TABLE 7: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between April 2011 and April 2012,

         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                                              0.3          0.2         YES           392          228         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total Private                                    0.3          0.2         YES           387          223         YES

    Natural Resources and Mining                  -1.8          0.9         YES           -13            6         YES

    Construction                                  -0.6          0.6                       -31           39            

    Manufacturing                                  0.2          0.2                        22           35            

      Durable Goods                               -0.1          0.3                         2           27            

      Nondurable Goods                             0.4          0.4                        20           20            

    Trade Transportation and Utilities             0.1          0.3                        39           91            

      Wholesale Trade                              0.3          0.7                        24           39            

      Retail Trade                                 0.1          0.4                        21           71            

      Transportation Warehousing and Uti          -0.1          0.6                        -6           28            

    Information                                    0.0          0.9                        -3           29            

    Financial Activities                          -0.2          0.7                       -14           54            

      Finance and Insurance                        0.2          0.7                         8           45            

      Real Estate and Rental and Leasing          -1.1          1.1                       -21           24            

    Professional Business Services                 0.5          0.6                        99          112            

    Education and Health Services                  0.5          0.3         YES           125           65         YES

      Private Education Services                  -0.3          0.5                        -8           15            

      Health Care and Social Assistance            0.7          0.4         YES           132           63         YES

    Leisure and Hospitality                        1.0          0.5         YES           150           68         YES

      Arts Entertainment and Recreation            1.1          1.0         YES            22           20         YES

      Accomodation and Food Services               1.0          0.5         YES           130           64         YES

    Other Services                                 0.3          1.1                        14           64            

  Government                                       0.1          0.2                         5           39            

      Federal Government                           0.8          0.4         YES            22           12         YES

      State and Local                             -0.1          0.2                       -17           36            



           REGION



    Northeast Region                               0.5          0.3         YES           145           91         YES

    South Region                                   0.7          0.3         YES           340          143         YES

    Midwest Region                                -0.1          0.2                       -34           79            

    West Region                                   -0.2          0.4                       -59          111            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 19, 2012.

  *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.