Table 1.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels (3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region                Feb.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.  Feb.    Feb.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.
                                              2007   2007   2007   2007   2007   2008  2008p   2007  2007  2007  2007  2007  2008  2008p

Total (4)..................................  4,168  4,080  4,044  3,972  3,974  3,889  3,820    2.9   2.9   2.8   2.8   2.8   2.7   2.7

                INDUSTRY

 Total private (4).........................  3,706  3,637  3,597  3,520  3,526  3,449  3,378    3.1   3.1   3.0   3.0   3.0   2.9   2.8
  Construction.............................    237    128    150    138    140    133    140    3.0   1.7   1.9   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.9
  Manufacturing............................    341    314    303    303    305    286    246    2.4   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.0   1.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities (5).    683    679    644    648    667    643    611    2.5   2.5   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.2
   Retail trade............................    387    357    321    344    358    346    346    2.4   2.3   2.0   2.2   2.3   2.2   2.2
  Professional and business services.......    627    673    758    685    706    752    695    3.4   3.6   4.0   3.7   3.7   4.0   3.7
  Education and health services............    684    712    704    713    698    680    748    3.6   3.7   3.7   3.7   3.6   3.5   3.9
  Leisure and hospitality (6)..............    544    663    614    591    574    515    519    3.9   4.7   4.3   4.2   4.0   3.6   3.7
   Accommodation and food services.........    483    595    543    518    514    467    462    4.1   4.9   4.5   4.3   4.2   3.9   3.8
 Government (7)............................    458    443    448    454    446    439    441    2.0   2.0   2.0   2.0   2.0   1.9   1.9
  State and local government...............    422    403    408    404    398    401    415    2.1   2.0   2.0   2.0   2.0   2.0   2.1

                 REGION (8)

  Northeast................................    713    594    657    629    644    662    610    2.7   2.3   2.5   2.4   2.4   2.5   2.3
  South....................................  1,636  1,641  1,629  1,620  1,574  1,536  1,506    3.2   3.2   3.2   3.2   3.1   3.0   2.9
  Midwest..................................    778    787    747    755    779    749    734    2.4   2.4   2.3   2.3   2.4   2.3   2.3
  West.....................................  1,024  1,054  1,014    957    988    966    980    3.2   3.3   3.2   3.0   3.1   3.0   3.1

   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.
   4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
   5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
   6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, 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.
   p = preliminary.