TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2019 and February 2019, 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 -133 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 -93 240 Mining and logging -0.6 1.3 -5 10 Construction -1.0 0.9 YES -73 65 YES Manufacturing -0.2 0.3 -28 39 Durable goods 0.0 0.3 6 27 Nondurable goods -0.7 0.5 YES -33 26 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 40 98 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.6 6 32 Retail trade 0.1 0.5 19 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.6 15 37 Information 0.2 0.8 7 21 Financial activities 0.1 0.5 10 42 Finance and insurance 0.4 0.6 26 35 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.7 1.0 -15 21 Professional and business services 0.2 0.6 54 105 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 -10 62 Educational services -0.2 0.6 -10 21 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 0 58 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.6 -41 85 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.0 1.8 -2 40 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.5 -39 68 Other services -0.8 1.1 -48 61 Government -0.2 0.2 -40 36 YES Federal 0.0 0.2 1 6 State and local -0.2 0.2 -41 35 YES State and local education -0.2 0.2 -22 20 YES State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.3 -19 27 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.4 -11 92 South 0.1 0.3 15 144 Midwest 0.0 0.4 -24 118 West -0.3 0.3 -113 115 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 9, 2019. *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.