TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between May 2026 and June 2026,
         and test of significance, seasonally adjusted

                                                                  Rates                          Levels (in thousands)
                                                                  =====                          =====================

                                                   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of   Estimated      Minimum   Pass test of
                                                 over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance
     Industry and region                            change        change*                  change         change*

Total nonfarm                                         0.1           0.2                       96            355

           INDUSTRY

  Total private                                       0.1           0.3                      118            353
    Mining and logging                               -0.6           0.9                       -4              6
    Construction                                      0.5           0.9                       41             72
    Manufacturing                                     0.2           0.5                       33             63
      Durable goods                                   0.5           0.5                       33             43
      Nondurable goods                                0.0           0.8                        0             37
    Trade, transportation, and utilities              0.1           0.5                       24            157
      Wholesale trade                                 0.4           0.7                       23             42
      Retail trade                                   -0.1           0.8                       -6            126
      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities      0.1           0.8                        6             59
    Information                                       0.1           1.1                        2             32
    Financial activities                              0.1           0.6                       10             58
      Finance and insurance                           0.1           0.8                        7             51
      Real estate and rental and leasing              0.1           0.8                        3             19
    Professional and business services                0.0           0.8                        6            169
    Private Education and Health Services             0.2           0.4                       68            112
      Private Educational Services                    0.0           0.5                        0             21
      Health care and social assistance               0.3           0.5                       69            107
    Leisure and hospitality                          -0.5           1.0                      -87            162
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation            -0.4           1.8                      -10             43
      Accommodation and food services                -0.5           1.1                      -77            144
    Other services                                    0.4           1.3                       25             76
  Government                                         -0.1           0.2                      -21             38
    Federal                                          -0.3           0.2         YES           -6              5         YES
    State and local                                  -0.1           0.2                      -15             38
      State and local education                       0.1           0.3                        7             26
      State and local, excluding education           -0.2           0.2                      -20             22

           REGION

    Northeast                                         0.2           0.5                       64            126
    South                                            -0.1           0.4                      -67            233
    Midwest                                          -0.1           0.5                      -20            146
    West                                              0.3           0.5                      120            166

  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 4, 2026.
  *NOTE:  Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level.  The median standard error
is used in testing the over-the-month change.