Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
| Category | Job openings | Hires | Total separations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 2018 |
Feb. 2019 |
Mar. 2019(p) |
Mar. 2018 |
Feb. 2019 |
Mar. 2019(p) |
Mar. 2018 |
Feb. 2019 |
Mar. 2019(p) |
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LEVELS BY INDUSTRY |
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Total |
6,894 | 7,142 | 7,488 | 5,625 | 5,695 | 5,660 | 5,446 | 5,576 | 5,434 |
Total private |
6,236 | 6,437 | 6,800 | 5,282 | 5,333 | 5,315 | 5,108 | 5,206 | 5,102 |
Mining and logging(1) |
26 | 27 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 37 | 37 |
Construction(1) |
234 | 287 | 360 | 362 | 367 | 361 | 358 | 364 | 353 |
Manufacturing |
426 | 480 | 476 | 364 | 351 | 355 | 351 | 347 | 366 |
Durable goods(1) |
250 | 305 | 318 | 214 | 192 | 187 | 200 | 192 | 203 |
Nondurable goods(1) |
176 | 175 | 158 | 149 | 159 | 168 | 151 | 154 | 163 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,399 | 1,340 | 1,432 | 1,106 | 1,143 | 1,100 | 1,087 | 1,114 | 1,119 |
Wholesale trade |
187 | 220 | 226 | 133 | 147 | 139 | 131 | 141 | 144 |
Retail trade |
900 | 861 | 860 | 742 | 744 | 718 | 753 | 720 | 729 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities(1) |
311 | 258 | 345 | 231 | 252 | 242 | 203 | 253 | 246 |
Information(1) |
130 | 133 | 169 | 98 | 85 | 95 | 86 | 89 | 89 |
Financial activities |
396 | 334 | 368 | 184 | 197 | 181 | 175 | 182 | 161 |
Finance and insurance |
308 | 268 | 247 | 117 | 133 | 124 | 113 | 140 | 109 |
Real estate and rental and leasing(1) |
88 | 65 | 122 | 68 | 64 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 51 |
Professional and business services |
1,213 | 1,424 | 1,435 | 1,175 | 1,175 | 1,168 | 1,139 | 1,122 | 1,123 |
Education and health services |
1,253 | 1,212 | 1,296 | 701 | 715 | 715 | 675 | 710 | 652 |
Educational services(1) |
103 | 100 | 109 | 85 | 99 | 102 | 94 | 110 | 96 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,150 | 1,112 | 1,187 | 616 | 617 | 613 | 581 | 600 | 556 |
Leisure and hospitality |
935 | 988 | 1,023 | 1,040 | 1,079 | 1,099 | 999 | 1,044 | 1,017 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
94 | 106 | 111 | 192 | 178 | 169 | 184 | 166 | 134 |
Accommodation and food services |
840 | 882 | 912 | 848 | 901 | 930 | 816 | 878 | 883 |
Other services |
225 | 214 | 217 | 215 | 186 | 202 | 207 | 197 | 185 |
Government |
659 | 705 | 688 | 344 | 362 | 345 | 338 | 370 | 333 |
Federal(1) |
112 | 130 | 115 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 37 |
State and local |
547 | 575 | 573 | 312 | 326 | 308 | 306 | 335 | 296 |
State and local education |
193 | 224 | 231 | 153 | 169 | 165 | 150 | 172 | 152 |
State and local, excluding education(1) |
354 | 350 | 342 | 159 | 157 | 143 | 156 | 162 | 143 |
RATES BY INDUSTRY |
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Total |
4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Total private |
4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Mining and logging(1) |
3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Construction(1) |
3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Manufacturing |
3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Durable goods(1) |
3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Nondurable goods(1) |
3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Wholesale trade |
3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Retail trade |
5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities(1) |
5.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Information(1) |
4.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Financial activities |
4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Finance and insurance |
4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
Real estate and rental and leasing(1) |
3.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Professional and business services |
5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Education and health services |
5.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Educational services(1) |
2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
Health care and social assistance |
5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
Accommodation and food services |
5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Other services |
3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Government |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Federal(1) |
3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
State and local |
2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
State and local education |
1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
State and local, excluding education(1) |
3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
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Footnotes |
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