TABLE 11: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between July 2016 and July 2017, 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 0.1 158 191 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 158 189 Mining and logging -0.2 0.6 0 5 Construction 0.7 1.0 54 66 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 10 36 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -5 27 Nondurable goods 0.3 0.4 15 21 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.3 -18 70 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.5 5 27 Retail trade 0.0 0.4 -12 52 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.5 -11 26 Information -0.3 0.5 -8 15 Financial activities 0.2 0.4 17 28 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.3 7 19 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.4 0.9 11 19 Professional and business services 0.3 0.5 59 79 Education and health services 0.1 0.2 12 38 Educational services -0.1 0.5 1 14 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.2 11 33 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.6 1 74 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.9 1.8 25 34 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.5 -24 59 Other services 0.5 0.7 32 40 Government 0.0 0.1 -1 22 Federal 0.1 0.1 3 3 State and local 0.0 0.1 -4 22 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -9 10 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.1 4 14 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.3 44 82 South 0.1 0.2 62 105 Midwest 0.1 0.3 57 89 West -0.1 0.3 -4 94 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 12, 2017. *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.