TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2025 and March 2026,
         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 nonfarm                                      0.2          0.2                       282          368

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                    0.2          0.3                       296          366
    Mining and logging                             0.5          1.0                         2            6
    Construction                                  -0.1          1.0                        -6           75
    Manufacturing                                  0.0          0.6                         0           71
      Durable goods                               -0.3          0.6                       -20           51
      Nondurable goods                             0.4          0.9                        18           42
    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.5          0.5                       132          155
      Wholesale trade                              0.2          0.8                         8           47
      Retail trade                                 0.5          0.8                        74          128
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.7          0.8                        50           57
    Information                                    0.9          1.2                        24           34
    Financial activities                          -0.3          0.6                       -25           56
      Finance and insurance                       -0.5          0.7                       -34           48
      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.4          1.0                         7           23
    Professional and business services             0.2          0.8                        41          158
    Private Education and Health Services         -0.1          0.4                        -6          100
      Private Educational Services                 0.2          0.6                         8           22
      Health care and social assistance           -0.1          0.4                       -14           93
    Leisure and hospitality                        0.8          1.0                       142          162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -1.3          1.7                       -30           38
      Accommodation and food services              1.2          1.2                       172          155         YES
    Other services                                -0.1          1.2                        -7           70
  Government                                       0.0          0.2                       -13           40
    Federal                                       -0.2          0.2                        -8            6         YES
    State and local                               -0.1          0.2                        -5           39
      State and local education                   -0.1          0.2                        -8           24
      State and local, excluding education         0.0          0.3                         3           24

           REGION

    Northeast                                     -0.1          0.5                       -11          126
    South                                          0.2          0.4                       120          237
    Midwest                                       -0.1          0.4                       -10          140
    West                                           0.5          0.5                       184          176         YES

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 5, 2026.
  *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.