TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2010 and September 2011,

         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                                              0.2          0.2                       341          244         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.2          0.2                       344          240         YES

    Mining and logging                             0.2          1.1                         4            7            

    Construction                                   1.2          1.0         YES            74           70         YES

    Manufacturing                                 -0.1          0.4                       -11           55            

      Durable goods                                0.0          0.4                         5           36            

      Nondurable goods                            -0.4          0.6                       -16           32            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities          -0.2          0.4                       -35          103            

      Wholesale trade                             -0.4          0.7                       -24           38            

      Retail trade                                 0.0          0.5                        -6           75            

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities  -0.1          0.8                        -6           40            

    Information                                    0.2          0.7                         7           20            

    Financial activities                          -0.2          0.5                       -18           39            

      Finance and insurance                       -0.5          0.5                       -29           30            

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.5          1.3                        11           26            

    Professional and business services             1.3          0.7         YES           250          110         YES

    Education and health services                 -0.1          0.3                       -13           55            

      Educational services                         0.4          0.7                        15           18            

      Health care and social assistance           -0.3          0.3                       -29           50            

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.4          0.7                        65           92            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          1.3          1.9                        24           36            

      Accommodation and food services              0.3          0.7                        42           74            

    Other services                                 0.3          1.0                        22           52            

  Government                                       0.1          0.1                        -4           33            

      Federal government                           0.0          0.3                        -2            9            

      State and local government                   0.0          0.2                        -2           30            



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.5          0.4         YES          -106           99         YES

    South                                          0.3          0.3                       160          148         YES

    Midwest                                        0.7          0.3         YES           199          107         YES

    West                                           0.3          0.4                        86          116            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 8, 2011.

  *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.