TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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                       32            192

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       29            191
    Mining and logging                               -0.3           0.8                       -2              5
    Construction                                      0.0           1.0                        6             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.2                       -6             27
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.2                       -2             17
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.4                       -4             19
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.3                        5             71
      Wholesale trade                                -0.3           0.4                      -18             23
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.3                        3             51
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.3           0.5                       20             32
    Information                                      -0.2           0.8                       -6             23
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.3                        8             23
      Finance and insurance                           0.2           0.3                       14             17
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.6                       -6             14
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.5                        9             91
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.2                       25             43
      Educational services                            0.0           0.4                       -2             14
      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.2                       27             41
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.1           0.5                      -30             80
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.9           1.6                      -23             35
      Accommodation and food services                 0.0           0.5                       -7             61
    Other services                                    0.4           0.8                       20             47
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        3             24
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        0              3
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        3             24
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        8             16
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.1                       -5             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.5           0.3         YES          144             81         YES
    South                                            -0.1           0.2                      -42            109
    Midwest                                          -0.3           0.3                      -90             85         YES
    West                                              0.0           0.3                       20            102

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