TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and July 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                     -167            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.1           0.3                     -141            315
    Mining and logging                                0.1           1.2                        1              8
    Construction                                      0.1           1.0                       14             76
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.5                        6             58
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.5                        2             37
      Nondurable goods                                0.1           0.8                        3             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.0           0.5                       17            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.1           0.7                        6             39
      Retail trade                                    0.2           0.7                       26            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.7                      -15             44
    Information                                       0.1           1.1                        4             32
    Financial activities                              0.2           0.5                       18             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.2           0.6                       12             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           0.9                        6             20
    Professional and business services               -0.1           0.7                      -22            142
    Education and health services                    -0.3           0.3                      -82             82
      Educational services                           -0.2           0.6                      -10             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.4           0.4                      -72             77
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.5           0.8                      -72            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.3           1.8                      -32             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.8                      -38            104
    Other services                                   -0.4           1.2                      -26             68
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -26             41
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -3              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -23             40
      State and local education                      -0.2           0.2                      -25             25
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.3                        3             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -23            111
    South                                            -0.2           0.4                      -97            193
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.4                      -18            121
    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -29            148

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