TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between April 2018 and May 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 -202 231 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -228 227 YES Mining and logging (1) 1.2 0.8 YES 10 6 YES Construction (1) 0.0 0.6 0 43 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 -11 34 Durable goods (1) -0.1 0.3 -9 25 Nondurable goods (1) -0.1 0.3 -2 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.3 0 84 Wholesale trade (1) -0.1 0.5 -6 33 Retail trade 0.0 0.4 5 66 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.0 0.6 1 29 Information (1) -1.9 0.8 YES -60 24 YES Financial activities 0.0 0.6 1 52 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.7 11 44 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -0.4 1.0 -10 21 Professional and business services -0.3 0.6 -64 106 Education and health services -0.3 0.3 -63 67 Educational services (1) -0.2 0.4 -8 15 Health care and social assistance -0.3 0.4 -54 64 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.5 -38 72 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.1 0.9 YES -27 19 YES Accommodation and food services -0.1 0.5 -10 68 Other services (1) 0.0 0.9 -4 52 Government 0.1 0.2 25 39 Federal (1) 0.4 0.4 12 11 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 13 34 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -3 15 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.3 17 28 REGION Northeast -0.4 0.3 YES -121 88 YES South 0.0 0.3 27 144 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -23 84 West -0.2 0.3 -85 102 (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, July 10, 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.