TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between October 2018 and October 2019, 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 0.1 19 145 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.1 24 144 Mining and logging -0.7 0.7 -6 5 YES Construction 0.0 0.5 2 32 Manufacturing -0.1 0.2 -22 21 YES Durable goods -0.1 0.2 -9 16 Nondurable goods -0.3 0.3 -13 14 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.2 YES -88 64 YES Wholesale trade -0.4 0.4 -20 24 Retail trade -0.4 0.3 YES -64 53 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.4 -4 21 Information 0.0 0.4 0 11 Financial activities 0.3 0.3 28 26 YES Finance and insurance 0.5 0.3 YES 32 21 YES Real estate and rental and leasing -0.2 0.6 -3 12 Professional and business services -0.3 0.3 -37 60 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 8 38 Educational services 0.0 0.2 1 8 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 8 37 Leisure and hospitality 0.4 0.4 81 55 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 0.7 3 15 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.4 78 52 YES Other services 0.8 0.7 YES 54 38 YES Government -0.1 0.1 -6 15 Federal 0.0 0.1 1 2 State and local -0.1 0.1 -7 15 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -7 10 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 1 11 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.2 YES 117 51 YES South -0.2 0.2 -64 92 Midwest -0.1 0.2 -30 62 West -0.1 0.2 -4 67 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 17, 2019. *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.