TABLE 3: Total separations estimated rate and level changes between September 2017 and October 2017, 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 -0.1 0.2 -66 230 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 -58 228 Mining and logging 1.6 1.0 YES 11 7 YES Construction -0.5 1.0 -32 64 Manufacturing 0.0 0.3 -7 43 Durable goods -0.1 0.4 -5 31 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.5 -2 24 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.3 36 90 Wholesale trade 0.3 0.6 21 33 Retail trade 0.1 0.4 14 69 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.7 2 33 Information -1.1 0.6 YES -32 17 YES Financial activities 0.6 0.5 YES 49 41 YES Finance and insurance 0.6 0.5 YES 40 28 YES Real estate and rental and leasing 0.4 1.1 9 23 Professional and business services -0.2 0.6 -29 102 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 27 55 Educational services 0.3 0.6 12 17 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 16 50 Leisure and hospitality -0.6 0.6 -98 87 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.9 1.9 -20 36 Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.6 -78 73 YES Other services 0.3 1.0 17 53 Government 0.0 0.1 -8 28 Federal 0.1 0.2 2 5 State and local 0.0 0.1 -10 27 State and local education 0.1 0.2 11 16 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.2 -21 18 YES REGION Northeast -0.4 0.4 -113 95 YES South 0.2 0.3 122 136 Midwest -0.2 0.3 -47 100 West -0.1 0.4 -28 110 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 11, 2017. *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.