TABLE 9: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between November 2018 and November 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 34 226 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 32 221 Mining and logging -0.6 1.4 -5 9 Construction 0.2 0.9 20 61 Manufacturing -0.3 0.3 -32 41 Durable goods -0.1 0.4 -7 30 Nondurable goods -0.5 0.4 YES -25 21 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 56 97 Wholesale trade -0.3 0.6 -13 34 Retail trade 0.5 0.5 67 74 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.7 1 36 Information -0.6 0.8 -17 21 Financial activities 0.2 0.5 21 39 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.5 14 34 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 0.9 8 20 Professional and business services 0.0 0.6 34 103 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 12 67 Educational services -0.3 0.5 -8 17 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 19 64 Leisure and hospitality -0.2 0.6 -9 86 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.2 2.0 10 42 Accommodation and food services -0.2 0.6 -19 71 Other services -0.9 1.1 -50 61 Government 0.0 0.1 2 30 Federal 0.2 0.2 6 4 YES State and local 0.0 0.2 -4 30 State and local education -0.2 0.2 -14 19 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 10 19 REGION Northeast 0.4 0.4 113 96 YES South -0.2 0.3 -106 141 Midwest -0.3 0.4 -90 116 West 0.3 0.3 117 112 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 17, 2020. *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.