TABLE 12: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2017 and January 2018, 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 0.0 -11 53 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.0 -9 52 Mining and logging -0.4 0.3 YES -2 2 Construction -0.3 0.2 YES -18 12 YES Manufacturing 0.1 0.1 5 9 Durable goods 0.1 0.1 6 7 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.1 -1 4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.1 38 26 YES Wholesale trade 0.1 0.2 4 10 Retail trade 0.2 0.1 YES 34 19 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.2 -2 9 Information -0.2 0.2 -4 4 Financial activities 0.0 0.2 2 14 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.2 3 12 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.2 -1 5 Professional and business services -0.2 0.1 YES -30 22 YES Education and health services 0.0 0.1 -2 14 Educational services 0.0 0.1 0 3 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.1 -3 14 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.1 9 11 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.2 0.1 YES -4 3 YES Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.1 14 11 YES Other services -0.1 0.2 -7 10 Government 0.0 0.0 -2 9 Federal -0.2 0.1 YES -6 3 YES State and local 0.1 0.0 YES 5 8 State and local education 0.0 0.0 0 4 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.1 5 6 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.1 -4 22 South -0.1 0.1 -34 33 YES Midwest 0.0 0.1 7 21 West 0.0 0.1 22 26 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 16, 2018. *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.