TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between March 2017 and March 2018, 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 0.1 0.2 138 241 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 142 239 Mining and logging 1.0 1.0 9 7 YES Construction -0.5 1.1 -17 69 Manufacturing 0.1 0.4 30 48 Durable goods 0.4 0.4 29 35 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 1 27 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.4 -16 95 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.6 -5 32 Retail trade -0.2 0.5 -25 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.7 14 34 Information 0.0 0.7 0 19 Financial activities -0.2 0.5 -17 42 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.5 -10 31 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 1.2 -7 24 Professional and business services 0.7 0.6 YES 154 110 YES Education and health services -0.1 0.3 -12 53 Educational services 0.0 0.5 0 16 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -12 51 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.6 -8 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.3 1.8 9 36 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.6 -17 74 Other services 0.3 1.0 17 55 Government 0.0 0.1 -4 31 Federal 0.0 0.2 0 6 State and local -0.1 0.2 -4 30 State and local education 0.0 0.2 5 17 State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -11 19 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -55 99 South 0.2 0.3 137 144 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -68 108 West 0.3 0.4 122 118 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, May 8, 2018. *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.