TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2026 and April 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                                        -0.3           0.2         YES         -419            355         YES

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.4           0.3         YES         -423            353         YES
    Mining and logging                                0.3           0.9                        2              6
    Construction                                      0.2           0.9                       17             72
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.5                      -20             63
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.5                        5             43
      Nondurable goods                               -0.6           0.8                      -25             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.5           0.5                     -134            157
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.7                      -12             42
      Retail trade                                   -0.5           0.8                      -81            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.6           0.8                      -41             59
    Information                                      -0.4           1.1                      -11             32
    Financial activities                             -0.3           0.6                      -30             58
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.8                      -15             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.6           0.8                      -15             19
    Professional and business services               -0.5           0.8                     -131            169
    Private Education and Health Services            -0.3           0.4                      -67            112
      Private Educational Services                   -0.3           0.5                      -11             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.2           0.5                      -56            107
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.2           1.0                      -27            162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.9           1.8                       25             43
      Accommodation and food services                -0.4           1.1                      -52            144
    Other services                                   -0.4           1.3                      -22             76
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        5             38
    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        2              5
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        3             38
      State and local education                       0.0           0.3                        2             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.2                        0             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.3           0.5                      -69            126
    South                                            -0.3           0.4                     -200            233
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.5                       -2            146
    West                                             -0.4           0.5                     -148            166

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 2, 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.