Table 5.  Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.    Feb.           Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2007     2008    2008p          2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................  3,981    3,597    3,627           2.9      2.6      2.6

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,560    3,196    3,224           3.0      2.7      2.8
  Natural resources and mining..................     12       15       17           1.8      2.0      2.3
  Construction..................................    217      112      128           2.9      1.6      1.8
  Manufacturing.................................    346      284      246           2.4      2.0      1.8
   Durable goods................................    215      156      137           2.4      1.8      1.6
   Nondurable goods.............................    131      128      108           2.5      2.5      2.1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    625      558      537           2.3      2.1      2.0
   Wholesale trade..............................    149      153      133           2.5      2.5      2.2
   Retail trade.................................    330      296      289           2.1      1.9      1.9
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    146      109      115           2.8      2.1      2.2
  Information...................................    152       59       51           4.8      1.9      1.7
  Financial activities..........................    225      245      230           2.6      2.9      2.7
   Finance and insurance........................    183      192      184           2.9      3.1      2.9
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     42       53       46           1.9      2.5      2.2
  Professional and business services............    623      743      671           3.4      4.0      3.6
  Education and health services.................    671      633      744           3.6      3.3      3.8
   Educational services.........................     58       53       50           1.8      1.8      1.6
   Health care and social assistance............    614      581      694           3.9      3.6      4.3
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    516      449      484           3.9      3.3      3.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     60       43       59           3.3      2.3      3.1
   Accommodation and food services.............     455      406      425           4.0      3.5      3.6
  Other services................................    173       98      115           3.1      1.8      2.1

 Government.....................................    421      401      404           1.8      1.8      1.7
  Federal.......................................     43       36       30           1.6      1.3      1.1
  State and local...............................    378      365      374           1.9      1.8      1.8

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    686      600      575           2.6      2.3      2.2
  South.........................................  1,586    1,426    1,432           3.1      2.8      2.8
  Midwest.......................................    747      685      700           2.4      2.2      2.2
  West..........................................    963      886      920           3.1      2.8      2.9

   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 See footnote 8, table 1.
   p = preliminary.