TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between June 2018 and July 2018, 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 -50 189 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 -65 185 Mining and logging (1) 0.4 0.7 3 5 Construction -0.2 0.9 -13 61 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 5 34 Durable goods 0.0 0.3 0 25 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.4 5 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.3 55 67 Wholesale trade (1) 0.0 0.5 -4 26 Retail trade 0.3 0.4 53 52 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.1 0.5 5 26 Information 0.1 0.4 4 13 Financial activities -0.1 0.3 -8 29 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.3 0 18 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.3 0.8 -7 17 Professional and business services -0.3 0.4 -60 75 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 -2 39 Educational services 0.3 0.4 13 14 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.2 -15 34 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.6 -28 78 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.7 1.8 -40 34 YES Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.5 12 62 Other services -0.3 0.8 -20 42 Government 0.0 0.1 16 23 Federal 0.0 0.1 1 2 State and local 0.1 0.1 15 22 State and local education 0.1 0.1 4 10 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.1 10 14 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.3 -53 81 South 0.0 0.2 36 100 Midwest 0.1 0.3 15 87 West -0.2 0.3 -47 89 (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, September 11, 2018. *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.