TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between June 2023 and June 2024, 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 -0.5 0.2 YES -659 301 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.5 0.2 YES -586 297 YES Mining and logging -1.0 1.2 -7 8 Construction -0.7 1.0 -46 79 Manufacturing -0.3 0.4 -31 57 Durable goods 0.3 0.5 22 43 Nondurable goods -1.1 0.6 YES -54 30 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.5 -21 135 Wholesale trade 0.4 0.7 25 43 Retail trade -0.2 0.7 -31 108 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.8 -15 55 Information -0.4 1.0 -12 28 Financial activities 0.3 0.6 21 50 Finance and insurance 0.3 0.6 24 38 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.1 1.0 -3 24 Professional and business services -0.3 0.9 -72 171 Private Education and Health Services -0.7 0.3 YES -129 85 YES Private Educational Services -0.4 0.5 -15 19 Health care and social assistance -0.7 0.4 YES -115 80 YES Leisure and hospitality -1.6 0.7 YES -258 108 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.8 1.6 YES -46 34 YES Accommodation and food services -1.5 0.8 YES -211 102 YES Other services -0.5 1.1 -31 62 Government -0.4 0.2 YES -74 40 YES Federal -0.3 0.2 YES -8 6 YES State and local -0.4 0.2 YES -66 39 YES State and local education -0.6 0.2 YES -60 23 YES State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.3 -6 24 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.4 -69 106 South -0.6 0.4 YES -328 196 YES Midwest -0.7 0.4 YES -201 128 YES West -0.2 0.5 -61 161 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 30, 2024. *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.