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	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	7,310	6,922	6,887	7,585	7,594	9	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.6	4.6	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,517	6,197	6,157	6,792	6,794	2	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
Mining and logging	20	17	20	27	29	2	3.1	2.7	3.3	4.2	4.5	0.3
Construction	222	201	234	266	298	32	2.6	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.5	0.4
Manufacturing	401	443	450	496	529	33	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.8	4.0	0.2
Durable goods	273	291	296	334	354	20	3.4	3.6	3.7	4.1	4.3	0.2
Nondurable goods	128	152	153	162	175	13	2.6	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.5	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	915	1,136	1,160	1,197	1,234	37	3.1	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	165	153	155	178	249	71	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.9	4.0	1.1
Retail trade	438	685	704	679	687	8	2.8	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.3	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	298	301	341	298	-43	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Information	109	80	83	82	76	-6	3.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Financial activities	499	391	501	405	376	-29	5.1	4.1	5.2	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	401	330	435	333	264	-69	5.6	4.7	6.1	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	97	61	66	72	112	40	3.8	2.5	2.6	2.8	4.4	1.6
Professional and business services	1,224	1,303	1,047	1,473	1,485	12	5.2	5.5	4.5	6.2	6.2	0.0
Private education and health services	1,761	1,360	1,486	1,658	1,539	-119	6.1	4.7	5.1	5.6	5.2	-0.4
Private educational services	147	90	108	119	114	-5	3.5	2.2	2.6	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	1,614	1,270	1,378	1,539	1,424	-115	6.5	5.1	5.5	6.1	5.6	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,076	952	882	846	941	95	6.0	5.3	4.9	4.7	5.2	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	133	129	132	165	33	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.7	5.8	1.1
Accommodation and food services	948	818	753	714	776	62	6.3	5.4	5.0	4.8	5.1	0.3
Other services	290	315	294	343	289	-54	4.6	5.0	4.7	5.4	4.6	-0.8
Government	793	725	730	793	800	7	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.3	0.0
Federal	104	92	78	97	83	-14	3.4	3.3	2.8	3.5	3.0	-0.5
State and local	690	633	652	697	717	20	3.2	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.3	0.0
State and local education	257	237	234	252	250	-2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	433	396	418	445	467	22	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.5	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,372	1,132	1,190	1,354	1,266	-88	4.6	3.9	4.0	4.6	4.3	-0.3
South	3,019	2,799	2,720	2,883	2,971	88	4.8	4.5	4.3	4.6	4.7	0.1
Midwest	1,557	1,539	1,502	1,515	1,630	115	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.6	0.3
West	1,363	1,452	1,475	1,833	1,728	-105	3.6	3.8	3.8	4.7	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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