TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between August 2017 and August 2018, 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 0.2 0.1 YES 482 139 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.3 0.1 YES 456 138 YES Mining and logging 1.0 0.6 YES 9 4 YES Construction 0.3 0.5 28 34 Manufacturing 0.3 0.2 YES 39 22 YES Durable goods 0.3 0.2 YES 27 16 YES Nondurable goods 0.2 0.3 12 13 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.4 0.2 YES 119 59 YES Wholesale trade 0.2 0.4 13 22 Retail trade 0.5 0.3 YES 82 49 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.4 0.4 25 19 YES Information 0.1 0.4 2 11 Financial activities 0.5 0.3 YES 45 28 YES Finance and insurance 0.5 0.3 YES 29 20 YES Real estate and rental and leasing 0.6 0.8 15 16 Professional and business services -0.3 0.4 -30 63 Education and health services 0.4 0.2 YES 92 31 YES Educational services -0.4 0.3 YES -9 8 YES Health care and social assistance 0.5 0.2 YES 101 29 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.8 0.4 YES 144 58 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.9 0.7 YES 24 13 YES Accommodation and food services 0.7 0.5 YES 120 55 YES Other services 0.0 0.6 8 32 Government 0.2 0.1 YES 27 15 YES Federal -0.1 0.1 -3 3 State and local 0.1 0.1 30 14 YES State and local education 0.3 0.1 YES 24 8 YES State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 5 10 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.2 -37 51 South 0.5 0.2 YES 264 90 YES Midwest 0.5 0.2 YES 192 60 YES West 0.1 0.2 64 66 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 16, 2018. *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.