TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and November 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. -0.2 0.2 -303 301 YES Alabama -0.2 0.7 -5 14 Alaska 0.4 0.9 2 3 Arizona -1.0 0.7 YES -29 20 YES Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -9 9 California 0.4 0.4 82 71 YES Colorado -0.3 0.7 -7 19 Connecticut 0.4 0.6 8 11 Delaware -0.1 0.9 0 4 District of Columbia -0.3 0.9 -2 7 Florida -0.5 0.5 -49 46 YES Georgia -0.1 0.6 -3 26 Hawaii 0.0 0.9 0 6 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -1 7 Illinois -0.4 0.5 -25 28 Indiana 0.0 0.6 3 19 Iowa -0.5 0.6 -7 10 Kansas -0.3 0.6 -4 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Louisiana -0.3 0.7 -6 13 Maine 0.1 0.8 0 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 0 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 5 19 Michigan 0.1 0.5 7 23 Minnesota -0.8 0.5 YES -23 16 YES Mississippi -0.2 0.8 -2 9 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -8 17 Montana 0.1 1.0 2 5 Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -5 7 Nevada -0.2 0.9 -2 12 New Hampshire 0.4 0.8 3 5 New Jersey -0.2 0.5 -7 22 New Mexico 0.1 0.8 2 6 New York -0.5 0.4 YES -49 35 YES North Carolina 0.0 0.6 2 28 North Dakota -0.6 0.8 -2 4 Ohio -0.6 0.5 YES -31 27 YES Oklahoma -0.1 0.7 -1 12 Oregon 0.0 0.7 2 13 Pennsylvania -0.3 0.5 -19 28 Rhode Island 0.3 0.9 2 5 South Carolina -0.2 0.7 -2 15 South Dakota -0.8 0.8 -4 4 Tennessee 0.3 0.7 10 21 Texas -0.8 0.4 YES -96 55 YES Utah -0.3 0.7 -4 11 Vermont 0.7 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.1 0.6 -4 25 Washington -0.2 0.6 -7 20 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -2 6 Wisconsin -0.7 0.6 YES -20 16 YES Wyoming 1.1 1.1 3 3