TABLE 11: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2011 and April 2012,

          and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted



                                                               Rates                          Levels (in thousands)

                                                               =====                          =====================



                                                Estimated     Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated     Minimum   Pass test of

                                              over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance

     Industry and region                         change       change*                   change       change*



Total                                              0.1          0.2                       108          201            



           INDUSTRY



  Total Private                                    0.1          0.2                       128          199            

    Natural Resources and Mining                   0.0          0.6                         1            4            

    Construction                                  -0.7          1.0                       -33           66            

    Manufacturing                                 -0.1          0.3                       -14           43            

      Durable Goods                                0.0          0.4                         0           32            

      Nondurable Goods                            -0.3          0.5                       -14           26            

    Trade Transportation and Utilities             0.1          0.3                        30           82            

      Wholesale Trade                              0.2          0.6                        13           32            

      Retail Trade                                 0.0          0.3                         5           53            

      Transportation Warehousing and Uti           0.2          0.6                        12           30            

    Information                                    0.1          0.5                         3           16            

    Financial Activities                           0.3          0.4                        19           35            

      Finance and Insurance                        0.4          0.4                        21           21            

      Real Estate and Rental and Leasing          -0.1          1.1                        -2           23            

    Professional Business Services                 0.1          0.5                        21           80            

    Education and Health Services                  0.3          0.2         YES            46           39         YES

      Private Education Services                   0.1          0.5                         4           15            

      Health Care and Social Assistance            0.2          0.2                        43           33         YES

    Leisure and Hospitality                        0.3          0.6                        34           79            

      Arts Entertainment and Recreation            1.0          1.9                        18           35            

      Accomodation and Food Services               0.1          0.6                        16           61            

    Other Services                                 0.3          0.8                        19           43            

  Government                                      -0.1          0.1                       -20           23            

      Federal Government                           0.0          0.1                        -2            3            

      State and Local                             -0.1          0.1                       -19           22            



           REGION



    Northeast Region                              -0.3          0.4                       -82           89            

    South Region                                   0.3          0.2         YES           123          114         YES

    Midwest Region                                 0.0          0.3                        -5           90            

    West Region                                    0.2          0.4                        72          104            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 19, 2012.

  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90 percent confidence level.  The median standard error

is used in testing the over-the-year change.