TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2013 and October 2013,

         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 (1)                                         -0.2           0.2                     -228            237            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private (2)                               -0.3           0.2         YES         -292            234         YES

    Construction                                   0.0           1.0                        1             65            

    Manufacturing                                 -0.3           0.3                      -32             47            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities (3)       0.0           0.4                        3             96            

      Retail trade                                -0.2           0.5                      -22             71            

    Professional and business services            -0.8           0.6         YES         -154             93         YES

    Education and health services (4)             -0.2           0.3                      -30             52            

      Health care and social assistance           -0.1           0.3                      -20             48            

    Leisure and hospitality                       -0.3           0.7                      -38             89            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -1.0           2.0                      -18             39            

      Accommodation and food services             -0.2           0.7                      -20             70            

  Government (5)                                   0.2           0.1         YES           64             29         YES

      State and local                              0.2           0.1         YES           56             26         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.1           0.4                      -20             97            

    South                                         -0.3           0.3                     -144            145            

    Midwest                                       -0.2           0.3                      -58            101            

    West                                           0.0           0.4                       -6            112            



  (1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because not all series are shown.

  (2) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

  (3) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

  (4) Includes educational services, not shown separately.

  (5) Includes federal government, not shown separately.



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 10, 2013.

  *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.