TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between April 2018 and May 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 -0.1 0.1 -143 189 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -131 185 Mining and logging (1) -0.4 0.7 -3 5 Construction 0.1 0.9 7 61 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 -1 34 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -9 25 Nondurable goods 0.2 0.4 7 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.3 -96 67 YES Wholesale trade (1) -0.3 0.5 -18 26 Retail trade -0.5 0.4 YES -75 52 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.5 -3 26 Information -0.1 0.4 -5 13 Financial activities 0.1 0.3 3 29 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.3 -3 18 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.2 0.8 6 17 Professional and business services 0.1 0.4 25 75 Education and health services -0.1 0.2 -21 39 Educational services 0.0 0.4 2 14 Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.2 -23 34 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.6 -35 78 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.8 1.8 -44 34 YES Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.5 9 62 Other services -0.1 0.8 -7 42 Government - 0.1 - 23 Federal - 0.1 - 2 State and local 0.0 0.1 -14 22 State and local education -0.1 0.1 -15 10 YES State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 2 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 12 81 South -0.2 0.2 -72 100 Midwest 0.1 0.3 13 87 West -0.2 0.3 -97 89 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, July 10, 2018. - Data not available. *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.