TABLE 5: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between August 2020 and September 2020, 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 -0.2 0.1 YES -200 177 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.1 YES -258 176 YES Mining and logging 0.2 0.9 1 6 Construction -1.5 0.9 YES -102 61 YES Manufacturing -0.1 0.2 -12 27 Durable goods 0.0 0.2 -1 18 Nondurable goods -0.2 0.4 -11 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.2 YES -64 64 Wholesale trade (1) -0.7 0.3 YES -40 19 YES Retail trade -0.2 0.3 -29 46 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.5 5 28 Information -0.1 0.6 0 16 Financial activities 0.1 0.3 7 23 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.3 8 19 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 0.6 -1 13 Professional and business services -0.4 0.4 -61 74 Education and health services 0.0 0.2 -10 44 Educational services 0.2 0.4 6 14 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.2 -16 38 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.5 -26 79 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.5 1.8 9 42 Accommodation and food services -0.4 0.4 -36 59 Other services 0.2 0.8 10 46 Government 0.3 0.1 YES 57 26 YES Federal 1.2 0.1 YES 37 2 YES State and local 0.2 0.1 YES 21 26 State and local education 0.1 0.2 9 17 State and local, excluding education 0.2 0.1 YES 12 13 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.3 -70 74 South -0.1 0.2 -98 100 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -24 89 West 0.0 0.3 -9 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, November 10, 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.