TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between November 2023 and December 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                                         0.1           0.2                       67            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       17            315
    Mining and logging                               -0.7           1.2                       -5              8
    Construction                                      0.1           1.0                        5             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.5                      -22             58
      Durable goods                                  -0.2           0.5                      -15             37
      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.8                       -6             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.5                       20            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.5           0.7                       28             39
      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.7                       11            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.7                      -19             44
    Information                                       0.1           1.1                        2             32
    Financial activities                              0.2           0.5                       16             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        4             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.4           0.9                       12             20
    Professional and business services                0.2           0.7                       56            142
    Education and health services                    -0.5           0.3         YES         -115             82         YES
      Educational services                            0.1           0.6                        4             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.6           0.4         YES         -119             77         YES
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.4           0.8                       65            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             1.1           1.8                       30             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.2           0.8                       33            104
    Other services                                   -0.1           1.2                       -5             68
  Government                                          0.2           0.2                       49             41         YES
    Federal                                           0.2           0.2                        6              7
    State and local                                   0.2           0.2                       44             40         YES
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        8             25
      State and local, excluding education            0.4           0.3         YES           35             26         YES

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -18            111
    South                                             0.0           0.4                        2            193
    Midwest                                          -0.2           0.4                      -60            121
    West                                              0.3           0.4                      144            148

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 30, 2024.
  *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.