TABLE 8: Hires estimated rate and level changes between January 2023 and January 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 -0.4 0.2 YES -627 321 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.5 0.3 YES -551 318 YES Mining and logging -0.5 1.1 -3 6 Construction -0.2 1.0 -5 75 Manufacturing -0.2 0.5 -31 60 Durable goods -0.1 0.5 -2 41 Nondurable goods -0.6 0.8 -30 40 Trade, transportation, and utilities -1.0 0.5 YES -276 149 YES Wholesale trade -0.1 0.7 -4 41 Retail trade -1.2 0.8 YES -176 124 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -1.3 0.8 YES -95 52 YES Information 0.5 1.1 17 30 Financial activities -0.1 0.6 -5 49 Finance and insurance 0.0 0.7 1 43 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 1.1 -7 25 Professional and business services 0.1 0.8 15 166 Private Education and Health Services -0.8 0.4 YES -143 84 YES Private Educational Services -0.8 0.7 YES -29 26 YES Health care and social assistance -0.7 0.4 YES -114 76 YES Leisure and hospitality -1.0 0.8 YES -126 112 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.5 1.7 -2 34 Accommodation and food services -1.0 0.9 YES -124 104 YES Other services 0.0 1.1 6 65 Government -0.4 0.2 YES -75 39 YES Federal 0.0 0.3 -1 7 State and local -0.4 0.2 YES -75 39 YES State and local education -0.8 0.2 YES -75 24 YES State and local, excluding education -0.1 0.2 0 22 REGION Northeast -0.1 0.4 -20 109 South -0.5 0.4 YES -201 213 Midwest -0.5 0.4 YES -163 126 YES West -0.8 0.5 YES -244 160 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, March 6, 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.