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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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024