TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2021 and November 2021,

         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                      382            268         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.3           0.2         YES          388            264         YES

    Mining and logging                               -0.1           1.5                       -1             10

    Construction                                      0.9           1.0                       63             72

    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.4                        0             47

      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.4                       12             32

      Nondurable goods                               -0.3           0.6                      -12             27

    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.4                       63            109

      Wholesale trade                                 0.3           0.6                       14             35

      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.6                       16             91

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.5           0.7                       33             42

    Information                                      -0.2           0.8                       -6             23

    Financial activities                              0.4           0.5                       37             43

      Finance and insurance                           0.5           0.6                       33             37

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           0.9                        4             21

    Professional and business services                0.2           0.6                       48            113

    Education and health services                     0.2           0.3                       53             68

      Educational services                            0.1           0.6                        2             20

      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.3                       52             65

    Leisure and hospitality                           0.8           0.6         YES          139             92         YES

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.4           1.9                        9             41

      Accommodation and food services                 0.9           0.6         YES          130             81         YES

    Other services                                   -0.2           1.1                       -8             64

  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       -6             35

    Federal                                          -0.3           0.2         YES           -9              6         YES

    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        3             34

      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                       -1             24

      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.2                        4             21



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.4           0.4                       91             97

    South                                             0.3           0.3                      158            160

    Midwest                                           0.3           0.4                      108            117

    West                                              0.1           0.4                       26            121



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 4, 2022.

  *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.