TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2023 and April 2023,
         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                                         0.0           0.2                       49            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       68            315
    Mining and logging                                0.0           1.2                        0              8
    Construction                                     -0.4           1.0                      -27             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.1           0.5                       14             58
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.5                       -8             37
      Nondurable goods                                0.5           0.8                       23             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.2           0.5                       46            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.4           0.7                       25             39
      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.7                       15            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.7                        6             44
    Information                                      -1.2           1.1         YES          -37             32         YES
    Financial activities                              0.3           0.5                       31             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.3           0.6                       20             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.4           0.9                       11             20
    Professional and business services                0.4           0.7                       92            142
    Education and health services                     0.0           0.3                      -14             82
      Educational services                            0.0           0.6                        1             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                      -14             77
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.0           0.8                        7            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.0           1.8                        0             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           0.8                        6            104
    Other services                                   -0.8           1.2                      -44             68
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -19             41
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -4              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -15             40
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        3             25
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.3                      -18             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -12            111
    South                                             0.1           0.4                       66            193
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.4                       43            121
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -49            148

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 31, 2023.
  *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.