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	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)
Total	7,204	6,887	7,585	7,537	7,359	-178	4.3	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.4	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,346	6,157	6,792	6,723	6,536	-187	4.5	4.4	4.8	4.7	4.6	-0.1
Mining and logging	25	20	27	29	20	-9	3.9	3.3	4.2	4.6	3.2	-1.4
Construction	224	234	266	291	305	14	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.4	3.5	0.1
Manufacturing	391	450	496	517	481	-36	3.0	3.4	3.8	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Durable goods	242	296	334	327	345	18	3.0	3.7	4.1	4.0	4.2	0.2
Nondurable goods	149	153	162	191	136	-55	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.8	2.8	-1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,054	1,160	1,197	1,259	1,330	71	3.5	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.4	0.2
Wholesale trade	144	155	178	239	165	-74	2.3	2.5	2.9	3.8	2.6	-1.2
Retail trade	605	704	679	725	774	49	3.8	4.4	4.2	4.5	4.8	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	305	301	341	295	392	97	4.0	4.0	4.5	3.9	5.2	1.3
Information	123	83	82	72	90	18	4.1	2.9	2.9	2.5	3.1	0.6
Financial activities	356	501	405	361	419	58	3.7	5.2	4.2	3.8	4.4	0.6
Finance and insurance	268	435	333	260	303	43	3.8	6.1	4.8	3.7	4.3	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	66	72	101	117	16	3.4	2.6	2.8	4.0	4.6	0.6
Professional and business services	1,332	1,047	1,473	1,375	1,304	-71	5.6	4.5	6.2	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Private education and health services	1,603	1,486	1,658	1,608	1,475	-133	5.5	5.1	5.6	5.4	5.0	-0.4
Private educational services	137	108	119	115	128	13	3.3	2.6	2.9	2.8	3.1	0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,466	1,378	1,539	1,494	1,347	-147	5.9	5.5	6.1	5.9	5.3	-0.6
Leisure and hospitality	999	882	846	916	830	-86	5.6	4.9	4.7	5.1	4.7	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	162	129	132	164	145	-19	5.7	4.6	4.7	5.7	5.1	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	837	753	714	752	684	-68	5.6	5.0	4.8	5.0	4.6	-0.4
Other services	239	294	343	293	281	-12	3.8	4.7	5.4	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Government	859	730	793	813	823	10	3.5	3.0	3.3	3.4	3.4	0.0
Federal	114	78	97	100	139	39	3.7	2.8	3.5	3.6	4.9	1.3
State and local	745	652	697	713	684	-29	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
State and local education	298	234	252	256	267	11	2.7	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	447	418	445	457	417	-40	4.4	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.1	-0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,335	1,190	1,354	1,256	1,194	-62	4.5	4.0	4.6	4.2	4.0	-0.2
South	2,891	2,720	2,883	2,906	2,856	-50	4.6	4.3	4.6	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Midwest	1,563	1,502	1,515	1,571	1,474	-97	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.2	-0.3
West	1,416	1,475	1,833	1,804	1,836	32	3.7	3.8	4.7	4.6	4.7	0.1
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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