TABLE 2: Hires estimated rate and level changes between October 2020 and November 2020, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm 0.0 0.2 67 265 INDUSTRY Total private 0.1 0.2 61 257 Mining and logging 2.0 1.4 YES 13 10 YES Construction -0.1 0.9 -1 66 Manufacturing 0.1 0.3 21 38 Durable goods 0.0 0.3 1 27 Nondurable goods 0.5 0.5 21 24 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 0 107 Wholesale trade 0.2 0.5 13 31 Retail trade 0.1 0.6 3 91 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 0.7 -17 41 Information -1.6 0.7 YES -43 20 YES Financial activities 0.1 0.5 9 41 Finance and insurance 0.3 0.5 16 32 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 0.9 -8 19 Professional and business services 0.8 0.6 YES 175 112 YES Education and health services 0.0 0.3 18 67 Educational services 0.3 0.6 8 22 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 10 62 Leisure and hospitality -0.5 0.6 -62 95 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.4 1.6 11 40 Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.5 YES -73 71 YES Other services -1.2 1.1 YES -67 65 YES Government 0.0 0.2 5 36 Federal 0.1 0.2 2 6 State and local 0.1 0.2 3 36 State and local education 0.0 0.2 -1 21 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.3 4 28 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.4 -17 102 South 0.2 0.3 106 155 Midwest 0.2 0.4 91 118 West -0.4 0.4 -113 118 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, January 12, 2021. *NOTE: Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-month change.