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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)
Apr.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)
Change from:
Mar. 2025 -
Apr. 2025(p)
Apr.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)
Change from:
Mar. 2025 -
Apr. 2025(p)

Total

7,619 7,762 7,480 7,200 7,391 191 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.4 0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,764 6,860 6,588 6,342 6,544 202 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6 0.1

Mining and logging

21 16 20 13 23 10 3.3 2.6 3.1 2.1 3.5 1.4

Construction

326 242 286 251 248 -3 3.8 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.9 0.0

Manufacturing

491 513 445 397 381 -16 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 -0.1

Durable goods

324 369 313 261 245 -16 3.9 4.5 3.8 3.2 3.0 -0.2

Nondurable goods

166 144 131 136 136 0 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

988 1,234 1,036 1,036 1,090 54 3.3 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 0.2

Wholesale trade

171 226 163 213 202 -11 2.7 3.5 2.6 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Retail trade

501 656 528 538 584 46 3.1 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 0.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

315 352 345 284 303 19 4.2 4.6 4.5 3.7 3.9 0.2

Information

95 130 131 154 181 27 3.1 4.2 4.2 5.0 5.8 0.8

Financial activities

445 516 431 428 426 -2 4.6 5.3 4.5 4.4 4.4 0.0

Finance and insurance

312 350 271 305 293 -12 4.5 4.9 3.9 4.3 4.2 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

133 166 160 123 133 10 5.1 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 0.3

Professional and business services

1,289 1,211 1,336 1,249 1,420 171 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.2 5.9 0.7

Private education and health services

1,769 1,650 1,570 1,512 1,627 115 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.6 0.3

Private educational services

227 152 165 144 157 13 5.4 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.8 0.3

Health care and social assistance

1,541 1,498 1,405 1,368 1,470 102 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.0 0.4

Leisure and hospitality

1,042 1,057 1,030 960 868 -92 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.9 -0.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

144 156 130 135 178 43 5.2 5.5 4.6 4.8 6.2 1.4

Accommodation and food services

898 901 900 825 690 -135 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 4.6 -0.9

Other services

299 291 304 341 281 -60 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.4 4.4 -1.0

Government

855 902 892 858 847 -11 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 0.0

Federal

137 132 134 121 134 13 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.3 0.4

State and local

719 770 759 737 712 -25 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 -0.2

State and local education

253 282 279 291 240 -51 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.2 -0.4

State and local, excluding education

466 489 480 446 472 26 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.6 0.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,334 1,366 1,401 1,278 1,394 116 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.7 0.4

South

3,161 3,060 2,839 2,719 2,846 127 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 0.2

Midwest

1,578 1,665 1,642 1,688 1,603 -85 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.5 -0.3

West

1,547 1,670 1,599 1,514 1,547 33 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.0 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.

Last Modified Date: June 03, 2025