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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)
Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)

Total

 10,607 8,197 8,595 6.4 5.0 5.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 9,562 7,232 7,714 6.7 5.1 5.4

Mining and logging

 37 33 27 5.5 5.0 4.1

Construction

 396 338 351 4.8 4.1 4.1

Manufacturing

 649 549 510 4.8 4.1 3.8

Durable goods

 381 357 332 4.5 4.2 3.9

Nondurable goods

 268 192 179 5.3 3.9 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,755 964 1,106 5.8 3.2 3.7

Wholesale trade

 310 195 204 4.9 3.1 3.2

Retail trade

 895 435 557 5.5 2.7 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 550 334 345 7.2 4.5 4.7

Information

 164 156 116 5.1 4.9 3.7

Financial activities

 551 448 533 5.7 4.7 5.5

Finance and insurance

 438 293 365 6.1 4.2 5.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 113 155 168 4.4 5.9 6.4

Professional and business services

 1,859 1,360 1,589 7.6 5.6 6.5

Private education and health services

 2,128 1,816 1,896 7.8 6.5 6.7

Private educational services

 154 157 220 3.7 3.8 5.2

Health care and social assistance

 1,974 1,659 1,676 8.5 7.0 7.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,593 1,282 1,265 8.9 7.2 7.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 285 230 183 10.5 8.5 6.6

Accommodation and food services

 1,309 1,052 1,082 8.6 7.0 7.1

Other services

 430 285 320 6.9 4.6 5.2

Government

 1,046 965 881 4.4 3.9 3.6

Federal

 171 158 151 5.6 5.0 4.8

State and local

 874 807 730 4.2 3.8 3.4

State and local education

 296 309 250 2.6 2.7 2.2

State and local, excluding education

 579 498 480 5.9 5.0 4.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,642 1,518 1,420 5.6 5.1 4.8

South

 4,164 3,219 3,679 6.7 5.2 5.8

Midwest

 2,340 1,822 1,780 6.6 5.2 5.0

West

 2,460 1,637 1,715 6.3 4.3 4.4

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: June 04, 2024