TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between January 2017 and February 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 0.1 0.2 118 228 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 102 224 Mining and logging (1) -0.9 0.8 YES -7 6 YES Construction (1) 0.4 0.6 27 43 Manufacturing 0.1 0.2 3 34 Durable goods (1) 0.0 0.3 3 24 Nondurable goods (1) 0.0 0.3 0 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -49 82 Wholesale trade (1) -0.1 0.5 -8 33 Retail trade -0.2 0.4 -40 65 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) -0.1 0.5 -2 28 Information (1) -0.2 0.8 -4 24 Financial activities -0.2 0.6 -16 51 Finance and insurance 0.7 0.7 47 43 YES Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -2.6 1.0 YES -63 21 YES Professional and business services -0.2 0.6 -54 106 Education and health services 0.4 0.3 YES 99 61 YES Educational services (1) 0.7 0.4 YES 27 15 YES Health care and social assistance 0.4 0.3 YES 73 60 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.5 0.5 79 71 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.5 0.9 13 18 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.5 66 65 YES Other services (1) 0.5 0.9 26 50 Government 0.0 0.2 15 38 Federal (1) -0.1 0.4 -4 11 State and local 0.1 0.2 20 33 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -14 15 State and local, excluding education 0.3 0.3 34 28 YES REGION Northeast 0.4 0.3 YES 118 86 YES South 0.1 0.3 56 140 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -31 81 West -0.1 0.3 -25 103 (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, April 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.