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	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
Total	8,093	7,508	7,762	7,480	7,192	-288	4.9	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.3	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,101	6,634	6,860	6,588	6,359	-229	5.0	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	33	20	16	20	13	-7	4.9	3.1	2.6	3.1	2.1	-1.0
Construction	338	205	242	286	248	-38	4.0	2.4	2.8	3.3	2.9	-0.4
Manufacturing	513	431	513	445	449	4	3.8	3.3	3.9	3.4	3.4	0.0
Durable goods	326	291	369	313	313	0	3.9	3.5	4.5	3.8	3.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	188	140	144	131	136	5	3.7	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.7	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	994	1,079	1,234	1,036	974	-62	3.3	3.6	4.1	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Wholesale trade	184	180	226	163	173	10	2.9	2.8	3.5	2.6	2.7	0.1
Retail trade	493	519	656	528	515	-13	3.1	3.2	4.0	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	316	380	352	345	286	-59	4.2	5.0	4.6	4.5	3.7	-0.8
Information	144	106	130	131	124	-7	4.6	3.5	4.2	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Financial activities	461	406	516	431	417	-14	4.8	4.2	5.3	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Finance and insurance	298	282	350	271	296	25	4.3	4.0	4.9	3.9	4.2	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	163	124	166	160	121	-39	6.2	4.8	6.3	6.0	4.6	-1.4
Professional and business services	1,272	1,364	1,211	1,336	1,315	-21	5.3	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	1,870	1,585	1,650	1,570	1,509	-61	6.7	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.3	-0.2
Private educational services	177	164	152	165	140	-25	4.3	4.0	3.7	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Health care and social assistance	1,693	1,421	1,498	1,405	1,368	-37	7.1	5.8	6.1	5.7	5.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,177	1,147	1,057	1,030	985	-45	6.6	6.3	5.9	5.7	5.5	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	164	184	156	130	127	-3	5.9	6.5	5.5	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	1,012	963	901	900	858	-42	6.7	6.3	5.9	5.9	5.7	-0.2
Other services	299	290	291	304	324	20	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.8	5.1	0.3
Government	992	874	902	892	833	-59	4.1	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Federal	162	138	132	134	98	-36	5.1	4.4	4.2	4.3	3.2	-1.1
State and local	830	736	770	759	735	-24	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
State and local education	325	270	282	279	296	17	2.9	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.7	0.2
State and local, excluding education	505	466	489	480	440	-40	5.0	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.3	-0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,477	1,318	1,366	1,401	1,221	-180	5.0	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.1	-0.6
South	3,164	2,968	3,060	2,839	2,770	-69	5.1	4.7	4.9	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Midwest	1,786	1,636	1,665	1,642	1,678	36	5.1	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.7	0.1
West	1,666	1,586	1,670	1,599	1,523	-76	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.1	3.9	-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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