TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2024 and July 2025, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm -0.2 0.2 -186 329 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.3 -168 326 Mining and logging 0.7 1.2 4 7 Construction 0.1 1.1 17 82 Manufacturing -0.1 0.5 -12 59 Durable goods -0.1 0.5 -9 43 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.7 -3 34 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.4 0.5 -117 138 Wholesale trade 0.4 0.8 27 46 Retail trade -0.5 0.7 -82 109 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.9 0.8 YES -63 55 YES Information 0.0 1.1 2 32 Financial activities -0.3 0.6 -23 50 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.6 -7 40 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.7 1.1 -16 27 Professional and business services 0.6 0.8 125 165 Private Education and Health Services -0.8 0.4 YES -168 101 YES Private Educational Services 0.1 0.6 4 20 Health care and social assistance -0.8 0.5 YES -172 96 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.2 0.8 43 117 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.0 1.6 3 36 Accommodation and food services 0.2 0.8 39 109 Other services -0.7 1.1 -39 65 Government -0.1 0.2 -17 40 Federal 0.3 0.2 YES 6 6 State and local -0.1 0.2 -24 39 State and local education 0.0 0.2 7 22 State and local, excluding education -0.4 0.3 YES -29 23 YES REGION Northeast -0.1 0.4 1 109 South -0.2 0.4 -102 201 Midwest 0.0 0.4 -5 131 West -0.3 0.4 -80 161 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 3, 2025. *NOTE: Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-year change.