TABLE 8: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2022 and September 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. -0.3 0.2 YES -328 286 YES Alabama -0.4 0.6 -5 13 Alaska -1.8 0.9 YES -5 3 YES Arizona -0.3 0.7 -7 19 Arkansas -0.1 0.7 -2 9 California -0.5 0.4 YES -82 68 YES Colorado -0.9 0.7 YES -24 18 YES Connecticut -0.2 0.6 -3 10 Delaware 0.1 0.9 1 4 District of Columbia -0.4 0.9 -3 7 Florida 0.2 0.5 29 41 Georgia -1.0 0.6 YES -46 26 YES Hawaii 0.0 0.9 1 5 Idaho 0.0 0.8 2 6 Illinois -1.1 0.5 YES -67 28 YES Indiana -0.1 0.6 -3 20 Iowa -0.5 0.6 -7 9 Kansas -0.2 0.6 -1 9 Kentucky -0.2 0.7 -3 13 Louisiana 0.9 0.7 YES 20 13 YES Maine 0.3 0.8 2 5 Maryland 0.0 0.7 1 18 Massachusetts -0.7 0.5 YES -24 18 YES Michigan -0.6 0.5 YES -22 23 Minnesota 0.1 0.5 4 15 Mississippi -0.5 0.7 -6 8 Missouri 0.2 0.6 9 17 Montana 0.2 0.9 2 4 Nebraska 0.1 0.7 1 7 Nevada -0.3 0.9 -3 12 New Hampshire -0.2 0.8 -1 5 New Jersey -0.8 0.5 YES -30 21 YES New Mexico -0.2 0.7 -1 6 New York -0.3 0.4 -28 34 North Carolina -0.4 0.6 -13 26 North Dakota 0.1 0.8 1 4 Ohio -0.3 0.5 -11 26 Oklahoma -0.4 0.7 -6 11 Oregon -0.2 0.7 -4 13 Pennsylvania 0.2 0.4 18 25 Rhode Island 0.1 0.9 1 5 South Carolina 0.4 0.7 11 15 South Dakota 0.1 0.8 1 3 Tennessee -0.3 0.7 -8 21 Texas 0.0 0.4 14 54 Utah -0.3 0.8 -3 12 Vermont -0.1 0.9 0 3 Virginia -0.4 0.6 -16 24 Washington -0.2 0.6 -3 20 West Virginia 0.2 0.8 2 5 Wisconsin -0.2 0.5 -6 16 Wyoming -0.3 1.0 -1 3