TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between June 2026 and July 2026,
         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                                        -0.2           0.2                     -265            372

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.2           0.3                     -271            368
    Mining and logging                                0.2           1.1                        1              6
    Construction                                      0.0           1.1                       -3             91
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.5                      -22             59
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.6                      -22             45
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.7                       -1             32
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.5                       -2            147
      Wholesale trade                                 0.5           0.7                       27             45
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.7                       -8            112
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.4           0.7                      -22             48
    Information                                      -0.6           1.1                      -15             32
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.6                      -13             52
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.7                      -24             49
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.4           0.8                       11             19
    Professional and business services               -0.5           0.8                     -120            179
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.4                       -7             99
      Private Educational Services                    0.2           0.5                       10             17
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.5                      -17             97
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.3           0.8                      -48            121
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.6           1.8                      -16             42
      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           0.8                      -32            109
    Other services                                   -0.7           1.1                      -41             64
  Government                                          0.1           0.2                        5             35
    Federal                                           0.0           0.2                        1              5
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        5             35
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        1             25
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.2                        4             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.3           0.5                      -62            124
    South                                             0.0           0.4                       -3            228
    Midwest                                           0.2           0.4                       81            137
    West                                             -0.8           0.5         YES         -281            176         YES

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 1, 2026.
  *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.