TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between December 2015 and January 2016, 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 0.0 0.1 -9 190 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 12 185 Mining and logging (1) -0.2 0.6 -2 4 Construction 0.5 0.9 35 59 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 -10 36 Durable goods 0.0 0.3 -6 26 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -4 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.3 39 67 Wholesale trade (1) 0.1 0.5 7 27 Retail trade 0.0 0.4 1 53 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.6 0.5 YES 31 26 YES Information 0.2 0.4 5 13 Financial activities -0.1 0.3 -6 28 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.3 -1 18 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.2 0.8 -5 17 Professional and business services 0.1 0.5 32 75 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 1 38 Educational services 0.2 0.5 7 14 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.2 -6 34 Leisure and hospitality -0.4 0.6 -67 77 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.2 1.8 4 34 Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.5 YES -72 60 YES Other services -0.3 0.8 -13 43 Government -0.1 0.1 -21 23 Federal 0.2 0.1 YES 8 2 YES State and local -0.2 0.1 YES -29 22 YES State and local education -0.2 0.1 YES -16 11 YES State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.1 YES -13 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 4 82 South -0.1 0.2 -34 101 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -14 85 West 0.2 0.3 36 89 (1) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series, therefore, the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data are identical. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 17, 2016. *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.