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	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.

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