TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2015 and August 2015,

         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                       42            193



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.0           0.2                       46            190

  Government                                       0.0           0.1                       -3             22



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.5           0.3         YES          111             80         YES

    South                                          0.0           0.2                      -33            103

    Midwest                                        0.1           0.3                       32             85

    West                                          -0.2           0.3                      -69             88



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 16, 2015.

  *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.