TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between August 2022 and September 2022,

         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                     -252            296



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                      -0.1           0.2                     -200            293

    Mining and logging                                0.2           1.2                        2              8

    Construction                                      0.2           1.0                       11             72

    Manufacturing                                    -0.6           0.4         YES          -78             52         YES

      Durable goods                                  -0.7           0.4         YES          -57             34         YES

      Nondurable goods                               -0.5           0.8                      -21             36

    Trade, transportation, and utilities             -0.1           0.4                      -49            124

      Wholesale trade                                 0.0           0.6                        0             36

      Retail trade                                   -0.2           0.7                      -26            108

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.3           0.7                      -23             43

    Information                                      -0.2           0.9                       -4             26

    Financial activities                             -0.1           0.5                       -7             43

      Finance and insurance                          -0.1           0.5                       -9             33

      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.8                        3             19

    Professional and business services               -0.2           0.7                      -40            136

    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.3                      -25             74

      Educational services                           -0.1           0.5                       -5             20

      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                      -20             71

    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.1           0.7                      -14            106

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation             0.1           1.7                        4             36

      Accommodation and food services                -0.2           0.7                      -19             93

    Other services                                    0.1           1.2                        5             68

  Government                                         -0.3           0.2         YES          -51             39         YES

    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        3              7

    State and local                                  -0.2           0.2                      -54             38         YES

      State and local education                      -0.4           0.2         YES          -40             24         YES

      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.3                      -14             24



           REGION



    Northeast                                         0.0           0.4                       -3            110

    South                                            -0.1           0.3                      -41            178

    Midwest                                          -0.5           0.4         YES         -173            123         YES

    West                                             -0.1           0.4                      -35            137



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 1, 2022.

  *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.