TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between May 2023 and June 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                      -19            192

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       -4            191
    Mining and logging                               -0.2           0.8                       -1              5
    Construction                                      0.2           1.0                       13             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.2                      -28             27         YES
      Durable goods                                  -0.3           0.2         YES          -26             17         YES
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.4                       -2             19
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.3                      -72             71         YES
      Wholesale trade                                -0.5           0.4         YES          -26             23         YES
      Retail trade                                   -0.3           0.3                      -42             51
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.0           0.5                       -4             32
    Information                                      -0.4           0.8                      -14             23
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.3                      -15             23
      Finance and insurance                          -0.2           0.3                      -13             17
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.1           0.6                       -3             14
    Professional and business services                0.5           0.5                      112             91         YES
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.2                       21             43
      Educational services                            0.2           0.4                        5             14
      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.2                       15             41
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.2           0.5                      -42             80
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.9           1.6                      -24             35
      Accommodation and food services                -0.1           0.5                      -18             61
    Other services                                    0.4           0.8                       24             47
  Government                                         -0.1           0.1                      -15             24
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.1                       -1              3
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.1                      -15             24
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                       -5             16
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.1                      -10             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.3                        7             81
    South                                            -0.1           0.2                      -20            109
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.3                       -9             85
    West                                              0.0           0.3                        3            102

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