TABLE 6: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2020 and January 2021,

         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           0.0                      -42             50



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.0           0.0                      -30             48

    Mining and logging                                0.1           0.2                        0              2

    Construction                                      0.1           0.2                        7             12

    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.1                       -6              7

      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.1                        0              5

      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.1         YES           -6              4         YES

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.1                      -37             22         YES

      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.2                       -8              9

      Retail trade                                   -0.1           0.1                      -21             16         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.1                       -8              7         YES

    Information                                       0.1           0.2                        5              5

    Financial activities                              0.0           0.2                        1             15

      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.2                       -1             15

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           0.2                        3              4

    Professional and business services                0.0           0.1                        2             21

    Education and health services                     0.0           0.1                       12             15

      Educational services                           -0.2           0.1         YES           -6              2         YES

      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.1                       17             15         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.1                       -6             13

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.1           0.1                       -1              2

      Accommodation and food services                 0.0           0.1                       -5             12

    Other services                                   -0.1           0.2                       -6             10

  Government                                          0.0           0.0                      -12             10         YES

    Federal                                          -0.1           0.1                       -1              2

    State and local                                  -0.1           0.0         YES          -11             10         YES

      State and local education                      -0.1           0.1                       -9              5         YES

      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                       -2              6



           REGION



    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.1                      -14             19

    South                                            -0.1           0.1                      -47             33         YES

    Midwest                                           0.0           0.1                      -12             21

    West                                              0.1           0.1                       32             24         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 11, 2021.

  *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.