TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between March 2026 and April 2026,
         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           0.2                     -192            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.1           0.2                     -194            236
    Mining and logging                               -0.1           0.6                        0              4
    Construction                                     -0.3           0.9                      -22             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.3                        5             33
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.3                        7             23
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.4                       -1             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.3           0.3                      -99             76         YES
      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.5                       -3             32
      Retail trade                                   -0.6           0.4         YES          -88             57         YES
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.5                       -8             33
    Information                                      -0.1           0.7                        0             20
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.3                       13             26
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.3                        5             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.3           0.6                        7             15
    Professional and business services               -0.5           0.6                     -112            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.2                        2             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.3                       -1             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.2                        3             54
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.2           0.5                       28             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.2           1.6                        7             37
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.5                       22             73
    Other services                                   -0.2           0.7                       -7             36
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        0             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              2
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        1             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -1             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        1             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.3                      -50             90
    South                                             0.0           0.2                       -2            125
    Midwest                                          -0.3           0.3                      -96             86         YES
    West                                             -0.1           0.3                      -46            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 2, 2026.
  *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.