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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)
July
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021(p)		 July
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021(p)

Total

 6,717 8,288 9,193 9,483 10,185 10,934 4.6 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,915 7,446 8,263 8,601 9,226 9,881 4.8 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.9 7.3

Mining and logging

 15 31 23 26 28 39 2.5 4.8 3.6 4.0 4.3 5.8

Construction

 298 334 351 317 338 321 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.2

Manufacturing

 402 749 825 853 880 889 3.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.7

Durable goods

 223 393 462 480 494 481 2.9 4.9 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9

Nondurable goods

 179 356 364 373 386 408 3.8 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.6 8.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,250 1,562 1,644 1,687 1,943 1,850 4.6 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.6 6.3

Wholesale trade

 172 256 285 277 274 260 3.0 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4

Retail trade

 781 899 955 1,020 1,195 1,100 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.3 7.2 6.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 296 406 404 390 474 490 4.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 7.0 7.2

Information

 86 102 114 140 161 174 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.9 5.6 6.0

Financial activities

 308 346 416 392 346 548 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.3 3.8 5.8

Finance and insurance

 235 264 292 289 246 362 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.6 5.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 74 82 124 103 100 186 3.3 3.5 5.2 4.3 4.2 7.5

Professional and business services

 1,184 1,421 1,591 1,562 1,719 1,833 5.7 6.4 7.1 7.0 7.6 8.1

Education and health services

 1,214 1,431 1,529 1,630 1,700 1,981 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.7

Educational services

 83 144 130 169 201 188 2.4 4.0 3.6 4.6 5.4 5.0

Health care and social assistance

 1,131 1,287 1,400 1,461 1,498 1,792 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.8 7.0 8.2

Leisure and hospitality

 859 1,195 1,405 1,511 1,685 1,819 6.3 8.0 9.1 9.5 10.2 10.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 96 206 247 194 216 235 5.6 10.3 11.5 9.0 9.6 10.1

Accommodation and food services

 762 989 1,159 1,317 1,469 1,584 6.4 7.7 8.7 9.6 10.3 10.8

Other services

 299 275 364 483 425 427 5.3 4.7 6.1 8.0 7.0 7.0

Government

 803 843 930 882 959 1,053 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.6

Federal

 286 126 143 126 119 116 9.0 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.9

State and local

 516 717 787 756 840 936 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.7

State and local education

 156 267 288 322 446 460 1.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 4.3 4.3

State and local, excluding education

 360 450 500 433 394 477 3.9 4.8 5.3 4.6 4.2 5.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,162 1,524 1,645 1,694 1,746 2,026 4.4 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.2 7.0

South

 2,499 3,163 3,509 3,594 3,888 4,114 4.6 5.6 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.1

Midwest

 1,562 1,783 2,069 2,064 2,227 2,300 4.9 5.4 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.7

West

 1,495 1,818 1,970 2,131 2,323 2,495 4.4 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.8

Footnotes
(1) Job openings are 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 total 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.
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Last Modified Date: September 08, 2021