TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2016 and April 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 -31 238 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -4 236 Mining and logging -1.3 1.0 YES -8 7 YES Construction 0.7 1.1 50 68 Manufacturing 0.4 0.3 YES 49 47 YES Durable goods 0.1 0.4 5 34 Nondurable goods 0.9 0.6 YES 43 27 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.3 0.4 -74 95 Wholesale trade -0.5 0.6 -29 32 Retail trade -0.3 0.5 -42 73 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.7 -3 33 Information -0.5 0.6 -16 19 Financial activities -0.2 0.5 -14 43 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.5 2 31 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.8 1.2 -16 24 Professional and business services -0.2 0.6 -24 109 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 34 53 Educational services 0.0 0.6 3 16 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 31 50 Leisure and hospitality -0.4 0.6 -47 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.3 1.9 -5 36 Accommodation and food services -0.5 0.6 -43 71 Other services 0.7 1.0 46 55 Government -0.1 0.1 -27 30 Federal -0.2 0.2 -7 6 YES State and local -0.1 0.2 -20 29 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -7 16 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -13 19 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 23 98 South 0.0 0.3 58 144 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -29 107 West -0.3 0.4 -85 117 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 6, 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.