TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2011 and January 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                       192          245            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.1          0.2                       126          235            

    Natural resources and mining                   1.7          1.1         YES            17            7         YES

    Construction                                   0.2          1.1                        13           74            

    Manufacturing                                 -0.2          0.4                       -13           50            

      Durable goods                               -0.2          0.4                       -11           36            

      Nondurable goods                             0.0          0.6                        -1           31            

    Trade transportation and utilities            -0.1          0.4                        -7          101            

      Wholesale trade                             -0.1          0.7                        -4           41            

      Retail trade                                -0.2          0.5                       -11           76            

      Transportation warehousing and uti           0.2          0.8                         9           39            

    Information                                   -0.3          0.6                        -7           20            

    Financial activities                           0.1          0.5                        10           40            

      Finance and insurance                        0.2          0.5                        10           30            

      Real estate and rental and leasing           0.0          1.2                        -1           24            

    Professional and business services            -0.6          0.7                       -57          109            

    Education and health services                  0.3          0.3                        61           52         YES

      Private education services                   0.0          0.7                         0           19            

      Health care and social assistance            0.3          0.3                        60           46         YES

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.8          0.7         YES           117           95         YES

      Arts entertainment and recreation            2.2          2.0         YES            39           37         YES

      Accomodation and food services               0.6          0.7                        78           79            

    Other services                                -0.2          0.9                        -8           52            

  Government                                       0.3          0.1         YES            65           33         YES

      Federal Government                          -0.4          0.3         YES           -12            8         YES

      State and local                              0.4          0.2         YES            77           31         YES



           REGION



    Northeast                                      0.1          0.4                        27           98            

    South                                          0.2          0.3                       142          144            

    Midwest                                        0.1          0.4                        23          109            

    West                                          -0.1          0.4                        -1          116            



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 13, 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.