TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between January 2018 and February 2018, 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 -176 231 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -199 227 Mining and logging (1) -0.7 0.8 -5 6 Construction (1) -0.7 0.6 YES -56 43 YES Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 2 34 Durable goods (1) -0.1 0.3 -4 25 Nondurable goods (1) 0.1 0.3 6 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -69 84 Wholesale trade (1) -0.6 0.5 YES -38 33 YES Retail trade 0.0 0.4 -1 66 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) -0.5 0.6 -29 29 Information (1) 0.1 0.8 2 24 Financial activities 0.5 0.6 44 52 Finance and insurance 1.0 0.7 YES 69 44 YES Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -1.1 1.0 YES -26 21 YES Professional and business services -0.2 0.6 -43 106 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 -2 67 Educational services (1) -0.9 0.4 YES -34 15 YES Health care and social assistance 0.2 0.4 32 64 Leisure and hospitality -0.5 0.5 -86 72 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.2 0.9 6 19 Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.5 YES -91 68 YES Other services (1) 0.3 0.9 16 52 Government 0.1 0.2 22 39 Federal (1) -1.1 0.4 YES -34 11 YES State and local 0.3 0.2 YES 56 34 YES State and local education 0.2 0.1 YES 31 15 YES State and local, excluding education 0.2 0.3 25 28 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 4 88 South 0.0 0.3 -1 144 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -33 84 West -0.4 0.3 YES -148 102 YES (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 13, 2018. *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.