TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between August 2023 and September 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                       21            317

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.0           0.3                       26            315
    Mining and logging                               -0.6           1.2                       -4              8
    Construction                                     -0.8           1.0                      -69             76
    Manufacturing                                    -0.2           0.5                      -33             58
      Durable goods                                   0.0           0.5                       -1             37
      Nondurable goods                               -0.7           0.8                      -32             39
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.3           0.5                       97            134
      Wholesale trade                                 0.2           0.7                       12             39
      Retail trade                                    0.6           0.7                       94            109
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities     -0.2           0.7                      -10             44
    Information                                       0.2           1.1                        5             32
    Financial activities                             -0.2           0.5                      -18             45
      Finance and insurance                          -0.3           0.6                      -24             38
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.2           0.9                        5             20
    Professional and business services               -0.1           0.7                      -25            142
    Education and health services                    -0.1           0.3                      -28             82
      Educational services                           -0.1           0.6                       -3             21
      Health care and social assistance              -0.1           0.4                      -25             77
    Leisure and hospitality                           0.5           0.8                       94            116
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.3           1.8                       -4             38
      Accommodation and food services                 0.7           0.8                       99            104
    Other services                                    0.1           1.2                        7             68
  Government                                          0.0           0.2                       -5             41
    Federal                                           0.1           0.2                        4              7
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                       -9             40
      State and local education                       0.0           0.2                        0             25
      State and local, excluding education           -0.1           0.3                      -10             26

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.1           0.4                        9            111
    South                                            -0.1           0.4                      -45            193
    Midwest                                           0.0           0.4                        2            121
    West                                              0.2           0.4                       55            148

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