TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between September 2018 and September 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                        82          145



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.0          0.1                        69          144

    Mining and logging                            -1.5          0.7         YES           -11            5         YES

    Construction                                   0.3          0.5                        22           32

    Manufacturing                                  0.1          0.2                        17           21

      Durable goods                                0.2          0.2                        16           16

      Nondurable goods                             0.1          0.3                         2           14

    Trade, transportation, and utilities          -0.1          0.2                       -19           64

      Wholesale trade                             -0.1          0.4                        -1           24

      Retail trade                                -0.2          0.3                       -37           53

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.3          0.4                        20           21

    Information                                   -0.2          0.4                        -5           11

    Financial activities                           0.0          0.3                         0           26

      Finance and insurance                        0.2          0.3                        10           21

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.4          0.6                        -9           12

    Professional and business services             0.2          0.3                        57           60

    Education and health services                  0.1          0.2                        26           38

      Educational services                        -0.1          0.2                        -1            8

      Health care and social assistance            0.1          0.2                        27           37

    Leisure and hospitality                       -0.1          0.4                        10           55

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.2          0.7                        -3           15

      Accommodation and food services              0.0          0.4                        13           52

    Other services                                -0.5          0.7                       -29           38

  Government                                       0.1          0.1                        13           15

    Federal                                        0.0          0.1                         0            2

    State and local                                0.1          0.1                        12           15

      State and local education                    0.0          0.1                         9           10

      State and local, excluding education         0.0          0.1                         4           11



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.0          0.2                        14           51

    South                                         -0.2          0.2                      -100           92         YES

    Midwest                                        0.3          0.2         YES            85           62         YES

    West                                           0.2          0.2                        83           67         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 5, 2019.

  *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.