TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2020 and February 2021, 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 0.0 0.2 -240 286 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 -144 281 Mining and logging -0.6 1.5 -6 10 Construction 0.4 1.1 11 80 Manufacturing 0.4 0.3 YES 30 45 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 5 33 Nondurable goods 0.6 0.6 25 26 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.4 0.4 -147 115 YES Wholesale trade 0.0 0.5 -9 31 Retail trade -0.6 0.6 -107 100 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 0.8 -33 44 Information -0.2 0.8 -11 24 Financial activities -0.4 0.5 -35 43 Finance and insurance -0.3 0.5 -22 33 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 1.0 -13 22 Professional and business services 0.0 0.7 -26 132 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -70 75 Educational services -0.2 0.6 -11 23 Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.3 -59 68 Leisure and hospitality 1.8 0.6 YES 65 95 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 1.7 -30 37 Accommodation and food services 2.1 0.6 YES 95 78 YES Other services 1.1 1.2 46 64 Government -0.4 0.2 YES -96 42 YES Federal -0.6 0.2 YES -17 7 YES State and local -0.4 0.2 YES -78 42 YES State and local education -0.4 0.2 YES -58 24 YES State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.3 -21 26 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 -5 103 South -0.1 0.3 -158 172 Midwest 0.4 0.4 57 125 West -0.2 0.4 -135 125 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 6, 2021. *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.