TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2023 and March 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                       91            279

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                       85            275
    Mining and logging                               -0.2           1.3                       -1              9
    Construction                                      1.3           1.2         YES          104             87         YES
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.4                        6             52
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                       13             39
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.6                       -7             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.5                      -43            121
      Wholesale trade                                -0.4           0.6                      -29             35
      Retail trade                                   -0.1           0.7                      -17            107
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.0           0.7                        2             43
    Information                                      -0.4           0.9                      -13             27
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.5                       -9             46
      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.6                       -2             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.9                       -7             20
    Professional and business services                0.4           0.6                       79            117
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.4                       39             84
      Educational services                            0.0           0.5                        0             19
      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.4                       39             80
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.6           0.6                     -104            102         YES
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.1           1.7                        3             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.8           0.7         YES         -107             92         YES
    Other services                                    0.4           1.1                       29             66
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        6             35
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                       -2              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        9             34
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        7             24
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.2                        1             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.4                       71            106
    South                                            -0.1           0.3                      -75            188
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.4                       42            121
    West                                              0.2           0.4                       54            136

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 2, 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.