TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2015 and March 2015,

         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 (1)                                          0.1           0.2                      190            233



           INDUSTRY



  Total private (2)                                0.2           0.2                      187            231

    Construction                                   0.2           0.9                       14             64

    Manufacturing                                  0.0           0.3                        0             44

      Durable goods                                0.0           0.4                       -4             33

      Nondurable goods                             0.0           0.5                        4             25

    Trade, transportation, and utilities (3)       0.5           0.4         YES          152             93         YES

      Retail trade                                 0.7           0.5         YES          112             70         YES

    Professional and business services            -0.2           0.6                      -26            101

    Education and health services (4)             -0.2           0.3                      -26             52

      Health care and social assistance           -0.2           0.3                      -30             48

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.4           0.6                       61             84

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.3           1.8                       -6             36

      Accommodation and food services              0.5           0.6                       67             69

  Government (5)                                   0.0           0.1                        2             30

      State and local                              0.0           0.1                        2             28



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.3           0.4                       61             95

    South                                          0.0           0.3                       -9            138

    Midwest                                        0.3           0.3                      111             99         YES

    West                                           0.0           0.4                       27            110



  (1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because not all series are shown.

  (2) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

  (3) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

  (4) Includes educational services, not shown separately.

  (5) Includes federal government, not shown separately.



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 12, 2015.

  *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.