TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2026 and August 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                      -61            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                      -50            236
    Mining and logging                                0.0           0.6                        0              4
    Construction                                     -0.7           0.9                      -58             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.3                        2             33
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.3                        4             23
      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.4                       -2             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.3                       29             76
      Wholesale trade                                 0.4           0.5                       26             32
      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.4                       13             57
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.5                      -11             33
    Information                                      -0.4           0.7                      -10             20
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.3                        9             26
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.3                        9             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.0           0.6                        0             15
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.6                      -56            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.1           0.2                       48             56
      Private Educational Services                   -0.1           0.3                       -1             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.2                       50             54
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.1           0.5                      -12             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.5           1.6                       13             37
      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           0.5                      -25             73
    Other services                                    0.0           0.7                       -2             36
  Government                                         -0.1           0.1                      -11             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              2
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.1                      -12             22
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.1                       -8             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                       -4             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.3                       38             90
    South                                            -0.1           0.2                      -47            125
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.3                      -17             86
    West                                             -0.1           0.3                      -34            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 29, 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.