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	July 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)	July 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)
Total	8,805	7,919	8,230	7,910	7,673	-237	5.3	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.6	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,820	7,013	7,192	6,894	6,749	-145	5.5	4.9	5.1	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Mining and logging	30	24	26	22	21	-1	4.4	3.7	4.0	3.3	3.3	0.0
Construction	351	337	366	299	248	-51	4.2	3.9	4.3	3.5	2.9	-0.6
Manufacturing	535	488	586	474	505	31	4.0	3.6	4.3	3.5	3.8	0.3
Durable goods	366	331	411	311	341	30	4.3	3.9	4.8	3.7	4.0	0.3
Nondurable goods	170	157	175	163	164	1	3.4	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.3	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,466	1,016	1,047	1,185	1,028	-157	4.8	3.4	3.5	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Wholesale trade	260	189	198	230	175	-55	4.1	3.0	3.1	3.6	2.8	-0.8
Retail trade	742	494	506	562	548	-14	4.5	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	464	334	344	392	304	-88	6.1	4.5	4.6	5.2	4.0	-1.2
Information	158	110	137	112	113	1	5.0	3.5	4.3	3.6	3.6	0.0
Financial activities	447	464	467	448	449	1	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	308	320	347	326	319	-7	4.4	4.5	4.9	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	138	144	121	122	131	9	5.3	5.5	4.6	4.7	5.0	0.3
Professional and business services	1,334	1,441	1,512	1,339	1,517	178	5.5	5.9	6.2	5.5	6.2	0.7
Private education and health services	1,969	1,770	1,873	1,791	1,595	-196	7.2	6.3	6.7	6.4	5.7	-0.7
Private educational services	166	218	188	173	164	-9	4.2	5.3	4.7	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	1,803	1,552	1,685	1,618	1,431	-187	7.7	6.5	7.0	6.7	6.0	-0.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,207	1,068	900	943	941	-2	6.8	5.9	5.1	5.3	5.3	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	156	151	153	127	145	18	5.8	5.4	5.5	4.6	5.2	0.6
Accommodation and food services	1,051	918	746	816	795	-21	6.9	6.0	5.0	5.4	5.3	-0.1
Other services	323	293	278	280	331	51	5.2	4.7	4.5	4.5	5.3	0.8
Government	985	906	1,038	1,016	924	-92	4.1	3.7	4.3	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Federal	156	139	168	109	137	28	5.0	4.4	5.3	3.5	4.4	0.9
State and local	829	767	870	908	787	-121	4.0	3.6	4.1	4.3	3.7	-0.6
State and local education	248	269	266	271	250	-21	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	581	498	604	637	536	-101	5.9	5.0	5.9	6.2	5.3	-0.9

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,445	1,383	1,474	1,460	1,277	-183	4.9	4.7	5.0	4.9	4.3	-0.6
South	3,588	3,354	3,309	3,108	3,201	93	5.8	5.3	5.3	5.0	5.1	0.1
Midwest	1,821	1,604	1,738	1,685	1,617	-68	5.2	4.5	4.9	4.8	4.6	-0.2
West	1,950	1,577	1,709	1,657	1,578	-79	5.1	4.1	4.4	4.3	4.1	-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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