TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2022 and May 2022, 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 77 196 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 66 195 Mining and logging 0.4 0.9 3 6 Construction -0.1 1.0 -11 72 Manufacturing 0.0 0.2 -5 29 Durable goods 0.0 0.2 -6 18 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.4 1 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.3 34 68 Wholesale trade 0.4 0.4 24 23 YES Retail trade 0.1 0.3 14 47 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.5 -4 33 Information 0.1 0.7 1 20 Financial activities 0.2 0.3 10 23 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.3 12 16 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.1 0.7 -2 15 Professional and business services 0.0 0.5 6 87 Education and health services 0.1 0.2 20 43 Educational services 0.3 0.4 11 14 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 9 37 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.5 0 78 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.0 1.5 0 32 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.5 1 62 Other services 0.1 0.8 9 47 Government 0.1 0.1 11 25 Federal 0.1 0.1 4 2 YES State and local 0.1 0.1 8 25 State and local education 0.0 0.2 3 16 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 4 14 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.3 -23 80 South 0.0 0.2 11 109 Midwest 0.0 0.3 10 92 West 0.2 0.3 81 96 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 6, 2022. *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.