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	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	6,952	6,550	7,240	6,922	6,866	-56	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,119	5,828	6,488	6,197	6,143	-54	4.3	4.1	4.6	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Mining and logging	12	21	29	17	20	3	1.9	3.4	4.6	2.7	3.2	0.5
Construction	278	245	230	201	224	23	3.3	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.6	0.2
Manufacturing	389	426	510	443	462	19	3.0	3.3	3.9	3.4	3.5	0.1
Durable goods	259	287	330	291	300	9	3.2	3.5	4.1	3.6	3.7	0.1
Nondurable goods	130	139	180	152	162	10	2.6	2.8	3.6	3.1	3.3	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	949	976	1,157	1,136	1,175	39	3.2	3.3	3.9	3.8	3.9	0.1
Wholesale trade	187	175	169	153	140	-13	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Retail trade	498	505	677	685	737	52	3.1	3.2	4.2	4.3	4.6	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	264	296	311	298	297	-1	3.5	4.0	4.2	4.0	4.0	0.0
Information	115	112	100	80	81	1	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.8	2.8	0.0
Financial activities	418	237	429	391	492	101	4.3	2.5	4.5	4.1	5.1	1.0
Finance and insurance	294	129	340	330	428	98	4.2	1.9	4.8	4.7	6.0	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	123	108	89	61	64	3	4.8	4.2	3.5	2.5	2.6	0.1
Professional and business services	1,211	1,167	1,196	1,303	985	-318	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.5	4.2	-1.3
Private education and health services	1,454	1,416	1,453	1,360	1,466	106	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.7	5.0	0.3
Private educational services	142	157	123	90	109	19	3.4	3.7	2.9	2.2	2.6	0.4
Health care and social assistance	1,312	1,260	1,330	1,270	1,357	87	5.4	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.4	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	946	956	1,119	952	965	13	5.3	5.3	6.2	5.3	5.4	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	135	137	128	133	133	0	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.7	4.7	0.0
Accommodation and food services	812	818	991	818	831	13	5.4	5.4	6.5	5.4	5.5	0.1
Other services	346	271	263	315	274	-41	5.5	4.3	4.2	5.0	4.3	-0.7
Government	834	722	752	725	723	-2	3.4	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Federal	122	94	92	92	76	-16	3.9	3.3	3.3	3.3	2.8	-0.5
State and local	712	628	660	633	647	14	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
State and local education	281	232	263	237	234	-3	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.1	2.1	0.0
State and local, excluding education	431	396	397	396	413	17	4.2	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,244	1,117	1,251	1,132	1,193	61	4.2	3.8	4.2	3.9	4.0	0.1
South	2,653	2,691	2,962	2,799	2,711	-88	4.2	4.3	4.7	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Midwest	1,596	1,415	1,572	1,539	1,528	-11	4.6	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.4	0.0
West	1,460	1,327	1,455	1,452	1,434	-18	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.7	-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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