TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between November 2022 and December 2022, 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 50 196 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 34 195 Mining and logging 0.0 0.9 0 6 Construction 0.2 1.0 12 72 Manufacturing 0.0 0.2 2 29 Durable goods 0.0 0.2 1 18 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -1 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.3 32 68 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.4 6 23 Retail trade 0.2 0.3 31 47 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.5 -5 33 Information -0.1 0.7 -3 20 Financial activities -0.5 0.3 YES -49 23 YES Finance and insurance -0.7 0.3 YES -43 16 YES Real estate and rental and leasing -0.2 0.7 -6 15 Professional and business services 0.1 0.5 20 87 Education and health services 0.1 0.2 20 43 Educational services 0.2 0.4 10 14 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 10 37 Leisure and hospitality 0.2 0.5 32 78 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.5 1.5 -11 32 Accommodation and food services 0.3 0.5 42 62 Other services -0.6 0.8 -32 47 Government 0.1 0.1 17 25 Federal 0.2 0.1 YES 4 2 YES State and local 0.1 0.1 13 25 State and local education 0.0 0.2 9 16 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 4 14 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.3 30 80 South 0.0 0.2 11 109 Midwest 0.1 0.3 39 92 West -0.1 0.3 -29 96 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2023. *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.