TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2021 and December 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                     -305            268         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                      -0.2           0.2                     -308            264         YES

    Mining and logging                               -0.8           1.5                       -5             10

    Construction                                     -0.7           1.0                      -57             72

    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.4                       15             47

      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.4                       -4             32

      Nondurable goods                                0.4           0.6                       19             27

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.3           0.4                      -69            109

      Wholesale trade                                -0.4           0.6                      -20             35

      Retail trade                                   -0.2           0.6                      -28             91

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.4           0.7                      -20             42

    Information                                       0.8           0.8                       21             23

    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.5                       -7             43

      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.6                       -9             37

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.9                        2             21

    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.6                      -60            113

    Education and health services                    -0.3           0.3                      -67             68

      Educational services                           -0.2           0.6                       -6             20

      Health care and social assistance              -0.3           0.3                      -60             65

    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.6           0.6                      -81             92

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.7           1.9                      -17             41

      Accommodation and food services                -0.5           0.6                      -65             81

    Other services                                    0.1           1.1                        1             64

  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        5             35

    Federal                                           0.5           0.2         YES           15              6         YES

    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                      -12             34

      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                       -6             24

      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.2                       -5             21



           REGION



    Northeast                                        -0.5           0.4         YES         -143             97         YES

    South                                            -0.3           0.3                     -164            160         YES

    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.4                      -32            117

    West                                              0.1           0.4                       33            121



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2022.

  *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.