TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between March 2016 and March 2017, 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 -22 241 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 14 238 Mining and logging 0.9 1.1 6 8 Construction 0.0 1.1 10 74 Manufacturing 0.5 0.3 YES 63 43 YES Durable goods 0.2 0.4 22 31 Nondurable goods 0.8 0.6 YES 41 28 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.4 -37 98 Wholesale trade -0.6 0.6 -33 36 Retail trade -0.1 0.5 -14 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.1 0.7 11 34 Information 0.1 0.7 2 19 Financial activities -0.1 0.5 -2 41 Finance and insurance -0.1 0.5 1 30 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.3 1.1 -4 23 Professional and business services -0.6 0.7 -97 111 Education and health services 0.2 0.3 52 50 YES Educational services 0.0 0.6 1 17 Health care and social assistance 0.2 0.3 51 46 YES Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.7 -1 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.6 1.9 -33 37 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.6 31 74 Other services 0.3 1.0 18 53 Government -0.2 0.1 YES -36 32 YES Federal -0.4 0.3 YES -9 7 YES State and local -0.1 0.2 -26 31 State and local education -0.2 0.2 -17 19 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -10 21 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 49 94 South -0.1 0.3 -53 141 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -103 109 West 0.2 0.4 85 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 9, 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.