TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between February 2020 and March 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 5.9 0.2 YES 8922 242 YES INDUSTRY Total private 6.9 0.2 YES 8862 238 YES Mining and logging 3.4 1.4 YES 24 10 YES Construction 5.3 1.0 YES 403 67 YES Manufacturing 3.2 0.3 YES 414 42 YES Durable goods 3.5 0.4 YES 288 28 YES Nondurable goods 2.7 0.6 YES 126 26 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 4.0 0.4 YES 1106 103 YES Wholesale trade 2.8 0.5 YES 165 30 YES Retail trade 5.0 0.5 YES 780 85 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 2.6 0.7 YES 161 41 YES Information 0.9 0.7 YES 26 18 YES Financial activities 1.5 0.5 YES 137 40 YES Finance and insurance 0.4 0.6 22 34 Real estate and rental and leasing 4.9 0.9 YES 115 18 YES Professional and business services 2.3 0.6 YES 500 104 YES Education and health services 4.1 0.3 YES 996 65 YES Educational services 6.0 0.5 YES 229 19 YES Health care and social assistance 3.7 0.3 YES 768 62 YES Leisure and hospitality 27.2 0.6 YES 4417 89 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 17.0 1.8 YES 417 41 YES Accommodation and food services 28.9 0.6 YES 3999 78 YES Other services 14.2 1.0 YES 839 59 YES Government 0.3 0.2 YES 60 34 YES Federal 0.0 0.2 -1 5 State and local 0.3 0.2 YES 60 34 YES State and local education 0.2 0.2 26 22 YES State and local, excluding education 0.3 0.2 YES 34 21 YES REGION Northeast 7.0 0.4 YES 1947 92 YES South 5.0 0.3 YES 2776 152 YES Midwest 7.0 0.4 YES 2295 113 YES West 5.4 0.3 YES 1904 110 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 15, 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.