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Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024(p)		 Sept.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024(p)

Total

 9,303 7,939 7,418 5.6 4.8 4.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

 8,355 6,951 6,631 5.9 4.9 4.7

Mining and logging

 28 24 25 4.2 3.5 3.8

Construction

 416 331 282 4.8 3.7 3.2

Manufacturing

 613 502 480 4.5 3.7 3.6

Durable goods

 360 323 326 4.2 3.8 3.9

Nondurable goods

 253 179 153 5.0 3.6 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,388 1,193 1,046 4.6 4.0 3.5

Wholesale trade

 216 188 159 3.4 2.9 2.5

Retail trade

 738 666 591 4.6 4.1 3.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 435 339 297 5.8 4.6 4.0

Information

 115 111 140 3.7 3.5 4.5

Financial activities

 688 367 474 6.9 3.8 4.9

Finance and insurance

 520 252 367 7.2 3.6 5.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 168 115 108 6.3 4.3 4.1

Professional and business services

 1,605 1,456 1,582 6.5 5.9 6.4

Private education and health services

 1,886 1,585 1,405 6.9 5.7 5.0

Private educational services

 157 143 146 3.9 3.8 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 1,729 1,443 1,259 7.4 6.0 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

 1,307 1,075 906 7.2 5.8 5.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 170 139 109 6.2 4.5 3.9

Accommodation and food services

 1,137 936 797 7.4 6.0 5.2

Other services

 309 309 290 5.0 4.9 4.7

Government

 948 987 787 4.0 4.2 3.2

Federal

 156 151 104 5.0 4.8 3.4

State and local

 792 836 683 3.8 4.1 3.2

State and local education

 297 325 268 2.7 3.2 2.4

State and local, excluding education

 495 511 415 5.0 5.0 4.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,525 1,390 1,350 5.2 4.7 4.6

South

 3,834 3,271 2,923 6.1 5.2 4.7

Midwest

 2,006 1,701 1,687 5.7 4.8 4.8

West

 1,938 1,578 1,459 5.0 4.1 3.8

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.
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Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024