TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between March 2025 and March 2026, 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 0.0 0.2 112 342 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.3 133 339 Mining and logging -0.3 1.1 -3 7 Construction -0.3 1.1 -26 85 Manufacturing -0.3 0.5 -38 60 Durable goods -0.7 0.6 YES -54 45 YES Nondurable goods 0.4 0.6 15 30 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.3 0.5 83 138 Wholesale trade -0.2 0.8 -15 47 Retail trade 0.5 0.7 82 106 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.3 0.8 16 54 Information 0.8 1.1 18 33 Financial activities -0.2 0.6 -19 52 Finance and insurance -0.3 0.7 -18 44 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 1.0 -2 25 Professional and business services -0.1 0.9 -25 173 Private Education and Health Services -0.1 0.4 -9 96 Private Educational Services 0.0 0.6 0 20 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.4 -8 91 Leisure and hospitality 0.6 0.8 111 119 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.6 1.7 -15 41 Accommodation and food services 0.8 0.8 126 110 YES Other services 0.6 1.1 39 62 Government -0.1 0.2 -20 39 Federal 0.1 0.2 -2 6 State and local -0.1 0.2 -18 37 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -13 22 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -5 22 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.4 74 119 South -0.1 0.4 -77 212 Midwest 0.1 0.4 52 134 West 0.2 0.5 64 167 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 5, 2026. *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.