TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2013 and August 2013,

         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 (1)                                          0.1           0.1                       75            208            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private (2)                                0.1           0.2                      118            205            

    Construction                                   0.2           0.5                       12             37            

    Manufacturing                                  0.3           0.2         YES           38             30         YES

    Trade, transportation, and utilities (3)       0.2           0.3                       77             84            

      Retail trade                                 0.1           0.4                       15             59            

    Professional and business services             0.0           0.5                       10             96            

    Education and health services (4)              0.4           0.3         YES           76             58         YES

      Health care and social assistance            0.4           0.3         YES           72             56         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.1           0.4                       25             62            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          1.0           0.9         YES           22             17         YES

      Accommodation and food services              0.1           0.5                        3             56            

  Government (5)                                  -0.2           0.1         YES          -43             33         YES

      State and local                             -0.2           0.1         YES          -38             28         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.4           0.3         YES           97             79         YES

    South                                          0.0           0.3                      -12            133            

    Midwest                                        0.0           0.2                       29             74            

    West                                          -0.2           0.3                      -37             99            



  (1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because not all series are shown.

  (2) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

  (3) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

  (4) Includes educational services, not shown separately.

  (5) Includes federal government, not shown separately.



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 24, 2013.

  *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.