TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between December 2017 and January 2018, 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 -69 138 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.1 -60 137 Mining and logging 0.4 0.6 4 4 Construction 0.2 0.5 19 32 Manufacturing 0.0 0.2 -3 21 Durable goods 0.0 0.2 0 16 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.3 -3 13 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.2 -21 57 Wholesale trade -0.2 0.4 -11 21 Retail trade 0.0 0.3 -6 47 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.3 -4 17 Information 0.0 0.4 0 11 Financial activities 0.1 0.3 2 27 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.3 -8 19 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.5 0.7 12 15 Professional and business services -0.3 0.4 -71 59 YES Education and health services -0.1 0.2 -13 31 Educational services 0.0 0.3 0 9 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.2 -12 29 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.4 6 59 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.6 0.6 13 12 YES Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.5 -6 56 Other services (1) 0.3 0.6 16 34 Government -0.1 0.1 -9 14 Federal -0.1 0.1 -2 3 State and local 0.0 0.1 -7 13 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -4 8 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.1 -3 9 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 13 50 South 0.0 0.2 19 86 Midwest -0.1 0.2 -28 56 West -0.2 0.2 -72 65 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, March 16, 2018. *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.