TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between August 2018 and September 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 -0.2 0.2 -284 231 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -188 227 Mining and logging (1) -0.6 0.8 -4 6 Construction (1) -0.5 0.6 -39 43 Manufacturing -0.1 0.3 -24 34 Durable goods (1) 0.0 0.3 -2 25 Nondurable goods (1) -0.4 0.3 YES -22 18 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.3 27 84 Wholesale trade (1) 0.3 0.5 16 33 Retail trade -0.1 0.4 -4 66 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.2 0.6 13 29 Information (1) -1.0 0.8 YES -32 24 YES Financial activities -1.0 0.6 YES -94 52 YES Finance and insurance -1.2 0.7 YES -82 44 YES Real estate and rental and leasing (1) -0.5 1.0 -12 21 Professional and business services -0.5 0.6 -118 106 YES Education and health services 0.1 0.3 25 67 Educational services (1) -1.2 0.4 YES -47 15 YES Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.4 71 64 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.3 0.5 52 72 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.3 0.9 -7 19 Accommodation and food services 0.4 0.5 60 68 Other services (1) 0.3 0.9 20 52 Government -0.4 0.2 YES -96 39 YES Federal (1) -0.9 0.4 YES -29 11 YES State and local -0.3 0.2 YES -68 34 YES State and local education 0.0 0.1 -1 15 State and local, excluding education -0.6 0.3 YES -67 28 YES REGION Northeast 0.2 0.3 51 88 South -0.4 0.3 YES -249 144 YES Midwest -0.2 0.3 -68 84 West -0.1 0.3 -19 102 (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, November 6, 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.