TABLE 7: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2009 and April 2010,

         and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted



                                                               Rates                          Levels (in thousands)

                                                               =====                          =====================



                                                Estimated     Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated     Minimum   Pass test of

                                              over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance

     Industry and region                         change       change*                   change       change*



Total                                              0.2          0.2                       191          244            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.3          0.2         YES           225          238            

    Mining and logging                             2.2          1.3         YES            15            8         YES

    Construction                                   1.2          1.0         YES            27           71            

    Manufacturing                                  0.5          0.4         YES            59           54         YES

      Durable goods                                0.6          0.4         YES            35           37            

      Nondurable goods                             0.6          0.6                        24           32            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.1          0.4                         1          107            

      Wholesale trade                              0.6          0.7                        35           41            

      Retail trade                                -0.2          0.5                       -37           80            

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.1          0.8                         3           40            

    Information                                   -0.3          0.7                       -13           20            

    Financial activities                           0.5          0.5                        38           39            

      Finance and insurance                        0.9          0.5         YES            50           30         YES

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.4          1.3                       -12           27            

    Professional and business services             0.3          0.7                        58          108            

    Education and health services                  0.1          0.3                        36           52            

      Educational services                         0.2          0.7                         8           19            

      Health care and social assistance            0.1          0.3                        26           46            

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.4          0.7                        53           92            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          2.4          1.9         YES            46           36         YES

      Accommodation and food services              0.1          0.7                         7           75            

    Other services                                -0.9          0.9                       -48           47         YES

  Government                                      -0.1          0.1                       -34           31         YES

      Federal government                          -1.4          0.3         YES           -37            9         YES

      State and local government                   0.0          0.2                         4           29            



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.1          0.4                       -11           95            

    South                                          0.1          0.3                        21          149            

    Midwest                                        0.7          0.3         YES           190          106         YES

    West                                           0.0          0.4                       -10          118            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 8, 2010.

  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90 percent confidence level.  The median standard error

is used in testing the over-the-year change.