TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2022 and December 2022,
         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                      131            296

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.2                      129            293
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.2                        1              8
    Construction                                      0.4           1.0                       34             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.4                        0             52
      Durable goods                                   0.2           0.4                       16             34
      Nondurable goods                               -0.3           0.8                      -16             36
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.4                       30            124
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.6                        2             36
      Retail trade                                    0.3           0.7                       45            108
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.7                      -17             43
    Information                                      -0.7           0.9                      -22             26
    Financial activities                             -0.4           0.5                      -38             43
      Finance and insurance                          -0.5           0.5                      -31             33
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.3           0.8                       -6             19
    Professional and business services                0.1           0.7                       19            136
    Education and health services                     0.3           0.3                       64             74
      Educational services                            0.0           0.5                        0             20
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.4                       64             71
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           0.7                        7            106
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.1           1.7                        5             36
      Accommodation and food services                 0.0           0.7                        2             93
    Other services                                    0.6           1.2                       35             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        1             39
    Federal                                           0.2           0.2                        7              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                       -5             38
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                       -8             24
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.3                        2             24

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.4                       -5            110
    South                                             0.1           0.3                       22            178
    Midwest                                           0.5           0.4         YES          152            123         YES
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -38            137

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 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.