TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between December 2021 and December 2022, 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 -0.2 0.2 -80 285 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -77 282 Mining and logging 0.3 1.4 3 10 Construction -0.1 1.0 2 72 Manufacturing -0.4 0.4 -39 48 Durable goods -0.5 0.4 YES -30 31 Nondurable goods -0.3 0.5 -8 25 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 19 115 Wholesale trade 0.3 0.7 20 39 Retail trade -0.5 0.6 -75 103 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.9 0.7 YES 73 41 YES Information -0.9 0.9 -21 27 Financial activities -0.3 0.5 -21 45 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.6 -13 36 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 1.1 -9 25 Professional and business services -0.2 0.8 -24 150 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 45 72 Educational services 0.1 0.5 10 19 Health care and social assistance 0.0 0.3 36 67 Leisure and hospitality -0.4 0.7 -2 105 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.7 1.6 -6 34 Accommodation and food services -0.4 0.7 4 98 Other services -0.8 1.3 -38 73 Government 0.0 0.2 -3 39 Federal -0.3 0.2 YES -11 7 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 8 38 State and local education -0.1 0.2 -2 23 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 10 21 REGION Northeast 0.1 0.4 52 101 South -0.4 0.3 YES -167 171 Midwest -0.1 0.4 -16 131 West 0.0 0.4 51 138 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 1, 2023. *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.