TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2017 and December 2018, 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 0.2 204 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 219 239 Mining and logging 0.0 1.0 2 7 Construction 0.9 1.1 75 69 YES Manufacturing -0.2 0.4 -8 48 Durable goods -0.3 0.4 -14 35 Nondurable goods 0.1 0.6 7 27 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 86 95 Wholesale trade 0.1 0.6 11 32 Retail trade 0.5 0.5 85 74 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.3 0.7 -10 34 Information -0.5 0.7 -14 19 Financial activities 0.0 0.5 0 42 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 4 31 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.3 1.2 -4 24 Professional and business services -0.3 0.6 -23 110 Education and health services 0.4 0.3 YES 100 53 YES Educational services -0.2 0.5 -5 16 Health care and social assistance 0.4 0.3 YES 105 51 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.6 29 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 1.8 14 36 Accommodation and food services 0.0 0.6 17 74 Other services -0.6 1.0 -30 55 Government -0.1 0.1 -15 31 Federal 0.4 0.2 YES 11 6 YES State and local -0.1 0.2 -26 30 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -8 17 State and local, excluding education -0.3 0.2 YES -18 19 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.4 -66 99 South 0.4 0.3 YES 217 144 YES Midwest 0.4 0.4 156 108 YES West -0.3 0.4 -103 118 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 12, 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.