TABLE 6: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2021 and May 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                      -14             50



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                       0.0           0.0                       -5             48

    Mining and logging                                0.0           0.2                        0              2

    Construction                                      0.0           0.2                        3             12

    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.1                       -1              7

      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.1                       -5              5

      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.1                        3              4

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.1                      -42             22         YES

      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.2                       -6              9

      Retail trade                                   -0.2           0.1         YES          -30             16         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.1                       -6              7

    Information                                      -0.1           0.2                       -2              5

    Financial activities                              0.2           0.2                       14             15

      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.2                       13             15

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.2                        2              4

    Professional and business services                0.1           0.1                        5             21

    Education and health services                     0.1           0.1                       19             15         YES

      Educational services                           -0.1           0.1                       -3              2         YES

      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.1                       22             15         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.1                       -6             13

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           0.1                        1              2

      Accommodation and food services                -0.1           0.1                       -7             12

    Other services                                    0.1           0.2                        5             10

  Government                                         -0.1           0.0         YES           -9             10

    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        1              2

    State and local                                   0.0           0.0                      -11             10         YES

      State and local education                      -0.1           0.1                      -12              5         YES

      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        2              6



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.0           0.1                       -6             19

    South                                             0.0           0.1                       12             33

    Midwest                                           0.0           0.1                      -10             21

    West                                             -0.1           0.1                      -11             24



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 7, 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.