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Table 2. Job openings levels(1) by industry and census region (In thousands) Industry and census region Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 Total.................................... 4,036 4,288 4,259 4,212 4,379 INDUSTRY Total private........................... 3,456 3,826 3,807 3,716 3,894 Mining................................. 6 13 9 10 12 Construction........................... 142 136 183 212 195 Manufacturing.......................... 422 442 419 379 303 Durable goods......................... 254 272 255 226 197 Nondurable goods...................... 168 169 164 153 106 Transportation and public utilities.... 150 234 251 166 228 Wholesale trade........................ 165 216 218 138 156 Retail trade........................... 622 712 719 744 848 Finance, insurance, and real estate.... 222 221 237 251 199 Services............................... 1,727 1,853 1,770 1,815 1,952 Government.............................. 580 462 452 496 485 Federal................................ 75 62 68 84 72 State and local........................ 505 400 383 413 414 CENSUS REGION Northeast.............................. 718 803 827 784 875 South.................................. 1,221 1,491 1,475 1,424 1,564 Midwest................................ 985 967 878 905 955 West................................... 1,113 1,027 1,079 1,099 986 1 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census 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.
Last Modified Date: July 30, 2002