TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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                                         0.0           0.2                       51            279

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                       56            275
    Mining and logging                                0.5           1.3                        4              9
    Construction                                      0.4           1.2                       34             87
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.4                      -13             52
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                        1             39
      Nondurable goods                               -0.3           0.6                      -14             30
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.5                      -35            121
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.6                      -13             35
      Retail trade                                   -0.3           0.7                      -51            107
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.4           0.7                       29             43
    Information                                      -0.4           0.9                      -13             27
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.5                        9             46
      Finance and insurance                           0.2           0.6                       15             37
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.9                       -6             20
    Professional and business services                0.6           0.6                      121            117         YES
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.4                       43             84
      Educational services                            0.1           0.5                        3             19
      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.4                       40             80
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.5           0.6                      -83            102
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.3           1.7                      -32             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.7                      -52             92
    Other services                                   -0.2           1.1                      -10             66
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       -3             35
    Federal                                          -0.2           0.2                       -6              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        2             34
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        0             24
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.2                        2             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.5           0.4         YES          152            106         YES
    South                                             0.0           0.3                        5            188
    Midwest                                          -0.3           0.4                      -87            121
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -18            136

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 5, 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.