TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between December 2016 and January 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 87 228 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 108 224 Mining and logging (1) -0.2 0.8 -1 6 Construction (1) 0.1 0.6 7 43 Manufacturing 0.2 0.2 22 34 Durable goods (1) 0.1 0.3 13 24 Nondurable goods (1) 0.2 0.3 9 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -47 82 Wholesale trade (1) -0.2 0.5 -9 33 Retail trade -0.2 0.4 -38 65 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.0 0.5 0 28 Information (1) 0.2 0.8 5 24 Financial activities 0.4 0.6 36 51 Finance and insurance -0.5 0.7 -30 43 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 2.7 1.0 YES 67 21 YES Professional and business services 0.6 0.6 136 106 YES Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -23 61 Educational services (1) -0.2 0.4 -9 15 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 -13 60 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.5 -22 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.3 0.9 -6 18 Accommodation and food services -0.1 0.5 -15 65 Other services (1) -0.1 0.9 -4 50 Government -0.1 0.2 -22 38 Federal (1) -1.3 0.4 YES -37 11 YES State and local 0.1 0.2 16 33 State and local education 0.0 0.1 6 15 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.3 11 28 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.3 31 86 South 0.0 0.3 28 140 Midwest 0.2 0.3 68 81 West -0.1 0.3 -41 103 (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, March 16, 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.