TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between November 2021 and December 2021,

         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                                        -0.1           0.1                     -161            163



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                      -0.2           0.1         YES         -154            162

    Mining and logging                               -0.2           0.7                       -1              5

    Construction                                     -0.6           0.5         YES          -44             36         YES

    Manufacturing                                     0.2           0.2                       14             27

      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.2                       -4             17

      Nondurable goods                                0.4           0.4                       19             18         YES

    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.3                       32             72

      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.4                      -14             25

      Retail trade                                    0.3           0.4                       52             60

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.4                       -6             24

    Information                                       0.2           0.4                        6             12

    Financial activities                              0.0           0.4                       -6             30

      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.4                       -6             26

      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.1           0.6                       -1             14

    Professional and business services               -0.1           0.4                      -24             69

    Education and health services                    -0.4           0.2         YES          -95             45         YES

      Educational services                           -0.2           0.3                       -6             10

      Health care and social assistance              -0.4           0.2         YES          -89             41         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.4           0.4                      -60             65

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.2           0.7                        5             16

      Accommodation and food services                -0.5           0.5                      -64             62         YES

    Other services                                    0.3           0.7                       21             41

  Government                                          0.0           0.1                       -5             19

    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -1              4

    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                       -6             18

      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -1             11

      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.1                       -5             13



           REGION



    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.2                      -26             55

    South                                            -0.2           0.2                     -106            100         YES

    Midwest                                           0.0           0.2                       -8             73

    West                                             -0.1           0.2                      -20             78



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 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.