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Table 1. Median standard errors for 2006 by industry and census region
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
Level
Layoffs and
discharges
Rate
Level
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
0.057
78,622
0.086
112,566
0.086
114,165
0.049
64,713
0.067
Industry and census region
Job openings
Rate
Level
Hires
Total separations
Quits
Other separations
Rate
Level
88,828
0.017
22,347
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
.066
76,080
.100
110,138
.103
113,652
.058
63,597
.079
87,181
.020
21,477
Natural resources and mining……………………………………………
.306
1,926
.639
3,722
.590
3,495
.276
1,659
.340
2,044
.201
1,201
Construction………………………………………………………………
.239
17,296
.451
30,334
.489
34,385
.228
15,426
.411
28,341
.066
4,663
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
.092
14,266
.146
23,027
.187
28,110
.080
11,574
.151
21,892
.030
4,453
10,841
.188
17,424
.234
21,991
.097
9,062
.176
16,274
.038
3,534
8,422
.225
12,438
.261
14,335
.125
6,701
.213
11,917
.034
1,917
31,218
.197
50,359
.207
53,240
.107
27,413
.152
39,460
.036
9,165
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………
.199
11,832
.274
15,587
.299
17,027
.171
9,707
.182
10,208
.049
2,784
Retail trade……………………………………………………………..
.149
23,052
.268
40,316
.286
43,228
.157
24,120
.185
27,847
.047
7,251
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
.221
11,078
.354
17,151
.375
18,073
.172
8,376
.354
17,389
.056
2,765
9,052
.317
10,013
.292
9,587
.179
5,880
.189
6,014
.058
1,904
16,574
.225
18,126
.232
18,533
.154
12,131
.130
10,451
.054
4,327
Finance and insurance………………………………………
.201
12,375
.190
11,378
.167
9,991
.112
6,624
.092
5,395
.052
3,061
Real estate and rental and leasing………………….. .424
8,920
.537
11,016
.643
13,159
.424
8,706
.356
7,202
.072
1,470
Professional and business services……………………. .244
43,374
.330
54,419
.295
48,259
.158
25,506
.189
31,669
.055
8,836
Education and health services………………………………………….
.126
22,359
.136
22,902
.128
21,174
.099
16,496
.076
12,692
.030
4,989
Durable goods...………………………………………………….
.113
Nondurable goods...……………………………………………
.146
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………
.119
Information……………………………………………………………..
.273
Financial activities……..…………………………………………
.198
Educational services………………………………………..
.176
4,598
.223
6,268
.274
7,169
.154
4,311
.161
4,284
.038
1,117
Health care and social assistance…………………….146
21,931
.153
21,278
.134
18,614
.111
14,800
.078
11,004
.034
4,674
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………
.218
28,875
.393
48,884
.360
44,521
.232
28,147
.267
33,383
.053
6,408
Arts, entertainment, and recreation…………………. .432
8,552
.832
15,488
.866
17,996
.365
6,649
.853
14,460
.047
857
26,458
.346
36,142
.373
38,758
.256
26,924
.263
27,423
.058
6,092
Other services……………………………………………………………..
.342
19,367
.460
24,600
.404
21,948
.300
16,111
.264
14,062
.077
4,154
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
.065
14,344
.069
15,052
.061
12,917
.034
7,149
.041
8,979
.018
3,988
Federal………………………………………………………………………
.178
5,076
.190
5,246
.179
4,970
.137
3,760
.046
1,280
.050
1,370
State and local…………….………………………………………………….
.069
13,394
.068
12,954
.063
11,496
.029
5,650
.046
8,852
.018
3,422
Northeast……………………………………………………………….
.125
32,504
.203
50,564
.199
49,736
.100
24,922
.156
38,826
.034
8,483
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
.106
51,872
.139
65,715
.147
67,349
.090
42,101
.106
49,448
.027
12,805
Midwest……………………………………………………………………………..
.103
33,043
.164
50,848
.163
50,598
.092
28,286
.120
37,214
.029
9,047
West…………………………………………………………………………..
.121
36,488
.184
52,408
.188
54,337
.108
30,923
.144
41,888
.034
9,640
Accommodations and food services……………..
.238
REGION
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Median standard errors derived from the standard errors of not seasonally adjusted monthly estimates for January 2002 through December 2005.
Standard errors for seasonally adjusted estimates are approximately the same. These statistics will be updated in early 2007.