TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between February 2026 and March 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                      153            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                      157            236
    Mining and logging                                0.4           0.6                        2              4
    Construction                                     -0.1           0.9                       -5             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                       -9             33
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.3                      -14             23
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.4                        5             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.3                       40             76
      Wholesale trade                                 0.4           0.5                       25             32
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.4                        1             57
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.2           0.5                       12             33
    Information                                       0.5           0.7                       13             20
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.3                       -5             26
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.3                       -8             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.6                        2             15
    Professional and business services                0.5           0.6                       99            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.2                       -3             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.1           0.3                        3             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.2                       -5             54
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.5                       -3             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           1.6                        1             37
      Accommodation and food services                -0.1           0.5                       -5             73
    Other services                                    0.5           0.7                       30             36
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                       -4             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              2
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                       -4             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -7             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.1                        3             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.3                       15             90
    South                                             0.2           0.2                       76            125
    Midwest                                           0.2           0.3                       61             86
    West                                              0.0           0.3                        2            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 5, 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.