TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2015 and January 2016, 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 -225 229 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -199 227 Mining and logging 0.0 0.9 -1 7 Construction -0.3 1.0 -16 64 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 -5 43 Durable goods -0.1 0.4 -9 32 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.5 5 24 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.4 -17 91 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 5 33 Retail trade -0.2 0.5 -37 69 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.3 0.7 16 33 Information 0.7 0.6 YES 19 18 YES Financial activities 0.0 0.5 1 41 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 2 27 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 1.1 -2 23 Professional and business services -0.3 0.6 -51 101 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -26 53 Educational services 0.3 0.6 8 17 Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.3 -34 48 Leisure and hospitality -0.7 0.6 YES -112 87 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 1.9 11 35 Accommodation and food services -1.0 0.6 YES -122 74 YES Other services 0.1 0.9 8 52 Government -0.1 0.1 -26 29 Federal 0.2 0.2 4 6 State and local -0.1 0.1 -30 27 YES State and local education -0.1 0.2 -11 16 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.2 -19 18 YES REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -59 95 South -0.3 0.3 -148 137 YES Midwest -0.1 0.3 -14 100 West -0.1 0.4 -2 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 17, 2016. *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.