TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between April 2020 and April 2021, 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 -5.0 0.2 YES -6014 274 YES INDUSTRY Total private -6.0 0.2 YES -5815 270 YES Mining and logging -7.8 1.5 YES -48 11 YES Construction -8.0 1.0 YES -476 69 YES Manufacturing -4.1 0.3 YES -429 43 YES Durable goods -4.5 0.4 YES -297 32 YES Nondurable goods -3.3 0.5 YES -132 24 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -4.1 0.4 YES -875 113 YES Wholesale trade -2.8 0.6 YES -152 38 YES Retail trade -5.1 0.6 YES -564 94 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -3.1 0.7 YES -158 40 YES Information -4.8 0.9 YES -123 24 YES Financial activities -1.6 0.5 YES -126 43 YES Finance and insurance 0.3 0.6 22 36 Real estate and rental and leasing -7.3 1.0 YES -149 22 YES Professional and business services -3.9 0.7 YES -651 130 YES Education and health services -3.9 0.3 YES -812 72 YES Educational services -6.6 0.5 YES -222 18 YES Health care and social assistance -3.4 0.3 YES -589 68 YES Leisure and hospitality -23 0.6 YES -1612 98 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -31 1.9 YES -328 39 YES Accommodation and food services -22 0.6 YES -1284 78 YES Other services -16 1.3 YES -664 72 YES Government -0.9 0.2 YES -199 40 YES Federal 0.0 0.2 0 6 State and local -1.0 0.2 YES -199 39 YES State and local education -1.0 0.2 YES -98 23 YES State and local, excluding education -1.2 0.2 YES -101 22 YES REGION Northeast -6.5 0.4 YES -1473 99 YES South -3.8 0.3 YES -1571 156 YES Midwest -5.1 0.4 YES -1323 120 YES West -5.9 0.4 YES -1647 127 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 8, 2021. *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.