TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between December 2011 and December 2012, 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 -0.1 0.2 -21 245 INDUSTRY Total private -0.1 0.2 -11 235 Mining and logging 0.0 1.1 0 7 Construction -0.4 1.1 -20 74 Manufacturing -0.1 0.4 -16 50 Durable goods -0.3 0.4 -15 36 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.6 -1 31 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 58 101 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.7 -3 41 Retail trade 0.4 0.5 66 76 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.1 0.8 -4 39 Information -0.3 0.6 -6 20 Financial activities 0.0 0.5 2 40 Finance and insurance -0.2 0.5 -9 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.5 1.2 10 24 Professional and business services -0.4 0.7 -66 109 Education and health services 0.1 0.3 27 52 Educational services 0.0 0.7 1 19 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 24 46 Leisure and hospitality 0.0 0.7 8 95 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.0 2.0 -15 37 Accommodation and food services 0.1 0.7 23 79 Other services 0.0 0.9 2 52 Government 0.0 0.1 -10 33 Federal 0.2 0.3 4 8 State and local -0.1 0.2 -13 31 REGION Northeast 0.0 0.4 -4 98 South 0.0 0.3 -4 144 Midwest -0.2 0.4 -50 109 West 0.1 0.4 36 116 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 12, 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.