TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between October 2023 and November 2023, 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 -157 182 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -167 180 Mining and logging 0.0 0.7 0 5 Construction 0.0 0.6 0 45 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 2 36 Durable goods 0.1 0.3 13 26 Nondurable goods -0.2 0.5 -11 25 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.3 -15 89 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.5 -9 26 Retail trade -0.1 0.5 -6 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.5 0 31 Information 0.0 0.5 -2 15 Financial activities 0.0 0.4 0 31 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.4 -5 25 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 0.6 7 14 Professional and business services -0.3 0.4 -77 74 YES Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -27 62 Educational services -0.6 0.3 YES -23 9 YES Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 -4 60 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.4 -45 72 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.1 0.7 -2 15 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.5 -43 69 Other services -0.1 0.8 -4 44 Government 0.0 0.1 10 22 Federal 0.1 0.2 1 4 State and local 0.1 0.1 9 22 State and local education 0.1 0.1 10 13 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 -1 13 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 -25 61 South -0.3 0.2 YES -181 128 YES Midwest 0.1 0.2 39 78 West 0.0 0.3 9 86 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 3, 2024. *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.