TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between August 2018 and August 2019, 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 -137 250 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -67 248 Mining and logging -3.3 1.3 YES -25 10 YES Construction 0.4 1.1 37 67 Manufacturing -0.4 0.3 YES -48 40 YES Durable goods -0.2 0.4 -19 28 Nondurable goods -0.6 0.5 YES -29 23 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.3 -62 91 Wholesale trade -0.4 0.5 -20 27 Retail trade -0.2 0.5 -39 71 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.7 -2 37 Information 0.4 0.8 14 21 Financial activities 0.2 0.4 23 38 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.5 6 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.5 0.9 16 19 Professional and business services -0.3 0.7 -34 119 Education and health services -0.2 0.3 -27 68 Educational services -0.5 0.6 -16 21 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -11 62 Leisure and hospitality 0.3 0.6 76 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.9 2.1 -22 47 Accommodation and food services 0.6 0.5 YES 98 72 YES Other services -0.4 1.1 -19 63 Government -0.4 0.2 YES -70 40 YES Federal 1.3 0.2 YES 37 5 YES State and local -0.6 0.2 YES -108 40 YES State and local education -1.0 0.2 YES -89 20 YES State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.3 -19 23 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 9 95 South -0.1 0.3 -51 153 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -86 115 West -0.1 0.3 -9 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 9, 2019. *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.