TABLE 6: Other separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2015 and January 2016, 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 0.0 69 55 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.0 75 54 YES Mining and logging 0.0 0.3 -1 2 Construction (1) 0.1 0.2 5 12 Manufacturing 0.0 0.1 -3 9 Durable goods 0.0 0.1 -3 7 Nondurable goods (1) 0.0 0.1 1 4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.1 19 26 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.2 -7 10 Retail trade 0.1 0.1 6 19 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (1) 0.4 0.2 YES 19 8 YES Information (1) 0.2 0.2 8 4 YES Financial activities 0.3 0.2 YES 21 14 YES Finance and insurance 0.2 0.2 12 12 Real estate and rental and leasing (1) 0.4 0.3 YES 9 6 YES Professional and business services 0.0 0.1 -2 22 Education and health services 0.1 0.1 22 14 YES Educational services (1) 0.0 0.1 0 3 Health care and social assistance (1) 0.1 0.1 22 14 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.1 6 12 Arts, entertainment, and recreation (1) 0.0 0.1 1 3 Accommodation and food services (1) 0.1 0.1 5 11 Other services (1) 0.0 0.2 0 11 Government 0.0 0.0 -7 9 Federal -0.1 0.1 -4 2 YES State and local 0.0 0.0 -3 8 State and local education 0.0 0.0 -1 4 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.1 -2 6 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.1 -13 21 South 0.1 0.1 36 31 YES Midwest 0.0 0.1 4 21 West 0.1 0.1 42 26 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, March 17, 2016. *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.