Table 1. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Mar. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013p 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013p
Total.................................... 3,848 3,646 3,789 3,612 3,611 3,899 3,844 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 3,453 3,295 3,421 3,235 3,194 3,478 3,451 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.0
Construction........................... 96 100 96 95 104 116 101 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.7
Manufacturing.......................... 324 265 271 242 253 274 260 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 641 618 731 704 645 644 694 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.6
Retail trade.......................... 410 392 475 436 390 396 424 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7
Professional and business services..... 786 661 649 575 690 709 664 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.5
Education and health services(6)....... 680 667 691 670 579 672 643 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.0
Health care and social assistance..... 614 611 633 602 524 612 577 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.2
Leisure and hospitality................ 433 438 481 453 453 488 523 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 52 49 52 59 52 52 66 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.2
Accommodation and food services....... 381 389 428 394 401 437 457 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.7
Government(7)........................... 396 350 368 377 417 421 393 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8
State and local........................ 326 289 301 313 340 357 348 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8
REGION(8)
Northeast.............................. 682 643 674 661 668 700 676 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6
South.................................. 1,500 1,434 1,434 1,364 1,441 1,547 1,494 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.0
Midwest................................ 879 829 912 838 723 831 818 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.6
West................................... 788 740 769 749 778 821 855 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8
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 educational services, not shown separately.
7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8 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.
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