TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2022 and October 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 -189 286 Alabama -0.3 0.6 -5 13 Alaska -1.3 0.9 YES -4 3 YES Arizona -0.6 0.7 -16 19 Arkansas -0.2 0.7 -2 9 California -0.2 0.4 -37 68 Colorado 0.0 0.7 0 18 Connecticut 0.4 0.6 7 10 Delaware -0.4 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -3 7 Florida -0.2 0.5 -8 41 Georgia -0.6 0.6 YES -23 26 Hawaii -0.2 0.9 -1 5 Idaho -0.2 0.8 -1 6 Illinois -0.5 0.5 YES -27 28 Indiana -0.6 0.6 -16 20 Iowa -0.7 0.6 YES -12 9 YES Kansas -0.9 0.6 YES -13 9 YES Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -2 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 2 13 Maine 1.3 0.8 YES 9 5 YES Maryland -0.5 0.7 -10 18 Massachusetts 0.2 0.5 10 18 Michigan -0.4 0.5 -19 23 Minnesota -0.6 0.5 YES -18 15 YES Mississippi -0.2 0.7 -2 8 Missouri -0.3 0.6 -7 17 Montana 0.5 0.9 4 4 Nebraska -0.5 0.7 -5 7 Nevada -1.0 0.9 YES -14 12 YES New Hampshire 0.0 0.8 0 5 New Jersey 0.9 0.5 YES 44 21 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.7 3 6 New York 0.4 0.4 YES 42 34 YES North Carolina -0.5 0.6 -21 26 North Dakota -0.8 0.8 -3 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -12 26 Oklahoma 0.2 0.7 5 11 Oregon -0.1 0.7 -1 13 Pennsylvania 0.7 0.4 YES 43 25 YES Rhode Island 0.1 0.9 1 5 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 7 15 South Dakota -0.3 0.8 -1 3 Tennessee -0.9 0.7 YES -28 21 YES Texas -0.3 0.4 -30 54 Utah -0.1 0.8 0 12 Vermont 0.7 0.9 2 3 Virginia -0.3 0.6 -10 24 Washington -0.4 0.6 -12 20 West Virginia -0.2 0.8 -1 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -3 16 Wyoming -0.5 1.0 -1 3