TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and September 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                       -2            182

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       22            180
    Mining and logging                               -0.4           0.7                       -3              5
    Construction                                     -0.2           0.6                      -16             45
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                      -14             36
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.3                       10             26
      Nondurable goods                               -0.5           0.5                      -24             25
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.3                       59             89
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.5                       -9             26
      Retail trade                                    0.5           0.5                       74             74
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.5                       -6             31
    Information                                       0.8           0.5         YES           24             15         YES
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.4                      -11             31
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.4                       -5             25
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.2           0.6                       -6             14
    Professional and business services               -0.1           0.4                      -11             74
    Education and health services                    -0.2           0.3                      -25             62
      Educational services                            0.0           0.3                        0              9
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.3                      -26             60
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.4                       23             72
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.6           0.7                      -14             15
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.5                       37             69
    Other services                                   -0.1           0.8                       -6             44
  Government                                         -0.1           0.1                      -23             22         YES
    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        3              4
    State and local                                  -0.2           0.1         YES          -26             22         YES
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.1                      -12             13
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.1         YES          -15             13         YES

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.3           0.2         YES           73             61         YES
    South                                            -0.1           0.2                      -27            128
    Midwest                                          -0.2           0.2                      -52             78
    West                                              0.0           0.3                        5             86

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