TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between February 2018 and March 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 0.3 0.2 YES 472 231 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.3 0.2 YES 439 227 YES Mining and logging (1) -0.2 0.8 -2 6 Construction (1) 1.0 0.6 YES 68 43 YES Manufacturing -0.2 0.3 -23 34 Durable goods (1) -0.2 0.3 -13 25 Nondurable goods (1) -0.2 0.3 -10 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.3 0.3 99 84 YES Wholesale trade (1) 0.1 0.5 3 33 Retail trade 0.3 0.4 60 66 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.6 0.6 37 29 YES Information (1) 0.4 0.8 13 24 Financial activities -0.1 0.6 -10 52 Finance and insurance -0.4 0.7 -29 44 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.8 1.0 18 21 Professional and business services 0.4 0.6 112 106 YES Education and health services 0.3 0.3 79 67 YES Educational services (1) 0.7 0.4 YES 24 15 YES Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.4 56 64 Leisure and hospitality 0.3 0.5 67 72 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 0.9 1 19 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.5 66 68 Other services (1) 0.5 0.9 36 52 Government 0.1 0.2 32 39 Federal (1) 0.5 0.4 YES 14 11 YES State and local 0.1 0.2 19 34 State and local education 0.0 0.1 5 15 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.3 14 28 REGION Northeast 0.4 0.3 YES 125 88 YES South 0.2 0.3 110 144 Midwest 0.4 0.3 YES 138 84 YES West 0.2 0.3 98 102 (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, May 8, 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.