TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between October 2013 and October 2014,

         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                                              0.3          0.2         YES           604          245         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.4          0.2         YES           606          243         YES

    Mining and logging                             0.3          1.0                         5            7

    Construction                                  -0.7          1.0                       -28           70

    Manufacturing                                  0.5          0.4         YES            57           50         YES

      Durable goods                                0.2          0.4                        21           36

      Nondurable goods                             0.8          0.6         YES            36           28         YES

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.5          0.4         YES           161           96         YES

      Wholesale trade                              0.5          0.6                        30           35

      Retail trade                                 0.5          0.5                        87           74         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.7          0.7                        42           35         YES

    Information                                    0.8          0.7         YES            22           20         YES

    Financial activities                          -0.2          0.6                       -18           45

      Finance and insurance                       -0.1          0.5                        -7           33

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.7          1.3                       -12           26

    Professional and business services             1.0          0.7         YES           237          116         YES

    Education and health services                  0.4          0.3         YES            80           54         YES

      Educational services                         0.2          0.6                         7           17

      Health care and social assistance            0.3          0.3                        73           50         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.4          0.7                        86           86

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          0.2          1.9                         9           34

      Accommodation and food services              0.5          0.7                        77           74         YES

    Other services                                 0.1          1.1                         6           57

  Government                                       0.0          0.1                        -2           32

      Federal                                     -0.4          0.3         YES           -12            7         YES

      State and local                              0.0          0.2                        10           30



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.4          0.4                       130           99         YES

    South                                          0.4          0.3         YES           199          144         YES

    Midwest                                        0.5          0.4         YES           170          110         YES

    West                                           0.2          0.4                       106          120



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 9, 2014.

  *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.