TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between May 2021 and June 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                                         0.1           0.2                      254            268



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.2           0.2                      264            264

    Mining and logging                               -0.5           1.5                       -2             10

    Construction                                      0.4           1.0                       31             72

    Manufacturing                                     0.4           0.4                       56             47         YES

      Durable goods                                   0.6           0.4         YES           48             32         YES

      Nondurable goods                                0.2           0.6                        8             27

    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.4                       80            109

      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.6                       -6             35

      Retail trade                                    0.5           0.6                       79             91

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.7                        7             42

    Information                                       0.2           0.8                        6             23

    Financial activities                              0.1           0.5                        6             43

      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        6             37

      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.1           0.9                        0             21

    Professional and business services                0.5           0.6                      124            113         YES

    Education and health services                     0.1           0.3                        6             68

      Educational services                            0.1           0.6                        1             20

      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.3                        4             65

    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.4           0.6                      -25             92

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.7           1.9                       -9             41

      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.6                      -17             81

    Other services                                   -0.3           1.1                      -15             64

  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -11             35

    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        2              6

    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -13             34

      State and local education                      -0.5           0.2         YES          -43             24         YES

      State and local, excluding education            0.4           0.2         YES           30             21         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.0           0.4                       11             97

    South                                             0.2           0.3                      107            160

    Midwest                                           0.2           0.4                       88            117

    West                                              0.1           0.4                       49            121



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 9, 2021.

  *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.