TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2026 and August 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           0.2                       46            355

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       -1            353
    Mining and logging                                0.4           0.9                        3              6
    Construction                                     -0.6           0.9                      -50             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.3           0.5                       39             63
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                        9             43
      Nondurable goods                                0.6           0.8                       31             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.5                      -11            157
      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.7                       12             42
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.8                        4            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.4           0.8                      -26             59
    Information                                      -0.6           1.1                      -18             32
    Financial activities                              0.0           0.6                        0             58
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.8                        1             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.1           0.8                       -1             19
    Professional and business services                0.2           0.8                       36            169
    Private Education and Health Services             0.1           0.4                       20            112
      Private Educational Services                    0.4           0.5                       13             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.5                        8            107
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.1           1.0                      -10            162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.4           1.8                        8             43
      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           1.1                      -17            144
    Other services                                   -0.1           1.3                      -12             76
  Government                                          0.2           0.2                       47             38         YES
    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        1              5
    State and local                                   0.3           0.2         YES           46             38         YES
      State and local education                       0.3           0.3                       24             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.2           0.2                       22             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.5                       26            126
    South                                            -0.1           0.4                      -92            233
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.5                       35            146
    West                                              0.2           0.5                       77            166

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 29, 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.