TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between July 2018 and July 2019, 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 0.2 136 226 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 192 221 Mining and logging -1.4 1.4 -9 9 Construction 0.0 0.9 16 61 Manufacturing -0.4 0.3 YES -38 41 Durable goods -0.3 0.4 -19 30 Nondurable goods -0.4 0.4 -18 21 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 58 97 Wholesale trade 0.6 0.6 36 34 YES Retail trade 0.0 0.5 -5 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.4 0.7 28 36 Information 0.9 0.8 YES 25 21 YES Financial activities 0.2 0.5 19 39 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.5 2 34 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.6 0.9 17 20 Professional and business services 0.0 0.6 27 103 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 34 67 Educational services -0.3 0.5 -9 17 Health care and social assistance 0.2 0.3 43 64 Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.6 48 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.0 2.0 -23 42 Accommodation and food services 0.3 0.6 72 71 YES Other services 0.1 1.1 12 61 Government -0.3 0.1 YES -56 30 YES Federal 0.0 0.2 -1 4 State and local -0.3 0.2 YES -55 30 YES State and local education 0.1 0.2 1 19 State and local, excluding education -0.6 0.2 YES -55 19 YES REGION Northeast -0.1 0.4 -11 96 South -0.1 0.3 -29 141 Midwest 0.1 0.4 35 116 West 0.3 0.3 141 112 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 10, 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.