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              JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  FEBRUARY 2007

   On the last business day of February, there were 4.1 million job open-
ings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were essentially un-
changed in February.  This release includes estimates of the number and
rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector
by industry and geographic region.

Job Openings

   At 2.9 percent in February, the job openings rate has been essentially
flat since September 2006.  In February, the job openings rate rose in the
construction industry and fell in the Northeast region; no other industry
or region experienced a significant over-the-month change in the job open-
ings rate.  The seasonally adjusted job openings rate was highest in Feb-
ruary for the following industries:  accommodations and food services (4.0
percent), education and health services (3.6 percent), and professional
and business services (3.5 percent).  (See table 1.)
     
   Over the year, the job openings rate increased in nondurable goods manu-
facturing; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; information; and
other services.  The rate decreased in durable goods manufacturing; finance
and insurance; professional and business services; accommodations and food
services; and federal government.  The job openings rate did not change sig-
nificantly over the year in any of the  regions.  (See table 5.)

Hires

   The hires rate was essentially unchanged at 3.5 percent in February.
Hires are any additions to the payroll during the month.  In February, the
hires rate fell in the retail trade industry and in the Northeast region;
no other industry or region experienced a significant over-the-month change
in the hires rate.  The seasonally adjusted hires rate was highest in Feb-
ruary in the leisure and hospitality industry (7.1 percent).  (See table 2.)

   From February 2006 to February 2007, the hires rate rose in educational
services and federal government, but fell in construction; retail trade;
information; accommodations and food services; and other services. Region-
ally, the hires rate increased over the year in the Midwest but decreased
in the South.  (See table 6.)

Separations

   The total separations, or turnover, rate was little changed at 3.3 per-
cent in February.  Separations are terminations of employment that occur
at any time during the month.  In February, the only industry to experience
a change in the separations rate was state and local government, where the
rate declined slightly.  None of the regions experienced a significant
change in the separations rate.  From February 2006 to February 2007, the
total separations rate rose significantly only in federal government; the
rate did not decline significantly in any industry.  Geographically, none
of the regions experienced a significant change in the total separations
rate over the year.  (See tables 3 and 7.)

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Table A.  Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally
adjusted
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                   |    Job openings    |       Hires        | Total separations
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
     Industry      | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb.
                   | 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p
-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                     Levels (in thousands)
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|3,972 |4,222 |4,071 |4,955 |4,959 |4,804 |4,601 |4,602 |4,481
                   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Total private(1).|3,550 |3,746 |3,605 |4,696 |4,607 |4,487 |4,320 |4,296 |4,191
    Construction...|  130 |  142 |  189 |  408 |  299 |  291 |  363 |  400 |  324
    Manufacturing..|  314 |  337 |  333 |  333 |  369 |  380 |  381 |  399 |  405
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     utilities(2)..|  653 |  727 |  669 |1,123 |1,020 |1,002 |1,008 |  973 |  941
     Retail trade..|  394 |  413 |  379 |  762 |  757 |  664 |  697 |  680 |  658
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  732 |  707 |  641 |  874 |  954 |  964 |  828 |  894 |  879
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     vices.........|  636 |  707 |  669 |  453 |  508 |  515 |  420 |  423 |  404
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality(3)|  560 |  552 |  542 |1,045 |  956 |  955 |  859 |  768 |  800
     Accommodations|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
      and food     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
      services.....|  509 |  495 |  480 |  848 |  825 |  782 |  750 |  612 |  685
  Government(4)....|  419 |  477 |  468 |  373 |  384 |  395 |  288 |  309 |  299
    State and local|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     government....|  378 |  439 |  433 |  321 |  321 |  315 |  233 |  254 |  227
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                       Rates (percent)
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|  2.8 |  3.0 |  2.9 |  3.7 |  3.6 |  3.5 |  3.4 |  3.4 |  3.3
                   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Total private(1).|  3.0 |  3.1 |  3.0 |  4.1 |  4.0 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  3.7 |  3.6
    Construction...|  1.7 |  1.8 |  2.4 |  5.3 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  4.7 |  5.2 |  4.2
    Manufacturing..|  2.2 |  2.3 |  2.3 |  2.3 |  2.6 |  2.7 |  2.7 |  2.8 |  2.9
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     utilities(2)..|  2.4 |  2.7 |  2.5 |  4.3 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  3.9 |  3.7 |  3.6
     Retail trade..|  2.5 |  2.6 |  2.4 |  5.0 |  4.9 |  4.3 |  4.5 |  4.4 |  4.3
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  4.0 |  3.8 |  3.5 |  5.0 |  5.4 |  5.4 |  4.8 |  5.0 |  4.9
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     vices.........|  3.5 |  3.8 |  3.6 |  2.6 |  2.8 |  2.8 |  2.4 |  2.3 |  2.2
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality(3)|  4.1 |  4.0 |  3.9 |  8.1 |  7.1 |  7.1 |  6.6 |  5.7 |  6.0
     Accommodations|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
      and food     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
      services.....|  4.4 |  4.1 |  4.0 |  7.7 |  7.2 |  6.8 |  6.8 |  5.4 |  6.0
  Government(4)....|  1.9 |  2.1 |  2.1 |  1.7 |  1.7 |  1.8 |  1.3 |  1.4 |  1.3
    State and local|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     government....|  1.9 |  2.2 |  2.2 |  1.7 |  1.7 |  1.6 |  1.2 |  1.3 |  1.2
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  1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and
other services, not shown separately.
  2 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not
shown separately.
  3 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
  4 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.


   Total separations include quits (voluntary separations), layoffs and
discharges (involuntary separations), and other separations (including
retirements).  The quits rate, which can serve as a barometer of workers'
ability to change jobs, was little changed at 2.0 percent in February.
Over the month, the quits rate rose in accommodations and food services
but fell in state and local government.  None of the regions experienced
a significant change in the quits rate over the month.  In February, the
seasonally adjusted quits rate was highest in the accommodations and food
services industry (4.6 percent).  (See table 4.)

   Over the year, the quits rate rose in finance and insurance and profes-
sional and business services but fell in construction. Geographically, the
quits rate declined over the year in the Northeast region.  (See table 8.)

   The other two components of total separations--layoffs and discharges,
and other separations--are not seasonally adjusted.  For February, the
layoffs and discharges rate (0.9 percent) and level (1.2 million) were
little changed from the prior year.  The construction industry had the
highest layoffs and discharges rate (2.4 percent) in February.  From
February 2006 to February 2007, the other separations rate was unchang-
ed at 0.2 percent and the level was little changed at 257,000.  (See
tables 9 and 10.)

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Quits as a Percentage of Separations

   The total separations rate is driven by the relative contribution of
its three components (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separa-
tions), with quits contributing the largest portion.  The percentage of
total separations attributable to quits has risen and fallen over time
along with employment levels.  Total nonfarm employment had peaked in
February 2001 at 132.6 million, and then had fallen to a low of 129.8
million in August 2003.  During the same time period, the proportion of
quits fell from 61 percent in February 2001 to 51 percent in August 2003
(seasonally adjusted).  The proportion of quits has since risen to 60
percent in February 2007.  Between early 2001 and mid-2003, total sepa-
rations fell by 613,000 but quits fell by a greater amount, 759,000,
causing the proportion of total separations attributable to quits to
fall.

   This change in quits as a percentage of total separations is espe-
cially pronounced in manufacturing, retail trade, and professional and
business services.  Geographically, the regions averaged 61 percent of
totat separations attributable to quits at the employment peak in Feb-
ruary 2001.  All four regions experienced a decline in the proportion
of quits during the period of employment decline.  The Northeast re-
gion's proportion declined the most, falling to a low of 39 percent.
Since the employment trough in August 2003, the South and West have
fully recovered to early 2001 levels of quits as a proportion of sepa-
rations, but the Northeast and Midwest have not.

Flows in the Labor Market

   Hires and separations data help show dynamic flows in the labor market.
For the 12 months ending in February 2007, hires have averaged 4.9 million
per month and separations have averaged 4.6 million per month (not season-
ally adjusted).  The comparable figures for the prior 12-month period were
4.8 million hires and 4.5 million separations.  (See the Technical Note
for additional information on these measures.)

   Several industries have high rates of both hires and separations.  These
include construction; retail trade; professional and business services;
arts, entertainment, and recreation; and accommodations and food services.
In the 12 months ending in February 2007, these five industries produced
34.9 million hires and 32.9 million separations.  Thus, these five indus-
tries accounted for 59 percent of total nonfarm hires and 59 percent of
total nonfarm separations while comprising only 39 percent of total non-
farm employment.

For More Information

   For additional information, please read the Technical Note or visit the
JOLTS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/jlt/.  Additional information about
JOLTS also may be obtained by e-mailing Joltsinfo@bls.gov or by calling
(202) 691-5870.
   
   
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     The Job Openings and Labor Turnover release for March 2007 is sched-
uled to be issued on Tuesday, May 8.
     
     
     
     
     
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Technical Note


  The data for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) are
collected and compiled monthly from a sample of business establishments 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
   
Collection
   
  Each month, data are collected in a survey of business establishments
for total employment, job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges,
and other separations.  Data collection methods include computer-assisted
telephone interviewing, touchtone data entry, fax, and mail.
   
Coverage
   
  The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments such as
factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local
government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
   
Concepts
   
  Industry classification.  The industry classifications in this release
are in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).  In order to ensure the highest possible
quality of data, State Workforce Agencies verify with employers and update,
if necessary, the industry code, location, and ownership classification of
all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes in establishment characteris-
tics resulting from the verification process are always introduced into the
JOLTS sampling frame with the data reported for the first month of the year.
   
  Employment.  Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or re-
ceived pay for the pay period that includes the 12th day of the reference
month.  Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried,
and hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacations or
other paid leave.  Proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses,
unpaid family workers, or persons on leave without pay or on strike for 
the entire pay period, are not counted as employed.  Employees of tempo-
rary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and
consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by the establish-
ment where they are working.
   
  Job openings.  Establishments submit job openings information for the
last business day of the reference month.  A job opening requires that:  
1) a specific position exists and there is work available for that posi-
tion, 2) work could start within 30 days regardless of whether a suitable
candidate is found, and 3) the employer is actively recruiting from outside
the establishment to fill the position.  Included are full-time, part-time,
permanent, short-term, and seasonal openings.  Active recruiting means that
the establishment is taking steps to fill a position by advertising in news-
papers or on the Internet, posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, 
or using other similar methods.
   
  Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, demotions, or
recall from layoffs are excluded.  Also excluded are jobs with start dates
more than 30 days in the future, jobs for which employees have been hired
but have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by employees of
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors,
or consultants.  The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number
of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying
that quotient by 100.
   
                                  - 5 -

  Hires.  Hires are the total number of additions to the payroll occurring
at any time during the reference month, including both new and rehired em-
ployees, full-time and part-time, permanent, short-term and seasonal em-
ployees, employees recalled to the location after a layoff lasting more
than 7 days, on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after
having been formally separated, and transfers from other locations.  The
hires count does not include transfers or promotions within the reporting
site, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies
or employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants.  The
hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by employment and
multiplying that quotient by 100.
   
  Separations.  Separations are the total number of terminations of
employment occurring at any time during the reference month, and are
reported by type of separation--quits, layoffs and discharges, and 
other separations.  Quits are voluntary separations by employees (ex-
cept for retirements, which are reported as other separations).  Lay-
offs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the em-
ployer and include layoffs with no intent to rehire, formal layoffs 
lasting or expected to last more than 7 days, discharges resulting 
from mergers, downsizing, or closings, firings or other discharges 
for cause, terminations of permanent or short-term employees, and 
terminations of seasonal employees.  Other separations include re-
tirements, transfers to other locations, deaths, and separations 
due to disability.  Separations do not include transfers within the 
same location or employees on strike.
   
  The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations
by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.  The quits, layoffs
and discharges, and other separations rates are computed similarly, divid-
ing the number by employment and multiplying by 100.
   
   Annual estimates.  Annual estimates of rates and levels of hires, quits,
layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are released
with the January news release each year.
   
   The JOLTS annual level estimates for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges,
other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 12 published
monthly levels.  The annual rate estimates are computed by dividing the an-
nual level by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average employ-
ment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100.  This figure will be ap-
proximately equal to the sum of the 12 monthly rates.  Note that both the
JOLTS and CES annual levels are rounded to the nearest thousand before the
annual estimates are calculated.  Consistent with BLS practices, annual es-
timates will be published only for not seasonally adjusted data.
   
   Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings because job
openings are a stock, or point-in-time, measurement for the last business
day of each month.  Only jobs still open on the last day of the month are
counted.  For the same reason job openings cannot be cumulated throughout
each month, annual figures for job openings cannot be created by summing
the monthly estimates.  Hires and separations are flow measures and are
cumulated over the month with a total reported for the month.  Therefore,
the annual figures can be created by summing the monthly estimates.

                                  - 6 -

Sample methodology
   
  The JOLTS sample design is a random sample of 16,000 nonfarm business
establishments, including factories, offices, and stores, as well as
federal, state, and local governments in the 50 states and the District 
of Columbia.  The establishments are drawn from a universe of over eight
million establishments compiled as part of the operations of the Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages, or QCEW, program.  This program includes
all employers subject to state Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws and federal
agencies subject to Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE).
   
  The sampling frame is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector,
and size class.  Large firms fall into the sample with virtual certainty.
JOLTS total employment estimates are controlled to the employment estimates
of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey.  A ratio of CES to JOLTS
employment is used to adjust the levels for all other JOLTS data elements.
Rates are then computed from the adjusted levels.
   
Using JOLTS data
   
  The JOLTS data series on job openings, hires, and separations are rel-
atively new.  The full sample is divided into panels, with one panel
enrolled each month.  A full complement of panels for the original data
series based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system
was not completely enrolled in the survey until January 2002.  The supple-
mental panels of establishments needed to create NAICS estimates were not 
completely enrolled until May 2003.  The data collected up until those
points are from less than a full sample.  Therefore, estimates from earlier
months should be used with caution, as fewer sampled units were reporting
data at that time.
   
  In March 2002, BLS procedures for collecting hires and separations data
were revised to address possible underreporting.  As a result, JOLTS hires
and separations estimates for months prior to March 2002 may not be compar-
able with estimates for March 2002 and later.
   
  The federal government reorganization that involved transferring approx-
imately 180,000 employees to the new Department of Homeland Security is not 
reflected in the JOLTS hires and separations estimates for the federal gov-
ernment.  The Office of Personnel Management's record shows these transfers 
were completed in March 2003.  The inclusion of transfers in the JOLTS defi-
nitions of hires and separations is intended to cover ongoing movements of 
workers between establishments.  The Department of Homeland Security reorgan-
ization was a massive one-time event, and the inclusion of these intergovern-
mental transfers would distort the federal government time series.
   
Seasonal adjustment
   
  BLS seasonally adjusts several JOLTS series using the X-12-ARIMA
seasonal adjustment program.  Seasonal adjustment is the process of
estimating and removing periodic fluctuations caused by events such 
as weather, holidays, and the beginning and ending of the school year.
Seasonal adjustment makes it easier to observe fundamental changes in 
the level of the series, particularly those associated with general 
economic expansions and contractions.  A concurrent seasonal adjust-
ment methodology is used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are 
calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including 
the data for the current month.

                                  - 7 -

  Prior  to  the  January  2007 benchmark release in March  2007,  sea-
sonal adjustment of the JOLTS series was  conducted using the stable
seasonal filter option since  there  were not enough data observations
available  for  the standard use of moving averages as seasonal  filters.
Although the seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS series is conducted with
fewer data observations than is customary, the  number  of observations
is now above the minimum required  by  X-12-ARIMA to use the normal sea-
sonal filters.  Therefore, the standard use of moving averages as seasonal
filter is now in place for JOLTS seasonal adjustment.  JOLTS seasonal ad-
justment now includes both additive and multiplicative seasonal adjustment
models  and REGARIMA (regression  with autocorrelated errors) modeling to
improve the  seasonal adjustment factors  at the beginning and end of the
series and to detect and adjust for outliers in  the  series.   Due to
the  improved diagnostics, three  additional industries are  now  season-
ally  adjusted:  retail trade,  accommodations  and  food services, and
state and local government. It is expected that more series  may  be sea-
sonally adjusted when more data are available.
   
Reliability of the estimates
   
  JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a
chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population
values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies
depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is
measured by the standard error of the estimate.  BLS analysis is generally
conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.  That means that there is
a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true"
population value because of sampling error.  Estimates of sampling errors
are available upon request.
   
  The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling
error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a seg-
ment of the population, the inability to obtain data from all units in the 
sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection 
or processing of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark data 
used in estimation.
   
  JOLTS hires and separations estimates cannot be used to exactly ex-
plain net changes in nonfarm payroll employment.  Some reasons why it is
problematic to compare changes in payroll employment with JOLTS hires and
separations, especially on a monthly basis, are: 1) the reference period
for payroll employment is the pay period including the 12th of the month,
while the reference period for hires and separations is the calendar month;
and 2) payroll employment can vary from month to month simply because part-
time and on-call workers may not always work during the pay period that in-
cludes the 12th of the month.  Additionally, research has found that some
reporters systematically underreport separations relative to hires due to a
number of factors, including the nature of their payroll systems and prac-
tices.  The shortfall appears to be about 2 percent or less over a 12-month 
period.
   
Other information
   
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Table 1.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                        Levels (3) (in thousands)                               Rates

           Industry and region               Feb.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.     Feb.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.
                                             2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007p    2006  2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  3,972  4,177  4,157  4,200  4,401  4,222  4,071    2.8   3.0   3.0   3.0   3.1   3.0   2.9

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  3,550  3,715  3,702  3,735  3,928  3,746  3,605    3.0   3.1   3.1   3.1   3.3   3.1   3.0
  Construction.............................    130    148    137    106    107    142    189    1.7   1.9   1.7   1.4   1.4   1.8   2.4
  Manufacturing............................    314    317    364    328    362    337    333    2.2   2.2   2.5   2.3   2.5   2.3   2.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    653    721    658    671    767    727    669    2.4   2.7   2.4   2.5   2.8   2.7   2.5
   Retail trade............................    394    396    370    417    471    413    379    2.5   2.5   2.4   2.7   3.0   2.6   2.4
  Professional and business services.......    732    755    709    705    745    707    641    4.0   4.1   3.9   3.8   4.0   3.8   3.5
  Education and health services............    636    701    749    713    734    707    669    3.5   3.8   4.0   3.8   3.9   3.8   3.6
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    560    544    579    625    612    552    542    4.1   4.0   4.2   4.5   4.4   4.0   3.9
   Accommodations and food services........    509    469    487    528    538    495    480    4.4   4.0   4.1   4.4   4.5   4.1   4.0
 Government (7)............................    419    467    460    463    473    477    468    1.9   2.1   2.0   2.0   2.1   2.1   2.1
  State and local government...............    378    430    423    427    427    439    433    1.9   2.2   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.2

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    693    770    760    772    849    733    667    2.7   2.9   2.9   2.9   3.2   2.8   2.5
  South....................................  1,572  1,626  1,649  1,572  1,674  1,653  1,635    3.1   3.2   3.3   3.1   3.3   3.2   3.2
  Midwest..................................    781    789    769    770    810    822    784    2.4   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.5   2.5   2.4
  West.....................................    922  1,017    989  1,034  1,044  1,005    974    3.0   3.2   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.1

   1 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
   2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus
job openings.
   3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
   7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
   8 The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast:  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.
   p = preliminary.





Table 2.  Hires levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels (3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region                Feb.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.
                                              2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,955  4,917  4,983  4,994  4,959  4,959  4,804    3.7   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.5

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,696  4,482  4,616  4,665  4,662  4,607  4,487    4.1   3.9   4.0   4.1   4.1   4.0   3.9
  Construction.............................    408    336    345    395    341    299    291    5.3   4.4   4.5   5.1   4.4   3.9   3.8
  Manufacturing............................    333    314    366    363    375    369    380    2.3   2.2   2.6   2.6   2.7   2.6   2.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).  1,123    965  1,008  1,012    990  1,020  1,002    4.3   3.7   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.8
   Retail trade............................    762    710    713    737    699    757    664    5.0   4.6   4.7   4.8   4.6   4.9   4.3
  Professional and business services.......    874  1,028    994  1,010    963    954    964    5.0   5.8   5.6   5.7   5.4   5.4   5.4
  Education and health services............    453    467    529    492    515    508    515    2.6   2.6   2.9   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.8
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............  1,045    859    893    903    969    956    955    8.1   6.5   6.7   6.8   7.2   7.1   7.1
   Accommodations and food services........    848    756    758    748    793    825    782    7.7   6.7   6.7   6.6   6.9   7.2   6.8
 Government (7)............................    373    386    363    348    371    384    395    1.7   1.7   1.6   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.8
  State and local government...............    321    318    320    303    313    321    315    1.7   1.6   1.7   1.6   1.6   1.7   1.6

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    803    720    727    713    768    833    709    3.2   2.8   2.8   2.8   3.0   3.2   2.8
  South....................................  2,104  2,019  1,969  1,979  1,900  1,899  1,854    4.3   4.1   4.0   4.0   3.9   3.9   3.8
  Midwest..................................  1,034  1,031  1,097  1,061  1,150  1,167  1,160    3.3   3.3   3.5   3.4   3.6   3.7   3.7
  West.....................................  1,114  1,163  1,198  1,249  1,209  1,142  1,150    3.7   3.8   3.9   4.1   3.9   3.7   3.7

   1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
   2 The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
   7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
   8 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 3.  Total separations levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels (3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region                Feb.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.
                                              2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,601  4,470  4,613  4,844  4,540  4,602  4,481    3.4   3.3   3.4   3.5   3.3   3.4   3.3

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,320  4,123  4,323  4,543  4,253  4,296  4,191    3.8   3.6   3.8   4.0   3.7   3.7   3.6
  Construction.............................    363    346    373    413    387    400    324    4.7   4.5   4.8   5.4   5.0   5.2   4.2
  Manufacturing............................    381    389    359    360    372    399    405    2.7   2.7   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.8   2.9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).  1,008    990    987  1,020    962    973    941    3.9   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.7   3.7   3.6
   Retail trade............................    697    686    688    719    707    680    658    4.5   4.5   4.5   4.7   4.6   4.4   4.3
  Professional and business services.......    828    824    921    974    851    894    879    4.8   4.7   5.2   5.5   4.8   5.0   4.9
  Education and health services............    420    396    424    430    430    423    404    2.4   2.2   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.2
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    859    726    791    838    835    768    800    6.6   5.5   6.0   6.3   6.2   5.7   6.0
   Accommodations and food services........    750    607    673    721    757    612    685    6.8   5.4   5.9   6.3   6.6   5.4   6.0
 Government (7)............................    288    315    298    305    283    309    299    1.3   1.4   1.3   1.4   1.3   1.4   1.3
  State and local government...............    233    251    248    256    255    254    227    1.2   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.2

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    713    731    745    707    670    740    669    2.8   2.9   2.9   2.8   2.6   2.9   2.6
  South....................................  1,753  1,742  1,709  2,011  1,796  1,783  1,738    3.6   3.6   3.5   4.1   3.7   3.6   3.5
  Midwest..................................  1,019    970  1,072    985  1,054  1,034  1,067    3.3   3.1   3.4   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.4
  West.....................................  1,075  1,031  1,081  1,079  1,036  1,037    997    3.6   3.4   3.5   3.5   3.4   3.4   3.2

   1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
   2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
   7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
   8 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 4.  Quits levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels (3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region                Feb.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.
                                              2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  2,687  2,566  2,655  2,774  2,759  2,648  2,687    2.0   1.9   1.9   2.0   2.0   1.9   2.0

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  2,553  2,400  2,513  2,625  2,615  2,505  2,555    2.2   2.1   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.2
  Construction.............................    172    135    137    144    143    141    121    2.2   1.7   1.8   1.9   1.9   1.8   1.6
  Manufacturing............................    193    185    196    211    222    229    208    1.4   1.3   1.4   1.5   1.6   1.6   1.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    616    591    593    661    597    594    600    2.4   2.3   2.3   2.5   2.3   2.3   2.3
   Retail trade............................    456    430    438    472    438    422    424    3.0   2.8   2.9   3.1   2.9   2.7   2.8
  Professional and business services.......    424    443    475    486    497    498    507    2.4   2.5   2.7   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.8
  Education and health services............    290    263    274    278    289    271    270    1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.5   1.5
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    574    510    542    565    602    489    570    4.4   3.9   4.1   4.2   4.5   3.7   4.2
   Accommodations and food services........    533    462    496    520    560    448    523    4.8   4.1   4.4   4.6   4.9   3.9   4.6
 Government (7)............................    141    160    144    147    146    150    140    0.6   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.6
  State and local government...............    121    125    124    125    130    129    114     .6    .6    .6    .6    .7    .7    .6

                 REGION(8)

  Northeast................................    374    383    359    409    367    355    325    1.5   1.5   1.4   1.6   1.4   1.4   1.3
  South....................................  1,148  1,102  1,101  1,167  1,171  1,099  1,133    2.4   2.3   2.2   2.4   2.4   2.2   2.3
  Midwest..................................    576    541    604    543    559    595    602    1.8   1.7   1.9   1.7   1.8   1.9   1.9
  West.....................................    602    551    592    645    638    602    629    2.0   1.8   1.9   2.1   2.1   2.0   2.0

   1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
   2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
   7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
   8 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 5.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  3,832    3,902    3,882           2.8      2.8      2.8

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,446    3,460    3,452           3.0      3.0      3.0
  Natural resources and mining..................     12       15       13           1.8      2.1      1.8
  Construction..................................    116      115      168           1.6      1.6      2.3
  Manufacturing.................................    324      331      341           2.2      2.3      2.4
   Durable goods................................    236      207      208           2.6      2.3      2.3
   Nondurable goods.............................     88      123      134           1.7      2.4      2.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    600      642      603           2.3      2.4      2.3
   Wholesale trade..............................    147      166      143           2.5      2.7      2.4
   Retail trade.................................    344      352      321           2.2      2.3      2.1
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    109      124      139           2.2      2.4      2.7
  Information...................................    116      161      144           3.7      5.0      4.5
  Financial activities..........................    318      215      203           3.7      2.5      2.4
   Finance and insurance........................    275      180      163           4.3      2.8      2.5
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     43       35       40           2.0      1.6      1.8
  Professional and business services............    727      680      627           4.1      3.8      3.5
  Education and health services.................    630      669      655           3.4      3.6      3.5
   Educational services.........................     69       57       60           2.2      1.9      1.9
   Health care and social assistance............    562      612      596           3.7      3.9      3.8
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    534      492      509           4.1      3.7      3.8
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     55       53       62           3.1      3.0      3.4
   Accommodations and food services.............    479      439      447           4.3      3.8      3.9
  Other services................................     68      141      189           1.3      2.6      3.4

 Government.....................................    386      442      430           1.7      2.0      1.9
  Federal.......................................     44       37       39           1.6      1.3      1.4
  State and local...............................    342      405      391           1.7      2.1      1.9

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    644      649      615           2.5      2.5      2.4
  South.........................................  1,559    1,558    1,614           3.1      3.1      3.2
  Midwest.......................................    745      749      743           2.4      2.3      2.3
  West..........................................    884      947      911           2.9      3.0      2.9

   1 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
   2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a
percent of total employment plus job openings.
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





   Table 6.  Hires levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  4,226    4,294    4,035           3.2      3.2      3.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,967    3,947    3,755           3.6      3.5      3.3
  Natural resources and mining..................     17       23       22           2.7      3.4      3.2
  Construction..................................    335      224      230           4.6      3.1      3.2
  Manufacturing.................................    311      362      356           2.2      2.6      2.5
   Durable goods................................    177      226      207           2.0      2.5      2.3
   Nondurable goods.............................    134      136      149           2.6      2.7      2.9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    876      787      780           3.4      3.0      3.0
   Wholesale trade..............................    124      135      132           2.1      2.3      2.2
   Retail trade.................................    598      529      506           4.0      3.5      3.4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    154      124      142           3.1      2.5      2.8
  Information...................................    101       90       58           3.3      2.9      1.9
  Financial activities..........................    199      200      176           2.4      2.4      2.1
   Finance and insurance........................    121      141      112           2.0      2.3      1.8
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     78       59       63           3.7      2.7      2.9
  Professional and business services............    792      907      874           4.6      5.2      5.0
  Education and health services.................    388      474      443           2.2      2.6      2.4
   Educational services.........................     63       74       74           2.1      2.6      2.4
   Health care and social assistance............    325      399      369           2.2      2.6      2.4
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    809      740      743           6.5      5.8      5.8
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     89       94       87           5.2      5.4      4.9
   Accommodations and food services.............    720      646      656           6.7      5.8      5.9
  Other services................................    137      140       73           2.5      2.6      1.4

 Government.....................................    259      347      280           1.2      1.6      1.2
  Federal.......................................     35       55       60           1.3      2.0      2.2
  State and local...............................    224      293      220           1.1      1.5      1.1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    583      631      505           2.3      2.5      2.0
  South.........................................  1,881    1,734    1,641           3.9      3.6      3.4
  Midwest.......................................    820      986      935           2.7      3.2      3.0
  West..........................................    941      943      955           3.1      3.1      3.1

   1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
   2 The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 7.  Total separations levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  3,802    4,467    3,685           2.8      3.3      2.7

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,613    4,211    3,491           3.2      3.7      3.1
  Natural resources and mining..................     15       20       22           2.4      2.9      3.2
  Construction..................................    329      481      272           4.6      6.6      3.8
  Manufacturing.................................    329      389      362           2.3      2.8      2.6
   Durable goods................................    192      242      220           2.1      2.7      2.5
   Nondurable goods.............................    137      148      142           2.7      2.9      2.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    879    1,025      801           3.4      3.9      3.1
   Wholesale trade..............................    141      116      113           2.4      2.0      1.9
   Retail trade.................................    628      765      572           4.2      5.0      3.8
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    110      144      116           2.2      2.9      2.3
  Information...................................     64       77       59           2.1      2.5      1.9
  Financial activities..........................    190      154      199           2.3      1.8      2.4
   Finance and insurance........................    119      110      128           1.9      1.8      2.0
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     71       45       71           3.4      2.1      3.3
  Professional and business services............    702      853      752           4.1      4.9      4.3
  Education and health services.................    345      395      325           1.9      2.2      1.8
   Educational services.........................     30       61       41           1.0      2.1      1.3
   Health care and social assistance............    315      333      284           2.1      2.2      1.9
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    631      664      591           5.1      5.2      4.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     56      106       62           3.3      6.1      3.5
   Accommodations and food services.............    575      558      529           5.4      5.1      4.8
  Other services................................    129      153      109           2.4      2.8      2.0

 Government.....................................    189      255      193           0.8      1.2      0.9
  Federal.......................................     37       50       54           1.4      1.9      2.0
  State and local...............................    151      205      140            .8      1.1       .7

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    555      723      507           2.2      2.9      2.0
  South.........................................  1,506    1,694    1,460           3.1      3.5      3.0
  Midwest.......................................    842    1,043      898           2.7      3.3      2.9
  West..........................................    898    1,008      820           3.0      3.3      2.7

   1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
   2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of
total employment.
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





   Table 8.  Quits levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  2,189    2,316    2,187           1.6      1.7      1.6

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,084    2,194    2,087           1.9      1.9      1.8
  Natural resources and mining..................      8        8       12           1.3      1.2      1.7
  Construction..................................    137      118       87           1.9      1.6      1.2
  Manufacturing.................................    169      198      179           1.2      1.4      1.3
   Durable goods................................     96      117       94           1.1      1.3      1.1
   Nondurable goods.............................     73       81       85           1.4      1.6      1.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    511      529      494           2.0      2.0      1.9
   Wholesale trade..............................     66       72       79           1.1      1.2      1.3
   Retail trade.................................    376      381      344           2.5      2.5      2.3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     70       76       70           1.4      1.5      1.4
  Information...................................     44       49       37           1.5      1.6      1.2
  Financial activities..........................    119       86      120           1.4      1.0      1.4
   Finance and insurance........................     72       70       90           1.2      1.1      1.4
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     47       16       30           2.2      0.7      1.4
  Professional and business services............    341      454      417           2.0      2.6      2.4
  Education and health services.................    236      240      218           1.3      1.3      1.2
   Educational services.........................     21       28       18           0.7      1.0      0.6
   Health care and social assistance............    215      212      200           1.5      1.4      1.3
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    444      429      447           3.6      3.4      3.5
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     23       27       31           1.4      1.5      1.7
   Accommodations and food services.............    420      402      416           3.9      3.6      3.7
  Other services................................     76       83       75           1.4      1.6      1.4

 Government.....................................    104      121      100            .5       .6       .4
  Federal.......................................     17       16       18            .6       .6       .7
  State and local...............................     87      105       82            .4       .5       .4

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    287      295      238           1.1      1.2       .9
  South.........................................    952      966      941           2.0      2.0      1.9
  Midwest.......................................    454      531      489           1.5      1.7      1.6
  West..........................................    497      523      519           1.7      1.7      1.7

   1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
   2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 9.  Layoffs and discharges levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  1,321    1,755    1,241           1.0      1.3      0.9

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  1,274    1,679    1,196           1.1      1.5      1.1
  Natural resources and mining..................      6        8        7           0.9      1.2      1.0
  Construction..................................    174      333      172           2.4      4.6      2.4
  Manufacturing.................................    116      155      157            .8      1.1      1.1
   Durable goods................................     66       97      107            .7      1.1      1.2
   Nondurable goods.............................     51       58       49           1.0      1.1      1.0
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    288      396      247           1.1      1.5      1.0
   Wholesale trade..............................     51       37       28            .9      0.6      0.5
   Retail trade.................................    208      313      186           1.4      2.1      1.2
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     29       46       33            .6       .9       .7
  Information...................................     13       22       18            .4       .7       .6
  Financial activities..........................     58       57       62            .7       .7       .7
   Finance and insurance........................     36       32       30            .6       .5       .5
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     22       24       32           1.0      1.1      1.5
  Professional and business services............    323      338      295           1.9      1.9      1.7
  Education and health services.................     88      103       88            .5       .6       .5
   Educational services.........................      8       28       17            .2      1.0       .6
   Health care and social assistance............     80       75       70            .5       .5       .5
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    163      213      128           1.3      1.7      1.0
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     31       75       30           1.8      4.3      1.7
   Accommodations and food services.............    132      139       98           1.2      1.3       .9
  Other services................................     44       55       22            .8      1.0       .4

 Government.....................................     47       75       45            .2       .3       .2
  Federal.......................................      9       13       13            .3       .5       .5
  State and local...............................     39       62       32            .2       .3       .2

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    225      354      212            .9      1.4       .8
  South.........................................    455      579      437            .9      1.2       .9
  Midwest.......................................    321      432      350           1.0      1.4      1.1
  West..........................................    320      389      242           1.1      1.3       .8

   1 Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
   2 The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a
percent of total employment.
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 10.  Other separations levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................    292      396      257           0.2      0.3      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    255      337      208            .2       .3       .2
  Natural resources and mining..................      1        4        3            .2       .6       .5
  Construction..................................     19       31       13            .3       .4       .2
  Manufacturing.................................     43       36       26            .3       .3       .2
   Durable goods................................     30       28       19            .3       .3       .2
   Nondurable goods.............................     14        9        8            .3       .2       .1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     79      100       59            .3       .4       .2
   Wholesale trade..............................     25        8        6            .4       .1       .1
   Retail trade.................................     44       71       41            .3       .5       .3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     11       22       12            .2       .4       .2
  Information...................................      6        5        3            .2       .2       .1
  Financial activities..........................     14       12       16            .2       .1       .2
   Finance and insurance........................     11        7        8            .2       .1       .1
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........      3        5        8            .1       .2       .4
  Professional and business services............     38       61       40            .2       .3       .2
  Education and health services.................     21       51       19            .1       .3       .1
   Educational services.........................      2        5        5            .1       .2       .2
   Health care and social assistance............     19       46       14            .1       .3       .1
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     25       22       17            .2       .2       .1
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      2        4        2            .1       .2       .1
   Accommodations and food services.............     23       18       15            .2       .2       .1
  Other services................................      9       15       11            .2       .3       .2

 Government.....................................     37       59       49            .2       .3       .2
  Federal.......................................     11       21       23            .4       .8       .8
  State and local...............................     25       38       26            .1       .2       .1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................     44       73       56            .2       .3       .2
  South.........................................     99      149       83            .2       .3       .2
  Midwest.......................................     67       79       58            .2       .3       .2
  West..........................................     82       95       60            .3       .3       .2

   1 Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
   2 The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of
total employment.
   3 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.