TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between January 2017 and February 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 -75 186 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -80 183 Mining and logging (1) -0.5 0.7 -3 5 Construction -0.5 0.9 -31 60 Manufacturing -0.1 0.3 -17 35 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -10 26 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -7 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.3 14 67 Wholesale trade (1) 0.0 0.5 2 27 Retail trade 0.3 0.4 57 53 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.8 0.5 YES -44 26 YES Information -0.1 0.4 -2 13 Financial activities 0.2 0.3 16 28 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.3 15 18 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 0.8 2 17 Professional and business services -0.1 0.4 -20 74 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 -2 39 Educational services -0.5 0.5 -15 14 YES Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.2 12 34 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.6 -27 77 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.1 1.8 4 34 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.5 -30 58 Other services -0.1 0.8 -9 42 Government 0.0 0.1 5 23 Federal -0.2 0.1 YES -3 2 YES State and local 0.0 0.1 8 22 State and local education 0.1 0.1 12 10 YES State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 -2 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 10 80 South 0.0 0.2 3 100 Midwest -0.3 0.3 -91 84 YES West 0.0 0.3 4 88 (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, April 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.