TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2020 and May 2020,

         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                                        -4.5           0.2         YES        -5830            242         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                      -5.3           0.2         YES        -5679            238         YES

    Mining and logging                               -5.6           1.4         YES          -38             10         YES

    Construction                                     -8.3           1.0         YES         -524             67         YES

    Manufacturing                                    -4.2           0.3         YES         -478             42         YES

      Durable goods                                  -4.8           0.4         YES         -338             28         YES

      Nondurable goods                               -3.3           0.6         YES         -140             26         YES

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -4.3           0.4         YES        -1024            103         YES

      Wholesale trade                                -1.9           0.5         YES         -102             30         YES

      Retail trade                                   -5.7           0.5         YES         -751             85         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -3.0           0.7         YES         -171             41         YES

    Information                                      -2.8           0.7         YES          -74             18         YES

    Financial activities                             -1.6           0.5         YES         -139             40         YES

      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.6                       -8             34

      Real estate and rental and leasing             -6.2           0.9         YES         -131             18         YES

    Professional and business services               -2.9           0.6         YES         -540            104         YES

    Education and health services                    -3.7           0.3         YES         -788             65         YES

      Educational services                           -6.8           0.5         YES         -225             19         YES

      Health care and social assistance              -3.1           0.3         YES         -563             62         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                           -17           0.6         YES        -1370             89         YES

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             -18           1.8         YES         -211             41         YES

      Accommodation and food services                 -17           0.6         YES        -1159             78         YES

    Other services                                    -16           1.0         YES         -704             59         YES

  Government                                         -0.6           0.2         YES         -151             34         YES

    Federal                                           1.0           0.2         YES           28              5         YES

    State and local                                  -0.9           0.2         YES         -180             34         YES

      State and local education                      -0.6           0.2         YES          -67             22         YES

      State and local, excluding education           -1.3           0.2         YES         -113             21         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                        -4.8           0.4         YES        -1147             92         YES

    South                                            -3.7           0.3         YES        -1725            152         YES

    Midwest                                          -4.7           0.4         YES        -1332            113         YES

    West                                             -5.4           0.3         YES        -1625            110         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 7, 2020.

  *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.