TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2022 and December 2022,
         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                       59            272

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       42            271
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.4                        1             10
    Construction                                      0.4           1.0                       31             77
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.4                      -14             49
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.4                      -13             34
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.6                       -2             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.4                        1            113
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.7                        5             38
      Retail trade                                    0.4           0.6                       63             92
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -1.0           0.7         YES          -67             41         YES
    Information                                      -0.2           0.9                       -5             25
    Financial activities                             -0.5           0.6                      -44             49
      Finance and insurance                          -0.5           0.6                      -32             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.6           1.0                      -12             22
    Professional and business services               -0.1           0.7                      -15            129
    Education and health services                     0.2           0.3                       44             71
      Educational services                            0.2           0.6                        8             20
      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.3                       36             68
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.6                        7             97
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.7           1.7                      -13             35
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.6                       20             85
    Other services                                    0.6           1.1                       36             66
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       18             35
    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        5              7
    State and local                                   0.1           0.2                       13             34
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        9             27
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.2                        4             20

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.3           0.4                       76             99
    South                                            -0.1           0.3                      -12            173
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.4                       42            122
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -47            129

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2023.
  *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.