TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and October 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                      -18            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                      -22            315
    Mining and logging                                0.3           1.2                        2              8
    Construction                                      0.8           1.0                       66             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.1           0.5                      -18             58
      Durable goods                                  -0.1           0.5                       -9             37
      Nondurable goods                               -0.2           0.8                       -9             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.2           0.5                      -67            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.7                       -2             39
      Retail trade                                   -0.5           0.7                      -76            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.2           0.7                       11             44
    Information                                      -0.6           1.1                      -17             32
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.5                        6             45
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.6                        9             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing             -0.2           0.9                       -3             20
    Professional and business services                0.4           0.7                       94            142
    Education and health services                     0.1           0.3                       38             82
      Educational services                            0.1           0.6                        5             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.2           0.4                       33             77
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.7           0.8                     -105            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.2           1.8                        5             38
      Accommodation and food services                -0.8           0.8                     -110            104         YES
    Other services                                   -0.4           1.2                      -20             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                        4             41
    Federal                                          -0.1           0.2                       -4              7
    State and local                                   0.1           0.2                        8             40
      State and local education                       0.1           0.2                        4             25
      State and local, excluding education            0.1           0.3                        3             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                        -0.1           0.4                      -38            111
    South                                            -0.1           0.4                      -76            193
    Midwest                                           0.2           0.4                       63            121
    West                                              0.1           0.4                       34            148

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