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	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	7,649	7,712	7,357	7,208	7,227	19	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,638	6,876	6,536	6,401	6,457	56	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
Mining and logging	23	21	26	14	20	6	3.6	3.2	4.0	2.2	3.1	0.9
Construction	304	232	242	303	188	-115	3.6	2.7	2.8	3.5	2.2	-1.3
Manufacturing	467	425	396	438	409	-29	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Durable goods	298	296	243	262	259	-3	3.6	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	169	129	153	176	150	-26	3.4	2.6	3.1	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,097	951	1,102	1,096	1,149	53	3.7	3.2	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
Wholesale trade	174	158	145	194	191	-3	2.8	2.5	2.3	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Retail trade	559	466	629	548	603	55	3.5	2.9	3.9	3.4	3.7	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	364	327	328	353	355	2	4.8	4.3	4.3	4.6	4.6	0.0
Information	135	177	189	180	172	-8	4.4	5.7	6.0	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Financial activities	372	490	366	404	390	-14	3.9	5.0	3.8	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	262	388	273	305	282	-23	3.8	5.4	3.9	4.3	4.0	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	102	93	99	108	9	4.3	3.9	3.6	3.8	4.2	0.4
Professional and business services	1,332	1,302	1,365	1,274	1,235	-39	5.6	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.2	-0.1
Private education and health services	1,646	1,771	1,570	1,429	1,523	94	5.8	6.1	5.4	5.0	5.3	0.3
Private educational services	147	156	135	131	145	14	3.6	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.5	0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,499	1,615	1,435	1,297	1,378	81	6.2	6.5	5.8	5.3	5.5	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	971	1,199	1,034	995	1,092	97	5.5	6.6	5.7	5.5	6.0	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	127	137	170	115	106	-9	4.6	4.8	5.9	4.1	3.8	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	844	1,062	864	880	986	106	5.6	6.9	5.7	5.8	6.4	0.6
Other services	292	308	245	267	280	13	4.7	4.9	3.9	4.2	4.4	0.2
Government	1,011	836	821	807	770	-37	4.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Federal	148	94	117	138	77	-61	4.7	3.1	3.8	4.5	2.6	-1.9
State and local	863	742	704	668	693	25	4.1	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	0.1
State and local education	284	284	259	246	247	1	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	579	459	445	423	446	23	5.7	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.4	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,353	1,465	1,361	1,271	1,205	-66	4.6	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.1	-0.2
South	3,114	3,150	2,890	2,782	2,868	86	5.0	5.0	4.6	4.4	4.6	0.2
Midwest	1,678	1,665	1,629	1,604	1,648	44	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
West	1,505	1,433	1,477	1,552	1,506	-46	3.9	3.7	3.8	4.0	3.9	-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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