TABLE 4: Quits estimated rate and level changes between September 2017 and October 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 0.0 0.1 0 135 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.1 -3 135 Mining and logging 0.6 0.6 4 4 Construction 0.3 0.5 18 30 Manufacturing 0.0 0.2 3 21 Durable goods -0.1 0.2 -2 16 Nondurable goods 0.2 0.3 6 13 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.2 54 56 Wholesale trade 0.3 0.4 19 21 Retail trade 0.2 0.3 26 46 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.4 10 18 Information -0.4 0.4 -11 11 Financial activities 0.1 0.3 10 27 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.3 -1 19 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.5 0.7 11 15 Professional and business services -0.2 0.4 -46 61 Education and health services 0.1 0.2 22 30 Educational services -0.1 0.3 -1 9 Health care and social assistance 0.2 0.2 23 29 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.4 -45 59 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 0.6 10 12 Accommodation and food services -0.4 0.5 -55 57 Other services (1) -0.3 0.6 -13 32 Government 0.1 0.1 3 14 Federal 0.0 0.1 -1 3 State and local 0.0 0.1 3 13 State and local education 0.0 0.1 6 8 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 -2 9 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 -1 49 South 0.2 0.2 102 86 YES Midwest -0.2 0.2 -80 55 YES West 0.0 0.2 -21 64 (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, December 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.