TABLE 4: Quits 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           0.1                      -18            182

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                      -19            180
    Mining and logging                                0.5           0.7                        3              5
    Construction                                      0.5           0.6                       35             45
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                       -6             36
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.3                        4             26
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.5                      -10             25
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.3                      -48             89
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.5                        3             26
      Retail trade                                   -0.4           0.5                      -62             74
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.5                       11             31
    Information                                      -0.3           0.5                       -8             15
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.4                      -10             31
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.4                       -3             25
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.6                       -8             14
    Professional and business services                0.4           0.4                       97             74         YES
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.3                       10             62
      Educational services                            0.1           0.3                        7              9
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.3                        2             60
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.4           0.4                      -63             72
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.4           0.7                       -8             15
      Accommodation and food services                -0.4           0.5                      -55             69
    Other services                                   -0.4           0.8                      -28             44
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        1             22
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -2              4
    State and local                                   0.1           0.1                        3             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -3             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        7             13

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.2                       -3             61
    South                                             0.0           0.2                      -20            128
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.2                       18             78
    West                                              0.0           0.3                      -13             86

  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.