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                JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  JUNE 2005


   The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were all
essentially unchanged in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  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

   On the last business day of June 2005, there were 3.5 million job
openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.6 percent.
(See table 1.)  The job openings rate was little changed in June, but has
generally trended upward since September 2003.  In June, the job openings
rate was little changed in all industries and regions except in the West,
where it increased.
     
Hires and Separations

   The hires rate was little changed at 3.5 percent in June.  (See table
2.)  Hires are any additions to the payroll during the month.  In June, the
hires rate was little changed in each region, and changed significantly
only in the leisure and hospitality industry, where it increased.
     
   The total separations, or turnover, rate was little changed at 3.3
percent in June.  (See table 3.)  Separations are terminations of em-
ployment that occur at any time during the month.  In June, the total
separations rate did not change significantly in any industry or region.
     
   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, remained at 1.9 percent in June.  (See table 4.)
The quits rate did not change significantly in any industry in June.  In
the regions, the quits rate changed only in the West, where it increased.

   The other two components of total separations--layoffs and discharges,
and other separations--are not seasonally adjusted.  From June 2004 to June
2005, the layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged at 1.1 percent, but the
other separations rate decreased to 0.2 percent.  (See tables 9 and 10.)

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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      | June | May  | June | June | May  | June | June | May  | June
                   | 2004 | 2005 | 2005p| 2004 | 2005 | 2005p| 2004 | 2005 | 2005p
-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                     Levels (in thousands)
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|3,140 |3,416 |3,541 |4,492 |4,740 |4,635 |4,235 |4,504 |4,362
  Total private(1).|2,777 |3,050 |3,165 |4,185 |4,398 |4,309 |3,966 |4,256 |4,111
    Construction...|   93 |  107 |  111 |  446 |  420 |  390 |  367 |  408 |  370
    Manufacturing..|  247 |  240 |  259 |  354 |  342 |  330 |  324 |  369 |  344
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   
     utilities.....|  553 |  597 |  624 |  951 |1,030 |1,040 |  874 |  989 |  950
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  570 |  659 |  634 |  754 |  887 |  826 |  740 |  851 |  795
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     vices.........|  505 |  611 |  603 |  420 |  466 |  453 |  355 |  405 |  389 
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality...|  412 |  440 |  479 |  761 |  750 |  863 |  782 |  750 |  745
  Government.......|  361 |  378 |  381 |  315 |  339 |  331 |  262 |  254 |  255
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
                   |                       Rates (percent)                
                   |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total(1)...........|  2.3 |  2.5 |  2.6 |  3.4 |  3.6 |  3.5 |  3.2 |  3.4 |  3.3
  Total private(1).|  2.5 |  2.7 |  2.8 |  3.8 |  3.9 |  3.9 |  3.6 |  3.8 |  3.7
    Construction...|  1.3 |  1.5 |  1.5 |  6.4 |  5.8 |  5.4 |  5.3 |  5.6 |  5.1
    Manufacturing..|  1.7 |  1.6 |  1.8 |  2.5 |  2.4 |  2.3 |  2.3 |  2.6 |  2.4
    Trade, trans-  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     portation, and|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     utilities.....|  2.1 |  2.3 |  2.4 |  3.7 |  4.0 |  4.0 |  3.4 |  3.8 |  3.7
    Professional   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     and business  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     services......|  3.4 |  3.8 |  3.6 |  4.6 |  5.3 |  4.9 |  4.5 |  5.1 |  4.7
    Education and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     health ser-   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |           
     vices.........|  2.9 |  3.4 |  3.4 |  2.5 |  2.7 |  2.6 |  2.1 |  2.3 |  2.2
    Leisure and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
     hospitality...|  3.2 |  3.3 |  3.6 |  6.1 |  5.9 |  6.8 |  6.3 |  5.9 |  5.8
  Government.......|  1.6 |  1.7 |  1.7 |  1.5 |  1.6 |  1.5 |  1.2 |  1.2 |  1.2
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  1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and
other services, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.                                                             
   
     
   Hires and separations data help show dynamic flows in the labor market.
Over the last 12 months, hires have averaged 4.6 million per month and
separations have averaged 4.4 million per month (not seasonally adjusted).
The comparable figures a year earlier were 4.3 million hires and 4.1
million separations.  (See the Technical Note for additional information on
these measures.)

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 July 2005 is scheduled
to be issued on Wednesday, September 7, 2005.
     



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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 Employment Security Agencies verify with employers
and update, if necessary, the industry code, location, and ownership clas-
sification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes in establish-
ment characteristics 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.
   
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.
   
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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.
   
  Data users should note that seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS series is
conducted with fewer data observations than is customary.  The historical
data, therefore, may be subject to larger than normal revisions.  Since the
seasonal patterns in economic data series typically emerge over time, the
standard use of moving averages as seasonal filters to capture these effects 
requires longer series than are currently available.  As a result, the stable 
seasonal filter option is used in the seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS data.  
When calculating seasonal factors, this filter takes an average for each cal-
endar month after detrending the series.  The stable seasonal filter assumes 
that the seasonal factors are fixed; a necessary assumption until sufficient 
data are available.  When the stable seasonal filter is no longer needed, 
other program features also may be introduced, such as outlier adjustment 
and extended diagnostic testing.  Additionally, it is expected that more 
series, such as layoffs and discharges and additional industries, may be 
seasonally adjusted when more data are available.
   
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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
   
  Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.





Table 1.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region            June   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   June  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June
                                          2004   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2004  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005p

Total(4)...............................  3,140  3,385  3,569  3,598  3,576  3,416  3,541    2.3   2.5   2.6   2.6   2.6   2.5   2.6

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)......................  2,777  3,020  3,160  3,212  3,178  3,050  3,165    2.5   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.8   2.7   2.8
  Construction.........................     93    127    133    170    113    107    111    1.3   1.8   1.8   2.3   1.5   1.5   1.5
  Manufacturing........................    247    252    252    258    259    240    259    1.7   1.7   1.7   1.8   1.8   1.6   1.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities.    553    564    668    624    627    597    624    2.1   2.2   2.5   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.4
  Professional and business services...    570    682    607    646    691    659    634    3.4   3.9   3.5   3.7   3.9   3.8   3.6
  Education and health services........    505    560    602    616    608    611    603    2.9   3.2   3.4   3.5   3.4   3.4   3.4
  Leisure and hospitality..............    412    434    447    440    457    440    479    3.2   3.3   3.4   3.4   3.5   3.3   3.6
 Government............................    361    346    404    383    396    378    381    1.6   1.6   1.8   1.7   1.8   1.7   1.7


                 REGION

  Northeast............................    555    602    606    615    602    563    584    2.2   2.3   2.3   2.4   2.3   2.2   2.2
  South................................  1,157  1,342  1,399  1,447  1,414  1,303  1,290    2.4   2.8   2.9   3.0   2.9   2.7   2.6
  Midwest..............................    657    716    745    737    742    786    755    2.1   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.4   2.3
  West.................................    732    718    823    806    818    799    872    2.5   2.4   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7   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 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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  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.





          
Table 2.  Hires levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region            June   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   June  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June
                                          2004   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2004  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005p

Total(4)...............................  4,492  4,709  4,760  4,841  4,538  4,740  4,635    3.4   3.6   3.6   3.6   3.4   3.6   3.5

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)......................  4,185  4,374  4,430  4,497  4,212  4,398  4,309    3.8   3.9   4.0   4.0   3.8   3.9   3.9
  Construction.........................    446    339    430    414    412    420    390    6.4   4.8   6.0   5.8   5.7   5.8   5.4
  Manufacturing........................    354    307    336    334    319    342    330    2.5   2.1   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.4   2.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities.    951  1,056  1,055  1,047  1,042  1,030  1,040    3.7   4.1   4.1   4.1   4.0   4.0   4.0
  Professional and business services...    754    882    853    895    792    887    826    4.6   5.3   5.1   5.3   4.7   5.3   4.9
  Education and health services........    420    445    500    472    487    466    453    2.5   2.6   2.9   2.7   2.8   2.7   2.6
  Leisure and hospitality..............    761    826    771    798    742    750    863    6.1   6.6   6.1   6.3   5.8   5.9   6.8
 Government............................    315    341    329    336    329    339    331    1.5   1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.5


                 REGION

  Northeast............................    747    762    820    856    825    764    763    3.0   3.0   3.2   3.4   3.3   3.0   3.0
  South................................  1,679  1,880  1,867  1,922  1,701  1,816  1,763    3.6   4.0   4.0   4.1   3.6   3.8   3.7
  Midwest..............................  1,032  1,092  1,081  1,034  1,020  1,129  1,056    3.3   3.5   3.5   3.3   3.3   3.6   3.4
  West.................................  1,046    959  1,069  1,036  1,037  1,048  1,070    3.6   3.3   3.7   3.6   3.6   3.6   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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.








Table 3.  Total separations levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region            June   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   June  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June
                                          2004   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2004  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005p

Total(4)...............................  4,235  4,352  4,295  4,502  4,562  4,504  4,362    3.2   3.3   3.2   3.4   3.4   3.4   3.3

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)......................  3,966  4,091  4,035  4,237  4,306  4,256  4,111    3.6   3.7   3.6   3.8   3.9   3.8   3.7
  Construction.........................    367    417    403    303    421    408    370    5.3   5.9   5.7   4.2   5.8   5.6   5.1
  Manufacturing........................    324    361    341    360    369    369    344    2.3   2.5   2.4   2.5   2.6   2.6   2.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities.    874    882    940    980  1,018    989    950    3.4   3.4   3.7   3.8   3.9   3.8   3.7
  Professional and business services...    740    836    772    924    869    851    795    4.5   5.0   4.6   5.5   5.2   5.1   4.7
  Education and health services........    355    356    389    445    433    405    389    2.1   2.1   2.3   2.6   2.5   2.3   2.2
  Leisure and hospitality..............    782    832    790    743    709    750    745    6.3   6.6   6.3   5.9   5.6   5.9   5.8
 Government............................    262    258    260    267    256    254    255    1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2


                 REGION

  Northeast............................    776    773    732    802    807    714    688    3.1   3.1   2.9   3.2   3.2   2.8   2.7
  South................................  1,568  1,747  1,647  1,763  1,766  1,743  1,664    3.4   3.7   3.5   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.5
  Midwest..............................    866    981    937  1,051    982    976    909    2.8   3.1   3.0   3.4   3.1   3.1   2.9
  West.................................    971    964    961    926  1,006  1,034  1,032    3.4   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.4   3.5   3.5


  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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.

           
              
                
                  
                    
                      
Table 4.  Quits levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region            June   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   June  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June
                                          2004   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2004  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005  2005p

Total(4)...............................  2,330  2,530  2,307  2,516  2,520  2,514  2,498    1.8   1.9   1.7   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)......................  2,207  2,412  2,192  2,383  2,395  2,391  2,369    2.0   2.2   2.0   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.1
  Construction.........................    142    171    139    150    146    168    139    2.0   2.4   2.0   2.1   2.0   2.3   1.9
  Manufacturing........................    169    185    181    186    178    183    194    1.2   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.2   1.3   1.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities.    532    563    512    583    577    589    575    2.1   2.2   2.0   2.3   2.2   2.3   2.2
  Professional and business services...    370    417    410    424    417    420    401    2.3   2.5   2.4   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.4
  Education and health services........    226    230    259    280    272    249    260    1.3   1.3   1.5   1.6   1.6   1.4   1.5
  Leisure and hospitality..............    478    516    474    458    506    488    500    3.8   4.1   3.8   3.6   4.0   3.8   3.9
 Government............................    121    124    117    124    125    123    125     .6    .6    .5    .6    .6    .6    .6


                 REGION

  Northeast............................    344    424    340    410    446    373    349    1.4   1.7   1.3   1.6   1.8   1.5   1.4
  South................................    931  1,053    914  1,003    992  1,020    977    2.0   2.2   1.9   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.1
  Midwest..............................    494    539    509    561    540    554    540    1.6   1.7   1.6   1.8   1.7   1.8   1.7
  West.................................    568    530    550    562    573    562    633    2.0   1.8   1.9   1.9   2.0   1.9   2.2


  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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.




        
Table 5.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................  3,245    3,714    3,660           2.4      2.7      2.6

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,839    3,298    3,234           2.5      2.9      2.8
  Natural resources and mining..................      9       14       13           1.5      2.2      1.9
  Construction..................................    111      137      130           1.5      1.8      1.7
  Manufacturing.................................    265      268      276           1.8      1.8      1.9
   Durable goods................................    160      174      184           1.7      1.9      2.0
   Nondurable goods.............................    105       94       92           1.9      1.7      1.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    547      623      617           2.1      2.4      2.3
   Wholesale trade..............................    128      141      119           2.2      2.4      2.0
   Retail trade.................................    334      367      378           2.2      2.4      2.4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     84      115      121           1.7      2.3      2.4
  Information...................................     73       78       91           2.3      2.4      2.8
  Financial activities..........................    194      214      230           2.3      2.6      2.7
   Finance and insurance........................    162      161      184           2.6      2.6      2.9
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     32       53       46           1.5      2.4      2.1
  Professional and business services............    617      707      681           3.6      4.0      3.8
  Education and health services.................    516      642      614           3.0      3.6      3.5
   Educational services.........................     46       71       61           1.8      2.4      2.3
   Health care and social assistance............    470      572      553           3.2      3.8      3.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    401      494      474           3.0      3.7      3.4
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     42       49       68           2.0      2.5      3.2
   Accommodations and food services.............    359      445      407           3.2      3.9      3.5
  Other services................................    105      120      108           1.9      2.1      1.9

 Government.....................................    407      416      426           1.9      1.8      1.9
  Federal.......................................     57       60       40           2.0      2.1      1.4
  State and local...............................    350      357      387           1.8      1.8      2.0

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................    574      624      603           2.2      2.4      2.3
  South.........................................  1,221    1,383    1,345           2.5      2.8      2.7
  Midwest.......................................    668      833      769           2.1      2.6      2.4
  West..........................................    782      874      943           2.6      2.9      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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.







                 
Table 6.  Hires levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................  5,452    5,402    5,602           4.1      4.0      4.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  5,050    5,053    5,180           4.6      4.5      4.6
  Natural resources and mining..................     20       25       27           3.4      3.9      4.3
  Construction..................................    591      537      510           8.2      7.4      6.8
  Manufacturing.................................    406      393      377           2.8      2.8      2.6
   Durable goods................................    261      246      251           2.9      2.7      2.8
   Nondurable goods.............................    145      148      126           2.7      2.8      2.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  1,041    1,124    1,137           4.1      4.4      4.4
   Wholesale trade..............................    183      156      163           3.2      2.7      2.8
   Retail trade.................................    710      774      804           4.7      5.1      5.3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    148      193      170           3.0      3.9      3.4
  Information...................................     92       90       83           2.9      2.8      2.6
  Financial activities..........................    282      258      190           3.5      3.1      2.3
   Finance and insurance........................    159      161      111           2.7      2.7      1.8
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........    123       97       79           5.8      4.5      3.6
  Professional and business services............    839      967      913           5.1      5.7      5.3
  Education and health services.................    504      456      541           3.0      2.6      3.2
   Educational services.........................     62       43       53           2.5      1.5      2.0
   Health care and social assistance............    441      413      488           3.1      2.9      3.4
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    984      985    1,115           7.5      7.6      8.4
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    168      165      198           8.1      8.7      9.5
   Accommodations and food services.............    815      819      917           7.4      7.4      8.2
  Other services................................    292      219      287           5.3      4.0      5.2

 Government.....................................    402      349      422           1.9      1.6      1.9
  Federal.......................................     46       44       54           1.7      1.6      2.0
  State and local...............................    356      305      369           1.9      1.6      1.9

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................    997      891    1,006           3.9      3.5      3.9
  South.........................................  1,957    2,032    2,040           4.2      4.3      4.3
  Midwest.......................................  1,242    1,340    1,263           4.0      4.3      4.0
  West..........................................  1,256    1,139    1,292           4.3      3.9      4.4


  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. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.



                 
Table 7.  Total separations levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................  4,401    4,483    4,486           3.3      3.3      3.3

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,003    4,217    4,101           3.6      3.8      3.6
  Natural resources and mining..................     17       18       14           2.9      2.9      2.3
  Construction..................................    354      365      353           4.9      5.0      4.7
  Manufacturing.................................    340      359      346           2.4      2.5      2.4
   Durable goods................................    234      245      213           2.6      2.7      2.4
   Nondurable goods.............................    106      114      133           1.9      2.1      2.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    854    1,020      910           3.3      4.0      3.5
   Wholesale trade..............................    154      158      112           2.7      2.8      1.9
   Retail trade.................................    569      667      620           3.8      4.4      4.1
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    131      195      178           2.7      3.9      3.6
  Information...................................     67       69       82           2.1      2.2      2.6
  Financial activities..........................    227      181      192           2.8      2.2      2.3
   Finance and insurance........................    128      100      129           2.1      1.6      2.1
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     99       82       63           4.6      3.8      2.9
  Professional and business services............    763      873      807           4.6      5.2      4.7
  Education and health services.................    421      421      452           2.5      2.4      2.6
   Educational services.........................     69       65       63           2.7      2.3      2.4
   Health care and social assistance............    352      356      388           2.5      2.5      2.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    783      725      747           6.0      5.6      5.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     86       81      104           4.1      4.2      5.0
   Accommodations and food services.............    698      645      643           6.4      5.8      5.7
  Other services................................    175      185      197           3.2      3.4      3.5

 Government.....................................    398      267      385           1.8      1.2      1.8
  Federal.......................................     36       26       37           1.3      1.0      1.3
  State and local...............................    361      240      349           1.9      1.2      1.8

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................    861      637      754           3.4      2.5      3.0
  South.........................................  1,624    1,847    1,710           3.5      3.9      3.6
  Midwest.......................................    940      958      973           3.0      3.0      3.1
  West..........................................    977    1,042    1,049           3.4      3.5      3.5


  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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.





Table 8.  Quits levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................  2,514    2,655    2,683           1.9      2.0      2.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,346    2,515    2,510           2.1      2.2      2.2
  Natural resources and mining..................     11       12        9           1.8      1.9      1.4
  Construction..................................    175      172      165           2.4      2.4      2.2
  Manufacturing.................................    180      191      208           1.2      1.3      1.4
   Durable goods................................    120      122      125           1.3      1.4      1.4
   Nondurable goods.............................     60       69       83           1.1      1.3      1.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    533      617      574           2.1      2.4      2.2
   Wholesale trade..............................    102       73       72           1.8      1.3      1.3
   Retail trade.................................    378      476      420           2.5      3.1      2.8
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     53       68       82           1.1      1.4      1.6
  Information...................................     47       49       57           1.5      1.5      1.8
  Financial activities..........................    148      116      147           1.8      1.4      1.8
   Finance and insurance........................     83       61       97           1.4      1.0      1.6
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     64       55       50           3.0      2.6      2.3
  Professional and business services............    390      449      417           2.4      2.7      2.4
  Education and health services.................    252      263      290           1.5      1.5      1.7
   Educational services.........................     31       29       37           1.2      1.0      1.4
   Health care and social assistance............    221      234      253           1.6      1.6      1.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    483      521      506           3.7      4.0      3.8
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     39       47       54           1.9      2.5      2.6
   Accommodations and food services.............    443      474      452           4.0      4.3      4.0
  Other services................................    129      125      136           2.4      2.3      2.4

 Government.....................................    167      140      173            .8       .6       .8
  Federal.......................................     12       12       16            .4       .4       .6
  State and local...............................    155      128      157            .8       .7       .8

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................    387      386      381           1.5      1.5      1.5
  South.........................................  1,004    1,095    1,048           2.1      2.3      2.2
  Midwest.......................................    530      592      578           1.7      1.9      1.8
  West..........................................    593      581      676           2.0      2.0      2.3


  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. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.





Table 9.  Layoffs and discharges levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................  1,522    1,570    1,498           1.1      1.2      1.1

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  1,381    1,492    1,381           1.2      1.3      1.2
  Natural resources and mining..................      4        4        2            .7       .6       .4
  Construction..................................    166      183      174           2.3      2.5      2.3
  Manufacturing.................................    130      142      113            .9      1.0       .8
   Durable goods................................     94      104       71           1.0      1.2       .8
   Nondurable goods.............................     36       38       42            .7       .7       .8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    249      352      284           1.0      1.4      1.1
   Wholesale trade..............................     39       79       35            .7      1.4       .6
   Retail trade.................................    146      160      168           1.0      1.1      1.1
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     63      112       81           1.3      2.3      1.6
  Information...................................     16       17       19            .5       .5       .6
  Financial activities..........................     57       56       33            .7       .7       .4
   Finance and insurance........................     30       30       22            .5       .5       .4
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     27       26       11           1.3      1.2       .5
  Professional and business services............    302      377      356           1.8      2.2      2.1
  Education and health services.................    142      134      134            .8       .8       .8
   Educational services.........................     35       33       22           1.4      1.1       .8
   Health care and social assistance............    107      101      112            .8       .7       .8
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    278      172      219           2.1      1.3      1.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     44       33       50           2.1      1.7      2.4
   Accommodations and food services.............    234      139      169           2.1      1.3      1.5
  Other services................................     37       55       48            .7      1.0       .9

 Government.....................................    141       78      116            .7       .4       .5
  Federal.......................................     16        7        9            .6       .3       .3
  State and local...............................    125       71      107            .7       .4       .6

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................    391      202      318           1.5       .8      1.2
  South.........................................    503      668      541           1.1      1.4      1.1
  Midwest.......................................    321      316      333           1.0      1.0      1.1
  West..........................................    308      384      306           1.1      1.3      1.0


  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.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.





Table 10.  Other separations levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  June     May      June          June     May      June
                                                   2004     2005     2005p         2004     2005     2005p

Total...........................................    365      258      305           0.3      0.2      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    276      209      209            .2       .2       .2
  Natural resources and mining..................      3        3        3            .4       .4       .4
  Construction..................................     13       10       15            .2       .1       .2
  Manufacturing.................................     31       25       25            .2       .2       .2
   Durable goods................................     21       19       18            .2       .2       .2
   Nondurable goods.............................     10        6        8            .2       .1       .1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     73       50       53            .3       .2       .2
   Wholesale trade..............................     13        5        6            .2       .1       .1
   Retail trade.................................     45       30       32            .3       .2       .2
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     15       15       16            .3       .3       .3
  Information...................................      5        3        6            .1       .1       .2
  Financial activities..........................     22       10       12            .3       .1       .1
   Finance and insurance........................     15        8       10            .2       .1       .2
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........      8        1        1            .4       .1       .1
  Professional and business services............     71       46       33            .4       .3       .2
  Education and health services.................     27       24       28            .2       .1       .2
   Educational services.........................      3        3        5            .1       .1       .2
   Health care and social assistance............     24       21       23            .2       .1       .2
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     23       33       22            .2       .3       .2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      2        1        1            .1       .1      (3)
   Accommodations and food services.............     20       32       21            .2       .3       .2
  Other services................................      9        5       13            .2       .1       .2

 Government.....................................     89       49       96            .4       .2       .4
  Federal.......................................      8        7       11            .3       .3       .4
  State and local...............................     81       42       85            .4       .2       .4

                    REGION

  Northeast.....................................     83       49       55            .3       .2       .2
  South.........................................    117       84      121            .2       .2       .3
  Midwest.......................................     90       50       62            .3       .2       .2
  West..........................................     75       76       67            .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 Data round to zero.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  See NOTE, table 1.