TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between May 2023 and May 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 -0.3 0.1 YES -512 199 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.4 0.2 YES -525 198 YES Mining and logging -0.2 0.6 -2 4 Construction -0.1 0.6 -4 44 Manufacturing -0.5 0.3 YES -61 38 YES Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -3 26 Nondurable goods -1.1 0.5 YES -58 23 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.4 0.3 YES -126 88 YES Wholesale trade 0.1 0.4 9 26 Retail trade -0.7 0.5 YES -102 78 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 0.5 -34 34 Information 0.1 0.5 4 14 Financial activities -0.2 0.4 -11 35 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.5 -15 29 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 0.6 3 15 Professional and business services -0.4 0.5 -93 94 Private Education and Health Services -0.3 0.2 YES -52 57 Private Educational Services 0.1 0.3 4 12 Health care and social assistance -0.4 0.3 YES -56 55 YES Leisure and hospitality -1.0 0.6 YES -157 83 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.5 0.8 -7 17 Accommodation and food services -1.2 0.6 YES -150 79 YES Other services -0.4 0.7 -22 37 Government 0.1 0.1 12 23 Federal -0.2 0.1 YES -5 4 YES State and local 0.1 0.1 17 22 State and local education 0.2 0.1 YES 25 14 YES State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 -8 14 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 -3 63 South -0.8 0.2 YES -448 133 YES Midwest -0.2 0.3 -55 85 West 0.0 0.3 -6 99 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, July 2, 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.