TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between June 2025 and June 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 6 342 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.3 -20 339 Mining and logging 0.5 1.1 3 7 Construction -0.3 1.1 -18 85 Manufacturing 0.1 0.5 9 60 Durable goods 0.2 0.6 12 45 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 -3 30 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.5 78 138 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.8 7 47 Retail trade 0.5 0.7 87 106 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.8 -16 54 Information 0.3 1.1 5 33 Financial activities -0.1 0.6 -18 52 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.7 -7 44 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 1.0 -10 25 Professional and business services 0.0 0.9 2 173 Private Education and Health Services -0.2 0.4 -24 96 Private Educational Services -0.5 0.6 -18 20 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.4 -6 91 Leisure and hospitality -0.7 0.8 -117 119 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 1.7 4 41 Accommodation and food services -0.9 0.8 YES -121 110 YES Other services 1.0 1.1 59 62 Government 0.1 0.2 26 39 Federal -0.1 0.2 -6 6 State and local 0.2 0.2 31 37 State and local education 0.3 0.2 YES 29 22 YES State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 1 22 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -58 119 South 0.5 0.4 YES 276 212 YES Midwest -0.6 0.4 YES -168 134 YES West -0.1 0.5 -45 167 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 4, 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.