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. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Change from: Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2023(p)	Oct. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Change from: Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2023(p)
Total	10,471	8,920	9,497	9,350	8,733	-617	6.4	5.4	5.7	5.6	5.3	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	9,519	7,958	8,433	8,381	7,746	-635	6.7	5.6	5.9	5.9	5.5	-0.4
Mining and logging	41	26	30	35	27	-8	6.2	3.9	4.5	5.2	4.0	-1.2
Construction	398	353	375	427	423	-4	4.8	4.2	4.5	5.1	5.0	-0.1
Manufacturing	735	544	604	601	587	-14	5.4	4.0	4.4	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Durable goods	476	368	378	357	365	8	5.6	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	258	177	226	243	222	-21	5.0	3.5	4.5	4.8	4.4	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,591	1,442	1,309	1,333	1,238	-95	5.2	4.8	4.3	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Wholesale trade	281	246	236	233	207	-26	4.5	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Retail trade	818	713	651	645	543	-102	5.0	4.4	4.0	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	491	483	421	455	488	33	6.3	6.2	5.5	5.9	6.3	0.4
Information	230	254	201	133	172	39	6.9	7.6	6.1	4.1	5.3	1.2
Financial activities	603	476	553	616	399	-217	6.2	4.9	5.7	6.3	4.2	-2.1
Finance and insurance	413	321	410	441	273	-168	5.8	4.6	5.8	6.2	3.9	-2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	190	154	142	175	126	-49	7.4	6.0	5.5	6.7	4.9	-1.8
Professional and business services	1,890	1,432	1,737	1,658	1,751	93	7.7	5.9	7.0	6.7	7.1	0.4
Education and health services	2,151	1,891	1,971	1,906	1,668	-238	8.0	6.9	7.2	6.9	6.1	-0.8
Educational services	160	175	164	177	175	-2	4.0	4.3	4.0	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	1,991	1,716	1,808	1,729	1,493	-236	8.7	7.4	7.7	7.4	6.4	-1.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,612	1,231	1,233	1,359	1,223	-136	9.1	6.9	6.9	7.5	6.8	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	197	156	166	190	178	-12	7.7	6.0	6.3	7.1	6.6	-0.5
Accommodation and food services	1,415	1,075	1,068	1,168	1,044	-124	9.3	7.1	7.0	7.6	6.8	-0.8
Other services	268	308	420	313	261	-52	4.5	5.0	6.7	5.1	4.2	-0.9
Government	952	962	1,064	970	987	17	4.1	4.1	4.5	4.1	4.1	0.0
Federal	127	151	174	162	176	14	4.2	4.9	5.6	5.2	5.6	0.4
State and local	824	812	890	808	811	3	4.1	4.0	4.3	3.9	3.9	0.0
State and local education	295	219	330	307	284	-23	2.8	2.1	3.0	2.8	2.6	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	530	592	560	501	526	25	5.5	6.0	5.7	5.1	5.3	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,775	1,490	1,548	1,571	1,519	-52	6.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.1	-0.2
South	4,038	3,511	3,763	3,804	3,515	-289	6.6	5.7	6.1	6.1	5.7	-0.4
Midwest	2,129	1,827	2,085	2,002	1,809	-193	6.1	5.2	5.9	5.6	5.1	-0.5
West	2,528	2,092	2,101	1,973	1,890	-83	6.5	5.4	5.4	5.1	4.8	-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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Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023