TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between January 2022 and January 2023, 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 -0.3 0.2 YES -158 286 INDUSTRY Total private -0.3 0.2 YES -161 282 Mining and logging 0.0 1.3 2 9 Construction 0.5 1.0 50 77 Manufacturing -0.5 0.4 YES -55 51 YES Durable goods -0.5 0.5 -26 40 Nondurable goods -0.7 0.6 YES -30 26 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.5 0.5 175 126 YES Wholesale trade 0.2 0.7 17 39 Retail trade -0.3 0.7 -38 107 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 2.5 0.7 YES 198 46 YES Information -0.8 1.0 -17 28 Financial activities -0.6 0.6 -47 50 Finance and insurance -0.9 0.6 YES -59 36 YES Real estate and rental and leasing 0.4 1.1 12 26 Professional and business services -0.8 0.8 -136 150 Education and health services -0.4 0.3 YES -57 76 Educational services -0.7 0.5 YES -22 19 YES Health care and social assistance -0.3 0.4 -35 72 Leisure and hospitality -0.8 0.7 YES -42 109 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.3 1.6 -14 35 Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.8 -29 101 Other services -0.8 1.3 -33 71 Government 0.0 0.2 3 40 Federal -0.5 0.2 YES -14 7 YES State and local 0.1 0.2 17 39 State and local education 0.0 0.2 3 23 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 14 23 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -4 100 South -0.2 0.3 -7 174 Midwest -0.1 0.4 6 131 West -0.6 0.4 YES -152 147 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 8, 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.