TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between February 2022 and March 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 0.0 0.1 51 196 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 47 195 Mining and logging 0.2 0.9 0 6 Construction -0.5 1.0 -36 72 Manufacturing 0.0 0.2 -3 29 Durable goods -0.1 0.2 -8 18 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.4 6 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.3 49 68 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.4 6 23 Retail trade 0.3 0.3 45 47 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.5 -3 33 Information 0.2 0.7 5 20 Financial activities -0.1 0.3 -9 23 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.3 -13 16 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.2 0.7 4 15 Professional and business services 0.0 0.5 6 87 Education and health services -0.1 0.2 -4 43 Educational services -0.4 0.4 -14 14 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 10 37 Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.5 22 78 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.0 1.5 0 32 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.5 22 62 Other services 0.3 0.8 17 47 Government 0.0 0.1 4 25 Federal 0.0 0.1 -1 2 State and local 0.0 0.1 5 25 State and local education 0.0 0.2 0 16 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 5 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 -5 80 South 0.2 0.2 61 109 Midwest 0.0 0.3 -5 92 West 0.0 0.3 0 96 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 3, 2022. *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.