TABLE 9: Quits estimated rate and level changes between August 2010 and August 2011,

         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                                              0.2          0.1         YES           284          150         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.3          0.1         YES           277          148         YES

    Mining and logging                             0.2          0.6                         3            4            

    Construction                                  -0.3          0.6                       -15           39            

    Manufacturing                                  0.0          0.2                        -5           26            

      Durable goods                               -0.1          0.2                        -5           17            

      Nondurable goods                             0.1          0.3                         0           15            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.2          0.2                        40           60            

      Wholesale trade                             -0.1          0.4                        -5           24            

      Retail trade                                 0.3          0.3                        42           50            

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.0          0.4                         4           19            

    Information                                    0.9          0.5         YES            22           15         YES

    Financial activities                           0.0          0.4                        -3           33            

      Finance and insurance                       -0.1          0.4                       -10           24            

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.3          0.9                         7           19            

    Professional and business services             0.0          0.4                        24           70            

    Education and health services                  0.2          0.2                        56           33         YES

      Educational services                         1.0          0.3         YES            28            9         YES

      Health care and social assistance            0.1          0.2                        28           32            

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.9          0.5         YES           137           65         YES

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          1.0          0.7         YES            21           15         YES

      Accommodation and food services              0.9          0.6         YES           116           61         YES

    Other services                                 0.3          0.6                        18           35            

  Government                                       0.0          0.1                         7           17            

      Federal government                          -0.3          0.2         YES            -9            5         YES

      State and local government                   0.1          0.1                        15           15            



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.1          0.2                       -25           56            

    South                                          0.2          0.2                       137           96         YES

    Midwest                                        0.4          0.2         YES           122           60         YES

    West                                           0.2          0.3                        49           74            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 12, 2011.

  *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.