TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between May 2020 and May 2021,

          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                        44           49



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.0          0.0                        77           48         YES

    Mining and logging                            -0.1          0.3                        -1            2

    Construction                                   0.0          0.2                         6           11

    Manufacturing                                  0.0          0.1                         4            7

      Durable goods                                0.0          0.1                         2            5

      Nondurable goods                             0.0          0.1                         2            4

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.0          0.1                        10           24

      Wholesale trade                             -0.1          0.2                        -5            9

      Retail trade                                 0.1          0.1                        17           19

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities  -0.1          0.1                        -2            8

    Information                                    0.1          0.2                         2            5

    Financial activities                           0.2          0.2                        19           15         YES

      Finance and insurance                        0.3          0.2         YES            19           14         YES

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.0          0.2                         0            4

    Professional and business services             0.0          0.1                        22           21         YES

    Education and health services                  0.0          0.1                         1           16

      Educational services                        -0.1          0.1                        -3            2         YES

      Health care and social assistance            0.0          0.1                         4           15

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.1          0.1                        12           11         YES

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          0.1          0.1                         3            2         YES

      Accommodation and food services              0.1          0.1                        10           11

    Other services                                 0.0          0.2                         0           11

  Government                                      -0.2          0.0         YES           -32           10         YES

    Federal                                        0.0          0.1                        -1            2

    State and local                               -0.2          0.0         YES           -32            9         YES

      State and local education                   -0.3          0.0         YES           -35            5         YES

      State and local, excluding education         0.0          0.1                         3            7



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.0          0.1                        -3           18

    South                                          0.1          0.1                        46           32         YES

    Midwest                                        0.0          0.1                         7           21

    West                                           0.0          0.1                        -7           25



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 7, 2021.

  *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.