TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2024 and May 2024,
         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                       85            320

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.3                       91            319
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.3                        1              8
    Construction                                      0.1           1.2                        5             90
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.4                      -26             55
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.5                      -16             40
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.7                      -12             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.5                       21            151
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.8                       10             45
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.8                       -2            122
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.8                       12             55
    Information                                       0.1           1.0                        5             28
    Financial activities                              0.2           0.5                       15             48
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        7             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.3           1.0                        8             23
    Professional and business services                0.5           0.8                      110            147
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.4                        2             85
      Private Educational Services                    0.3           0.5                       11             18
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                       -8             83
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.3           0.7                      -54            107
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.8                       -6             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.7                      -48             97
    Other services                                    0.2           1.2                       14             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       -7             38
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -3              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                       -3             38
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        8             26
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.3                      -12             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.4                       32            112
    South                                             0.1           0.4                       53            197
    Midwest                                          -0.2           0.4                      -46            128
    West                                              0.1           0.4                       47            143

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 2, 2024.
  *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.