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	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
Total	7,615	7,208	7,227	7,658	7,670	12	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.6	4.6	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,715	6,401	6,457	6,871	6,894	23	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.8	4.8	0.0
Mining and logging	23	14	20	23	20	-3	3.6	2.2	3.1	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Construction	249	303	188	231	213	-18	2.9	3.5	2.2	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Manufacturing	455	438	409	385	410	25	3.4	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.1	0.2
Durable goods	311	262	259	256	280	24	3.8	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.4	0.3
Nondurable goods	144	176	150	129	130	1	2.9	3.5	3.0	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	927	1,096	1,149	1,124	1,363	239	3.1	3.6	3.8	3.7	4.5	0.8
Wholesale trade	151	194	191	153	205	52	2.4	3.1	3.0	2.4	3.2	0.8
Retail trade	467	548	603	620	762	142	2.9	3.4	3.7	3.8	4.7	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	308	353	355	352	396	44	4.1	4.6	4.6	4.6	5.1	0.5
Information	188	180	172	203	173	-30	6.0	5.8	5.5	6.5	5.6	-0.9
Financial activities	460	404	390	449	359	-90	4.8	4.2	4.0	4.6	3.7	-0.9
Finance and insurance	286	305	282	293	224	-69	4.1	4.3	4.0	4.2	3.2	-1.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	174	99	108	156	135	-21	6.6	3.8	4.2	5.9	5.1	-0.8
Professional and business services	1,358	1,274	1,235	1,502	1,388	-114	5.7	5.3	5.2	6.3	5.8	-0.5
Private education and health services	1,606	1,429	1,523	1,512	1,558	46	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.2	5.4	0.2
Private educational services	147	131	145	138	134	-4	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	1,459	1,297	1,378	1,375	1,424	49	6.0	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.7	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,166	995	1,092	1,181	1,159	-22	6.5	5.5	6.0	6.5	6.3	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	98	115	106	162	173	11	3.6	4.1	3.8	5.6	5.9	0.3
Accommodation and food services	1,068	880	986	1,019	986	-33	7.0	5.8	6.4	6.6	6.4	-0.2
Other services	283	267	280	260	252	-8	4.5	4.2	4.4	4.1	4.0	-0.1
Government	900	807	770	787	775	-12	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
Federal	142	138	77	114	89	-25	4.5	4.5	2.6	3.8	3.0	-0.8
State and local	758	668	693	673	686	13	3.6	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
State and local education	256	246	247	262	251	-11	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	502	423	446	411	435	24	4.9	4.1	4.4	4.0	4.2	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,191	1,271	1,205	1,289	1,254	-35	4.1	4.3	4.1	4.4	4.2	-0.2
South	3,111	2,782	2,868	3,159	3,236	77	5.0	4.4	4.6	5.0	5.1	0.1
Midwest	1,664	1,604	1,648	1,656	1,614	-42	4.7	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.6	-0.1
West	1,649	1,552	1,506	1,554	1,566	12	4.3	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.0	0.0
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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