Table 1. Median standard errors for 20051 by industry and census region
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Layoffs and
discharges
Rate
Level
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
0.051
69,047
0.085
110,468
0.083
107,748
0.046
60,623
0.060
Industry and census region
Job openings
Rate
Level
Hires
Total separations
Quits
Other separations
Rate
Level
79,017
0.015
20,242
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
.060
68,326
.098
107,790
.098
106,696
.055
60,317
.072
78,044
.018
19,521
Natural resources and mining……………………………………………
.236
1,406
.620
3,570
.652
3,873
.232
1,362
.309
1,844
.267
1,575
Construction………………………………………………………………
.214
14,887
.468
30,499
.465
32,160
.214
13,943
.457
30,793
.064
4,289
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
.090
13,404
.169
25,144
.180
26,792
.079
11,366
.134
20,449
.026
3,938
Durable goods...………………………………………………….
.102
9,456
.215
19,464
.252
23,183
.085
7,825
.172
15,909
.035
3,290
Nondurable goods...……………………………………………
.155
8,743
.229
12,819
.245
13,606
.102
5,644
.188
10,353
.034
1,968
26,445
.179
46,067
.203
50,874
.104
26,638
.144
36,177
.035
8,941
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………
.188
10,896
.250
14,217
.280
15,741
.182
10,256
.171
9,631
.052
2,931
Retail trade……………………………………………………………..
.134
20,987
.261
39,120
.274
40,669
.151
23,068
.185
27,676
.045
6,767
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
.200
9,963
.316
15,283
.371
17,732
.158
7,548
.327
15,591
.057
2,754
8,460
.273
8,990
.280
8,803
.155
4,959
.188
5,915
.042
1,354
14,912
.218
17,659
.233
18,449
.146
11,685
.139
11,090
.062
4,917
Finance and insurance………………………………………
.176
10,894
.158
9,431
.167
9,834
.102
5,959
.090
5,289
.057
3,413
Real estate and rental and leasing………………….. .363
7,774
.569
11,715
.596
12,332
.425
8,626
.368
7,546
.111
2,317
Professional and business services……………………. .234
40,731
.257
42,348
.269
43,417
.144
23,253
.171
27,008
.052
8,439
Education and health services………………………………………….
.115
20,552
.128
21,696
.121
20,638
.080
13,216
.076
12,692
.032
5,489
Trade, transportation, and utilities………………………….100
Information……………………………………………………………..
.251
Financial activities……..…………………………………………
.178
Educational services………………………………………..
.152
4,248
.247
6,389
.261
6,715
.157
4,453
.184
4,735
.033
819
Health care and social assistance…………………… .133
20,034
.148
20,878
.129
18,025
.089
12,578
.075
10,248
.037
5,277
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………
.215
26,846
.394
48,069
.344
40,467
.232
27,847
.239
29,048
.055
6,542
Arts, entertainment, and recreation…………………. .419
8,821
.835
14,827
.916
17,004
.354
6,409
.787
13,663
.052
969
21,836
.320
34,151
.362
37,758
.256
26,438
.232
24,615
.060
6,221
Other services……………………………………………………………..
.272
15,425
.372
20,023
.390
21,192
.268
14,492
.254
13,670
.069
3,731
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
.060
13,441
.062
13,286
.058
12,617
.031
6,730
.043
9,468
.018
3,956
Federal………………………………………………………………………
.182
5,200
.212
5,879
.158
4,355
.134
3,699
.047
1,306
.055
1,521
State and local…………….………………………………………………….
.064
12,372
.062
11,500
.062
11,734
.028
5,343
.047
9,044
.018
3,422
Northeast……………………………………………………………….
.124
32,128
.204
50,889
.201
50,674
.095
23,957
.164
41,037
.036
9,023
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
.112
54,925
.142
65,493
.148
68,834
.091
42,642
.108
49,712
.027
12,477
Midwest……………………………………………………………………………..
.103
33,333
.167
52,435
.163
50,598
.095
29,438
.125
38,997
.028
8,554
West…………………………………………………………………………..
.118
34,748
.185
52,639
.189
54,531
.108
30,825
.146
41,660
.034
9,640
Accommodations and food services……………..
.201
REGION
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Median standard errors derived from the standard errors of not seasonally adjusted monthly estimates for January 2002 through December 2004.
Standard errors for seasonally adjusted estimates are approximately the same. These statistics will be updated in early 2006.