TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2018 and October 2019, 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 -0.2 0.2 -194 250 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -194 248 Mining and logging -1.3 1.3 -10 10 Construction 1.6 1.1 YES 131 67 YES Manufacturing -0.5 0.3 YES -70 40 YES Durable goods -0.6 0.4 YES -49 28 YES Nondurable goods -0.5 0.5 -20 23 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.6 0.3 YES -171 91 YES Wholesale trade -0.4 0.5 -26 27 Retail trade -0.8 0.5 YES -131 71 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.3 0.7 -14 37 Information 0.6 0.8 17 21 Financial activities 0.3 0.4 29 38 Finance and insurance 0.3 0.5 20 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 0.9 10 19 Professional and business services -0.4 0.7 -76 119 Education and health services -0.1 0.3 8 68 Educational services 0.4 0.6 18 21 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -11 62 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.6 -30 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.1 2.1 -23 47 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.5 -8 72 Other services -0.4 1.1 -22 63 Government 0.0 0.2 0 40 Federal 0.1 0.2 5 5 State and local -0.1 0.2 -6 40 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -8 20 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.3 2 23 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 40 95 South -0.3 0.3 -110 153 Midwest -0.2 0.4 -65 115 West -0.2 0.3 -59 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 17, 2019. *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.