TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2015 and January 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 4 241 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 0 237 Mining and logging 0.8 1.0 0 7 Construction -1.1 1.1 -52 69 Manufacturing 0.0 0.4 12 48 Durable goods 0.1 0.4 10 35 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 1 27 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -75 95 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 -1 32 Retail trade -0.7 0.5 YES -82 73 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.7 8 33 Information 0.2 0.7 6 19 Financial activities 0.3 0.5 22 43 Finance and insurance 0.5 0.5 38 30 YES Real estate and rental and leasing -0.8 1.2 -16 25 Professional and business services 0.2 0.7 69 110 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 12 53 Educational services 0.3 0.6 11 16 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 1 50 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.7 19 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.1 1.8 1 34 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.7 17 74 Other services -0.2 1.0 -13 55 Government 0.0 0.1 5 30 Federal 0.3 0.2 YES 8 6 YES State and local -0.1 0.1 -3 29 State and local education 0.2 0.2 21 16 YES State and local, excluding education -0.3 0.2 YES -24 18 YES REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 20 99 South -0.3 0.3 -135 144 Midwest 0.0 0.4 41 110 West 0.2 0.4 78 119 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 17, 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.