TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2021 and November 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 0.2 191 293 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 165 288 Mining and logging -0.3 1.4 -1 10 Construction 0.6 1.0 48 69 Manufacturing -0.1 0.4 -10 45 Durable goods 0.0 0.4 0 32 Nondurable goods -0.2 0.6 -10 29 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.4 39 117 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.6 9 33 Retail trade 0.1 0.6 16 97 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.7 14 42 Information -0.7 0.8 -20 22 Financial activities 0.4 0.5 30 42 Finance and insurance 0.4 0.5 30 33 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.1 0.9 0 20 Professional and business services 0.2 0.7 45 138 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 14 76 Educational services -0.2 0.6 -7 22 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.4 21 74 Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.6 19 105 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.6 1.7 15 35 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.7 4 93 Other services 0.0 1.2 0 68 Government 0.1 0.2 26 39 Federal 0.2 0.3 6 7 State and local 0.1 0.2 21 38 State and local education 0.2 0.2 18 24 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.3 3 30 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 -8 110 South 0.2 0.3 96 163 Midwest 0.1 0.4 32 128 West 0.2 0.4 71 132 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 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.