TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2014 and December 2015,

          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          0.0                       -57           54         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.0          0.0                       -56           53         YES

    Mining and logging                             0.2          0.3                         1            2

    Construction                                  -0.2          0.2                        -8           12

    Manufacturing                                  0.0          0.1                         9            9

      Durable goods                                0.2          0.1         YES             8            8

      Nondurable goods                             0.0          0.1                         1            5

    Trade, transportation, and utilities          -0.1          0.1                       -28           25         YES

      Wholesale trade                              0.1          0.1                         6            8

      Retail trade                                -0.2          0.1         YES           -31           19         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.0          0.2                        -2            8

    Information                                    0.0          0.2                         1            4

    Financial activities                          -0.4          0.2         YES           -31           14         YES

      Finance and insurance                       -0.5          0.2         YES           -28           12         YES

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.2          0.3                        -4            5

    Professional and business services             0.0          0.1                         2           21

    Education and health services                  0.0          0.1                        -7           15

      Educational services                         0.0          0.1                        -1            3

      Health care and social assistance            0.0          0.1                        -6           15

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.1          0.1                         8           12

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.1          0.1                        -3            3

      Accommodation and food services              0.1          0.1                        12           11         YES

    Other services                                -0.1          0.2                        -5           10

  Government                                       0.0          0.0                         1            9

    Federal                                        0.3          0.1         YES             7            3         YES

    State and local                               -0.1          0.0         YES            -7            8



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.1          0.1                        17           22

    South                                         -0.1          0.1                       -60           33         YES

    Midwest                                       -0.1          0.1                        -8           22

    West                                           0.0          0.1                        -5           26



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 9, 2016.

  *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.