TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2015 and October 2016, 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 -145 242 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -129 238 Mining and logging 0.1 1.0 -3 7 Construction 0.1 1.1 14 69 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 4 44 Durable goods 0.1 0.4 8 32 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.6 -5 28 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.4 39 97 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.6 0 36 Retail trade -0.2 0.5 -15 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.9 0.7 YES 53 34 YES Information -0.6 0.7 -18 18 Financial activities -0.4 0.5 -35 41 Finance and insurance -0.6 0.5 YES -34 29 YES Real estate and rental and leasing -0.2 1.1 -2 24 Professional and business services -0.4 0.7 -48 115 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -14 50 Educational services -0.3 0.6 -11 17 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -3 46 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.7 -34 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.8 1.9 -15 37 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.6 -19 74 Other services -0.6 1.0 -33 53 Government -0.1 0.1 -16 32 Federal 0.0 0.3 2 7 State and local -0.1 0.2 -18 31 State and local education -0.3 0.2 YES -29 19 YES State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 11 21 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 12 93 South 0.1 0.3 97 143 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -100 109 West -0.5 0.4 YES -154 110 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 7, 2016. *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.