TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between September 2010 and October 2010,

         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)                                          0.2           0.1         YES          351            214         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private (2)                                0.3           0.2         YES          369            210         YES

    Construction                                  -0.2           0.5                      -15             39            

    Manufacturing                                  0.0           0.2                        2             29            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities (3)       0.0           0.3                       16             85            

      Retail trade                                 0.1           0.4                       15             62            

    Professional and business services             1.0           0.5         YES          185             95         YES

    Education and health services                  0.5           0.3         YES          103             55         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.2           0.5                       32             72            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.3           1.0                       -5             20            

      Accommodation and food services              0.3           0.6                       37             65            

  Government (4)                                  -0.1           0.1                      -19             33            

      State and local government                   0.0           0.2                       15             31            



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.5           0.3         YES          111             81         YES

    South                                          0.4           0.3         YES          192            128         YES

    Midwest                                        0.3           0.2         YES           90             79         YES

    West                                           0.5           0.3         YES          168            102         YES



  (1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series

      and 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 federal government, not shown separately.



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 7, 2010.

  *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.