TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between August 2024 and September 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                       28            320

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       43            319
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.3                        1              8
    Construction                                      0.0           1.2                       -1             90
    Manufacturing                                     0.4           0.4                       44             55
      Durable goods                                   0.4           0.5                       29             40
      Nondurable goods                                0.3           0.7                       15             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.5                       35            151
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.8                        1             45
      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.8                       29            122
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.8                        6             55
    Information                                       0.4           1.0                       12             28
    Financial activities                              0.3           0.5                       29             48
      Finance and insurance                           0.3           0.6                       21             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.3           1.0                        9             23
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.8                      -66            147
    Private Education and Health Services             0.1           0.4                       20             85
      Private Educational Services                    0.3           0.5                       12             18
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.4                        8             83
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.2           0.7                      -20            107
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.8           1.8                       23             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.7                      -43             97
    Other services                                   -0.2           1.2                      -10             68
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -14             38
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -3              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -10             38
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                      -13             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.3                        2             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.6           0.4         YES          157            112         YES
    South                                             0.1           0.4                       33            197
    Midwest                                          -0.3           0.4                     -100            128
    West                                             -0.2           0.4                      -61            143

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 29, 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.