TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between September 2011 and September 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 -150 245 INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -139 235 Mining and logging -0.5 1.1 -4 7 Construction -0.1 1.1 -4 74 Manufacturing -0.2 0.4 -21 50 Durable goods -0.1 0.4 -2 36 Nondurable goods -0.4 0.6 -19 31 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.0 0.4 -1 101 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.7 -3 41 Retail trade -0.3 0.5 -28 76 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.6 0.8 31 39 Information 0.1 0.6 2 20 Financial activities 0.4 0.5 33 40 Finance and insurance 0.3 0.5 17 30 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.7 1.2 15 24 Professional and business services -0.5 0.7 -59 109 Education and health services 0.0 0.3 3 52 Educational services -0.7 0.7 -19 19 Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.3 22 46 Leisure and hospitality -0.5 0.7 -54 95 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -1.8 2.0 -37 37 Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.7 -18 79 Other services -0.7 0.9 -35 52 Government 0.0 0.1 -11 33 Federal 0.3 0.3 9 8 YES State and local -0.1 0.2 -19 31 REGION Northeast 0.3 0.4 85 98 South 0.1 0.3 77 144 Midwest -0.5 0.4 YES -137 109 YES West -0.7 0.4 YES -175 116 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, November 6, 2012. *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.