TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between June 2019 and July 2019,

         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                      246            235         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.2           0.2                      245            230         YES

    Mining and logging                                0.6           1.3                        4              9

    Construction                                     -0.3           0.9                      -28             61

    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                       -6             39

      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.4                       -2             27

      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.5                       -3             25

    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.4                       59            100

      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.5                       14             29

      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.5                        3             81

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.6           0.7                       42             38         YES

    Information                                       0.7           0.7                       21             18         YES

    Financial activities                              0.1           0.5                        8             41

      Finance and insurance                           0.2           0.6                       13             34

      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.9                       -6             19

    Professional and business services                0.5           0.5                       98             93         YES

    Education and health services                     0.3           0.3                       67             63         YES

      Educational services                            0.3           0.5                        9             19

      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.3                       58             58

    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.6                       20             88

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.6           1.8                       15             41

      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.6                        5             77

    Other services                                    0.0           0.9                        4             50

  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        1             30

    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        4              4

    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                       -2             29

      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                       -5             21

      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.2                        3             21



           REGION



    Northeast                                        -0.2           0.3                      -48             92

    South                                             0.2           0.3                       89            137

    Midwest                                           0.2           0.4                       68            113

    West                                              0.3           0.3                      139            106         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 10, 2019.

  *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.