TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2024 and December 2024,
         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                       38            320

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       16            319
    Mining and logging                                0.7           1.3                        5              8
    Construction                                     -0.4           1.2                      -36             90
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.4                        4             55
      Durable goods                                   0.2           0.5                       12             40
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.7                       -7             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.5                       51            151
      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.8                       -1             45
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.8                       11            122
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.6           0.8                       42             55
    Information                                      -0.3           1.0                       -7             28
    Financial activities                              0.3           0.5                       28             48
      Finance and insurance                           0.4           0.6                       28             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.0           1.0                        1             23
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.8                      -69            147
    Private Education and Health Services             0.3           0.4                       63             85
      Private Educational Services                    0.1           0.5                        3             18
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.4                       60             83
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.2           0.7                      -37            107
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.8                       -8             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           0.7                      -30             97
    Other services                                    0.2           1.2                       13             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       22             38
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                       -2              7
    State and local                                   0.1           0.2                       24             38
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                       14             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.3                        9             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.4                       68            112
    South                                             0.2           0.4                      123            197
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.4                        3            128
    West                                             -0.4           0.4                     -157            143         YES

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 4, 2025.
  *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.