TABLE 7: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between January 2016 and January 2017, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm -0.1 0.2 -97 231 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -51 227 Mining and logging 0.5 0.9 3 7 Construction -0.3 0.6 -11 44 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 16 35 Durable goods 0.2 0.3 17 27 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -2 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -52 90 Wholesale trade -0.4 0.6 -25 36 Retail trade -0.2 0.4 -24 68 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.6 -1 29 Information -0.4 0.8 -11 25 Financial activities 0.4 0.6 50 53 Finance and insurance -0.6 0.7 -37 45 Real estate and rental and leasing 3.6 1.2 YES 87 25 YES Professional and business services -0.2 0.7 -15 122 Education and health services -0.2 0.3 -34 69 Educational services -0.6 0.5 YES -22 15 YES Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.4 -11 66 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.5 -27 77 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 1.0 10 20 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.6 -37 75 Other services 0.4 0.9 29 53 Government -0.2 0.2 -46 38 YES Federal -0.5 0.4 YES -13 12 YES State and local -0.2 0.2 -33 35 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -5 16 State and local, excluding education -0.3 0.3 -27 30 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.3 81 90 South -0.3 0.3 -115 151 Midwest 0.0 0.3 38 83 West -0.3 0.3 -102 105 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 16, 2017. *NOTE: Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-year change.