TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between September 2022 and October 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                       58            196

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       67            195
    Mining and logging                                0.1           0.9                        1              6
    Construction                                     -0.5           1.0                      -39             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.2                        9             29
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.2                        4             18
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.4                        5             19
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.3                       -8             68
      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.4                       12             23
      Retail trade                                   -0.1           0.3                      -25             47
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.5                        6             33
    Information                                       0.3           0.7                        8             20
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.3                      -13             23
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.3                      -16             16
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.7                        3             15
    Professional and business services                0.3           0.5                       67             87
    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.2                      -24             43
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.4                       -2             14
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.2                      -22             37
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.5                       19             78
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.5           1.5                      -11             32
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.5                       30             62
    Other services                                    0.8           0.8                       46             47
  Government                                         -0.1           0.1                       -9             25
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.1                       -3              2         YES
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.1                       -7             25
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                       -3             16
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.2                       -5             14

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.3                       -1             80
    South                                             0.1           0.2                       56            109
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.3                      -19             92
    West                                              0.0           0.3                       22             96

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