TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2013 and June 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                                              0.3          0.2         YES           460          244         YES



           INDUSTRY



  Total private                                    0.3          0.2         YES           458          237         YES

    Mining and logging                             0.6          1.0                         8            7         YES

    Construction                                  -1.4          1.1         YES           -78           76         YES

    Manufacturing                                  0.2          0.4                        32           47

      Durable goods                                0.2          0.4                        14           33

      Nondurable goods                             0.4          0.6                        17           30

    Trade, transportation, and utilities           1.0          0.4         YES           271           96         YES

      Wholesale trade                              1.2          0.7         YES            74           37         YES

      Retail trade                                 0.9          0.5         YES           163           74         YES

      Transportation, warehousing, and utilities   0.6          0.7                        35           37

    Information                                   -0.6          0.6                       -18           18

    Financial activities                          -0.2          0.5                       -14           41

      Finance and insurance                       -0.1          0.5                        -7           30

      Real estate and rental and leasing          -0.5          1.2                        -7           24

    Professional and business services             0.3          0.7                        94          119

    Education and health services                  0.2          0.3                        61           50         YES

      Educational services                         0.8          0.6         YES            25           17         YES

      Health care and social assistance            0.2          0.3                        36           47

    Leisure and hospitality                        0.5          0.7                        99           86         YES

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation          0.8          2.0                        24           37

      Accommodation and food services              0.4          0.7                        75           76

    Other services                                 0.0          0.9                         1           51

  Government                                       0.0          0.1                         3           32

      Federal                                      0.1          0.3                         3            8

      State and local                              0.0          0.2                         1           31



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.2          0.4                       -41           96

    South                                          0.5          0.3         YES           297          139         YES

    Midwest                                        0.2          0.4                        83          111

    West                                           0.3          0.4                       122          111         YES



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 12, 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.