TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2026 and May 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                                         0.0           0.2                      -45            355

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                      -0.1           0.3                      -77            353
    Mining and logging                               -0.2           0.9                       -1              6
    Construction                                     -0.3           0.9                      -24             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.0           0.5                       -1             63
      Durable goods                                   0.1           0.5                        5             43
      Nondurable goods                               -0.1           0.8                       -6             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.5                      -56            157
      Wholesale trade                                -0.3           0.7                      -20             42
      Retail trade                                    0.0           0.8                        4            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.5           0.8                      -40             59
    Information                                       0.1           1.1                        2             32
    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.6                       -7             58
      Finance and insurance                           0.0           0.8                        2             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.4           0.8                       -9             19
    Professional and business services                0.0           0.8                        5            169
    Private Education and Health Services             0.0           0.4                        1            112
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.5                        0             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.0           0.5                        0            107
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.1           1.0                       15            162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.4           1.8                      -11             43
      Accommodation and food services                 0.1           1.1                       26            144
    Other services                                   -0.2           1.3                      -12             76
  Government                                          0.1           0.2                       32             38
    Federal                                           0.4           0.2         YES           11              5         YES
    State and local                                   0.1           0.2                       21             38
      State and local education                       0.0           0.3                        2             26
      State and local, excluding education            0.2           0.2                       19             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.5                       52            126
    South                                             0.0           0.4                      -39            233
    Midwest                                           0.1           0.5                       34            146
    West                                             -0.2           0.5                      -93            166

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 30, 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.