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Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Mar.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)		 Mar.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)

Total

 9,477 8,430 8,304 5.8 5.1 5.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 8,413 7,553 7,337 6.0 5.4 5.2

Mining and logging

 36 32 34 5.4 4.8 5.1

Construction

 318 434 295 4.0 5.2 3.6

Manufacturing

 691 572 572 5.1 4.2 4.2

Durable goods

 431 375 353 5.1 4.4 4.2

Nondurable goods

 260 198 219 5.1 4.0 4.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,300 1,020 986 4.4 3.4 3.3

Wholesale trade

 296 164 208 4.6 2.6 3.3

Retail trade

 616 564 459 3.8 3.5 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 388 292 319 5.2 4.0 4.3

Information

 152 130 171 4.8 4.2 5.4

Financial activities

 456 611 492 4.8 6.3 5.1

Finance and insurance

 335 473 336 4.8 6.6 4.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 121 139 156 4.8 5.3 6.0

Professional and business services

 1,759 1,473 1,477 7.2 6.1 6.1

Private education and health services

 1,834 1,866 1,819 6.8 6.7 6.5

Private educational services

 184 136 160 4.5 3.3 3.8

Health care and social assistance

 1,650 1,730 1,659 7.2 7.3 7.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,515 1,099 1,198 8.6 6.3 6.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 302 218 197 11.6 8.3 7.4

Accommodation and food services

 1,213 881 1,001 8.1 6.0 6.7

Other services

 353 315 292 5.8 5.1 4.8

Government

 1,063 877 967 4.4 3.6 3.9

Federal

 144 135 154 4.8 4.3 4.9

State and local

 919 743 813 4.4 3.5 3.8

State and local education

 306 233 310 2.7 2.1 2.7

State and local, excluding education

 613 510 503 6.3 5.2 5.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,550 1,448 1,530 5.3 4.9 5.2

South

 3,916 3,320 3,354 6.3 5.4 5.4

Midwest

 1,976 1,815 1,759 5.7 5.2 5.0

West

 2,034 1,848 1,661 5.3 4.8 4.3

Footnotes
(1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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Last Modified Date: May 01, 2024