TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between August 2020 and August 2021, 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 0.9 0.1 YES 1383 167 YES INDUSTRY Total private 1.0 0.1 YES 1409 166 YES Mining and logging 0.4 0.7 4 5 Construction 1.4 0.5 YES 111 39 YES Manufacturing 0.6 0.2 YES 85 27 YES Durable goods 0.5 0.3 YES 45 20 YES Nondurable goods 0.8 0.4 YES 40 17 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 1.1 0.3 YES 316 82 YES Wholesale trade 1.2 0.4 YES 69 26 YES Retail trade 1.5 0.4 YES 236 71 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.1 0.4 9 24 Information 0.1 0.4 6 12 Financial activities -0.1 0.3 -8 29 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.4 -11 24 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.5 3 12 Professional and business services 0.6 0.4 YES 170 78 YES Education and health services 0.6 0.2 YES 158 45 YES Educational services 0.2 0.2 11 9 YES Health care and social assistance 0.7 0.2 YES 146 44 YES Leisure and hospitality 2.3 0.4 YES 489 67 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 2.3 0.7 YES 74 16 YES Accommodation and food services 2.3 0.5 YES 414 61 YES Other services 1.2 0.7 YES 79 39 YES Government -0.1 0.1 -27 17 YES Federal 0.0 0.1 -2 4 State and local -0.2 0.1 YES -25 17 YES State and local education -0.4 0.1 YES -33 10 YES State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.1 9 12 REGION Northeast 0.7 0.2 YES 212 55 YES South 0.7 0.2 YES 471 111 YES Midwest 1.0 0.2 YES 346 71 YES West 0.9 0.2 YES 355 79 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 12, 2021. *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.