TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between October 2019 and November 2019, 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 -46 176 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.1 -24 175 Mining and logging 0.2 0.9 1 6 Construction -0.4 0.7 -25 52 Manufacturing -0.1 0.2 -11 28 Durable goods 0.0 0.2 2 19 Nondurable goods -0.3 0.4 -14 18 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -54 70 Wholesale trade (1) -0.3 0.4 -21 22 Retail trade -0.2 0.3 -25 52 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.5 -7 29 Information -0.2 0.5 -8 15 Financial activities 0.0 0.3 4 26 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.3 2 21 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.6 1 13 Professional and business services 0.1 0.4 25 63 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 7 45 Educational services 0.0 0.4 2 14 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.2 5 41 Leisure and hospitality 0.2 0.5 36 77 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.2 1.6 7 35 Accommodation and food services 0.2 0.4 29 56 Other services 0.0 0.7 2 42 Government -0.1 0.1 -22 24 Federal -0.5 0.1 YES -14 2 YES State and local -0.1 0.1 -8 24 State and local education 0.0 0.1 -5 16 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 -4 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.3 6 76 South -0.2 0.2 -82 99 Midwest 0.1 0.3 54 90 West -0.1 0.3 -23 86 (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, January 17, 2020. *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.