TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2020 and January 2021, 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 -110 293 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -107 288 Mining and logging -0.6 1.4 -3 10 Construction -0.5 1.0 -38 69 Manufacturing -0.4 0.4 -47 45 YES Durable goods -0.4 0.4 -32 32 Nondurable goods -0.4 0.6 -15 29 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -87 117 Wholesale trade -0.2 0.6 -9 33 Retail trade -0.5 0.6 -86 97 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.1 0.7 7 42 Information 0.5 0.8 14 22 Financial activities 0.0 0.5 -6 42 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.5 -5 33 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.9 0 20 Professional and business services -0.5 0.7 -89 138 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 -12 76 Educational services 0.7 0.6 YES 25 22 YES Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.4 -37 74 Leisure and hospitality 1.2 0.6 YES 150 105 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 3.5 1.7 YES 59 35 YES Accommodation and food services 0.9 0.7 YES 91 93 Other services 0.2 1.2 12 68 Government 0.0 0.2 -2 39 Federal -0.5 0.3 YES -15 7 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 13 38 State and local education 0.2 0.2 20 24 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.3 -7 30 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 -8 110 South -0.4 0.3 YES -201 163 YES Midwest 0.0 0.4 -11 128 West 0.4 0.4 111 132 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 11, 2021. *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.