TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between June 2018 and July 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 0.0 0.2 117 231 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 133 227 Mining and logging (1) 0.2 0.8 1 6 Construction (1) 0.0 0.6 6 43 Manufacturing 0.2 0.3 31 34 Durable goods (1) -0.1 0.3 -1 25 Nondurable goods (1) 0.6 0.3 YES 32 18 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.3 -41 84 Wholesale trade (1) 0.4 0.5 29 33 Retail trade -0.5 0.4 YES -85 66 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.2 0.6 14 29 Information (1) 0.3 0.8 10 24 Financial activities 0.3 0.6 26 52 Finance and insurance 0.7 0.7 46 44 YES Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -0.8 1.0 -20 21 Professional and business services 0.2 0.6 48 106 Education and health services -0.2 0.3 -46 67 Educational services (1) -0.9 0.4 YES -34 15 YES Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.4 -12 64 Leisure and hospitality 0.4 0.5 72 72 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.3 0.9 8 19 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.5 64 68 Other services (1) 0.4 0.9 26 52 Government -0.1 0.2 -16 39 Federal (1) -0.6 0.4 YES -19 11 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 2 34 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -3 15 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.3 5 28 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 1 88 South 0.1 0.3 86 144 Midwest 0.1 0.3 14 84 West 0.1 0.3 15 102 (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, September 11, 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.