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	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)
Total	8,685	7,711	7,861	7,372	7,744	372	5.2	4.6	4.7	4.4	4.6	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,718	6,839	6,912	6,501	6,868	367	5.4	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.8	0.2
Mining and logging	24	23	24	26	28	2	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.9	4.2	0.3
Construction	413	232	328	258	249	-9	4.9	2.7	3.8	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Manufacturing	576	505	491	478	465	-13	4.3	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Durable goods	364	340	321	321	317	-4	4.3	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	213	165	170	156	148	-8	4.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,306	1,038	1,131	983	956	-27	4.3	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	206	184	192	181	144	-37	3.2	2.9	3.0	2.8	2.3	-0.5
Retail trade	581	563	592	516	518	2	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.2	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	520	290	347	287	295	8	6.8	3.9	4.6	3.8	3.9	0.1
Information	113	129	119	121	208	87	3.6	4.1	3.8	3.9	6.5	2.6
Financial activities	410	442	374	429	446	17	4.3	4.6	3.9	4.4	4.6	0.2
Finance and insurance	287	311	264	310	316	6	4.1	4.4	3.8	4.4	4.5	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	131	109	119	130	11	4.7	5.0	4.2	4.5	4.9	0.4
Professional and business services	1,585	1,553	1,454	1,441	1,650	209	6.5	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.7	0.8
Private education and health services	1,778	1,624	1,636	1,473	1,481	8	6.5	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.3	0.0
Private educational services	156	159	152	162	156	-6	3.9	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	1,622	1,465	1,484	1,311	1,326	15	6.9	6.1	6.2	5.5	5.5	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,201	965	1,059	986	1,115	129	6.7	5.4	5.9	5.5	6.2	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	207	150	142	120	87	-33	7.4	5.3	5.1	4.3	3.2	-1.1
Accommodation and food services	994	815	917	867	1,029	162	6.5	5.4	6.0	5.7	6.7	1.0
Other services	313	329	295	306	269	-37	5.1	5.3	4.8	4.9	4.3	-0.6
Government	967	871	949	871	876	5	4.0	3.6	3.9	3.6	3.6	0.0
Federal	188	133	142	141	115	-26	6.0	4.3	4.5	4.5	3.7	-0.8
State and local	779	738	807	730	762	32	3.7	3.5	3.8	3.5	3.6	0.1
State and local education	288	246	304	266	267	1	2.6	2.2	2.7	2.4	2.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	491	492	503	464	494	30	5.0	4.9	5.0	4.6	4.9	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,490	1,254	1,384	1,404	1,209	-195	5.1	4.3	4.7	4.7	4.1	-0.6
South	3,526	3,226	3,215	2,707	3,193	486	5.7	5.1	5.1	4.3	5.1	0.8
Midwest	1,861	1,626	1,708	1,681	1,629	-52	5.3	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.6	-0.1
West	1,808	1,605	1,555	1,580	1,713	133	4.7	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.4	0.3
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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