TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between February 2026 and March 2026,
         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 nonfarm                                        -0.1           0.3                      -56            517

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.1           0.3                      -54            490
    Mining and logging                                0.5           1.2                        3              8
    Construction                                      0.2           1.0                       23             91
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.6                       19             86
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.7                        9             63
      Nondurable goods                                0.2           0.9                       10             49
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.6                       39            197
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.9                      -13             61
      Retail trade                                    0.3           0.8                       52            130
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.0           1.1                       -1             89
    Information                                       0.0           1.6                        1             52
    Financial activities                              1.0           1.0                      101            100         YES
      Finance and insurance                           1.3           1.1         YES           98             84         YES
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           1.7                        3             46
    Professional and business services               -1.3           1.1         YES         -318            247         YES
    Private Education and Health Services             0.3           0.7                      106            207
      Private Educational Services                    0.4           0.8                       19             35
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.8                       87            204
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.8                       13            157
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           1.5                        0             43
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           1.0                       13            147
    Other services                                   -0.7           1.3                      -41             84
  Government                                          0.0           0.4                       -2             87
    Federal                                          -0.5           0.5                      -16             18
    State and local                                   0.0           0.4                       14             84
      State and local education                       0.0           0.4                       -3             42
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.6                       17             66

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.7                       61            205
    South                                            -0.2           0.5                      -88            350
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.6                      -11            222
    West                                             -0.1           0.6                      -18            223

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 5, 2026.
  *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.