TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between July 2017 and August 2017, 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 0.1 -70 135 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.1 -66 135 Mining and logging -0.8 0.6 YES -6 4 YES Construction 0.0 0.5 -3 30 Manufacturing -0.1 0.2 -15 21 Durable goods -0.1 0.2 -7 16 Nondurable goods -0.2 0.3 -8 13 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.2 -24 56 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.4 -4 21 Retail trade -0.1 0.3 -13 46 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.4 -8 18 Information -0.5 0.4 YES -14 11 YES Financial activities 0.0 0.3 4 27 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.3 -2 19 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.2 0.7 6 15 Professional and business services -0.1 0.4 -16 61 Education and health services 0.1 0.2 18 30 Educational services 0.2 0.3 7 9 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 11 29 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.4 3 59 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.1 0.6 -2 12 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.5 5 57 Other services (1) -0.3 0.6 -13 32 Government -0.1 0.1 -4 14 Federal 0.0 0.1 0 3 State and local 0.0 0.1 -4 13 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -3 8 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 0 9 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.2 3 49 South -0.3 0.2 YES -136 86 YES Midwest 0.0 0.2 -22 55 West 0.3 0.2 YES 85 64 YES (1) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series, therefore, the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data are identical. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 11, 2017. *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.