TABLE 6: Other separations 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           0.0                       38             52

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.0                       46             50
    Mining and logging                                0.3           0.2         YES            2              1         YES
    Construction                                     -0.1           0.2                       -6             12
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.1                       -1              7
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.1                        0              5
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.1                        0              4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.1                        8             24
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.1                        2              8
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.1                        8             18
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.0           0.1                       -1              8
    Information                                       0.0           0.2                        0              6
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.2                       11             16
      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.2                        4             15
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.3           0.2         YES            7              4         YES
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.1                       14             25
    Education and health services                     0.0           0.1                        8             15
      Educational services                            0.0           0.1                       -2              2
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.1                       11             14
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.1                       10             14
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           0.1                       -1              2
      Accommodation and food services                 0.0           0.1                       11             13
    Other services                                    0.0           0.2                       -2              9
  Government                                          0.0           0.0                       -8             10
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.1                       -3              3
    State and local                                   0.0           0.0                       -5              9
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -4              6
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                       -1              7

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.1                       11             19
    South                                             0.1           0.1                       68             34         YES
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.1                      -15             21
    West                                             -0.1           0.1                      -25             26

  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.