TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and July 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                        4            192

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                        3            191
    Mining and logging                               -0.8           0.8                       -5              5
    Construction                                      0.6           1.0                       49             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.2                        6             27
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.2                        6             17
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.4                        1             19
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.3                      -14             71
      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.4                       -2             23
      Retail trade                                   -0.2           0.3                      -19             51
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.5                        8             32
    Information                                       0.5           0.8                       13             23
    Financial activities                              0.2           0.3                       18             23
      Finance and insurance                           0.2           0.3                       11             17
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.3           0.6                        6             14
    Professional and business services               -0.2           0.5                      -61             91
    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.2                      -22             43
      Educational services                            0.0           0.4                        1             14
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.2                      -23             41
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.2           0.5                       28             80
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.6                       -7             35
      Accommodation and food services                 0.3           0.5                       35             61
    Other services                                   -0.2           0.8                       -9             47
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        1             24
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              3
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        1             24
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                       -7             16
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.1                        8             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.3                       37             81
    South                                             0.0           0.2                      -21            109
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.3                       -9             85
    West                                              0.0           0.3                       -2            102

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 29, 2023.
  *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.