TABLE 1: Job openings estimated rate and level changes between April 2026 and May 2026, and test of significance, seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-month significant significance over-the-month significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm 0.0 0.3 9 517 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.3 2 490 Mining and logging 0.3 1.2 2 8 Construction 0.4 1.0 32 91 Manufacturing 0.2 0.6 33 86 Durable goods 0.2 0.7 20 63 Nondurable goods 0.2 0.9 13 49 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.6 37 197 Wholesale trade 1.1 0.9 YES 71 61 YES Retail trade 0.1 0.8 8 130 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 1.1 -43 89 Information -0.3 1.6 -6 52 Financial activities -0.2 1.0 -29 100 Finance and insurance -1.0 1.1 -69 84 Real estate and rental and leasing 1.6 1.7 40 46 Professional and business services 0.0 1.1 12 247 Private Education and Health Services -0.4 0.7 -119 207 Private Educational Services -0.1 0.8 -5 35 Health care and social assistance -0.5 0.8 -115 204 Leisure and hospitality 0.5 0.8 95 157 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1.1 1.5 33 43 Accommodation and food services 0.3 1.0 62 147 Other services -0.8 1.3 -54 84 Government 0.0 0.4 7 87 Federal -0.5 0.5 -14 18 State and local 0.0 0.4 20 84 State and local education 0.0 0.4 -2 42 State and local, excluding education 0.2 0.6 22 66 REGION Northeast -0.3 0.7 -88 205 South 0.1 0.5 88 350 Midwest 0.3 0.6 115 222 West -0.3 0.6 -105 223 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 30, 2026. *NOTE: Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-month change.