TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2023 and May 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                                         0.2           0.2                      211            279

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                      217            275
    Mining and logging                                0.4           1.3                        3              9
    Construction                                     -0.3           1.2                      -23             87
    Manufacturing                                     0.5           0.4         YES           56             52         YES
      Durable goods                                   0.4           0.5                       34             39
      Nondurable goods                                0.4           0.6                       23             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.5                       85            121
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.6                      -15             35
      Retail trade                                    0.7           0.7                      113            107         YES
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.7                      -14             43
    Information                                       0.4           0.9                       13             27
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.5                        7             46
      Finance and insurance                           0.3           0.6                       17             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.4           0.9                      -10             20
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.6                      -66            117
    Education and health services                     0.3           0.4                       75             84
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.5                       -2             19
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.4                       77             80
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.4           0.6                       56            102
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           1.7                        1             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.4           0.7                       56             92
    Other services                                    0.2           1.1                       13             66
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                       -6             35
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                        1              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                       -7             34
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                       -1             24
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.2                       -6             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.4                       69            106
    South                                             0.4           0.3         YES          243            188         YES
    Midwest                                          -0.2           0.4                      -81            121
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -19            136

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 6, 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.