TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2010 and January 2011,

         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 (1)                                         -0.2           0.2                     -193            234            



           INDUSTRY



  Total private (2)                               -0.2           0.2                     -178            231            

    Construction                                  -2.0           1.0         YES         -109             71         YES

    Manufacturing                                 -0.2           0.3                      -17             49            

    Trade, transportation, and utilities (3)       0.1           0.4                       29             96            

      Retail trade                                 0.4           0.5                       59             70            

    Professional and business services             0.0           0.6                       -5             97            

    Education and health services                 -0.2           0.3                      -31             53            

    Leisure and hospitality                       -0.1           0.7                       -6             94            

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation         -0.5           2.0                       -9             37            

      Accommodation and food services              0.0           0.7                        4             78            

  Government (4)                                   0.0           0.1                      -15             33            

      State and local government                   0.0           0.2                      -13             31            



           REGION



    Northeast                                     -0.3           0.4                      -76             94            

    South                                         -0.2           0.3                     -117            138            

    Midwest                                        0.0           0.3                       -5            100            

    West                                           0.3           0.4                       87            109            



  (1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series

      and because not all series are shown.

  (2) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

  (3) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

  (4) Includes federal government, not shown separately.



  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 11, 2011.

  *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.