TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between May 2011 and May 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                                              0.1          0.2                       219          245            



           INDUSTRY



  Total Private                                    0.1          0.2                       172          235            

    Natural Resources and Mining                   0.2          1.1                         5            7            

    Construction                                  -1.9          1.1         YES          -102           74         YES

    Manufacturing                                 -0.2          0.4                       -11           50            

      Durable Goods                               -0.1          0.4                        -1           36            

      Nondurable Goods                            -0.2          0.6                        -8           31            

    Trade Transportation and Utilities             0.0          0.4                        29          101            

      Wholesale Trade                             -0.3          0.7                       -17           41            

      Retail Trade                                -0.1          0.5                       -11           76            

      Transportation Warehousing and Uti           1.1          0.8         YES            56           39         YES

    Information                                    0.3          0.6                         9           20            

    Financial Activities                           0.2          0.5                        18           40            

      Finance and Insurance                        0.1          0.5                         8           30            

      Real Estate and Rental and Leasing           0.5          1.2                        11           24            

    Professional Business Services                 0.1          0.7                        42          109            

    Education and Health Services                  0.3          0.3                        74           52         YES

      Private Education Services                   0.2          0.7                        10           19            

      Health Care and Social Assistance            0.3          0.3                        64           46         YES

    Leisure and Hospitality                        0.5          0.7                        86           95            

      Arts Entertainment and Recreation           -1.0          2.0                       -18           37            

      Accomodation and Food Services               0.7          0.7                       104           79         YES

    Other Services                                 0.4          0.9                        22           52            

  Government                                       0.3          0.1         YES            48           33         YES

      Federal Government                           0.5          0.3         YES            13            8         YES

      State and Local                              0.2          0.2                        34           31         YES



           REGION



    Northeast Region                              -0.3          0.4                       -65           98            

    South Region                                   0.2          0.3                       145          144         YES

    Midwest Region                                 0.1          0.4                        34          109            

    West Region                                    0.3          0.4                       105          116            



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