TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between July 2020 and August 2020, 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 -0.2 0.2 -204 308 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -242 303 Mining and logging (1) -0.1 1.0 -1 7 Construction (1) -0.9 0.9 -68 65 YES Manufacturing 0.3 0.3 30 43 Durable goods (1) 0.2 0.4 13 33 Nondurable goods (1) 0.3 0.5 17 26 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -68 131 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.7 3 43 Retail trade -0.5 0.5 -68 94 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) -0.1 0.8 -2 50 Information (1) -0.9 0.7 YES -25 22 YES Financial activities -0.2 0.7 -13 62 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.8 -5 53 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -0.4 1.0 -8 24 Professional and business services 0.0 0.7 4 136 Education and health services -0.3 0.4 -72 99 Educational services (1) -0.1 0.5 -3 20 Health care and social assistance -0.4 0.4 -70 97 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.6 12 109 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.5 1.1 -9 29 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.7 21 100 Other services -0.8 1.0 -42 64 Government 0.1 0.2 39 50 Federal (1) -0.6 0.4 YES 0 12 State and local 0.2 0.2 40 48 State and local education 0.1 0.2 14 22 State and local, excluding education 0.3 0.4 26 43 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -60 117 South 0.0 0.3 31 184 Midwest -0.5 0.4 YES -161 146 YES West -0.1 0.4 -14 137 (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 6, 2020. *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.