TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2015 and December 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 -110 242 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -83 238 Mining and logging -0.5 1.0 -6 7 Construction 0.6 1.1 41 69 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 6 44 Durable goods 0.0 0.4 0 32 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.6 5 28 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.4 -62 97 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 1 36 Retail trade -0.5 0.5 -78 77 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.7 15 34 Information 0.3 0.7 6 18 Financial activities -0.4 0.5 -29 41 Finance and insurance -0.3 0.5 -17 29 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.7 1.1 -12 24 Professional and business services -0.3 0.7 -34 115 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 2 50 Educational services -0.2 0.6 -4 17 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 6 46 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.7 9 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1.1 1.9 25 37 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.6 -15 74 Other services -0.3 1.0 -15 53 Government -0.1 0.1 -27 32 Federal 0.0 0.3 -1 7 State and local -0.1 0.2 -25 31 State and local education -0.2 0.2 -18 19 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -8 21 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 7 93 South -0.1 0.3 -21 143 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -68 109 West -0.1 0.4 -28 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 7, 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.