TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2020 and December 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 0.0 0.2 300 274 YES INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 263 270 Mining and logging -1.0 1.5 -5 11 Construction -0.6 1.0 -41 69 Manufacturing 0.2 0.3 30 43 Durable goods -0.1 0.4 3 32 Nondurable goods 0.4 0.5 27 24 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.4 0.4 148 113 YES Wholesale trade -0.1 0.6 -5 38 Retail trade 0.8 0.6 YES 145 94 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.7 7 40 Information 1.6 0.9 YES 49 24 YES Financial activities 0.2 0.5 15 43 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.6 11 36 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.0 1.0 4 22 Professional and business services 0.3 0.7 110 130 Education and health services 0.3 0.3 86 72 YES Educational services -0.7 0.5 YES -17 18 Health care and social assistance 0.5 0.3 YES 102 68 YES Leisure and hospitality -2.7 0.6 YES -176 98 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -5.1 1.9 YES -50 39 YES Accommodation and food services -2.3 0.6 YES -127 78 YES Other services 0.6 1.3 47 72 Government 0.2 0.2 37 40 Federal 0.2 0.2 5 6 State and local 0.1 0.2 30 39 State and local education 0.2 0.2 31 23 YES State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 -1 22 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.4 -64 99 South 0.2 0.3 221 156 YES Midwest 0.2 0.4 117 120 West -0.1 0.4 25 127 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2022. *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.