TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between May 2022 and May 2023, 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. -0.2 0.2 -217 286 Alabama 0.3 0.6 9 13 Alaska -0.1 0.9 -1 3 Arizona -0.9 0.7 YES -24 19 YES Arkansas 0.3 0.7 5 9 California -1.2 0.4 YES -202 68 YES Colorado -0.7 0.7 YES -20 18 YES Connecticut 0.4 0.6 7 10 Delaware 0.4 0.9 3 4 District of Columbia 0.3 0.9 3 7 Florida -0.8 0.5 YES -55 41 YES Georgia -0.9 0.6 YES -36 26 YES Hawaii -0.1 0.9 0 5 Idaho -0.1 0.8 0 6 Illinois -0.5 0.5 YES -29 28 YES Indiana 0.4 0.6 14 20 Iowa -0.3 0.6 -5 9 Kansas 0.2 0.6 4 9 Kentucky 0.2 0.7 6 13 Louisiana 0.4 0.7 10 13 Maine 0.8 0.8 YES 5 5 YES Maryland 0.4 0.7 13 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 8 18 Michigan 0.1 0.5 4 23 Minnesota -0.2 0.5 -3 15 Mississippi 0.9 0.7 YES 11 8 YES Missouri -0.2 0.6 -4 17 Montana -0.2 0.9 0 4 Nebraska -0.3 0.7 -2 7 Nevada 0.2 0.9 5 12 New Hampshire -0.4 0.8 -2 5 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -9 21 New Mexico -0.4 0.7 -3 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -4 34 North Carolina -0.2 0.6 -8 26 North Dakota -0.8 0.8 -3 4 Ohio 0.3 0.5 22 26 Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 0 11 Oregon 0.0 0.7 2 13 Pennsylvania -0.4 0.4 -20 25 Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 2 5 South Carolina 0.0 0.7 3 15 South Dakota -0.5 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee 0.0 0.7 4 21 Texas 0.0 0.4 17 54 Utah 0.9 0.8 YES 17 12 YES Vermont 0.7 0.9 2 3 Virginia 0.5 0.6 20 24 Washington 0.0 0.6 3 20 West Virginia 0.4 0.8 3 5 Wisconsin 0.4 0.5 13 16 Wyoming -0.1 1.0 0 3