TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2017 and August 2017, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm 0.0 0.2 -58 228 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 -59 224 Mining and logging (1) 0.0 0.8 0 6 Construction (1) 0.2 0.6 10 43 Manufacturing -0.1 0.2 -17 34 Durable goods (1) 0.4 0.3 YES 31 24 YES Nondurable goods (1) -0.9 0.3 YES -48 18 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.3 22 82 Wholesale trade (1) -0.4 0.5 -27 33 Retail trade 0.1 0.4 29 65 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.3 0.5 21 28 Information (1) 0.5 0.8 14 24 Financial activities 0.0 0.6 1 51 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.7 -9 43 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.4 1.0 9 21 Professional and business services -0.1 0.6 -10 106 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 20 61 Educational services (1) -1.3 0.4 YES -51 15 YES Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.3 71 60 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.5 -2 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.4 0.9 -9 18 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.5 7 65 Other services (1) -1.5 0.9 YES -95 50 YES Government 0.0 0.2 1 38 Federal (1) -0.4 0.4 -11 11 State and local 0.0 0.2 11 33 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -10 15 State and local, excluding education 0.3 0.3 21 28 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.3 -55 86 South -0.2 0.3 -114 140 Midwest 0.4 0.3 YES 172 81 YES West -0.2 0.3 -61 103 (1) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series, therefore, the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data are identical. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 11, 2017. *NOTE: Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-month change.