TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between May 2015 and May 2016, 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 nonfarm -0.1 0.2 -161 242 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -166 238 Mining and logging 0.5 1.0 -1 7 Construction -0.6 1.1 -27 69 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 19 44 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 16 32 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 2 28 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.5 0.4 YES -117 97 YES Wholesale trade 0.1 0.6 2 36 Retail trade -0.6 0.5 YES -80 77 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.7 0.7 -40 34 YES Information -0.7 0.7 -16 18 Financial activities -0.1 0.5 -3 41 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.5 -1 29 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.2 1.1 -3 24 Professional and business services -0.5 0.7 -64 115 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 38 50 Educational services 0.6 0.6 25 17 YES Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 13 46 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.7 26 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.7 1.9 -34 37 Accommodation and food services 0.2 0.6 59 74 Other services -0.4 1.0 -20 53 Government 0.0 0.1 5 32 Federal 0.0 0.3 0 7 State and local 0.0 0.2 5 31 State and local education 0.0 0.2 6 19 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 -1 21 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -39 93 South -0.4 0.3 YES -222 143 YES Midwest -0.1 0.4 -14 109 West 0.3 0.4 113 110 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 12, 2016. *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.