TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between January 2023 and January 2024, 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 -0.4 0.1 YES -501 199 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.4 0.2 YES -499 198 YES Mining and logging -1.0 0.6 YES -6 4 YES Construction -0.5 0.6 -37 44 Manufacturing -0.5 0.3 YES -54 38 YES Durable goods -0.2 0.3 -15 26 Nondurable goods -0.8 0.5 YES -39 23 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -1.1 0.3 YES -305 88 YES Wholesale trade 0.0 0.4 0 26 Retail trade -1.6 0.5 YES -252 78 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.8 0.5 YES -52 34 YES Information 0.3 0.5 9 14 Financial activities -0.3 0.4 -23 35 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.5 -11 29 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.5 0.6 -12 15 Professional and business services 0.1 0.5 22 94 Private Education and Health Services -0.5 0.2 YES -110 57 YES Private Educational Services 0.5 0.3 YES 16 12 YES Health care and social assistance -0.7 0.3 YES -126 55 YES Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.6 -26 83 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.2 0.8 YES -22 17 YES Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.6 -4 79 Other services 0.5 0.7 30 37 Government 0.0 0.1 -2 23 Federal -0.1 0.1 -3 4 State and local -0.1 0.1 1 22 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -4 14 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 3 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 13 63 South -0.4 0.2 YES -190 133 YES Midwest -0.5 0.3 YES -140 85 YES West -0.5 0.3 YES -186 99 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 6, 2024. *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.