TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2018 and April 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 0.1 0.2 120 226 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 122 221 Mining and logging -0.2 1.4 0 9 Construction 0.4 0.9 40 61 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 7 41 Durable goods 0.1 0.4 8 30 Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -1 21 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 -1 97 Wholesale trade 0.0 0.6 0 34 Retail trade 0.1 0.5 3 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.7 -4 36 Information 0.2 0.8 4 21 Financial activities 0.3 0.5 28 39 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.5 8 34 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.7 0.9 20 20 Professional and business services 0.1 0.6 58 103 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 8 67 Educational services -0.2 0.5 -7 17 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 15 64 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.6 4 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -2.5 2.0 YES -51 42 YES Accommodation and food services 0.2 0.6 55 71 Other services -0.5 1.1 -26 61 Government 0.0 0.1 -1 30 Federal -0.2 0.2 -5 4 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 4 30 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -2 19 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 7 19 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.4 -54 96 South 0.2 0.3 153 141 YES Midwest 0.0 0.4 42 116 West -0.2 0.3 -21 112 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 10, 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.