TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2017 and May 2017, 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 0.2 429 227 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.4 0.2 YES 423 223 YES Mining and logging 0.7 0.9 5 7 Construction 0.0 1.0 6 68 Manufacturing 0.2 0.3 18 41 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 16 29 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.5 2 24 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.3 0.4 77 91 Wholesale trade 0.2 0.6 14 37 Retail trade 0.2 0.5 41 70 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.4 0.7 22 34 Information 0.6 0.6 16 18 Financial activities 0.4 0.5 36 37 Finance and insurance 0.4 0.5 27 29 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.4 1.1 9 22 Professional and business services 0.6 0.6 121 105 YES Education and health services 0.2 0.3 61 49 YES Educational services 0.6 0.6 25 18 YES Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 35 43 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.7 7 88 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.7 1.8 -15 35 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.6 22 75 Other services 1.4 0.9 YES 78 51 YES Government 0.0 0.1 5 32 Federal -0.1 0.2 -4 7 State and local 0.0 0.2 9 31 State and local education 0.1 0.2 1 17 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 8 21 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.3 74 88 South 0.3 0.3 192 142 YES Midwest 0.3 0.3 94 104 West 0.2 0.4 68 103 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 11, 2017. *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.