Table 1. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Dec. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011p
Total................................. 2,921 3,213 3,129 3,377 3,224 3,118 3,376 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 2,500 2,905 2,799 3,003 2,864 2,766 3,009 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7
Construction........................... 44 75 102 70 84 74 71 .8 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3
Manufacturing.......................... 184 252 232 235 232 242 264 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 463 540 490 561 552 541 571 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2
Retail trade.......................... 268 312 324 328 306 305 336 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2
Professional and business services..... 609 640 621 675 576 503 652 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.2 2.8 3.6
Education and health services.......... 510 604 609 616 593 609 588 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8
Leisure and hospitality................ 270 338 351 383 374 411 402 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 41 62 44 62 47 57 44 2.1 3.2 2.3 3.1 2.4 2.9 2.3
Accommodation and food services....... 229 276 307 321 328 354 358 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0
Government(6)......................... 421 309 329 374 360 353 367 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
State and local government............. 319 253 287 312 293 299 302 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6
REGION(7)
Northeast........................... 548 570 589 586 552 593 656 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5
South............................... 1,023 1,192 1,108 1,273 1,223 1,219 1,380 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.8
Midwest............................. 617 714 732 704 725 698 766 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5
West................................ 829 753 775 818 810 630 775 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.6
1 Job openings are 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 total employment plus
job openings.
3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4 Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
6 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
7 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
