TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between October 2020 and October 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 0.5 0.1 YES 826 167 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.5 0.1 YES 817 166 YES Mining and logging 0.8 0.7 YES 7 5 YES Construction 0.6 0.5 YES 47 39 YES Manufacturing 0.5 0.2 YES 69 27 YES Durable goods 0.4 0.3 YES 38 20 YES Nondurable goods 0.6 0.4 YES 30 17 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.5 0.3 YES 163 82 YES Wholesale trade 0.4 0.4 28 26 YES Retail trade 1.0 0.4 YES 170 71 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.7 0.4 YES -35 24 YES Information 0.3 0.4 11 12 Financial activities -0.1 0.3 -9 29 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.4 -14 24 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 0.5 6 12 Professional and business services 0.5 0.4 YES 133 78 YES Education and health services 0.3 0.2 YES 86 45 YES Educational services 0.4 0.2 YES 17 9 YES Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.2 YES 70 44 YES Leisure and hospitality 1.3 0.4 YES 276 67 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.9 0.7 YES 32 16 YES Accommodation and food services 1.4 0.5 YES 243 61 YES Other services 0.5 0.7 35 39 Government 0.0 0.1 10 17 Federal -0.3 0.1 YES -9 4 YES State and local 0.1 0.1 18 17 YES State and local education -0.1 0.1 -3 10 State and local, excluding education 0.2 0.1 YES 20 12 YES REGION Northeast 0.4 0.2 YES 124 55 YES South 0.4 0.2 YES 272 111 YES Midwest 0.5 0.2 YES 171 71 YES West 0.7 0.2 YES 259 79 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 8, 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.