TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2026 and August 2026,
         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                                         0.0           0.2                      -58            372

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                      -24            368
    Mining and logging                               -0.3           1.1                       -2              6
    Construction                                     -0.6           1.1                      -43             91
    Manufacturing                                     0.2           0.5                       27             59
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.6                        1             45
      Nondurable goods                                0.5           0.7                       25             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.5                       -1            147
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.7                        1             45
      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.7                       16            112
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.3           0.7                      -18             48
    Information                                       0.0           1.1                       -2             32
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.6                       -7             52
      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.7                        2             49
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.4           0.8                       -9             19
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.8                        9            179
    Private Education and Health Services             0.1           0.4                       24             99
      Private Educational Services                    0.3           0.5                       13             17
      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.5                       11             97
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.3           0.8                      -42            121
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           1.8                        2             42
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.8                      -44            109
    Other services                                    0.2           1.1                       15             64
  Government                                         -0.2           0.2                      -34             35
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                        0              5
    State and local                                  -0.2           0.2                      -35             35
      State and local education                      -0.3           0.2         YES          -30             25         YES
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.2                       -5             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.3           0.5                       76            124
    South                                             0.1           0.4                       29            228
    Midwest                                          -0.3           0.4                     -117            137
    West                                             -0.2           0.5                      -47            176

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 29, 2026.
  *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.