TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2022 and December 2023, 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 36 53 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.0 54 51 YES Mining and logging 0.1 0.2 1 1 Construction 0.1 0.2 5 12 Manufacturing 0.0 0.1 -1 7 Durable goods 0.0 0.1 0 5 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.1 0 3 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.1 1 23 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.1 -3 8 Retail trade 0.0 0.1 10 20 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.1 -7 7 Information -0.2 0.2 -6 6 Financial activities -0.1 0.2 -4 17 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.2 -6 16 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.2 2 4 Professional and business services 0.1 0.1 35 24 YES Education and health services 0.0 0.1 9 16 Educational services 0.0 0.1 -1 2 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.1 10 15 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.1 5 12 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.0 0.1 3 2 YES Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.1 2 12 Other services 0.1 0.2 8 10 Government -0.1 0.0 YES -18 10 YES Federal -0.1 0.1 -4 2 YES State and local -0.1 0.0 YES -14 10 YES State and local education 0.0 0.1 -3 5 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.1 YES -10 7 YES REGION Northeast 0.0 0.1 10 18 South 0.0 0.1 -10 34 Midwest 0.0 0.1 9 21 West 0.0 0.1 27 26 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 30, 2024. *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.