TABLE 7: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2011 and July 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                                              0.2          0.2                       346          228         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total Private                                    0.2          0.2                       271          223         YES

    Natural Resources and Mining                  -3.0          0.9         YES           -25            6         YES

    Construction                                   0.0          0.6                         0           39            

    Manufacturing                                  0.1          0.2                        24           35            

      Durable Goods                                0.1          0.3                        13           27            

      Nondurable Goods                             0.2          0.4                        11           20            

    Trade Transportation and Utilities             0.1          0.3                        31           91            

      Wholesale Trade                              0.6          0.7                        37           39            

      Retail Trade                                 0.0          0.4                         6           71            

      Transportation Warehousing and Uti          -0.3          0.6                       -13           28            

    Information                                   -0.3          0.9                       -11           29            

    Financial Activities                           0.5          0.7                        41           54            

      Finance and Insurance                        0.0          0.7                        -2           45            

      Real Estate and Rental and Leasing           2.0          1.1         YES            43           24         YES

    Professional Business Services                -0.1          0.6                        -8          112            

    Education and Health Services                  0.4          0.3         YES            86           65         YES

      Private Education Services                   0.5          0.5                        18           15         YES

      Health Care and Social Assistance            0.3          0.4                        68           63         YES

    Leisure and Hospitality                        0.9          0.5         YES           140           68         YES

      Arts Entertainment and Recreation           -0.9          1.0                       -22           20         YES

      Accomodation and Food Services               1.2          0.5         YES           162           64         YES

    Other Services                                -0.1          1.1                        -7           64            

  Government                                       0.4          0.2         YES            74           39         YES

      Federal Government                           0.2          0.4                         6           12            

      State and Local                              0.3          0.2         YES            68           36         YES



           REGION



    Northeast Region                               0.4          0.3         YES            94           91         YES

    South Region                                   0.3          0.3                       167          143         YES

    Midwest Region                                 0.2          0.2                       101           79         YES

    West Region                                   -0.1          0.4                       -16          111            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 11, 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.