TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2015 and October 2016,

          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

     Industry and region                         change       change*                   change       change*



Total nonfarm                                     -0.1          0.0         YES           -17           54



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                   -0.1          0.0         YES            -5           53

    Mining and logging                             0.2          0.3                         1            2

    Construction                                   0.0          0.2                         2           12

    Manufacturing                                  0.0          0.1                         0           10

      Durable goods                                0.0          0.1                        -1            7

      Nondurable goods                             0.0          0.1                         0            4

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.1          0.1                        23           26

      Wholesale trade                              0.2          0.2                        13           10         YES

      Retail trade                                 0.1          0.1                        12           19

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.0          0.2                        -1            9

    Information                                    0.2          0.1         YES             4            4

    Financial activities                          -0.2          0.2                       -18           14         YES

      Finance and insurance                       -0.3          0.2         YES           -17           12         YES

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.1          0.3                        -1            5

    Professional and business services             0.0          0.1                        -2           22

    Education and health services                  0.0          0.1                       -13           15

      Educational services                         0.0          0.1                        -1            3

      Health care and social assistance            0.0          0.1                       -13           14

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.0          0.1                         0           11

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.1          0.1                        -2            3

      Accommodation and food services              0.0          0.1                         1           10

    Other services                                -0.1          0.2                        -2           11

  Government                                       0.0          0.0                       -12            9         YES

    Federal                                       -0.4          0.1         YES           -10            3         YES

    State and local                                0.0          0.0                        -2            8

      State and local education                    0.0          0.0                        -2            4

      State and local, excluding education         0.0          0.1                         0            5



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.0          0.1                        -3           23

    South                                          0.0          0.1                       -28           34

    Midwest                                        0.0          0.1                        13           21

    West                                           0.0          0.1                         0           26



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 7, 2016.

  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level.  The median standard error

is used in testing the over-the-year change.