TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2019 and December 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 21 235 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 32 230 Mining and logging 0.1 1.3 0 9 Construction 0.1 0.9 9 61 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 7 39 Durable goods 0.1 0.4 3 27 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.5 5 25 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.5 0.4 YES -130 100 YES Wholesale trade -0.5 0.5 -28 29 Retail trade -0.8 0.5 YES -118 81 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.3 0.7 16 38 Information 0.1 0.7 4 18 Financial activities -0.3 0.5 -20 41 Finance and insurance -0.3 0.6 -19 34 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.9 0 19 Professional and business services -0.1 0.5 -8 93 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 13 63 Educational services 0.0 0.5 0 19 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 13 58 Leisure and hospitality 0.6 0.6 101 88 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.9 1.8 26 41 Accommodation and food services 0.5 0.6 75 77 Other services 1.0 0.9 YES 57 50 YES Government 0.0 0.1 -12 30 Federal 0.0 0.2 -3 4 State and local 0.0 0.2 -10 29 State and local education 0.1 0.2 8 21 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.2 -17 21 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.3 -31 92 South 0.2 0.3 142 137 YES Midwest -0.2 0.4 -74 113 West -0.1 0.3 -16 106 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 11, 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.