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Economic News Release
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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

Total

10,425 8,685 8,931 8,889 8,863 -26 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.3 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

9,348 7,718 7,932 7,884 7,963 79 6.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 0.1

Mining and logging

33 24 31 32 29 -3 5.0 3.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 -0.3

Construction

293 413 454 434 413 -21 3.6 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.8 -0.3

Manufacturing

719 576 553 586 622 36 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.6 0.3

Durable goods

468 364 377 408 360 -48 5.5 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.2 -0.6

Nondurable goods

251 213 176 179 261 82 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.6 5.1 1.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,794 1,306 1,336 1,318 1,051 -267 5.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.5 -0.9

Wholesale trade

311 206 296 230 199 -31 4.9 3.2 4.6 3.6 3.1 -0.5

Retail trade

869 581 596 710 540 -170 5.3 3.6 3.7 4.4 3.3 -1.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

615 520 443 378 312 -66 7.9 6.8 5.9 5.0 4.2 -0.8

Information

109 113 154 177 211 34 3.4 3.6 4.9 5.5 6.5 1.0

Financial activities

434 410 427 482 539 57 4.5 4.3 4.4 5.0 5.5 0.5

Finance and insurance

313 287 288 317 360 43 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.5 5.1 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

121 124 138 165 178 13 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.2 6.6 0.4

Professional and business services

2,042 1,585 1,536 1,579 1,633 54 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.6 0.1

Private education and health services

2,009 1,778 1,939 1,956 1,986 30 7.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.1 0.1

Private educational services

205 156 161 173 132 -41 5.1 3.9 4.0 4.3 3.3 -1.0

Health care and social assistance

1,804 1,622 1,778 1,783 1,854 71 7.9 6.9 7.5 7.5 7.7 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

1,534 1,201 1,153 1,003 1,100 97 8.6 6.7 6.4 5.6 6.1 0.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

200 207 170 157 159 2 7.6 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.7 0.0

Accommodation and food services

1,334 994 983 847 941 94 8.7 6.5 6.5 5.6 6.2 0.6

Other services

380 313 349 316 380 64 6.2 5.1 5.6 5.1 6.1 1.0

Government

1,077 967 999 1,005 900 -105 4.6 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 -0.4

Federal

176 188 161 166 148 -18 5.8 6.0 5.2 5.3 4.7 -0.6

State and local

901 779 838 838 752 -86 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 -0.4

State and local education

323 288 289 280 250 -30 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 -0.3

State and local, excluding education

578 491 549 558 502 -56 5.9 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.0 -0.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,629 1,490 1,489 1,512 1,570 58 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3 0.2

South

4,241 3,526 3,501 3,504 3,492 -12 6.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.0

Midwest

2,244 1,861 2,048 1,963 1,944 -19 6.4 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 0.0

West

2,313 1,808 1,893 1,909 1,857 -52 6.0 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 -0.1

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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024