TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2026 and March 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                                         0.4           0.2         YES          655            355         YES

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.5           0.3         YES          669            353         YES
    Mining and logging                                0.1           0.9                        1              6
    Construction                                      0.2           0.9                       14             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.3           0.5                       28             63
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                        4             43
      Nondurable goods                                0.5           0.8                       24             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.7           0.5         YES          194            157         YES
      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.7                       13             42
      Retail trade                                    0.4           0.8                       73            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      1.5           0.8         YES          108             59         YES
    Information                                       0.9           1.1                       24             32
    Financial activities                              0.3           0.6                       19             58
      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.8                        2             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.7           0.8                       17             19
    Professional and business services                0.8           0.8                      165            169
    Private Education and Health Services             0.3           0.4                       82            112
      Private Educational Services                    0.2           0.5                        7             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.5                       75            107
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.7           1.0                      122            162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.1           1.8                       -2             43
      Accommodation and food services                 0.8           1.1                      124            144
    Other services                                    0.3           1.3                       21             76
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                      -14             38
    Federal                                          -0.3           0.2         YES           -7              5         YES
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                       -8             38
      State and local education                      -0.1           0.3                       -7             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.0           0.2                        0             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.0           0.5                       -2            126
    South                                             0.6           0.4         YES          346            233         YES
    Midwest                                           0.2           0.5                       80            146
    West                                              0.6           0.5         YES          231            166         YES

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 5, 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.