TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2026 and February 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         -498            355         YES

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.4           0.3         YES         -503            353         YES
    Mining and logging                                0.9           0.9                        6              6
    Construction                                     -1.1           0.9         YES          -88             72         YES
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.5                       -4             63
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.5                       -4             43
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.8                        0             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.5                      -10            157
      Wholesale trade                                -0.2           0.7                      -12             42
      Retail trade                                    0.1           0.8                       26            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.3           0.8                      -23             59
    Information                                      -0.1           1.1                       -4             32
    Financial activities                              0.5           0.6                       40             58
      Finance and insurance                           0.5           0.8                       36             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           0.8                        5             19
    Professional and business services               -0.6           0.8                     -154            169
    Private Education and Health Services            -0.3           0.4                     -103            112
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.5                        0             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.4           0.5                     -103            107
    Leisure and hospitality                          -1.1           1.0         YES         -185            162         YES
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.8                       -8             43
      Accommodation and food services                -1.2           1.1         YES         -178            144         YES
    Other services                                    0.0           1.3                       -1             76
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        5             38
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -3              5
    State and local                                   0.1           0.2                        8             38
      State and local education                       0.0           0.3                       -3             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.2                       11             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.2           0.5                      -61            126
    South                                            -0.4           0.4                     -225            233
    Midwest                                          -0.2           0.5                      -49            146
    West                                             -0.4           0.5                     -162            166

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 31, 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.