TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2022 and January 2023,
         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                       -4            279

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       21            275
    Mining and logging                                0.3           1.3                        2              9
    Construction                                      0.3           1.2                       30             87
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.4                       15             52
      Durable goods                                   0.2           0.5                       12             39
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.6                        4             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.5                       64            121
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.6                        7             35
      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.7                       29            107
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.3           0.7                       28             43
    Information                                       0.2           0.9                        6             27
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.5                        2             46
      Finance and insurance                          -0.2           0.6                      -12             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.5           0.9                       14             20
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.6                      -60            117
    Education and health services                    -0.2           0.4                      -59             84
      Educational services                           -0.3           0.5                      -13             19
      Health care and social assistance              -0.2           0.4                      -46             80
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.3           0.6                       54            102
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.6           1.7                       16             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.7                       39             92
    Other services                                   -0.5           1.1                      -32             66
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -25             35
    Federal                                          -0.5           0.2         YES          -13              7         YES
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                      -12             34
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        3             24
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.2                      -14             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -18            106
    South                                             0.1           0.3                       87            188
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.4                      -12            121
    West                                             -0.2           0.4                      -62            136

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