TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between December 2018 and December 2019,

          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                                      0.0          0.1                        67          145



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.0          0.1                        66          144

    Mining and logging                            -1.1          0.7         YES            -8            5         YES

    Construction                                  -0.2          0.5                       -19           32

    Manufacturing                                 -0.1          0.2                        -7           21

      Durable goods                                0.0          0.2                        -1           16

      Nondurable goods                            -0.1          0.3                        -5           14

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.0          0.2                         5           64

      Wholesale trade                             -0.2          0.4                       -15           24

      Retail trade                                 0.0          0.3                        -6           53

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.4          0.4                        25           21         YES

    Information                                    0.0          0.4                         2           11

    Financial activities                           0.1          0.3                        11           26

      Finance and insurance                        0.0          0.3                         1           21

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.4          0.6                         9           12

    Professional and business services            -0.2          0.3                       -36           60

    Education and health services                  0.1          0.2                        46           38         YES

      Educational services                         0.3          0.2         YES            10            8         YES

      Health care and social assistance            0.1          0.2                        37           37

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.2          0.4                        47           55

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          0.2          0.7                         7           15

      Accommodation and food services              0.2          0.4                        40           52

    Other services                                 0.4          0.7                        25           38

  Government                                       0.0          0.1                         1           15

    Federal                                        0.0          0.1                         0            2

    State and local                                0.0          0.1                         1           15

      State and local education                    0.1          0.1                         3           10

      State and local, excluding education        -0.1          0.1                        -1           11



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.1          0.2                       -13           51

    South                                          0.1          0.2                        24           92

    Midwest                                        0.0          0.2                        10           62

    West                                           0.1          0.2                        46           67



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 11, 2020.

  *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.