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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)
Feb.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024(p)		 Feb.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024(p)

Total

 9,471 8,845 8,352 5.8 5.4 5.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 8,489 8,028 7,492 6.1 5.7 5.3

Mining and logging

 33 28 31 5.0 4.2 4.7

Construction

 377 422 414 4.7 5.1 5.0

Manufacturing

 648 584 562 4.8 4.3 4.2

Durable goods

 415 350 350 4.9 4.1 4.1

Nondurable goods

 233 234 212 4.6 4.7 4.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,625 943 907 5.4 3.2 3.1

Wholesale trade

 305 214 175 4.8 3.4 2.8

Retail trade

 756 439 446 4.7 2.7 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 564 290 285 7.3 3.9 3.9

Information

 149 205 121 4.7 6.4 3.9

Financial activities

 396 595 590 4.2 6.1 6.0

Finance and insurance

 279 398 446 4.0 5.6 6.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 117 197 144 4.6 7.4 5.5

Professional and business services

 1,735 1,709 1,509 7.2 7.0 6.2

Private education and health services

 1,778 2,206 1,910 6.6 7.9 6.8

Private educational services

 170 149 144 4.1 3.8 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 1,608 2,057 1,765 7.1 8.6 7.4

Leisure and hospitality

 1,384 992 1,131 8.1 5.8 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 258 136 285 10.4 5.4 10.6

Accommodation and food services

 1,127 856 846 7.7 5.9 5.8

Other services

 364 345 317 6.0 5.6 5.2

Government

 982 817 861 4.1 3.4 3.5

Federal

 130 148 112 4.3 4.8 3.6

State and local

 852 669 749 4.1 3.2 3.5

State and local education

 314 237 226 2.8 2.2 2.0

State and local, excluding education

 538 433 523 5.6 4.4 5.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,584 1,549 1,478 5.5 5.3 5.0

South

 3,919 3,539 3,295 6.4 5.7 5.3

Midwest

 1,916 1,902 1,779 5.5 5.4 5.1

West

 2,052 1,856 1,800 5.4 4.8 4.7

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: April 02, 2024