TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2023 and October 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 -354 301 YES Alabama -0.5 0.7 -9 14 Alaska 1.3 0.9 YES 5 3 YES Arizona -0.1 0.7 0 20 Arkansas -0.4 0.7 -4 9 California 0.0 0.4 10 71 Colorado 2.2 0.7 YES 70 19 YES Connecticut -0.1 0.6 -2 11 Delaware -0.4 0.9 -1 4 District of Columbia -0.2 0.9 -1 7 Florida -1.0 0.5 YES -95 46 YES Georgia -0.5 0.6 -22 26 Hawaii 0.3 0.9 2 6 Idaho 0.5 0.8 7 7 Illinois -0.2 0.5 -9 28 Indiana 0.8 0.6 YES 30 19 YES Iowa 0.0 0.6 0 10 Kansas 0.3 0.6 5 9 Kentucky 0.1 0.7 3 13 Louisiana 0.0 0.7 1 13 Maine -1.6 0.8 YES -11 5 YES Maryland -0.4 0.7 -9 18 Massachusetts -0.5 0.5 -21 19 YES Michigan 0.3 0.5 15 23 Minnesota -0.1 0.5 -4 16 Mississippi -0.4 0.8 -5 9 Missouri -0.1 0.6 -2 17 Montana 0.7 1.0 5 5 Nebraska 0.2 0.7 3 7 Nevada 0.5 0.9 9 12 New Hampshire -1.0 0.8 YES -6 5 YES New Jersey -1.5 0.5 YES -64 22 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.8 3 6 New York -0.9 0.4 YES -81 35 YES North Carolina -0.8 0.6 YES -35 28 YES North Dakota 0.3 0.8 2 4 Ohio -0.4 0.5 -24 27 Oklahoma -0.5 0.7 -8 12 Oregon 0.4 0.7 8 13 Pennsylvania -1.0 0.5 YES -59 28 YES Rhode Island -0.8 0.9 -3 5 South Carolina 0.1 0.7 4 15 South Dakota 0.0 0.8 0 4 Tennessee 0.1 0.7 4 21 Texas -0.6 0.4 YES -81 55 YES Utah 0.4 0.7 8 11 Vermont -0.7 0.9 -2 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -14 25 Washington 0.6 0.6 23 20 YES West Virginia 0.0 0.8 0 6 Wisconsin -0.1 0.6 -2 16 Wyoming 1.7 1.1 YES 6 3 YES