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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	7,508	7,658	7,449	6,928	6,542	-386	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.2	3.9	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,634	6,871	6,665	6,227	5,804	-423	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Mining and logging	20	23	20	17	20	3	3.1	3.7	3.1	2.8	3.2	0.4
Construction	205	231	202	284	292	8	2.4	2.7	2.4	3.3	3.4	0.1
Manufacturing	431	385	414	399	433	34	3.3	2.9	3.2	3.0	3.3	0.3
Durable goods	291	256	274	271	294	23	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.6	0.3
Nondurable goods	140	129	140	128	139	11	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.8	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,079	1,124	1,310	1,196	1,024	-172	3.6	3.7	4.3	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Wholesale trade	180	153	226	172	185	13	2.8	2.4	3.5	2.7	2.9	0.2
Retail trade	519	620	651	726	531	-195	3.2	3.8	4.0	4.5	3.3	-1.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	380	352	433	299	308	9	5.0	4.6	5.6	3.9	4.1	0.2
Information	106	203	124	89	101	12	3.5	6.5	4.1	3.0	3.4	0.4
Financial activities	406	449	342	354	256	-98	4.2	4.6	3.6	3.7	2.7	-1.0
Finance and insurance	282	293	224	258	138	-120	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.7	2.0	-1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	156	118	95	118	23	4.8	5.9	4.5	3.7	4.5	0.8
Professional and business services	1,364	1,502	1,300	1,273	1,016	-257	5.7	6.3	5.5	5.3	4.3	-1.0
Private education and health services	1,585	1,512	1,531	1,464	1,388	-76	5.6	5.2	5.3	5.0	4.8	-0.2
Private educational services	164	138	130	123	139	16	4.0	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.4	0.4
Health care and social assistance	1,421	1,375	1,401	1,341	1,249	-92	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.0	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,147	1,181	1,155	884	950	66	6.3	6.5	6.3	4.9	5.2	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	162	170	160	142	-18	6.5	5.6	5.9	5.6	5.0	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	963	1,019	985	724	809	85	6.3	6.6	6.4	4.8	5.3	0.5
Other services	290	260	267	266	322	56	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.2	5.0	0.8
Government	874	787	784	701	738	37	3.6	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.1	0.2
Federal	138	114	86	103	97	-6	4.4	3.8	3.0	3.6	3.4	-0.2
State and local	736	673	698	598	641	43	3.5	3.2	3.3	2.8	3.0	0.2
State and local education	270	262	265	216	231	15	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.1	0.1
State and local, excluding education	466	411	433	383	410	27	4.6	4.0	4.2	3.8	4.0	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,318	1,289	1,272	1,277	1,067	-210	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	3.6	-0.7
South	2,968	3,159	3,049	2,791	2,733	-58	4.7	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Midwest	1,636	1,656	1,633	1,464	1,446	-18	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.2	4.1	-0.1
West	1,586	1,554	1,495	1,395	1,295	-100	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.6	3.4	-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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