TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between March 2020 and April 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 -1.7 0.1 YES -3773 177 YES INDUSTRY Total private -1.9 0.1 YES -3816 176 YES Mining and logging 4.8 0.9 YES 29 6 YES Construction 2.5 0.9 YES 85 61 YES Manufacturing 0.2 0.2 -45 27 YES Durable goods 1.2 0.2 YES 46 18 YES Nondurable goods -1.6 0.4 YES -90 19 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.6 0.2 YES -358 64 YES Wholesale trade (1) 1.1 0.3 YES 50 19 YES Retail trade -1.2 0.3 YES -338 46 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.6 0.5 YES -69 28 YES Information 2.2 0.6 YES 53 16 YES Financial activities 0.4 0.3 YES 29 23 YES Finance and insurance -0.3 0.3 -20 19 YES Real estate and rental and leasing 3.0 0.6 YES 49 13 YES Professional and business services -1.0 0.4 YES -286 74 YES Education and health services -0.5 0.2 YES -238 44 YES Educational services 0.2 0.4 -26 14 YES Health care and social assistance -0.6 0.2 YES -211 38 YES Leisure and hospitality -9.0 0.5 YES -3024 79 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.7 1.8 -286 42 YES Accommodation and food services -11 0.4 YES -2738 59 YES Other services 2.7 0.8 YES -62 46 YES Government 0.2 0.1 YES 43 26 YES Federal 0.1 0.1 2 2 State and local 0.3 0.1 YES 41 26 YES State and local education -0.1 0.2 -10 17 State and local, excluding education 0.6 0.1 YES 51 13 YES REGION Northeast -1.9 0.3 YES -794 74 YES South -1.6 0.2 YES -1281 100 YES Midwest -2.8 0.3 YES -1185 89 YES West -0.6 0.3 YES -514 86 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, June 9, 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.