TABLE 7: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between February 2011 and February 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           433          228         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.2          0.2                       384          223         YES

    Natural resources and mining                  -0.2          0.9                         1            6            

    Construction                                   0.6          0.6                        31           39            

    Manufacturing                                  0.3          0.2         YES            36           35         YES

      Durable goods                                0.3          0.3                        27           27            

      Nondurable goods                             0.2          0.4                         9           20            

    Trade transportation and utilities             0.3          0.3                        91           91            

      Wholesale trade                             -0.5          0.7                       -25           39            

      Retail trade                                 0.7          0.4         YES           107           71         YES

      Transportation warehousing and uti           0.1          0.6                         9           28            

    Information                                    0.3          0.9                         7           29            

    Financial activities                          -0.3          0.7                       -29           54            

      Finance and insurance                       -0.7          0.7                       -43           45            

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.7          1.1                        14           24            

    Professional and business services             0.4          0.6                        84          112            

    Education and health services                  0.4          0.3         YES           108           65         YES

      Private education services                  -0.4          0.5                       -10           15            

      Health care and social assistance            0.6          0.4         YES           118           63         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.3          0.5                        39           68            

      Arts entertainment and recreation            0.2          1.0                         4           20            

      Accomodation and food services               0.3          0.5                        35           64            

    Other services                                 0.2          1.1                        15           64            

  Government                                       0.2          0.2                        50           39         YES

      Federal Government                          -0.1          0.4                        -6           12            

      State and local                              0.3          0.2         YES            55           36         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.2          0.3                        68           91            

    South                                          0.5          0.3         YES           295          143         YES

    Midwest                                        0.3          0.2         YES           126           79         YES

    West                                          -0.3          0.4                       -55          111            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 10, 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.