TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and December 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                       85            192

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       68            191
    Mining and logging                               -0.3           0.8                       -2              5
    Construction                                      0.0           1.0                       -3             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.2                      -10             27
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.2                        7             17
      Nondurable goods                               -0.3           0.4                      -17             19
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.3                       19             71
      Wholesale trade                                -0.4           0.4                      -23             23
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.3                        0             51
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.6           0.5         YES           43             32         YES
    Information                                      -0.1           0.8                       -2             23
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.3                       -8             23
      Finance and insurance                          -0.2           0.3                       -9             17
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.6                        1             14
    Professional and business services                0.3           0.5                       69             91
    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.2                      -16             43
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.4                       -1             14
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.2                      -15             41
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.5                       20             80
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.2           1.6                        6             35
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.5                       16             61
    Other services                                    0.0           0.8                       -1             47
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                       17             24
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              3
    State and local                                   0.1           0.1                       17             24
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                       -1             16
      State and local, excluding education            0.2           0.1         YES           18             12         YES

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.3                      -20             81
    South                                             0.1           0.2                       71            109
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.3                       58             85
    West                                             -0.1           0.3                      -23            102

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 30, 2024.
  *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.