TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2022 and February 2022, 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 48 272 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 20 271 Mining and logging -0.4 1.4 -2 10 Construction 0.2 1.0 19 77 Manufacturing 0.0 0.4 1 49 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 10 34 Nondurable goods -0.3 0.6 -9 30 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 53 113 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.7 -3 38 Retail trade 0.6 0.6 85 92 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 0.7 -30 41 Information -1.6 0.9 YES -45 25 YES Financial activities -0.6 0.6 -56 49 YES Finance and insurance -0.6 0.6 -41 37 YES Real estate and rental and leasing -0.7 1.0 -15 22 Professional and business services 0.3 0.7 72 129 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -12 71 Educational services 0.1 0.6 5 20 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -17 68 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.6 -1 97 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.6 1.7 -11 35 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.6 10 85 Other services -0.1 1.1 -8 66 Government 0.1 0.2 28 35 Federal 0.0 0.2 -2 7 State and local 0.1 0.2 29 34 State and local education 0.2 0.2 22 27 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 8 20 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 24 99 South 0.1 0.3 29 173 Midwest 0.1 0.4 39 122 West -0.2 0.4 -45 129 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 29, 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.