TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2016 and September 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 0.0 0.2 27 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 57 238 Mining and logging -0.4 1.1 -1 8 Construction 0.7 1.1 56 74 Manufacturing 0.5 0.3 YES 58 43 YES Durable goods 0.5 0.4 YES 34 31 YES Nondurable goods 0.4 0.6 23 28 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -72 98 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 2 36 Retail trade -0.4 0.5 -72 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.7 -2 34 Information -0.1 0.7 -6 19 Financial activities 0.1 0.5 13 41 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 8 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 1.1 4 23 Professional and business services -0.1 0.7 6 111 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 26 50 Educational services -0.3 0.6 -9 17 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 35 46 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.7 -3 90 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.6 1.9 15 37 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.6 -18 74 Other services -0.3 1.0 -20 53 Government -0.1 0.1 -30 32 Federal -0.1 0.3 -3 7 State and local -0.1 0.2 -26 31 State and local education -0.4 0.2 YES -38 19 YES State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 11 21 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -57 94 South 0.1 0.3 61 141 Midwest 0.1 0.4 67 109 West -0.2 0.4 -44 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 7, 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.