TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2022 and October 2022,
         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                       18            272

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                       39            271
    Mining and logging                                0.0           1.4                        0             10
    Construction                                     -0.2           1.0                      -17             77
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.4                       16             49
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.4                        2             34
      Nondurable goods                                0.3           0.6                       16             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.4                      -17            113
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.7                        8             38
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.6                        5             92
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.4           0.7                      -30             41
    Information                                      -0.6           0.9                      -20             25
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.6                      -18             49
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.6                      -22             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           1.0                        4             22
    Professional and business services                0.2           0.7                       27            129
    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.3                       -9             71
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.6                       -1             20
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.3                       -8             68
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.2           0.6                       38             97
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.5           1.7                      -11             35
      Accommodation and food services                 0.3           0.6                       49             85
    Other services                                    0.6           1.1                       37             66
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -21             35
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -4              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -16             34
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        0             27
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.2                      -16             20

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -33             99
    South                                             0.1           0.3                       58            173
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.4                      -46            122
    West                                              0.1           0.4                       41            129

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 30, 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.