TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2020 and December 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 0.1 0.0 YES 43 49 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.0 YES 42 48 Mining and logging 0.0 0.3 0 2 Construction 0.2 0.2 11 11 Manufacturing -0.1 0.1 -5 7 Durable goods 0.0 0.1 0 5 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.1 -4 4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.1 -10 24 Wholesale trade -0.2 0.2 -10 9 YES Retail trade 0.0 0.1 0 19 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.1 -1 8 Information 0.4 0.2 YES 10 5 YES Financial activities 0.1 0.2 6 15 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.2 7 14 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.2 -1 4 Professional and business services 0.2 0.1 YES 32 21 YES Education and health services -0.1 0.1 -10 16 Educational services 0.0 0.1 0 2 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.1 -10 15 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.1 9 11 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 0.1 3 2 YES Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.1 6 11 Other services 0.0 0.2 0 11 Government 0.0 0.0 1 10 Federal -0.1 0.1 -3 2 YES State and local 0.0 0.0 4 9 State and local education 0.0 0.0 2 5 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 2 7 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.1 -5 18 South -0.1 0.1 -15 32 Midwest -0.1 0.1 -2 21 West 0.2 0.1 YES 66 25 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2022. *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.