TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2026 and July 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                     -119            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.1           0.2                     -118            236
    Mining and logging                               -0.3           0.6                       -2              4
    Construction                                      0.0           0.9                       -4             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.3                       -6             33
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.3                      -11             23
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.4                        4             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.3                      -35             76
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.5                        0             32
      Retail trade                                   -0.1           0.4                      -18             57
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.3           0.5                      -16             33
    Information                                      -0.6           0.7                      -14             20
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.3                      -11             26
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.3                      -22             18         YES
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.4           0.6                        9             15
    Professional and business services               -0.3           0.6                      -59            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.2                       -3             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.1           0.3                        4             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.2                       -7             54
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.5                       11             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.0           1.6                      -26             37
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.5                       37             73
    Other services                                    0.1           0.7                        6             36
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        0             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        1              2
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        0             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -1             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        1             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.2           0.3                      -57             90
    South                                             0.0           0.2                      -17            125
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.3                      -26             86
    West                                             -0.1           0.3                      -17            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 1, 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.