TABLE 11: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2022 and June 2023,
          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                        59          198

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                    0.1          0.2                        76          196
    Mining and logging                             0.2          0.8                         2            6
    Construction                                  -0.4          1.0                       -24           72
    Manufacturing                                  0.1          0.2                        17           28
      Durable goods                                0.2          0.3                        11           21
      Nondurable goods                             0.2          0.4                         6           17
    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.2          0.3                        64           75
      Wholesale trade                             -0.6          0.5         YES           -38           26         YES
      Retail trade                                 0.6          0.4         YES            91           57         YES
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.2          0.5                        11           32
    Information                                   -0.3          0.8                        -8           24
    Financial activities                          -0.1          0.3                       -11           26
      Finance and insurance                        0.0          0.3                        -4           18
      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.3          0.6                        -7           14
    Professional and business services             0.2          0.5                        40           92
    Education and health services                  0.1          0.2                        39           54
      Educational services                         0.1          0.4                         5           13
      Health care and social assistance            0.1          0.3                        34           49
    Leisure and hospitality                       -0.3          0.5                       -54           79
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -1.2          1.6                       -31           34
      Accommodation and food services             -0.2          0.6                       -23           72
    Other services                                 0.1          0.9                         8           51
  Government                                      -0.1          0.1                       -18           28
    Federal                                        0.0          0.1                         1            3
    State and local                               -0.1          0.1                       -18           28
      State and local education                   -0.1          0.1                        -7           14
      State and local, excluding education        -0.1          0.2                       -10           16

           REGION

    Northeast                                      0.0          0.3                        11           83
    South                                          0.1          0.2                        79          104
    Midwest                                       -0.1          0.3                       -24           96
    West                                           0.0          0.3                        -8          101

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 1, 2023.
  *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.