TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between September 2012 and October 2012,

         and test of significance, seasonally adjusted



                                                               Rates                          Levels (in thousands)

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



                                                Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of

                                              over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance

     Industry and region                         change        change*                  change         change*



Total                                             -0.1           0.1                      -68            197            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                   -0.1           0.2                      -86            194            

  Government                                       0.1           0.1                       17             23            



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.1           0.3                      -15             85            

    South                                         -0.1           0.2                      -59            112            

    Midwest                                       -0.2           0.3                      -46             87            

    West                                           0.2           0.3                       52             93            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 11, 2012.

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

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