TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between April 2016 and April 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 -51 241 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -31 238 Mining and logging 1.6 1.1 YES 12 8 YES Construction 0.8 1.1 63 74 Manufacturing 0.4 0.3 YES 50 43 YES Durable goods 0.0 0.4 4 31 Nondurable goods 1.0 0.6 YES 47 28 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -79 98 Wholesale trade -0.5 0.6 -32 36 Retail trade -0.2 0.5 -33 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.3 0.7 -14 34 Information -0.9 0.7 YES -26 19 YES Financial activities -0.3 0.5 -23 41 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.5 -3 30 Real estate and rental and leasing -1.0 1.1 -20 23 Professional and business services -0.5 0.7 -72 111 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 13 50 Educational services -0.1 0.6 -3 17 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 15 46 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.7 -13 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1.8 1.9 40 37 YES Accommodation and food services -0.5 0.6 -52 74 Other services 0.8 1.0 43 53 Government -0.1 0.1 -19 32 Federal -0.1 0.3 -1 7 State and local -0.1 0.2 -18 31 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -7 19 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.2 -10 21 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.4 88 94 South -0.1 0.3 -14 141 Midwest 0.0 0.4 -1 109 West -0.4 0.4 -125 110 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 6, 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.