TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2023 and March 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                                         0.0           0.2                       -1            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       -2            315
    Mining and logging                               -0.4           1.2                       -2              8
    Construction                                      0.4           1.0                       33             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.5                      -23             58
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.5                        0             37
      Nondurable goods                               -0.5           0.8                      -22             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.5                      -65            134
      Wholesale trade                                -0.6           0.7                      -39             39
      Retail trade                                   -0.2           0.7                      -34            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.7                        8             44
    Information                                       0.3           1.1                       10             32
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.5                      -23             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        6             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -1.2           0.9         YES          -29             20         YES
    Professional and business services                0.3           0.7                       90            142
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.3                       15             82
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.6                       -4             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.1           0.4                       18             77
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.5           0.8                      -64            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -1.1           1.8                      -23             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.3           0.8                      -40            104
    Other services                                    0.5           1.2                       26             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        1             41
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -1              7
    State and local                                   0.0           0.2                        2             40
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.2                       -3             25
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.3                        6             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.4           0.4                      105            111
    South                                            -0.2           0.4                      -62            193
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.4                      -44            121
    West                                              0.0           0.4                        1            148

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 2, 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.