TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2020 and August 2020, 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 -0.3 0.2 YES -394 242 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.4 0.2 YES -404 238 YES Mining and logging -0.9 1.4 -6 10 Construction -0.4 1.0 -28 67 Manufacturing -0.3 0.3 -27 42 Durable goods -0.4 0.4 -28 28 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 0 26 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.4 -28 103 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.5 -4 30 Retail trade -0.1 0.5 7 85 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.6 0.7 -31 41 Information 0.0 0.7 1 18 Financial activities 0.0 0.5 2 40 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.6 10 34 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.3 0.9 -8 18 Professional and business services -0.6 0.6 -102 104 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 -4 65 Educational services -0.3 0.5 -10 19 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 6 62 Leisure and hospitality -1.1 0.6 YES -131 89 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -3.6 1.8 YES -56 41 YES Accommodation and food services -0.7 0.6 YES -75 78 Other services -1.5 1.0 YES -80 59 YES Government 0.0 0.2 10 34 Federal 0.3 0.2 YES 13 5 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 -3 34 State and local education 0.1 0.2 4 22 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -7 21 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.4 -59 92 South -0.2 0.3 -97 152 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -93 113 West -0.5 0.3 YES -145 110 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 6, 2020. *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.