TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between May 2023 and May 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -350 301 YES Alabama -0.7 0.7 YES -13 14 Alaska 0.5 0.9 3 3 YES Arizona 0.3 0.7 12 20 Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -8 9 California 0.1 0.4 28 71 Colorado 0.8 0.7 YES 25 19 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 2 11 Delaware -0.6 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.5 0.9 -4 7 Florida -0.7 0.5 YES -53 46 YES Georgia -1.2 0.6 YES -57 26 YES Hawaii 0.6 0.9 4 6 Idaho 0.9 0.8 YES 10 7 YES Illinois 0.3 0.5 18 28 Indiana -0.6 0.6 -17 19 Iowa -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Kansas 0.3 0.6 5 9 Kentucky -0.6 0.7 -10 13 Louisiana -0.8 0.7 YES -16 13 YES Maine 0.1 0.8 1 5 Maryland -0.6 0.7 -17 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 9 19 Michigan -0.8 0.5 YES -32 23 YES Minnesota -0.5 0.5 -14 16 Mississippi -0.8 0.8 YES -8 9 Missouri 0.0 0.6 4 17 Montana 1.6 1.0 YES 9 5 YES Nebraska -0.2 0.7 -1 7 Nevada 0.5 0.9 10 12 New Hampshire 0.5 0.8 4 5 New Jersey 0.4 0.5 17 22 New Mexico 0.5 0.8 5 6 New York -0.1 0.4 -3 35 North Carolina -1.4 0.6 YES -65 28 YES North Dakota -0.1 0.8 0 4 Ohio -0.7 0.5 YES -36 27 YES Oklahoma -0.3 0.7 -4 12 Oregon 0.3 0.7 7 13 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.5 12 28 Rhode Island 0.4 0.9 3 5 South Carolina -0.4 0.7 -6 15 South Dakota 0.4 0.8 2 4 Tennessee -0.4 0.7 -12 21 Texas -1.2 0.4 YES -155 55 YES Utah 0.3 0.7 8 11 Vermont 0.5 0.9 1 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -13 25 Washington 0.3 0.6 11 20 West Virginia -0.6 0.8 -4 6 Wisconsin -0.4 0.6 -11 16 Wyoming 0.7 1.1 2 3