TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2017 and June 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 0.0 0.2 197 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 197 238 Mining and logging 1.2 1.1 YES 12 8 YES Construction 0.0 1.1 21 75 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 28 43 Durable goods 0.2 0.4 22 31 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.5 6 27 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 23 98 Wholesale trade -0.3 0.6 -15 35 Retail trade 0.0 0.5 1 78 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.5 0.7 35 34 YES Information 0.7 0.7 18 19 Financial activities 0.4 0.5 35 40 Finance and insurance 0.4 0.5 31 30 YES Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 1.1 4 23 Professional and business services 0.0 0.7 19 115 Education and health services 0.2 0.3 70 53 YES Educational services 0.1 0.6 6 17 Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.3 63 49 YES Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.7 1 91 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.1 1.9 -2 37 Accommodation and food services -0.1 0.6 3 75 Other services -0.6 1.0 -28 53 Government - 0.1 - 32 Federal - 0.3 - 7 State and local 0.0 0.2 4 31 State and local education 0.1 0.2 18 19 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -14 21 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 38 94 South 0.1 0.3 96 144 Midwest -0.1 0.4 0 112 West 0.1 0.4 62 109 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 7, 2018. - Data not available. *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.