TABLE 11: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between November 2014 and November 2015, 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 0.0 0.1 38 197 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 35 194 Mining and logging -0.1 0.6 -3 4 Construction -0.3 1.0 -9 66 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 8 38 Durable goods 0.1 0.3 7 29 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.4 1 22 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.3 -22 77 Wholesale trade -0.2 0.5 -11 28 Retail trade -0.2 0.4 -24 54 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.3 0.5 13 27 Information 0.3 0.5 8 16 Financial activities 0.1 0.4 7 30 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.3 -2 19 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.4 0.9 10 19 Professional and business services 0.0 0.5 16 81 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 9 40 Educational services 0.1 0.5 2 14 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 7 36 Leisure and hospitality 0.2 0.6 41 74 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.5 1.8 -7 35 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.6 48 61 Other services -0.4 0.8 -21 44 Government 0.0 0.1 4 21 Federal -0.1 0.1 -2 3 State and local 0.0 0.1 6 21 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.3 95 83 YES South 0.0 0.2 -13 106 Midwest -0.3 0.3 -89 91 West 0.1 0.3 45 97 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 12, 2016. *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.