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                                                 For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
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               JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  AUGUST 2007

   On the last business day of August, there were 4.1 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 rate was unchanged in August, while the hires rate and the
total separations rate were essentially unchanged.  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

   In August, the job openings rate remained at 2.9 percent.  The rate has
been 2.9 percent for 6 of the past 7 months.  Job openings include only
those jobs still open on the last business day of the month.  The job open-
ings rate did not change significantly in August in any industry.  Region-
ally, the job openings rate declined in the Northeast and West.  The season-
ally adjusted job openings rate was highest in August in accommodations and
food services (4.1 percent).  (See table 1.)

   Over the year, the job openings rate rose in finance and insurance.  The
rate fell over the year in natural resources and mining; transportation, ware-
housing, and utilities; and information.  Regionally, the job openings rate
fell over the year in the Northeast and Midwest.  (See table 5.)

Hires

   The hires rate was little changed at 3.4 percent in August.  Hires are
any additions to the payroll during the month.  In August, the hires rate
did not change significantly in any industry or region.  As in nearly every
month, the seasonally adjusted hires rate was highest in August in accommo-
dations and food services (6.4 percent).  (See table 2.)

   From August 2006 to August 2007, the hires rate increased in nondurable
manufacturing; finance and insurance; and federal government.  The hires
rate decreased in durable manufacturing; retail trade; transportation, ware-
housing, and utilities; and state and local government.  Regionally, the
hires rate fell over the year in the South.  (See table 6.)

Separations

   The total separations, or turnover, rate was essentially unchanged at
3.2 percent in August.  Separations are terminations of employment that
occur at any time during the month.  Over the month, the separations rate
did not change significantly in any industry or region.  From August 2006
to August 2007, the total separations rate increased in finance and insur-
ance and in state and local government.  Over the year, the total separa-
tions rate decreased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities and in
other services.  Geographically, the total separations rate did not change
significantly in any region.  (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        | Aug. | July | Aug. | Aug. | July | Aug. | Aug. | July | Aug. 
                     | 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p| 2006 | 2007 | 2007p
---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
                     |                     Levels (in thousands)                    
                     |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total (1)............|4,188 |4,186 |4,146 |4,912 |4,802 |4,741 |4,463 |4,507 |4,476 
                     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
  Total private (1)..|3,714 |3,711 |3,671 |4,434 |4,443 |4,318 |4,158 |4,173 |4,147 
    Construction.....|  185 |  167 |  152 |  369 |  408 |  377 |  346 |  384 |  383 
    Manufacturing....|  330 |  340 |  323 |  359 |  359 |  351 |  368 |  379 |  381 
    Trade, trans-    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     portation, and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     utilities (2)...|  741 |  684 |  706 |1,070 |  924 |  909 |1,002 |  987 |  936 
     Retail trade....|  431 |  399 |  401 |  724 |  613 |  652 |  699 |  687 |  668 
    Professional     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     and business    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     services........|  682 |  693 |  665 |  830 |  879 |  766 |  728 |  733 |  727 
    Education and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     health ser-     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     vices...........|  683 |  717 |  701 |  478 |  502 |  507 |  437 |  414 |  431 
    Leisure and      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     hospitality (3) |  525 |  547 |  559 |  834 |  874 |  875 |  804 |  837 |  826 
     Accommodations  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
      and food       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
      services.......|  471 |  497 |  493 |  713 |  748 |  742 |  688 |  735 |  721 
  Government (4).....|  469 |  475 |  470 |  407 |  385 |  398 |  307 |  323 |  326 
    State and local  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     government......|  422 |  430 |  421 |  336 |  293 |  314 |  242 |  254 |  256 
                     |--------------------------------------------------------------
                     |                       Rates (percent)
                     |--------------------------------------------------------------
Total (1)............|  3.0 |  2.9 |  2.9 |  3.6 |  3.5 |  3.4 |  3.3 |  3.3 |  3.2 
                     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
  Total private (1)..|  3.1 |  3.1 |  3.1 |  3.9 |  3.8 |  3.7 |  3.6 |  3.6 |  3.6 
    Construction.....|  2.3 |  2.1 |  2.0 |  4.8 |  5.3 |  4.9 |  4.5 |  5.0 |  5.0 
    Manufacturing....|  2.3 |  2.4 |  2.3 |  2.5 |  2.6 |  2.5 |  2.6 |  2.7 |  2.7 
    Trade, trans-    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     portation, and  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     utilities (2)...|  2.7 |  2.5 |  2.6 |  4.1 |  3.5 |  3.4 |  3.8 |  3.7 |  3.5 
     Retail trade....|  2.7 |  2.5 |  2.5 |  4.7 |  4.0 |  4.2 |  4.6 |  4.5 |  4.3 
    Professional     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     and business    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     services........|  3.7 |  3.7 |  3.6 |  4.7 |  4.9 |  4.3 |  4.1 |  4.1 |  4.1 
    Education and    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     health ser-     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     vices...........|  3.7 |  3.7 |  3.7 |  2.7 |  2.7 |  2.7 |  2.4 |  2.2 |  2.3 
    Leisure and      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     hospitality (3) |  3.8 |  3.9 |  4.0 |  6.3 |  6.4 |  6.4 |  6.1 |  6.2 |  6.1 
     Accommodations  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
      and food       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
      services.......|  4.0 |  4.1 |  4.1 |  6.3 |  6.5 |  6.4 |  6.1 |  6.3 |  6.2 
  Government (4).....|  2.1 |  2.1 |  2.1 |  1.8 |  1.7 |  1.8 |  1.4 |  1.5 |  1.5 
    State and local  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
     government......|  2.1 |  2.2 |  2.1 |  1.7 |  1.5 |  1.6 |  1.3 |  1.3 |  1.3 
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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
discharges (involuntary separations), and other separations (including
retirements).  The quits rate, which can serve as a barometer of workers'
ability to change jobs, was unchanged in August and has been 1.9 percent
for 5 months in a row.  None of the industries or regions experienced a
significant change in the quits rate over the month.  As in every month
since the series began in December 2000, the seasonally adjusted quits
rate was highest in August in the accommodations and food services indus-
try (4.6 percent).  (See table 4.)

   Over the year, the quits rate rose in finance and insurance.  The quits
rate fell over the year in many industries, including retail trade; trans-
portation, warehousing, and utilities; information; educational services;
other services; and federal government.  Geographically, the quits rate
fell 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 August, the lay-
offs and discharges rate (1.3 percent) and level (1.8 million) were un-
changed from a year earlier.  The layoffs and discharges rate in August
2007 was highest in construction (3.3 percent).  Over the year, the other
separations rate (0.2 percent) and level (319,000) were essentially un-
changed.  (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 to-
tal nonfarm employment levels.  The proportion of total separations due to
quits fell from 61 percent in February 2001 to 51 percent in August 2003
(seasonally adjusted), and has since risen.  In August 2007, quits accounted
for 58 percent of total separations.

Flows in the Labor Market

   Several industries consistently have high rates of both hires and separa-
tions.  These include construction; retail trade; professional and business
services; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and accommodations and food
services.  In the 12 months ending in August 2007, these 5 industries produc-
ed 34.1 million hires and 32.3 million separations.  Thus, these five indus-
tries accounted for 58 percent of total nonfarm hires and 59 percent of total
nonfarm separations while comprising only 39 percent of total nonfarm employ-
ment.

   Although the month-to-month changes in job openings and turnover data are
often small, some industries are experiencing significant over-the-year change.
From August 2006 to August 2007, finance and insurance had increases in the
job openings, hires, and quits rates.  Transportation, warehousing, and util-
ities had decreases in the job openings, hires, and quits rates; information
had decreases in the job openings and quits rates.

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.


                      ______________________________


   The Job Openings and Labor Turnover release for September 2007 is
scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, November 6.





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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.

                                  - 7 -

  Prior  to  the  January  2007 benchmark release in March  2007,  sea-
sonal adjustment of the JOLTS series was  conducted using the stable
seasonal filter option since  there  were not enough data observations
available  for  the standard use of moving averages as seasonal  filters.
Although the seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS series is conducted with
fewer data observations than is customary, the  number  of observations
is now above the minimum required  by  X-12-ARIMA to use the normal sea-
sonal filters.  Therefore, the standard use of moving averages as seasonal
filter is now in place for JOLTS seasonal adjustment.  JOLTS seasonal ad-
justment now includes both additive and multiplicative seasonal adjustment
models  and REGARIMA (regression  with autocorrelated errors) modeling to
improve the  seasonal adjustment factors  at the beginning and end of the
series and to detect and adjust for outliers in  the  series.   Due to
the  improved diagnostics, three  additional industries are  now  season-
ally  adjusted:  retail trade,  accommodations  and  food services, and
state and local government. It is expected that more series  may  be sea-
sonally adjusted when more data are available.
   
Reliability of the estimates
   
  JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a
chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population
values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies
depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is
measured by the standard error of the estimate.  BLS analysis is generally
conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.  That means that there is
a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true"
population value because of sampling error.  Estimates of sampling errors
are available upon request.
   
  The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling
error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a seg-
ment of the population, the inability to obtain data from all units in the 
sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection 
or processing of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark data 
used in estimation.
   
  JOLTS hires and separations estimates cannot be used to exactly ex-
plain net changes in nonfarm payroll employment.  Some reasons why it is
problematic to compare changes in payroll employment with JOLTS hires and
separations, especially on a monthly basis, are: 1) the reference period
for payroll employment is the pay period including the 12th of the month,
while the reference period for hires and separations is the calendar month;
and 2) payroll employment can vary from month to month simply because part-
time and on-call workers may not always work during the pay period that in-
cludes the 12th of the month.  Additionally, research has found that some
reporters systematically underreport separations relative to hires due to a
number of factors, including the nature of their payroll systems and prac-
tices.  The shortfall appears to be about 2 percent or less over a 12-month 
period.
   
Other information
   
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Table 1.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels (3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region               Aug.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   Aug.    Aug.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.
                                             2006   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,188  4,176  4,170  4,095  4,280  4,186  4,146    3.0   2.9   2.9   2.9   3.0   2.9   2.9

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  3,714  3,702  3,683  3,627  3,810  3,711  3,671    3.1   3.1   3.1   3.0   3.2   3.1   3.1
  Construction.............................    185    152    154    157    139    167    152    2.3   1.9   2.0   2.0   1.8   2.1   2.0
  Manufacturing............................    330    316    350    345    344    340    323    2.3   2.2   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    741    677    669    609    676    684    706    2.7   2.5   2.5   2.3   2.5   2.5   2.6
   Retail trade............................    431    375    389    337    409    399    401    2.7   2.4   2.5   2.1   2.6   2.5   2.5
  Professional and business services.......    682    758    735    654    763    693    665    3.7   4.1   4.0   3.5   4.1   3.7   3.6
  Education and health services............    683    685    706    703    711    717    701    3.7   3.6   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.7
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    525    574    512    571    568    547    559    3.8   4.1   3.7   4.0   4.0   3.9   4.0
   Accommodations and food services........    471    506    453    500    497    497    493    4.0   4.2   3.8   4.1   4.1   4.1   4.1
 Government (7)............................    469    470    488    468    465    475    470    2.1   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.1
  State and local government...............    422    430    439    424    424    430    421    2.1   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.1

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    746    703    675    674    732    741    681    2.8   2.7   2.6   2.5   2.8   2.8   2.6
  South....................................  1,599  1,658  1,670  1,648  1,635  1,612  1,678    3.2   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.2   3.2   3.3
  Midwest..................................    851    797    779    799    805    754    766    2.6   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.5   2.3   2.3
  West.....................................  1,009  1,027  1,038    970  1,106  1,120  1,024    3.2   3.2   3.3   3.1   3.5   3.5   3.2

   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               Aug.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   Aug.    Aug.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.
                                             2006   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,912  4,815  4,832  4,982  4,741  4,802  4,741    3.6   3.5   3.5   3.6   3.4   3.5   3.4

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,434  4,416  4,423  4,503  4,335  4,443  4,318    3.9   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.7   3.8   3.7
  Construction.............................    369    356    330    351    358    408    377    4.8   4.6   4.3   4.6   4.7   5.3   4.9
  Manufacturing............................    359    318    350    356    355    359    351    2.5   2.3   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).  1,070  1,006  1,028  1,044    910    924    909    4.1   3.8   3.9   3.9   3.4   3.5   3.4
   Retail trade............................    724    691    706    715    605    613    652    4.7   4.5   4.6   4.6   3.9   4.0   4.2
  Professional and business services.......    830    881    828    935    865    879    766    4.7   4.9   4.6   5.2   4.8   4.9   4.3
  Education and health services............    478    497    507    507    493    502    507    2.7   2.7   2.8   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    834    867    903    873    854    874    875    6.3   6.4   6.7   6.5   6.3   6.4   6.4
   Accommodations and food services........    713    726    811    755    736    748    742    6.3   6.3   7.0   6.5   6.4   6.5   6.4
 Government (7)............................    407    404    421    409    395    385    398    1.8   1.8   1.9   1.8   1.8   1.7   1.8
  State and local government...............    336    313    333    330    312    293    314    1.7   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.6   1.5   1.6

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    729    740    759    705    684    750    756    2.9   2.9   2.9   2.7   2.6   2.9   2.9
  South....................................  1,927  1,835  1,894  1,960  1,842  1,898  1,816    3.9   3.7   3.8   4.0   3.7   3.8   3.7
  Midwest..................................  1,053  1,105  1,069  1,101  1,082  1,039  1,055    3.3   3.5   3.4   3.5   3.4   3.3   3.3
  West.....................................  1,176  1,157  1,122  1,143  1,117  1,135  1,125    3.9   3.8   3.6   3.7   3.6   3.7   3.6

   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               Aug.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   Aug.    Aug.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.
                                             2006   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  4,463  4,741  4,524  4,544  4,543  4,507  4,476    3.3   3.4   3.3   3.3   3.3   3.3   3.2

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  4,158  4,417  4,227  4,233  4,234  4,173  4,147    3.6   3.8   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.6   3.6
  Construction.............................    346    344    360    346    363    384    383    4.5   4.5   4.7   4.5   4.7   5.0   5.0
  Manufacturing............................    368    400    380    396    382    379    381    2.6   2.8   2.7   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).  1,002    974    975    950    974    987    936    3.8   3.7   3.7   3.6   3.7   3.7   3.5
   Retail trade............................    699    682    678    685    688    687    668    4.6   4.4   4.4   4.5   4.5   4.5   4.3
  Professional and business services.......    728    876    805    775    728    733    727    4.1   4.9   4.5   4.3   4.1   4.1   4.1
  Education and health services............    437    429    414    437    473    414    431    2.4   2.4   2.3   2.4   2.6   2.2   2.3
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    804    846    861    833    850    837    826    6.1   6.3   6.4   6.2   6.3   6.2   6.1
   Accommodations and food services........    688    702    720    715    730    735    721    6.1   6.1   6.3   6.2   6.3   6.3   6.2
 Government (7)............................    307    315    311    315    310    323    326    1.4   1.4   1.4   1.4   1.4   1.5   1.5
  State and local government...............    242    238    241    239    239    254    256    1.3   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.3   1.3

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    697    667    640    642    634    622    660    2.7   2.6   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.4   2.6
  South....................................  1,828  1,829  1,904  1,798  1,699  1,744  1,745    3.7   3.7   3.9   3.6   3.4   3.5   3.5
  Midwest..................................    962  1,006    981  1,024  1,033  1,014  1,021    3.1   3.2   3.1   3.2   3.2   3.2   3.2
  West.....................................  1,044  1,165  1,040  1,062  1,191  1,149  1,073    3.4   3.8   3.4   3.4   3.9   3.7   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.
   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               Aug.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   Aug.    Aug.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.
                                             2006   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007   2007p   2006  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007  2007p

Total (4)..................................  2,692  2,763  2,637  2,686  2,627  2,640  2,594    2.0   2.0   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  2,532  2,591  2,486  2,530  2,475  2,493  2,443    2.2   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.2   2.1
  Construction.............................    153    131    126    124    129    176    147    2.0   1.7   1.6   1.6   1.7   2.3   1.9
  Manufacturing............................    201    216    199    216    195    186    203    1.4   1.5   1.4   1.5   1.4   1.3   1.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    610    608    600    606    618    572    556    2.3   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.1
   Retail trade............................    435    428    440    445    448    427    405    2.8   2.8   2.9   2.9   2.9   2.8   2.6
  Professional and business services.......    424    461    418    424    411    418    396    2.4   2.6   2.3   2.4   2.3   2.3   2.2
  Education and health services............    295    267    274    284    271    276    275    1.6   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    553    590    592    551    595    597    590    4.2   4.4   4.4   4.1   4.4   4.4   4.3
   Accommodations and food services........    508    539    542    503    540    552    533    4.5   4.7   4.7   4.3   4.7   4.8   4.6
 Government (7)............................    158    155    153    157    152    148    150     .7    .7    .7    .7    .7    .7    .7
  State and local government...............    130    130    129    130    123    125    127     .7    .7    .7    .7    .6    .6    .7

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast..............................    409    352    350    331    380    314    327    1.6   1.4   1.4   1.3   1.5   1.2   1.3
  South..................................  1,140  1,150  1,163  1,162  1,049  1,097  1,094    2.3   2.3   2.4   2.4   2.1   2.2   2.2
  Midwest................................    558    588    544    551    555    553    548    1.8   1.9   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.7
  West...................................    575    665    590    643    648    669    629    1.9   2.2   1.9   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.0

   1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
   2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 
   3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
   7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
   8 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.





Table 5.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                 Aug.     July     Aug.           Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                  2006     2007     2007p          2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  4,512    4,364    4,423           3.2      3.1      3.1

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,998    3,848    3,911           3.3      3.2      3.2
  Natural resources and mining..................     15       12       11           2.1      1.6      1.5
  Construction..................................    207      195      168           2.5      2.4      2.1
  Manufacturing.................................    344      359      331           2.3      2.5      2.3
   Durable goods................................    224      222      210           2.4      2.4      2.3
   Nondurable goods.............................    120      137      121           2.2      2.6      2.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    802      694      779           3.0      2.6      2.9
   Wholesale trade..............................    150      163      171           2.5      2.6      2.8
   Retail trade.................................    478      400      455           3.0      2.5      2.9
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    174      131      153           3.4      2.5      2.9
  Information...................................    160      123      108           4.9      3.8      3.4
  Financial activities..........................    258      273      292           3.0      3.1      3.3
   Finance and insurance........................    201      212      231           3.1      3.3      3.5
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     56       61       62           2.5      2.6      2.7
  Professional and business services............    734      708      704           4.0      3.8      3.7
  Education and health services.................    723      728      739           4.0      3.9      3.9
   Educational services.........................     64       71       65           2.4      2.6      2.4
   Health care and social assistance............    658      657      675           4.2      4.1      4.2
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    572      592      607           4.0      4.0      4.1
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     58       59       76           2.6      2.5      3.3
   Accommodations and food services.............    514      533      531           4.2      4.3      4.2
  Other services................................    184      164      171           3.2      2.9      3.0

 Government.....................................    514      516      512           2.4      2.4      2.4
  Federal.......................................     55       45       61           2.0      1.6      2.2
  State and local...............................    458      471      452           2.5      2.5      2.4

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    833      759      751           3.2      2.9      2.8
  South.........................................  1,656    1,643    1,738           3.3      3.2      3.4
  Midwest.......................................    941      810      846           2.9      2.5      2.6
  West..........................................  1,081    1,152    1,089           3.4      3.6      3.4

   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                 Aug.     July     Aug.           Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                  2006     2007     2007p          2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  5,630    5,065    5,441           4.1      3.7      3.9

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,976    4,655    4,787           4.3      4.0      4.1
  Natural resources and mining..................     26       25       27           3.8      3.3      3.6
  Construction..................................    397      437      412           4.9      5.5      5.2
  Manufacturing.................................    415      393      405           2.9      2.8      2.9
   Durable goods................................    267      209      229           2.9      2.3      2.6
   Nondurable goods.............................    149      184      176           2.8      3.5      3.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  1,214      902    1,013           4.6      3.4      3.8
   Wholesale trade..............................    175      183      154           3.0      3.0      2.5
   Retail trade.................................    793      577      719           5.2      3.8      4.7
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    246      141      141           4.9      2.8      2.8
  Information...................................     94       70       83           3.1      2.3      2.7
  Financial activities..........................    198      222      233           2.4      2.6      2.7
   Finance and insurance........................    125      142      153           2.0      2.3      2.4
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     74       80       79           3.3      3.6      3.5
  Professional and business services............    945      912      841           5.3      5.1      4.6
  Education and health services.................    598      533      631           3.4      3.0      3.5
   Educational services.........................     99      101      110           3.9      3.8      4.1
   Health care and social assistance............    499      432      520           3.3      2.8      3.4
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    920      914      956           6.7      6.4      6.7
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    102      140      109           4.6      6.1      4.9
   Accommodations and food services.............    818      774      847           7.0      6.5      7.1
  Other services................................    167      247      186           3.1      4.4      3.4

 Government.....................................    654      410      654           3.1      2.0      3.1
  Federal.......................................     85      104      113           3.1      3.8      4.2
  State and local...............................    569      306      541           3.1      1.7      3.0

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    787      843      826           3.1      3.3      3.2
  South.........................................  2,280    1,982    2,135           4.7      4.0      4.3
  Midwest.......................................  1,198    1,028    1,183           3.8      3.2      3.7
  West..........................................  1,365    1,211    1,297           4.5      3.9      4.2

   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 rate s(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                 Aug.     July     Aug.           Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                  2006     2007     2007p          2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  5,699    4,709    5,666           4.2      3.4      4.1

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  5,236    4,279    5,166           4.5      3.7      4.4
  Natural resources and mining..................     25       25       32           3.5      3.4      4.3
  Construction..................................    416      355      477           5.2      4.5      6.0
  Manufacturing.................................    453      390      466           3.2      2.8      3.3
   Durable goods................................    269      221      275           3.0      2.5      3.1
   Nondurable goods.............................    184      169      192           3.5      3.3      3.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  1,214      976    1,116           4.6      3.7      4.2
   Wholesale trade..............................    184      157      186           3.1      2.6      3.1
   Retail trade.................................    847      669      800           5.5      4.4      5.2
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    182      151      130           3.7      3.0      2.6
  Information...................................    104       72       88           3.4      2.3      2.8
  Financial activities..........................    242      206      289           2.9      2.4      3.4
   Finance and insurance........................    159      146      208           2.6      2.3      3.3
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     82       60       81           3.7      2.7      3.6
  Professional and business services............    879      782      841           4.9      4.3      4.6
  Education and health services.................    587      455      580           3.3      2.5      3.2
   Educational services.........................     93       63      106           3.6      2.4      4.0
   Health care and social assistance............    494      392      473           3.3      2.5      3.1
  Leisure and hospitality.......................  1,041      848    1,060           7.5      6.0      7.5
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    173       76      158           7.9      3.4      7.1
   Accommodations and food services.............    868      772      902           7.5      6.5      7.5
  Other services................................    276      169      218           5.1      3.0      3.9

 Government.....................................    463      430      500           2.2      2.1      2.4
  Federal.......................................     97       85       96           3.5      3.1      3.5
  State and local...............................    367      346      404           2.0      1.9      2.2

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    917      614      900           3.6      2.4      3.5
  South.........................................  2,300    1,846    2,200           4.7      3.7      4.5
  Midwest.......................................  1,215    1,050    1,282           3.9      3.3      4.0
  West..........................................  1,267    1,199    1,285           4.2      3.9      4.2

   1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
   2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of
total employment.
   3 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                 Aug.     July     Aug.           Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                  2006     2007     2007p          2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  3,713    2,874    3,547           2.7      2.1      2.6

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,459    2,688    3,305           3.0      2.3      2.8
  Natural resources and mining..................     17       15       20           2.4      2.1      2.6
  Construction..................................    209      209      207           2.6      2.6      2.6
  Manufacturing.................................    281      210      283           2.0      1.5      2.0
   Durable goods................................    164      114      169           1.8      1.3      1.9
   Nondurable goods.............................    117       96      114           2.2      1.9      2.2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    840      580      751           3.2      2.2      2.8
   Wholesale trade..............................    127       67      125           2.1      1.1      2.1
   Retail trade.................................    602      430      549           3.9      2.8      3.6
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    111       82       76           2.2      1.6      1.5
  Information...................................     73       39       47           2.4      1.3      1.5
  Financial activities..........................    146      111      196           1.7      1.3      2.3
   Finance and insurance........................    102       85      146           1.6      1.3      2.3
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     44       26       50           2.0      1.1      2.2
  Professional and business services............    559      450      501           3.1      2.5      2.8
  Education and health services.................    408      302      378           2.3      1.7      2.1
   Educational services.........................     61       42       42           2.4      1.6      1.6
   Health care and social assistance............    347      261      336           2.3      1.7      2.2
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    767      664      817           5.6      4.7      5.7
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     88       51      103           4.0      2.2      4.6
   Accommodations and food services.............    680      613      713           5.9      5.1      6.0
  Other services................................    157      108      105           2.9      1.9      1.9

 Government.....................................    254      186      242           1.2       .9      1.2
  Federal.......................................     46       29       37           1.7      1.1      1.4
  State and local...............................    208      157      205           1.1       .9      1.1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    611      344      490           2.4      1.3      1.9
  South.........................................  1,533    1,203    1,459           3.1      2.4      3.0
  Midwest.......................................    804      581      776           2.6      1.8      2.4
  West..........................................    765      746      822           2.5      2.4      2.7

  1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
  2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
  3 See footnote 8, table 1.
  p = preliminary.





Table 9.  Layoffs and discharges levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                 Aug.     July     Aug.           Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                  2006     2007     2007p          2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................  1,626    1,471    1,800           1.2      1.1      1.3

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  1,490    1,310    1,627           1.3      1.1      1.4
  Natural resources and mining..................      6        6        9            .8       .8      1.2
  Construction..................................    189      131      258           2.4      1.6      3.3
  Manufacturing.................................    141      160      164           1.0      1.1      1.2
   Durable goods................................     83       95       95            .9      1.1      1.1
   Nondurable goods.............................     58       65       69           1.1      1.2      1.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    297      327      305           1.1      1.2      1.2
   Wholesale trade..............................     51       75       52            .9      1.2       .9
   Retail trade.................................    194      198      207           1.3      1.3      1.3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     53       54       45           1.1      1.1       .9
  Information...................................     20       28       28            .6       .9       .9
  Financial activities..........................     76       66       75            .9       .8       .9
   Finance and insurance........................     43       38       49            .7       .6       .8
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     33       28       26           1.5      1.3      1.2
  Professional and business services............    275      287      288           1.5      1.6      1.6
  Education and health services.................    144      111      175            .8       .6      1.0
   Educational services.........................     29       16       59           1.1       .6      2.2
   Health care and social assistance............    114       95      115            .8       .6       .7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    238      151      215           1.7      1.1      1.5
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     80       20       43           3.6       .9      1.9
   Accommodations and food services.............    158      131      172           1.4      1.1      1.4
  Other services................................    105       42      110           1.9       .8      2.0

 Government.....................................    135      161      173            .6       .8       .8
  Federal.......................................     31       23       24           1.1       .9       .9
  State and local...............................    105      138      149            .6       .8       .8

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    256      209      357           1.0       .8      1.4
  South.........................................    630      515      633           1.3      1.0      1.3
  Midwest.......................................    333      382      429           1.1      1.2      1.4
  West..........................................    406      365      380           1.3      1.2      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                   Aug.     July     Aug.         Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                    2006     2007     2007p        2006     2007     2007p

Total...........................................    361      365      319           0.3      0.3      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    287      281      234            .2       .2       .2
  Natural resources and mining..................      2        3        3            .3       .4       .4
  Construction..................................     17       15       11            .2       .2       .1
  Manufacturing.................................     31       21       18            .2       .1       .1
   Durable goods................................     22       13       11            .2       .1       .1
   Nondurable goods.............................      9        8        8            .2       .2       .2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     76       69       60            .3       .3       .2
   Wholesale trade..............................      7       14        8            .1       .2       .1
   Retail trade.................................     51       40       44            .3       .3       .3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     18       15        8            .4       .3       .2
  Information...................................     11        6       14            .4       .2       .4
  Financial activities..........................     20       29       17            .2       .3       .2
   Finance and insurance........................     15       23       12            .2       .4       .2
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........      5        6        5            .2       .3       .2
  Professional and business services............     45       45       52            .3       .3       .3
  Education and health services.................     35       42       27            .2       .2       .1
   Educational services.........................      3        5        5            .1       .2       .2
   Health care and social assistance............     32       37       22            .2       .2       .1
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     36       33       29            .3       .2       .2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      6        5       12            .3       .2       .5
   Accommodations and food services.............     30       28       17            .3       .2       .1
  Other services................................     14       19        3            .3       .3      (4)

 Government.....................................     74       83       85            .4       .4       .4
  Federal.......................................     19       32       35            .7      1.2      1.3
  State and local...............................     54       51       50            .3       .3       .3

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................     49       61       52            .2       .2       .2
  South.........................................    137      128      108            .3       .3       .2
  Midwest.......................................     78       87       76            .2       .3       .2
  West..........................................     97       88       82            .3       .3       .3

   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.