TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2024 and October 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                       65            320

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       63            319
    Mining and logging                                0.0           1.3                        1              8
    Construction                                     -0.6           1.2                      -52             90
    Manufacturing                                    -0.3           0.4                      -32             55
      Durable goods                                  -0.4           0.5                      -31             40
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.7                       -1             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.5                       67            151
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.8                        0             45
      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.8                       42            122
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.3           0.8                       25             55
    Information                                      -0.4           1.0                      -11             28
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.5                      -13             48
      Finance and insurance                          -0.2           0.6                      -17             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           1.0                        3             23
    Professional and business services                0.2           0.8                       33            147
    Private Education and Health Services             0.3           0.4                       65             85
      Private Educational Services                   -0.2           0.5                      -10             18
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.4                       75             83
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.7                       -1            107
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.0           1.8                      -26             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.7                       24             97
    Other services                                    0.1           1.2                        5             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        2             38
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                       -1              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        3             38
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        3             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.3                        0             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.4           0.4                      -94            112
    South                                            -0.2           0.4                      -79            197
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.4                        3            128
    West                                              0.6           0.4         YES          236            143         YES

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 3, 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.