TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2024 and October 2025, 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 -193 329 Alabama -0.7 0.7 -14 14 Alaska 0.0 0.9 1 3 Arizona -0.2 0.7 -6 20 Arkansas -0.7 0.7 -9 9 California 0.0 0.4 -13 71 Colorado -2.0 0.7 YES -59 19 YES Connecticut 0.1 0.6 2 11 Delaware -0.7 0.9 -3 4 District of Columbia -0.6 0.9 -4 7 Florida -0.8 0.5 YES -74 46 YES Georgia -0.7 0.6 YES -34 26 YES Hawaii 0.4 0.9 3 6 Idaho 0.0 0.8 1 7 Illinois -0.1 0.5 -7 28 Indiana 0.6 0.6 20 19 YES Iowa 0.2 0.6 2 10 Kansas 0.3 0.6 4 9 Kentucky -0.9 0.7 YES -19 13 YES Louisiana -0.9 0.7 YES -17 13 YES Maine 0.7 0.8 5 5 Maryland -0.6 0.7 -16 18 Massachusetts 0.1 0.5 4 19 Michigan 0.5 0.5 23 23 Minnesota 0.7 0.5 YES 24 16 YES Mississippi -0.6 0.8 -8 9 Missouri 0.1 0.6 3 17 Montana 0.0 1.0 0 5 Nebraska 0.0 0.7 -1 7 Nevada -0.1 0.9 -2 12 New Hampshire 0.8 0.8 6 5 YES New Jersey 0.8 0.5 YES 36 22 YES New Mexico 0.3 0.8 3 6 New York 1.3 0.4 YES 132 35 YES North Carolina -1.4 0.6 YES -64 28 YES North Dakota 0.3 0.8 1 4 Ohio -0.1 0.5 -1 27 Oklahoma -0.6 0.7 -10 12 Oregon 0.1 0.7 1 13 Pennsylvania -0.2 0.5 -8 28 Rhode Island 1.0 0.9 YES 5 5 South Carolina -0.3 0.7 -6 15 South Dakota 0.2 0.8 1 4 Tennessee -1.4 0.7 YES -47 21 YES Texas -0.4 0.4 -57 55 YES Utah 0.2 0.7 3 11 Vermont 0.9 0.9 3 3 Virginia -0.8 0.6 YES -34 25 YES Washington 0.6 0.6 23 20 YES West Virginia -0.7 0.8 -5 6 Wisconsin 0.7 0.6 YES 21 16 YES Wyoming -0.2 1.1 -1 3