TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2015 and April 2016, 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 -48 242 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -45 238 Mining and logging 0.3 1.0 -3 7 Construction -0.1 1.1 14 69 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 20 44 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 13 32 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.6 8 28 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.4 -40 97 Wholesale trade 0.5 0.6 29 36 Retail trade -0.3 0.5 -27 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.9 0.7 YES -43 34 YES Information 0.1 0.7 3 18 Financial activities -0.2 0.5 -13 41 Finance and insurance -0.3 0.5 -19 29 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 1.1 6 24 Professional and business services -0.4 0.7 -40 115 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 5 50 Educational services 0.4 0.6 16 17 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -11 46 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.7 3 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -2.1 1.9 YES -37 37 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.6 40 74 Other services 0.0 1.0 4 53 Government 0.0 0.1 -4 32 Federal -0.3 0.3 -8 7 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 4 31 State and local education 0.1 0.2 9 19 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -5 21 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 41 93 South -0.1 0.3 -7 143 Midwest -0.5 0.4 YES -144 109 YES West 0.1 0.4 62 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 8, 2016. *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.