TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2024 and March 2024,
         and test of significance, seasonally adjusted

                                                                  Rates                          Levels (in thousands)
                                                                  =====                          =====================

                                                   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of
                                                 over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance
     Industry and region                            change        change*                  change         change*

Total nonfarm                                        -0.2           0.2                     -339            320         YES

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.3           0.3                     -337            319         YES
    Mining and logging                                0.4           1.3                        3              8
    Construction                                     -0.5           1.2                      -44             90
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.4                       -8             55
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                        2             40
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.7                      -10             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.4           0.5                     -103            151
      Wholesale trade                                -0.3           0.8                      -19             45
      Retail trade                                   -0.3           0.8                      -52            122
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.5           0.8                      -33             55
    Information                                      -0.2           1.0                       -8             28
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.5                      -18             48
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.6                       -7             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.4           1.0                      -11             23
    Professional and business services               -0.2           0.8                      -31            147
    Private education and health services             0.0           0.4                      -15             85
      Private educational services                    0.5           0.5                       21             18         YES
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                      -36             83
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.4           0.7                      -68            107
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.5           1.8                      -38             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.7                      -30             97
    Other services                                   -0.7           1.2                      -45             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       -3             38
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                        1              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                       -3             38
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        8             26
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.3                      -12             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.4                       19            112
    South                                            -0.4           0.4                     -191            197
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.4                      -54            128
    West                                             -0.3           0.4                     -114            143

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 1, 2024.
  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level.  The median standard error
is used in testing the over-the-month change.