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Economic News Release
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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)
Jan.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Jan. 2025(p)
Jan.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Jan. 2025(p)

Total

8,468 7,615 8,031 7,508 7,740 232 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

7,577 6,715 7,162 6,634 6,860 226 5.4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 0.1

Mining and logging

26 23 21 20 16 -4 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.6 -0.5

Construction

407 249 277 205 236 31 4.8 2.9 3.2 2.4 2.8 0.4

Manufacturing

556 455 443 431 462 31 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 0.2

Durable goods

326 311 286 291 317 26 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.9 0.4

Nondurable goods

230 144 157 140 144 4 4.5 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.9 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,088 927 1,007 1,079 1,228 149 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.6 4.1 0.5

Wholesale trade

179 151 157 180 226 46 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.5 0.7

Retail trade

571 467 549 519 662 143 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.2 4.1 0.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

338 308 300 380 340 -40 4.5 4.1 4.0 5.0 4.5 -0.5

Information

152 188 122 106 128 22 4.9 6.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 0.7

Financial activities

475 460 550 406 528 122 4.9 4.8 5.6 4.2 5.4 1.2

Finance and insurance

335 286 398 282 359 77 4.8 4.1 5.6 4.0 5.1 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

140 174 152 124 170 46 5.4 6.6 5.8 4.8 6.4 1.6

Professional and business services

1,443 1,358 1,733 1,364 1,242 -122 6.0 5.7 7.1 5.7 5.2 -0.5

Private education and health services

2,045 1,606 1,690 1,585 1,626 41 7.3 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.7 0.1

Private educational services

155 147 170 164 147 -17 3.8 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.6 -0.4

Health care and social assistance

1,890 1,459 1,520 1,421 1,479 58 7.9 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.0 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

1,085 1,166 1,021 1,147 1,101 -46 6.1 6.5 5.7 6.3 6.1 -0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

167 98 126 184 160 -24 6.1 3.6 4.5 6.5 5.6 -0.9

Accommodation and food services

917 1,068 896 963 941 -22 6.1 7.0 5.9 6.3 6.2 -0.1

Other services

301 283 297 290 292 2 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 0.0

Government

891 900 869 874 880 6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0

Federal

140 142 121 138 135 -3 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.3 -0.1

State and local

751 758 749 736 745 9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0

State and local education

254 256 251 270 268 -2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.0

State and local, excluding education

497 502 498 466 478 12 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.7 0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,468 1,191 1,297 1,318 1,400 82 5.0 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.7 0.2

South

3,338 3,111 3,338 2,968 2,998 30 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 0.1

Midwest

1,878 1,664 1,664 1,636 1,666 30 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 0.1

West

1,784 1,649 1,732 1,586 1,676 90 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.3 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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025