TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between January 2026 and February 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                                         0.1           0.2                       61            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                       62            236
    Mining and logging                                0.2           0.6                        2              4
    Construction                                     -0.1           0.9                      -10             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                      -21             33
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.3                        4             23
      Nondurable goods                               -0.5           0.4         YES          -26             21         YES
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.3                       81             76         YES
      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.5                       16             32
      Retail trade                                    0.5           0.4         YES           72             57         YES
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.1           0.5                       -8             33
    Information                                       0.6           0.7                       17             20
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.3                      -10             26
      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.3                       -9             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.0           0.6                       -1             15
    Professional and business services                0.0           0.6                       -6            115
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.2                       12             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.1           0.3                        5             13
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.2                        7             54
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.5                        6             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.6                       -5             37
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.5                       12             73
    Other services                                   -0.2           0.7                       -7             36
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                       -1             22
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.1                       -3              2         YES
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                        3             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -3             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        5             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.3                       18             90
    South                                             0.0           0.2                      -24            125
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.3                       -3             86
    West                                              0.2           0.3                       69            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 31, 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.