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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)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Total

10,502 8,344 8,943 6.4 5.0 5.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

9,470 7,364 8,086 6.8 5.2 5.7

Mining and logging

32 33 28 4.8 4.9 4.3

Construction

292 384 407 3.7 4.6 5.0

Manufacturing

712 570 608 5.2 4.2 4.5

Durable goods

474 404 362 5.6 4.7 4.3

Nondurable goods

238 166 246 4.7 3.3 4.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,660 1,260 928 5.5 4.1 3.1

Wholesale trade

315 203 200 5.0 3.2 3.2

Retail trade

735 682 416 4.5 4.1 2.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

610 375 312 7.8 4.8 4.2

Information

111 179 214 3.5 5.6 6.7

Financial activities

488 457 603 5.1 4.7 6.2

Finance and insurance

350 304 403 5.0 4.3 5.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

138 153 201 5.4 5.8 7.5

Professional and business services

2,223 1,493 1,785 9.0 6.1 7.3

Private education and health services

2,149 1,895 2,130 8.0 6.8 7.6

Private educational services

217 144 138 5.6 3.5 3.6

Health care and social assistance

1,933 1,752 1,992 8.4 7.4 8.3

Leisure and hospitality

1,386 829 964 8.2 4.8 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

168 106 133 7.2 4.2 5.3

Accommodation and food services

1,218 723 830 8.3 4.9 5.7

Other services

416 263 418 6.8 4.3 6.7

Government

1,032 980 858 4.4 4.0 3.6

Federal

173 155 142 5.7 5.0 4.6

State and local

858 825 716 4.2 3.9 3.5

State and local education

290 259 224 2.7 2.3 2.0

State and local, excluding education

568 566 492 5.9 5.7 5.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,654 1,435 1,591 5.7 4.9 5.4

South

4,267 3,314 3,513 6.9 5.3 5.7

Midwest

2,198 1,754 1,909 6.3 5.0 5.5

West

2,383 1,840 1,930 6.2 4.7 5.0

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: March 06, 2024