TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between February 2011 and February 2012, 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 0.1 0.2 245 245 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 189 235 Natural resources and mining 1.1 1.1 12 7 YES Construction -1.0 1.1 -47 74 Manufacturing 0.0 0.4 4 50 Durable goods 0.0 0.4 2 36 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 1 31 Trade transportation and utilities -0.2 0.4 -35 101 Wholesale trade -0.4 0.7 -24 41 Retail trade -0.1 0.5 2 76 Transportation warehousing and uti -0.3 0.8 -14 39 Information 0.4 0.6 9 20 Financial activities 0.1 0.5 10 40 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 3 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 1.2 6 24 Professional and business services 0.4 0.7 105 109 Education and health services 0.2 0.3 66 52 YES Private education services -0.3 0.7 -11 19 Health care and social assistance 0.4 0.3 YES 77 46 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.6 0.7 99 95 YES Arts entertainment and recreation 0.3 2.0 7 37 Accomodation and food services 0.7 0.7 93 79 YES Other services -0.6 0.9 -36 52 Government 0.3 0.1 YES 56 33 YES Federal Government 0.0 0.3 0 8 State and local 0.3 0.2 YES 58 31 YES REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 30 98 South 0.6 0.3 YES 296 144 YES Midwest -0.4 0.4 -98 109 West 0.1 0.4 17 116 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, April 10, 2012. *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.