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	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)
Total	6,919	7,537	7,182	7,335	7,079	-256	4.2	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.3	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,199	6,723	6,420	6,562	6,348	-214	4.4	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	21	29	23	24	25	1	3.4	4.6	3.6	3.8	4.0	0.2
Construction	213	291	298	299	251	-48	2.5	3.4	3.5	3.5	2.9	-0.6
Manufacturing	416	517	501	576	522	-54	3.2	3.9	3.8	4.4	4.0	-0.4
Durable goods	252	327	353	423	380	-43	3.1	4.0	4.3	5.1	4.6	-0.5
Nondurable goods	165	191	149	153	142	-11	3.3	3.8	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,140	1,259	1,286	1,244	1,287	43	3.8	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	193	239	174	224	188	-36	3.1	3.8	2.8	3.6	3.0	-0.6
Retail trade	609	725	728	707	761	54	3.8	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.7	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	339	295	383	314	338	24	4.5	3.9	5.1	4.2	4.5	0.3
Information	141	72	89	78	123	45	4.7	2.5	3.1	2.8	4.3	1.5
Financial activities	334	361	390	399	403	4	3.5	3.8	4.1	4.2	4.2	0.0
Finance and insurance	242	260	283	304	353	49	3.5	3.7	4.1	4.4	5.0	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	91	101	107	95	50	-45	3.6	4.0	4.2	3.7	2.0	-1.7
Professional and business services	1,095	1,375	1,203	1,305	1,186	-119	4.7	5.8	5.1	5.5	5.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	1,512	1,608	1,501	1,585	1,484	-101	5.2	5.4	5.1	5.4	5.0	-0.4
Private educational services	146	115	117	111	125	14	3.5	2.8	2.8	2.7	3.0	0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,366	1,494	1,384	1,474	1,359	-115	5.5	5.9	5.5	5.8	5.4	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,050	916	825	768	829	61	5.9	5.1	4.6	4.3	4.7	0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	108	164	134	115	116	1	3.8	5.7	4.8	4.2	4.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	942	752	691	653	713	60	6.2	5.0	4.6	4.4	4.7	0.3
Other services	277	293	303	283	238	-45	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.5	3.8	-0.7
Government	720	813	762	773	731	-42	3.0	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Federal	68	100	110	97	113	16	2.3	3.6	3.9	3.5	4.0	0.5
State and local	652	713	652	676	618	-58	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.2	2.9	-0.3
State and local education	235	256	267	239	228	-11	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.2	2.1	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	417	457	386	437	390	-47	4.1	4.4	3.8	4.2	3.8	-0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,185	1,256	1,244	1,227	1,149	-78	4.0	4.2	4.2	4.2	3.9	-0.3
South	2,762	2,906	2,744	2,741	2,812	71	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.5	0.1
Midwest	1,522	1,571	1,481	1,533	1,527	-6	4.4	4.5	4.2	4.4	4.4	0.0
West	1,450	1,804	1,713	1,834	1,591	-243	3.8	4.6	4.4	4.7	4.1	-0.6
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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Last Modified Date: September 29, 2026