TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between January 2021 and February 2021,

         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                       51            191



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                       54            190

    Mining and logging                                0.3           1.0                        2              7

    Construction                                      0.9           0.9                       63             68

    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.2                       -6             29

      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.2                       -2             20

      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.4                       -4             20

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.3           0.3                      -77             74         YES

      Wholesale trade                                -0.3           0.4                      -14             22

      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.3                       28             52

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -1.4           0.5         YES          -91             32         YES

    Information                                       0.2           0.7                        4             19

    Financial activities                              0.2           0.3                       25             25

      Finance and insurance                           0.4           0.3         YES           24             18         YES

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.0           0.7                        1             15

    Professional and business services                0.3           0.4                       57             82

    Education and health services                     0.0           0.2                        2             46

      Educational services                            0.3           0.4                       10             15

      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.2                       -8             43

    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.2           0.5                      -23             81

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.2           1.8                        4             40

      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.4                      -27             61

    Other services                                    0.2           0.8                        7             46

  Government                                          0.0           0.1                       -2             26

    Federal                                          -0.2           0.1         YES           -6              3         YES

    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        5             26

      State and local education                       0.2           0.2                       13             18

      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.2                       -8             14



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.3           0.3                       73             79

    South                                             0.1           0.2                       31            107

    Midwest                                           0.1           0.3                       42             91

    West                                             -0.3           0.3                      -94             92         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 6, 2021.

  *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.