TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2017 and February 2018, 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 0.2 230 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 231 238 Mining and logging -0.3 1.1 0 8 Construction -0.2 1.1 -3 75 Manufacturing 0.6 0.3 YES 78 43 YES Durable goods 0.7 0.4 YES 58 31 YES Nondurable goods 0.3 0.5 20 27 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 4 98 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 1 35 Retail trade -0.1 0.5 -5 78 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.7 9 34 Information 0.1 0.7 1 19 Financial activities 0.4 0.5 35 40 Finance and insurance 0.4 0.5 28 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.2 1.1 7 23 Professional and business services 0.5 0.7 118 115 YES Education and health services 0.0 0.3 10 53 Educational services -0.4 0.6 -14 17 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 24 49 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.7 25 91 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.2 1.9 -1 37 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.6 27 75 Other services -0.7 1.0 -39 53 Government 0.0 0.1 -1 32 Federal -0.1 0.3 -1 7 State and local 0.0 0.2 0 31 State and local education 0.0 0.2 0 19 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 0 21 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -54 94 South 0.1 0.3 98 144 Midwest 0.3 0.4 88 112 West 0.2 0.4 98 109 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 13, 2018. *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.