TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between July 2022 and August 2022, 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 39 296 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 34 293 Mining and logging 0.2 1.2 2 8 Construction -0.2 1.0 -11 72 Manufacturing 0.2 0.4 24 52 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 18 34 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.8 6 36 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.4 12 124 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.6 6 36 Retail trade 0.0 0.7 -8 108 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.7 15 43 Information 0.4 0.9 10 26 Financial activities 0.0 0.5 2 43 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 3 33 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.1 0.8 -2 19 Professional and business services -0.2 0.7 -54 136 Education and health services -0.2 0.3 -59 74 Educational services -0.5 0.5 -18 20 Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.4 -43 71 Leisure and hospitality 0.4 0.7 60 106 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.9 1.7 -21 36 Accommodation and food services 0.6 0.7 80 93 Other services 0.9 1.2 49 68 Government 0.0 0.2 6 39 Federal -0.3 0.2 YES -8 7 YES State and local 0.1 0.2 12 38 State and local education 0.0 0.2 -5 24 State and local, excluding education 0.2 0.3 18 24 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 -17 110 South 0.0 0.3 25 178 Midwest 0.0 0.4 2 123 West 0.1 0.4 28 137 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 4, 2022. *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.