Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
Total	9,311	8,813	8,355	7,919	8,140	221	5.6	5.3	5.0	4.8	4.9	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	8,240	7,894	7,397	7,013	7,055	42	5.8	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.0	0.1
Mining and logging	30	33	30	24	27	3	4.5	4.9	4.5	3.7	4.2	0.5
Construction	377	456	346	337	339	2	4.5	5.3	4.0	3.9	4.0	0.1
Manufacturing	592	587	546	488	603	115	4.4	4.3	4.0	3.6	4.4	0.8
Durable goods	365	379	355	331	428	97	4.3	4.5	4.2	3.9	5.0	1.1
Nondurable goods	228	208	191	157	174	17	4.5	4.1	3.8	3.2	3.5	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,536	1,072	1,039	1,016	1,016	0	5.1	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
Wholesale trade	267	166	197	189	188	-1	4.2	2.6	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Retail trade	752	604	507	494	478	-16	4.6	3.7	3.1	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	517	301	335	334	350	16	6.7	4.1	4.5	4.5	4.7	0.2
Information	162	126	152	110	134	24	5.0	4.0	4.8	3.5	4.2	0.7
Financial activities	421	677	494	464	438	-26	4.4	6.8	5.1	4.8	4.5	-0.3
Finance and insurance	300	515	321	320	325	5	4.3	7.1	4.6	4.5	4.6	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	121	162	173	144	112	-32	4.7	6.1	6.5	5.5	4.3	-1.2
Professional and business services	1,597	1,526	1,390	1,441	1,485	44	6.5	6.2	5.7	5.9	6.1	0.2
Private education and health services	1,863	1,952	1,908	1,770	1,814	44	6.9	7.0	6.8	6.3	6.5	0.2
Private educational services	190	141	163	218	184	-34	4.7	3.5	4.1	5.3	4.5	-0.8
Health care and social assistance	1,673	1,811	1,745	1,552	1,630	78	7.3	7.6	7.3	6.5	6.8	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,301	1,143	1,193	1,068	922	-146	7.3	6.4	6.6	5.9	5.2	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	156	168	159	151	151	0	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.4	0.0
Accommodation and food services	1,145	975	1,034	918	771	-147	7.6	6.4	6.8	6.0	5.1	-0.9
Other services	361	322	299	293	277	-16	5.8	5.2	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Government	1,070	919	957	906	1,085	179	4.5	3.8	4.0	3.7	4.4	0.7
Federal	174	150	144	139	176	37	5.6	4.8	4.6	4.4	5.5	1.1
State and local	896	769	813	767	909	142	4.3	3.7	3.9	3.6	4.3	0.7
State and local education	342	255	325	269	295	26	3.1	2.3	2.9	2.4	2.7	0.3
State and local, excluding education	554	515	487	498	615	117	5.6	5.1	4.9	5.0	6.0	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,460	1,514	1,512	1,383	1,461	78	5.0	5.1	5.1	4.7	4.9	0.2
South	3,849	3,448	3,313	3,354	3,296	-58	6.2	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0
Midwest	2,071	1,920	1,826	1,604	1,720	116	5.9	5.4	5.2	4.5	4.9	0.4
West	1,930	1,931	1,703	1,577	1,662	85	5.0	5.0	4.4	4.1	4.3	0.2
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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