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	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)
Total	8,468	7,615	8,031	7,508	7,740	232	5.1	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.6	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,577	6,715	7,162	6,634	6,860	226	5.4	4.7	5.0	4.7	4.8	0.1
Mining and logging	26	23	21	20	16	-4	4.0	3.6	3.2	3.1	2.6	-0.5
Construction	407	249	277	205	236	31	4.8	2.9	3.2	2.4	2.8	0.4
Manufacturing	556	455	443	431	462	31	4.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.5	0.2
Durable goods	326	311	286	291	317	26	3.9	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.9	0.4
Nondurable goods	230	144	157	140	144	4	4.5	2.9	3.1	2.8	2.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,088	927	1,007	1,079	1,228	149	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.6	4.1	0.5
Wholesale trade	179	151	157	180	226	46	2.8	2.4	2.5	2.8	3.5	0.7
Retail trade	571	467	549	519	662	143	3.5	2.9	3.4	3.2	4.1	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	338	308	300	380	340	-40	4.5	4.1	4.0	5.0	4.5	-0.5
Information	152	188	122	106	128	22	4.9	6.0	4.0	3.5	4.2	0.7
Financial activities	475	460	550	406	528	122	4.9	4.8	5.6	4.2	5.4	1.2
Finance and insurance	335	286	398	282	359	77	4.8	4.1	5.6	4.0	5.1	1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	140	174	152	124	170	46	5.4	6.6	5.8	4.8	6.4	1.6
Professional and business services	1,443	1,358	1,733	1,364	1,242	-122	6.0	5.7	7.1	5.7	5.2	-0.5
Private education and health services	2,045	1,606	1,690	1,585	1,626	41	7.3	5.7	5.9	5.6	5.7	0.1
Private educational services	155	147	170	164	147	-17	3.8	3.6	4.1	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	1,890	1,459	1,520	1,421	1,479	58	7.9	6.0	6.2	5.8	6.0	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,085	1,166	1,021	1,147	1,101	-46	6.1	6.5	5.7	6.3	6.1	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	167	98	126	184	160	-24	6.1	3.6	4.5	6.5	5.6	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	917	1,068	896	963	941	-22	6.1	7.0	5.9	6.3	6.2	-0.1
Other services	301	283	297	290	292	2	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.6	0.0
Government	891	900	869	874	880	6	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
Federal	140	142	121	138	135	-3	4.5	4.5	3.9	4.4	4.3	-0.1
State and local	751	758	749	736	745	9	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
State and local education	254	256	251	270	268	-2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	497	502	498	466	478	12	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.7	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,468	1,191	1,297	1,318	1,400	82	5.0	4.1	4.4	4.5	4.7	0.2
South	3,338	3,111	3,338	2,968	2,998	30	5.3	5.0	5.3	4.7	4.8	0.1
Midwest	1,878	1,664	1,664	1,636	1,666	30	5.3	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.7	0.1
West	1,784	1,649	1,732	1,586	1,676	90	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.1	4.3	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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