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Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Category Job openings Hires Total separations
Oct.
2022
Sept.
2023
Oct.
2023(p)
Oct.
2022
Sept.
2023
Oct.
2023(p)
Oct.
2022
Sept.
2023
Oct.
2023(p)

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY
(in thousands)


Total

10,471 9,350 8,733 6,164 5,904 5,886 5,846 5,595 5,646

Total private

9,519 8,381 7,746 5,777 5,536 5,514 5,488 5,288 5,344

Mining and logging

41 35 27 21 22 24 18 21 25

Construction

398 427 423 351 309 375 325 312 346

Manufacturing

735 601 587 442 390 372 397 382 369

Durable goods

476 357 365 233 214 205 204 207 208

Nondurable goods

258 243 222 209 176 167 192 175 161

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,591 1,333 1,238 1,244 1,216 1,149 1,220 1,181 1,146

Wholesale trade

281 233 207 167 161 159 151 154 141

Retail trade

818 645 543 722 750 674 742 731 680

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

491 455 488 355 305 316 327 296 325

Information

230 133 172 99 74 57 94 81 68

Financial activities

603 616 399 218 202 208 222 204 213

Finance and insurance

413 441 273 142 125 134 142 127 142

Real estate and rental and leasing

190 175 126 77 77 74 79 77 71

Professional and business services

1,890 1,658 1,751 1,168 1,095 1,189 1,125 1,067 1,188

Education and health services

2,151 1,906 1,668 823 863 901 749 766 809

Educational services

160 177 175 98 96 101 102 91 94

Health care and social assistance

1,991 1,729 1,493 724 767 800 647 675 715

Leisure and hospitality

1,612 1,359 1,223 1,191 1,148 1,043 1,123 1,080 997

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

197 190 178 135 155 160 133 167 135

Accommodation and food services

1,415 1,168 1,044 1,056 993 883 990 914 862

Other services

268 313 261 221 217 197 216 194 184

Government

952 970 987 387 368 372 358 306 303

Federal

127 162 176 43 44 40 37 41 35

State and local

824 808 811 344 324 332 321 266 268

State and local education

295 307 284 176 170 174 166 136 136

State and local, excluding education

530 501 526 167 154 157 156 129 131




RATES BY INDUSTRY
(percent)


Total

6.4 5.6 5.3 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6

Total private

6.7 5.9 5.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.0

Mining and logging

6.2 5.2 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.7 2.9 3.3 3.8

Construction

4.8 5.1 5.0 4.5 3.9 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.3

Manufacturing

5.4 4.4 4.3 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.8

Durable goods

5.6 4.2 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6

Nondurable goods

5.0 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

5.2 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0

Wholesale trade

4.5 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3

Retail trade

5.0 4.0 3.4 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

6.3 5.9 6.3 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.5

Information

6.9 4.1 5.3 3.2 2.4 1.8 3.0 2.6 2.2

Financial activities

6.2 6.3 4.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3

Finance and insurance

5.8 6.2 3.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

7.4 6.7 4.9 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.9

Professional and business services

7.7 6.7 7.1 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.9 4.6 5.2

Education and health services

8.0 6.9 6.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.1

Educational services

4.0 4.3 4.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.4

Health care and social assistance

8.7 7.4 6.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

9.1 7.5 6.8 7.4 6.9 6.2 7.0 6.5 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

7.7 7.1 6.6 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.6 6.7 5.4

Accommodation and food services

9.3 7.6 6.8 7.7 7.0 6.2 7.2 6.4 6.1

Other services

4.5 5.1 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.1

Government

4.1 4.1 4.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3

Federal

4.2 5.2 5.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2

State and local

4.1 3.9 3.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.3

State and local education

2.8 2.8 2.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3

State and local, excluding education

5.5 5.1 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023