 0.5 YES -20 16 YES Mississippi -0.7 0.8 -7 9 Missouri -0.5 0.6 -10 17 Montana 0.5 1.0 4 5 Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -5 7 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -1 12 New Hampshire -0.7 0.8 -4 5 New Jersey 0.4 0.5 20 22 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 2 6 New York -0.2 0.4 -17 35 North Carolina -0.9 0.6 YES -44 28 YES North Dakota -0.9 0.8 YES -4 4 YES Ohio -0.5 0.5 YES -27 27 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 0 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 0 13 Pennsylvania -1.4 0.5 YES -82 28 YES Rhode Island -0.1 0.9 0 5 South Carolina 0.4 0.7 13 15 South Dakota -0.6 0.8 -3 4 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 -1 21 Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -103 55 YES Utah 0.4 0.7 8 11 Vermont 0.4 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.6 0.6 -22 25 Washington 0.6 0.6 YES 23 20 YES West Virginia -0.5 0.8 -3 6 Wisconsin -0.8 0.6 YES -25 16 YES Wyoming 0.2 1.1 1 3