TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between June 2012 and June 2013, 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 -0.2 0.2 -212 245 INDUSTRY Total private -0.3 0.2 YES -187 238 Mining and logging -0.2 1.0 -2 7 Construction -1.2 1.1 YES -61 75 Manufacturing -0.5 0.4 YES -56 48 YES Durable goods -0.6 0.4 YES -39 35 YES Nondurable goods -0.3 0.6 -18 29 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.1 0.4 -24 101 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.7 -4 41 Retail trade 0.0 0.5 7 77 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.6 0.8 -26 38 Information 1.1 0.6 YES 30 19 YES Financial activities 0.1 0.5 5 40 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.5 1 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.1 1.1 4 24 Professional and business services -0.5 0.7 -50 111 Education and health services -0.2 0.3 -48 52 Educational services -0.8 0.6 YES -26 19 YES Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.3 -23 47 Leisure and hospitality 0.3 0.7 72 93 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.9 2.0 27 37 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.7 45 79 Other services -1.0 1.0 -52 52 Government -0.2 0.1 YES -27 33 Federal 0.0 0.3 -2 8 State and local -0.1 0.2 -23 30 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.4 -41 97 South -0.2 0.3 -79 142 Midwest -0.5 0.4 YES -116 114 YES West 0.0 0.4 23 112 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 6, 2013. *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.