TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2026 and May 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                       41            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       27            236
    Mining and logging                               -0.1           0.6                       -1              4
    Construction                                      0.6           0.9                       47             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.3                      -18             33
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.3                      -17             23
      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.4                       -1             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.3                       52             76
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.5                       -3             32
      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.4                       43             57
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.2           0.5                       12             33
    Information                                      -0.2           0.7                       -4             20
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.3                       -9             26
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.3                       -2             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.6                       -7             15
    Professional and business services               -0.2           0.6                      -37            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.2           0.2                       52             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.3                       -2             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.2         YES           53             54
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.3           0.5                      -50             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.6           1.6                      -42             37         YES
      Accommodation and food services                -0.1           0.5                       -8             73
    Other services                                    0.0           0.7                       -5             36
  Government                                          0.1           0.1                       14             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                       -1              2
    State and local                                   0.1           0.1                       15             22
      State and local education                       0.1           0.1                        9             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        6             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.3                       76             90
    South                                             0.0           0.2                        6            125
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.3                       19             86
    West                                             -0.1           0.3                      -59            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 30, 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.