TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2023 and August 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                       35            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       35            315
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.2                        0              8
    Construction                                     -0.4           1.0                      -26             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.5                       -3             58
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.5                       -8             37
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.8                        5             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.5                      -39            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.7                        4             39
      Retail trade                                   -0.3           0.7                      -59            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.3           0.7                       16             44
    Information                                      -0.3           1.1                       -8             32
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.5                        9             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.3           0.6                       19             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.5           0.9                      -10             20
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.7                       25            142
    Education and health services                     0.0           0.3                       -5             82
      Educational services                            0.1           0.6                        5             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                       -9             77
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.5           0.8                       84            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.6           1.8                       16             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.5           0.8                       69            104
    Other services                                   -0.1           1.2                       -5             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        1             41
    Federal                                          -0.2           0.2                       -6              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        6             40
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                       17             25
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.3                      -11             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.3           0.4                       66            111
    South                                             0.1           0.4                       72            193
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.4                       18            121
    West                                             -0.3           0.4                     -121            148

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 3, 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.