TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2013 and October 2014,

         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                                              0.4          0.2         YES           608          244         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.4          0.2         YES           593          237         YES

    Mining and logging                            -0.3          1.0                         0            7

    Construction                                  -0.9          1.1                       -42           76

    Manufacturing                                  0.4          0.4                        51           47         YES

      Durable goods                                0.3          0.4                        29           33

      Nondurable goods                             0.5          0.6                        22           30

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           0.7          0.4         YES           212           96         YES

      Wholesale trade                              0.6          0.7                        37           37

      Retail trade                                 0.6          0.5         YES           109           74         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   1.2          0.7         YES            66           37         YES

    Information                                    0.4          0.6                        12           18

    Financial activities                          -0.3          0.5                       -22           41

      Finance and insurance                       -0.2          0.5                       -10           30

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.6          1.2                       -12           24

    Professional and business services             0.9          0.7         YES           205          119         YES

    Education and health services                  0.4          0.3         YES            95           50         YES

      Educational services                         0.4          0.6                        16           17

      Health care and social assistance            0.4          0.3         YES            80           47         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.4          0.7                        78           86

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.2          2.0                        -1           37

      Accommodation and food services              0.5          0.7                        79           76         YES

    Other services                                 0.0          0.9                         3           51

  Government                                       0.1          0.1                        15           32

      Federal                                      0.0          0.3                        -1            8

      State and local                              0.1          0.2                        17           31



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.2          0.4                        68           96

    South                                          0.4          0.3         YES           283          139         YES

    Midwest                                        0.5          0.4         YES           196          111         YES

    West                                           0.1          0.4                        62          111



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 9, 2014.

  *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.