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               JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  MARCH 2007


   On the last business day of March, there were 4.2 million job openings
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 and hires rates were unchanged, and the total separations rate was
essentially unchanged in March.  This release includes estimates of the num-
ber 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 March, the job openings rate has been essentially flat
since November 2005.  In March, the job openings rate rose in professional
and business services and fell in construction.  None of the regions expe-
rienced a significant over-the-month change in the job openings rate.  The
seasonally adjusted job openings rate was highest in March for the follow-
ing industries:  accommodations and food services (4.1 percent), profes-
sional and business services (4.1 percent), and education and health ser-
vices (3.6 percent).  (See table 1.)

   Over the year, the job openings rate increased in nondurable goods manu-
facturing, wholesale trade, and information.  The rate decreased in finance
and insurance and in educational services.  The job openings rate did not
change significantly over the year in any of the regions.  (See table 5.)

Hires
   
   The hires rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent in March.  Hires are any
additions to the payroll during the month.  In March, the hires rate fell
in manufacturing and government.  None of the regions experienced a sig-
nificant over-the-month change in the hires rate.  The seasonally adjusted
hires rate was highest in March in accommodations and food services (6.4
percent).  (See table 2.)
   
   From March 2006 to March 2007, the hires rate rose in wholesale trade
and educational services and fell in retail trade; transportation, ware-
housing, and utilities; professional and business services; federal gov-
ernment; and state and local government.  Regionally, the hires rate de-
creased over the year in the Northeast.  (See table 6.)
   
Separations
   
   The total separations, or turnover, rate was little changed at 3.4 per-
cent in March.  Separations are terminations of employment that occur at
any time during the month.  In March, the only sector to experience a
change in the separations rate was government, where the rate declined
slightly.  None of the regions experienced a significant change in the sep-
arations rate.  From March 2006 to March 2007, the total separations rate
did not rise significantly in any industry; the rate declined in construc-
tion, other services, and federal government.  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      | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar.
                   | 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p
-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                     Levels (in thousands)
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|3,999 |4,149 |4,173 |4,877 |4,815 |4,786 |4,846 |4,556 |4,629
                   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Total private(1).|3,568 |3,666 |3,689 |4,503 |4,509 |4,442 |4,529 |4,263 |4,357
    Construction...|  155 |  229 |  139 |  372 |  298 |  371 |  423 |  322 |  330
    Manufacturing..|  320 |  330 |  319 |  344 |  371 |  323 |  429 |  422 |  394
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     utilities(2)..|  663 |  660 |  679 |1,082 |1,018 |1,002 |  965 |  943 |  951
     Retail trade..|  388 |  378 |  364 |  772 |  695 |  687 |  684 |  656 |  663
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  682 |  642 |  756 |  904 |  953 |  851 |  853 |  862 |  877
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     vices.........|  661 |  670 |  687 |  441 |  518 |  498 |  419 |  419 |  438
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality(3)|  525 |  566 |  550 |  846 |  934 |  881 |  810 |  835 |  820
    Accommodations |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and food      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  453 |  511 |  487 |  722 |  778 |  737 |  698 |  697 |  691
  Government(4)....|  421 |  482 |  482 |  377 |  379 |  330 |  322 |  294 |  265
    State and local|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     government....|  392 |  438 |  436 |  322 |  317 |  304 |  256 |  243 |  240
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                       Rates (percent)
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|  2.9 |  2.9 |  2.9 |  3.6 |  3.5 |  3.5 |  3.6 |  3.3 |  3.4
                   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Total private(1).|  3.0 |  3.1 |  3.1 |  4.0 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  4.0 |  3.7 |  3.8
    Construction...|  2.0 |  2.9 |  1.8 |  4.8 |  3.9 |  4.8 |  5.5 |  4.2 |  4.3
    Manufacturing..|  2.2 |  2.3 |  2.2 |  2.4 |  2.6 |  2.3 |  3.0 |  3.0 |  2.8
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     utilities(2)..|  2.5 |  2.4 |  2.5 |  4.1 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  3.7 |  3.6 |  3.6
    Retail trade...|  2.5 |  2.4 |  2.3 |  5.0 |  4.5 |  4.5 |  4.4 |  4.3 |  4.3
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  3.8 |  3.5 |  4.1 |  5.2 |  5.3 |  4.8 |  4.9 |  4.8 |  4.9
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     vices.........|  3.6 |  3.6 |  3.6 |  2.5 |  2.9 |  2.7 |  2.4 |  2.3 |  2.4
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality(3)|  3.9 |  4.0 |  3.9 |  6.5 |  7.0 |  6.6 |  6.2 |  6.2 |  6.1
    Accommodations |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and food      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  3.9 |  4.3 |  4.1 |  6.5 |  6.8 |  6.4 |  6.3 |  6.1 |  6.0
  Government(4)....|  1.9 |  2.1 |  2.1 |  1.7 |  1.7 |  1.5 |  1.5 |  1.3 |  1.2
    State and local|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     government....|  2.0 |  2.2 |  2.2 |  1.7 |  1.6 |  1.6 |  1.3 |  1.2 |  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.

                                  - 3 -

     
   Total separations include quits (voluntary separations), layoffs and dis-
charges (involuntary separations), and other separations (including retire-
ments).  The quits rate, which can serve as a barometer of workers' ability
to change jobs, was unchanged at 2.0 percent in March.  Over the month, the
quits rate rose in state and local government; the rate did not fall in any
industry.  None of the regions experienced a significant change in the quits
rate over the month.  In March, the seasonally adjusted quits rate was high-
est in the accommodations and food services industry (4.7 percent).  (See
table 4.)
   
   Over the year, the quits rate rose in nondurable manufacturing; finance
and insurance; and real estate and rental and leasing.  The quits rate fell
over the year in construction, other services, and federal government.  Geo-
graphically, 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 March, the layoffs
and discharges rate (1.0 percent) and level (1.3 million) were unchanged
from a year earlier.  As is typical many in months, the layoffs and dis-
charges rate in March was highest in construction (2.4 percent) and arts,
entertainment, and recreation (2.2 percent).  From March 2006 to March 2007,
the other separations rate was essentially unchanged at 0.2 percent, and the
level was little changed at 288,000.  (See tables 9 and 10.)
   
   The total separations rate is driven by the relative contribution of its
three components (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations),
with quits contributing the largest portion.  The percentage of total sepa-
rations attributable to quits has risen and fallen over time along with em-
ployment levels.  The proportion of quits fell from 61 percent in February
2001 to 51 percent in August 2003 (seasonally adjusted), and has since risen.
In March 2007, the percentage of quits was 58 percent.

Flows in the Labor Market

   Hires and separations data help show dynamic flows in the labor market.
For the 12 months ending in March 2007, hires have averaged 4.9 million per
month and separations have averaged 4.6 million per month (not seasonally
adjusted).  The comparable figures for the prior 12-month period were 4.8
million hires and 4.6 million separations.  (See the Technical Note for
additional information on these measures.)
   
   Several industries consistently have high rates of both hires and sepa-
rations.  These include construction; retail trade; professional and busi-
ness services; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and accommodations and
food services.  In the 12 months ending in March 2007, these 5 industries
produced 34.8 million hires and 32.8 million separations.  Thus, these five
industries accounted for 59 percent of total nonfarm hires and 59 percent of
total nonfarm separations while comprising only 39 percent of total nonfarm
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 April 2007 is scheduled
to be issued on Tuesday, June 12.
   




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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.
   
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  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.

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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.

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  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.
   
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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               Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                             2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4).................................. 3,999  4,157  4,200  4,401  4,222  4,149  4,173     2.9   3.0   3.0   3.1   3.0   2.9   2.9

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  3,568  3,702  3,735  3,928  3,746  3,666  3,689    3.0   3.1   3.1   3.3   3.1   3.1   3.1
  Construction.............................    155    137    106    107    142    229    139    2.0   1.7   1.4   1.4   1.8   2.9   1.8
  Manufacturing............................    320    364    328    362    337    330    319    2.2   2.5   2.3   2.5   2.3   2.3   2.2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    663    658    671    767    727    660    679    2.5   2.4   2.5   2.8   2.7   2.4   2.5
   Retail trade............................    388    370    417    471    413    378    364    2.5   2.4   2.7   3.0   2.6   2.4   2.3
  Professional and business services.......    682    709    705    745    707    642    756    3.8   3.9   3.8   4.0   3.8   3.5   4.1
  Education and health services............    661    749    713    734    707    670    687    3.6   4.0   3.8   3.9   3.8   3.6   3.6
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    525    579    625    612    552    566    550    3.9   4.2   4.5   4.4   4.0   4.0   3.9
   Accommodations and food services........    453    487    528    538    495    511    487    3.9   4.1   4.4   4.5   4.1   4.3   4.1
 Government (7)............................    421    460    463    473    477    482    482    1.9   2.0   2.0   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.1
  State and local government...............    392    423    427    427    439    438    436    2.0   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.2

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    662    760    772    849    733    717    707    2.5   2.9   2.9   3.2   2.8   2.7   2.7
  South....................................  1,618  1,649  1,572  1,674  1,653  1,631  1,648    3.2   3.3   3.1   3.3   3.2   3.2   3.2
  Midwest..................................    733    769    770    810    822    783    783    2.3   2.4   2.4   2.5   2.5   2.4   2.4
  West.....................................    998    989  1,034  1,044  1,005  1,011  1,035    3.2   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.2   3.3

   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               Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                             2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4).................................  4,877  4,983  4,994  4,959  4,959  4,815  4,786     3.6   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.5   3.5

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,503  4,616  4,665  4,662  4,607  4,509  4,442     4.0   4.0   4.1   4.1   4.0   3.9   3.8
  Construction.............................    372    345    395    341    299    298    371     4.8   4.5   5.1   4.4   3.9   3.9   4.8
  Manufacturing............................    344    366    363    375    369    371    323     2.4   2.6   2.6   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).  1,082  1,008  1,012    990  1,020  1,018  1,002     4.1   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.9   3.8
   Retail trade............................    772    713    737    699    757    695    687     5.0   4.7   4.8   4.6   4.9   4.5   4.5
  Professional and business services.......    904    994  1,010    963    954    953    851     5.2   5.6   5.7   5.4   5.4   5.3   4.8
  Education and health services............    441    529    492    515    508    518    498     2.5   2.9   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.9   2.7
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    846    893    903    969    956    934    881     6.5   6.7   6.8   7.2   7.1   7.0   6.6
   Accommodations and food services........    722    758    748    793    825    778    737     6.5   6.7   6.6   6.9   7.2   6.8   6.4
 Government (7)............................    377    363    348    371    384    379    330     1.7   1.6   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.5
  State and local government...............    322    320    303    313    321    317    304     1.7   1.7   1.6   1.6   1.7   1.6   1.6

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    830    727    713    768    833    709    704     3.3   2.8   2.8   3.0   3.2   2.8   2.7
  South....................................  1,798  1,969  1,979  1,900  1,899  1,837  1,836     3.7   4.0   4.0   3.9   3.9   3.7   3.7
  Midwest..................................  1,061  1,097  1,061  1,150  1,167  1,184  1,093     3.4   3.5   3.4   3.6   3.7   3.7   3.4
  West.....................................  1,142  1,198  1,249  1,209  1,142  1,156  1,145     3.8   3.9   4.1   3.9   3.7   3.8   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                Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                              2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,846  4,613  4,844  4,540  4,602  4,556  4,629     3.6   3.4   3.5   3.3   3.4   3.3   3.4

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,529  4,323  4,543  4,253  4,296  4,263  4,357     4.0   3.8   4.0   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.8
  Construction.............................    423    373    413    387    400    322    330     5.5   4.8   5.4   5.0   5.2   4.2   4.3
  Manufacturing............................    429    359    360    372    399    422    394     3.0   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.8   3.0   2.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    965    987  1,020    962    973    943    951     3.7   3.8   3.9   3.7   3.7   3.6   3.6
   Retail trade............................    684    688    719    707    680    656    663     4.4   4.5   4.7   4.6   4.4   4.3   4.3
  Professional and business services.......    853    921    974    851    894    862    877     4.9   5.2   5.5   4.8   5.0   4.8   4.9
  Education and health services............    419    424    430    430    423    419    438     2.4   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.3   2.4
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    810    791    838    835    768    835    820     6.2   6.0   6.3   6.2   5.7   6.2   6.1
   Accommodations and food services........    698    673    721    757    612    697    691     6.3   5.9   6.3   6.6   5.4   6.1   6.0
 Government (7)............................    322    298    305    283    309    294    265     1.5   1.3   1.4   1.3   1.4   1.3   1.2
  State and local government...............    256    248    256    255    254    243    240     1.3   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.2   1.2

                 REGION(8)

  Northeast................................    699    745    707    670    740    675    659     2.8   2.9   2.8   2.6   2.9   2.6   2.6
  South....................................  1,858  1,709  2,011  1,796  1,783  1,763  1,782     3.8   3.5   4.1   3.7   3.6   3.6   3.6
  Midwest..................................  1,030  1,072    985  1,054  1,034  1,054  1,010     3.3   3.4   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.3   3.2
  West.....................................  1,168  1,081  1,079  1,036  1,037  1,041  1,104     3.9   3.5   3.5   3.4   3.4   3.4   3.6

   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                Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                              2006   2006   2006   2006   2007   2007   2007p  2006  2006  2006  2006  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  2,797  2,655  2,774  2,759  2,648  2,705  2,706    2.1   1.9   2.0   2.0   1.9   2.0   2.0

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  2,632  2,513  2,625  2,615  2,505  2,571  2,560    2.3   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.2   2.2
  Construction.............................    196    137    144    143    141    120    115    2.5   1.8   1.9   1.9   1.8   1.6   1.5
  Manufacturing............................    206    196    211    222    229    212    223    1.4   1.4   1.5   1.6   1.6   1.5   1.6
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    601    593    661    597    594    606    573    2.3   2.3   2.5   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.2
   Retail trade............................    442    438    472    438    422    438    401    2.9   2.9   3.1   2.9   2.7   2.9   2.6
  Professional and business services.......    437    475    486    497    498    486    461    2.5   2.7   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.7   2.6
  Education and health services............    271    274    278    289    271    280    277    1.5   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    564    542    565    602    489    579    590    4.3   4.1   4.2   4.5   3.7   4.3   4.4
   Accommodations and food services........    518    496    520    560    448    531    542    4.7   4.4   4.6   4.9   3.9   4.6   4.7
 Government (7)............................    154    144    147    146    150    139    141    0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.6   0.6
  State and local government...............    127    124    125    130    129    117    130     .7    .6    .6    .7    .7    .6    .7

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast.............................. ..   379    359    409    367    355    322    331    1.5   1.4   1.6   1.4   1.4   1.3   1.3
  South....................................  1,179  1,101  1,167  1,171  1,099  1,152  1,139    2.4   2.2   2.4   2.4   2.2   2.3   2.3
  Midwest..................................    612    604    543    559    595    599    599    2.0   1.9   1.7   1.8   1.9   1.9   1.9
  West.....................................    625    592    645    638    602    629    635    2.1   1.9   2.1   2.1   2.0   2.0   2.1

   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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  4,100    3,967    4,259           3.0      2.8      3.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,688    3,521    3,788           3.2      3.0      3.2
  Natural resources and mining..................     14       12       13           2.2      1.7      1.8
  Construction..................................    163      209      145           2.2      2.8      1.9
  Manufacturing.................................    337      341      333           2.3      2.4      2.3
   Durable goods................................    234      208      205           2.5      2.3      2.2
   Nondurable goods.............................    103      132      128           2.0      2.5      2.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    671      594      683           2.5      2.2      2.5
   Wholesale trade..............................    158      132      194           2.6      2.2      3.2
   Retail trade.................................    383      323      351           2.5      2.1      2.3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    130      140      138           2.6      2.7      2.7
  Information...................................    123      150      156           3.9      4.6      4.8
  Financial activities..........................    304      214      240           3.5      2.5      2.8
   Finance and insurance........................    246      176      186           3.8      2.7      2.9
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     58       38       54           2.6      1.7      2.4
  Professional and business services............    657      627      735           3.7      3.5      4.0
  Education and health services.................    679      657      697           3.7      3.5      3.7
   Educational services.........................     75       60       55           2.4      1.9      1.7
   Health care and social assistance............    603      597      642           3.9      3.8      4.0
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    599      541      622           4.5      4.0      4.5
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     78       56       69           4.3      3.1      3.7
   Accommodations and food services.............    520      485      553           4.5      4.2      4.7
  Other services................................    140      176      164           2.5      3.2      2.9

 Government.....................................    412      447      471           1.8      1.9      2.0
  Federal.......................................     36       49       53           1.3      1.8      1.9
  State and local...............................    376      397      418           1.9      2.0      2.1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    651      666      680           2.5      2.5      2.6
  South.........................................  1,684    1,607    1,723           3.4      3.2      3.4
  Midwest.......................................    769      741      816           2.4      2.3      2.5
  West..........................................    996      953    1,040           3.2      3.0      3.3

   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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  4,724    4,068    4,587           3.5      3.0      3.4

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,457    3,796    4,358           4.0      3.3      3.8
  Natural resources and mining..................     22       21       20           3.4      3.1      2.8
  Construction..................................    409      237      407           5.6      3.3      5.5
  Manufacturing.................................    357      351      335           2.5      2.5      2.4
   Durable goods................................    217      200      193           2.4      2.3      2.2
   Nondurable goods.............................    140      150      141           2.7      2.9      2.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  1,040      806      966           4.0      3.1      3.7
   Wholesale trade..............................    125      125      166           2.1      2.1      2.8
   Retail trade.................................    750      539      662           5.0      3.6      4.4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    165      142      138           3.3      2.8      2.7
  Information...................................     67       59       69           2.2      1.9      2.3
  Financial activities..........................    197      181      184           2.4      2.2      2.2
   Finance and insurance........................    133      117      114           2.2      1.9      1.8
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     64       64       71           3.0      2.9      3.3
  Professional and business services............    888      871      831           5.2      5.0      4.7
  Education and health services.................    408      448      455           2.3      2.5      2.5
   Educational services.........................     41       69       42           1.3      2.2      1.3
   Health care and social assistance............    367      379      413           2.5      2.5      2.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    917      743      917           7.2      5.8      7.0
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    130       84      132           7.4      4.8      7.3
   Accommodations and food services.............    787      659      785           7.2      5.9      7.0
  Other services................................    152       81      175           2.8      1.5      3.2

 Government.....................................    267      272      229           1.2      1.2      1.0
  Federal.......................................     43       49       22           1.6      1.8       .8
  State and local...............................    223      223      208           1.1      1.1      1.0

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    761      506      643           3.0      2.0      2.5
  South.........................................  1,808    1,625    1,823           3.7      3.3      3.7
  Midwest.......................................  1,087      974    1,054           3.5      3.1      3.3
  West..........................................  1,068      962    1,067           3.5      3.2      3.5


   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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  4,291    3,752    4,127           3.2      2.8      3.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,066    3,554    3,951           3.6      3.1      3.5
  Natural resources and mining..................     27       20       20           4.1      2.8      2.9
  Construction..................................    398      271      297           5.4      3.8      4.0
  Manufacturing.................................    428      378      397           3.0      2.7      2.8
   Durable goods................................    239      234      235           2.7      2.6      2.6
   Nondurable goods.............................    189      145      162           3.7      2.8      3.2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    870      805      848           3.4      3.1      3.2
   Wholesale trade..............................    145      105      138           2.5      1.8      2.3
   Retail trade.................................    606      574      574           4.0      3.8      3.8
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    119      126      135           2.4      2.5      2.7
  Information...................................     60       69       76           2.0      2.2      2.5
  Financial activities..........................    210      201      240           2.5      2.4      2.8
   Finance and insurance........................    130      133      160           2.1      2.1      2.6
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     79       67       79           3.7      3.1      3.7
  Professional and business services............    834      729      860           4.8      4.2      4.9
  Education and health services.................    380      337      401           2.1      1.8      2.2
   Educational services.........................     42       44       34           1.4      1.4      1.1
   Health care and social assistance............    339      293      367           2.3      1.9      2.4
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    667      625      677           5.3      4.9      5.2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     65       83       80           3.7      4.7      4.4
   Accommodations and food services.............    602      542      597           5.5      4.9      5.3
  Other services................................    192      119      135           3.5      2.2      2.5

 Government.....................................    225      198      176           1.0      0.9      0.8
  Federal.......................................     50       46       16           1.9      1.7       .6
  State and local...............................    175      152      160           0.9       .8       .8

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    582      518      540           2.3      2.0      2.1
  South.........................................  1,703    1,495    1,626           3.5      3.1      3.3
  Midwest.......................................    944      884      916           3.0      2.8      2.9
  West..........................................  1,063      856    1,045           3.5      2.8      3.4

   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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  2,572    2,201    2,503           1.9      1.6      1.8

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,454    2,102    2,395           2.2      1.9      2.1
  Natural resources and mining..................     14       11       13           2.1      1.6      1.8
  Construction..................................    184       88      103           2.5      1.2      1.4
  Manufacturing.................................    203      182      224           1.4      1.3      1.6
   Durable goods................................    125       95      128           1.4      1.1      1.4
   Nondurable goods.............................     79       86       96           1.5      1.7      1.9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    565      505      524           2.2      1.9      2.0
   Wholesale trade..............................     82       75       96           1.4      1.3      1.6
   Retail trade.................................    412      365      364           2.7      2.4      2.4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     71       65       64           1.4      1.3      1.3
  Information...................................     42       37       51           1.4      1.2      1.7
  Financial activities..........................    117      117      160           1.4      1.4      1.9
   Finance and insurance........................     87       87      108           1.4      1.4      1.7
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     30       30       52           1.4      1.4      2.4
  Professional and business services............    465      397      474           2.7      2.3      2.7
  Education and health services.................    251      229      256           1.4      1.3      1.4
   Educational services.........................     20       19       20           0.7      0.6      0.7
   Health care and social assistance............    231      210      236           1.6      1.4      1.5
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    466      453      497           3.7      3.5      3.8
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     34       31       37           1.9      1.7      2.0
   Accommodations and food services.............    432      422      460           4.0      3.8      4.1
  Other services................................    147       84       92           2.7      1.5      1.7

 Government.....................................    118       99      107            .5       .4       .5
  Federal.......................................     21       15        7            .8       .6       .3
  State and local...............................     97       84      100            .5       .4       .5

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    335      237      287           1.3       .9      1.1
  South.........................................  1,077      961    1,044           2.2      2.0      2.1
  Midwest.......................................    570      486      565           1.8      1.5      1.8
  West..........................................    591      517      607           2.0      1.7      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 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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  1,371    1,275    1,336           1.0      0.9      1.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  1,311    1,229    1,299           1.2      1.1      1.1
  Natural resources and mining..................     10        5        5           1.5       .7       .7
  Construction..................................    192      170      173           2.6      2.4      2.4
  Manufacturing.................................    185      161      138           1.3      1.1      1.0
   Durable goods................................     85      108       82           0.9      1.2      0.9
   Nondurable goods.............................    100       52       56           1.9      1.0      1.1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    220      240      243            .8       .9       .9
   Wholesale trade..............................     40       25       38            .7       .4       .6
   Retail trade.................................    149      171      155           1.0      1.1      1.0
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     31       44       50            .6       .9      1.0
  Information...................................     13       29       17            .4       .9       .6
  Financial activities..........................     70       70       66            .8       .8       .8
   Finance and insurance........................     33       38       44            .5       .6       .7
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     37       32       21           1.7      1.5      1.0
  Professional and business services............    305      286      340           1.8      1.6      1.9
  Education and health services.................    105       89      119            .6       .5       .7
   Educational services.........................     18       20       13            .6       .6       .4
   Health care and social assistance............     88       68      107            .6       .5       .7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    178      154      161           1.4      1.2      1.2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     30       51       40           1.7      2.9      2.2
   Accommodations and food services.............    148      104      120           1.4       .9      1.1
  Other services................................     32       25       37            .6       .5       .7

 Government.....................................     60       46       37            .3       .2       .2
  Federal.......................................     13       11        3            .5       .4       .1
  State and local...............................     47       35       34            .2       .2       .2

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    190      226      188            .8       .9       .7
  South.........................................    527      436      469           1.1       .9      1.0
  Midwest.......................................    312      346      303           1.0      1.1      1.0
  West..........................................    341      268      376           1.1       .9      1.2

   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                  Mar.     Feb.     Mar.          Mar.     Feb.     Mar.
                                                   2006     2007     2007p         2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................    348      276      288           0.3      0.2      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    301      223      257            .3       .2       .2
  Natural resources and mining..................      3        3        3            .5       .5       .4
  Construction..................................     22       12       21            .3       .2       .3
  Manufacturing.................................     40       36       35            .3       .3       .2
   Durable goods................................     29       30       26            .3       .3       .3
   Nondurable goods.............................     11        6        9            .2       .1       .2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     85       60       81            .3       .2       .3
   Wholesale trade..............................     24        5        4            .4       .1       .1
   Retail trade.................................     45       38       55            .3       .3       .4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     17       18       22            .3       .4       .4
  Information...................................      5        3        8            .1       .1       .2
  Financial activities..........................     23       14       14            .3       .2       .2
   Finance and insurance........................     10        8        8            .2       .1       .1
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     12        6        6            .6       .3       .3
  Professional and business services............     64       46       45            .4       .3       .3
  Education and health services.................     25       19       26            .1       .1       .1
   Educational services.........................      4        4        1            .1       .1      (4)
   Health care and social assistance............     21       15       25            .1       .1       .2
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     23       18       19            .2       .1       .1
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      2        2        2            .1       .1       .1
   Accommodations and food services.............     22       16       16            .2       .1       .1
  Other services................................     12       11        6            .2       .2       .1

 Government.....................................     47       53       31            .2       .2       .1
  Federal.......................................     16       20        5            .6       .7       .2
  State and local...............................     30       33       26            .2       .2       .1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................     56       55       65            .2       .2       .3
  South.........................................     99       98      113            .2       .2       .2
  Midwest.......................................     62       53       48            .2       .2       .2
  West..........................................    130       71       62            .4       .2       .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.
   4 Data round to zero.
   p = preliminary.