TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between May 2026 and June 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                                         0.0           0.2                        5            237

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.2                        5            236
    Mining and logging                                0.6           0.6                        4              4
    Construction                                      0.0           0.9                       -2             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.3                       -4             33
      Durable goods                                   0.2           0.3                       12             23
      Nondurable goods                               -0.4           0.4                      -17             21
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.3                      -15             76
      Wholesale trade                                -0.1           0.5                       -7             32
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.4                        5             57
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.5                      -13             33
    Information                                       0.4           0.7                       12             20
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.3                        7             26
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.3                       10             18
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.1           0.6                       -3             15
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.6                       41            115
    Private Education and Health Services            -0.1           0.2                      -30             56
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.3                       -2             13
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.2                      -28             54
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.5                       -8             85
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.8           1.6                       21             37
      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           0.5                      -29             73
    Other services                                    0.0           0.7                        1             36
  Government                                          0.0           0.1                        0             22
    Federal                                           0.0           0.1                        1              2
    State and local                                   0.0           0.1                       -1             22
      State and local education                       0.0           0.1                       -1             13
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.1                        0             12

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.2           0.3                      -70             90
    South                                             0.0           0.2                       -1            125
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.3                       35             86
    West                                              0.1           0.3                       40            110

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 4, 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.