TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2025 and August 2026, 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 0.1 0.0 YES 85 65 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.0 94 60 YES Mining and logging 0.1 0.2 0 1 Construction 0.0 0.2 5 13 Manufacturing 0.0 0.1 1 8 Durable goods -0.1 0.1 -2 7 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.1 3 4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.1 YES 62 25 YES Wholesale trade 0.1 0.2 8 9 Retail trade 0.3 0.1 YES 43 20 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.1 YES 11 9 YES Information 0.2 0.2 5 7 Financial activities -0.2 0.2 -12 18 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.3 -15 16 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.2 0.2 3 5 Professional and business services 0.1 0.2 5 32 Private Education and Health Services 0.1 0.1 18 17 YES Private Educational Services 0.0 0.1 0 3 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.1 17 17 Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.1 16 14 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 0.1 3 3 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.1 13 13 Other services -0.1 0.2 -6 11 Government 0.0 0.1 -9 11 Federal 0.0 0.1 -2 2 State and local -0.1 0.1 -6 11 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -5 6 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 -2 8 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.1 20 21 South 0.0 0.1 29 38 Midwest 0.0 0.1 -2 25 West 0.1 0.1 38 31 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 29, 2026. *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.