TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between March 2021 and April 2021,

         and test of significance, seasonally adjusted



                                                                  Rates                          Levels (in thousands)

                                                                  =====                          =====================



                                                   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of

                                                 over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance

     Industry and region                            change        change*                  change         change*



Total nonfarm                                         0.2           0.2                      324            268         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.2           0.2                      322            264         YES

    Mining and logging                                0.9           1.5                        5             10

    Construction                                     -0.1           1.0                      -11             72

    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.4                       15             47

      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.4                        8             32

      Nondurable goods                                0.2           0.6                        8             27

    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.8           0.4         YES          195            109         YES

      Wholesale trade                                 0.3           0.6                       19             35

      Retail trade                                    0.7           0.6         YES          116             91         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      1.0           0.7         YES           60             42         YES

    Information                                      -0.1           0.8                       -3             23

    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.5                       -9             43

      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        4             37

      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.5           0.9                      -13             21

    Professional and business services                0.2           0.6                       38            113

    Education and health services                     0.2           0.3                       48             68

      Educational services                            0.4           0.6                       12             20

      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.3                       36             65

    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.6                       22             92

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.7           1.9                       -9             41

      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.6                       31             81

    Other services                                    0.3           1.1                       20             64

  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        3             35

    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        5              6

    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                       -2             34

      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        1             24

      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.2                       -3             21



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.0           0.4                       -6             97

    South                                             0.1           0.3                      105            160

    Midwest                                           0.1           0.4                       39            117

    West                                              0.6           0.4         YES          187            121         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 8, 2021.

  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level.  The median standard error

is used in testing the over-the-month change.