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Table 1. Median standard errors for 2004 by industry and census region
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Layoffs and
discharges
Rate
Level
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
0.052
70,474
0.076
98,492
0.082
107,042
0.047
61,223
0.058
Industry and census region
Job openings
Rate
Level
Hires
Total separations
Quits
Other separations
Rate
Level
75,815
0.015
19,511
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
.060
68,592
.089
97,489
.098
106,629
.056
60,982
.068
74,113
.018
19,201
Natural resources and mining……………………………………………
.290
1,704
.531
3,001
.595
3,433
.222
1,251
.333
1,934
.187
1,056
Construction………………………………………………………………
.216
14,668
.466
30,334
.498
34,300
.252
16,760
.462
30,793
.038
2,500
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
.077
11,588
.134
19,565
.178
26,433
.069
9,974
.133
20,325
.028
4,082
Durable goods...………………………………………………….
.086
8,305
.178
16,746
.248
22,934
.068
6,207
.172
15,925
.039
3,495
Nondurable goods...……………………………………………
.127
7,398
.202
11,245
.227
12,843
.096
5,469
.192
10,723
.044
2,488
26,703
.175
44,402
.200
49,890
.108
27,494
.136
34,486
.034
8,801
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………
.139
8,075
.221
12,507
.226
12,764
.154
8,694
.145
8,194
.063
3,548
Retail trade……………………………………………………………..
.133
20,452
.256
38,436
.287
42,476
.169
25,148
.187
27,847
.042
6,281
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
.224
11,045
.276
13,246
.314
14,914
.171
8,212
.265
12,719
.053
2,539
Information……………………………………………………………..
.252
8,671
.268
8,950
.252
8,421
.141
4,609
.180
5,850
.044
1,468
Financial activities……..…………………………………………
.157
12,909
.246
19,408
.219
17,442
.121
9,588
.147
11,612
.054
4,294
Finance and insurance………………………………………
.147
8,951
.178
10,513
.157
9,252
.093
5,383
.083
4,843
.069
4,091
Real estate and rental and leasing…………………...439
9,341
.525
10,666
.595
12,011
.325
6,762
.442
8,954
.105
2,143
Professional and business services……………………..244
41,370
.275
43,996
.263
42,657
.158
25,059
.142
22,914
.053
8,457
Education and health services………………………………………….
.122
21,799
.119
19,476
.123
20,261
.085
13,995
.072
11,698
.034
5,625
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………
.102
Educational services………………………………………..
.149
4,247
.211
5,707
.286
7,025
.119
3,034
.159
4,367
.036
887
Health care and social assistance…………………….142
21,166
.132
18,334
.125
16,904
.095
13,042
.075
10,184
.035
4,840
25,154
.283
33,719
.332
39,232
.219
26,932
.245
29,602
.055
6,475
7,261
.809
14,827
.913
16,258
.371
6,364
.782
13,281
.048
951
22,597
.292
29,903
.353
36,349
.250
26,005
.225
23,757
.058
6,015
Other services……………………………………………………………..
.253
14,072
.390
20,891
.432
22,990
.288
15,479
.257
13,758
.054
2,900
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………
.198
Arts, entertainment, and recreation…………………. .380
Accommodations and food services……………..
.206
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
.060
13,406
.059
12,914
.053
11,741
.031
6,740
.037
8,217
.016
3,462
Federal………………………………………………………………………
.193
5,501
.218
6,016
.163
4,526
.138
3,816
.048
1,343
.043
1,187
State and local…………….………………………………………………….
.063
12,133
.053
9,958
.057
10,792
.028
5,252
.041
7,881
.017
3,240
Northeast……………………………………………………………….
.098
25,564
.150
37,460
.167
41,591
.081
20,327
.140
34,638
.033
8,310
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
.100
47,611
.128
58,725
.136
62,943
.085
38,768
.097
44,386
.024
10,880
Midwest……………………………………………………………………………..
.092
29,624
.152
46,832
.154
47,231
.081
25,039
.110
33,975
.024
7,265
West…………………………………………………………………………..
.109
32,383
.166
47,416
.167
46,977
.103
29,365
.125
35,252
.032
9,156
REGION
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Median standard errors derived from the standard errors of not seasonally adjusted monthly estimates for January 2002 through December 2003.
Standard errors for seasonally adjusted estimates are approximately the same. These statistics will be updated in early 2005.