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	July 2022	Apr. 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023(p)	Change from: June 2023 - July 2023(p)	July 2022	Apr. 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023(p)	Change from: June 2023 - July 2023(p)
Total	11,380	10,320	9,616	9,165	8,827	-338	6.9	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.3	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	10,266	9,291	8,496	8,048	7,866	-182	7.3	6.5	6.0	5.7	5.6	-0.1
Mining and logging	35	36	32	31	26	-5	5.3	5.3	4.7	4.6	3.9	-0.7
Construction	353	347	379	386	363	-23	4.3	4.2	4.6	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Manufacturing	885	668	608	580	550	-30	6.4	4.9	4.5	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Durable goods	523	395	379	364	349	-15	6.1	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Nondurable goods	362	273	229	215	202	-13	6.9	5.3	4.5	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,760	1,774	1,638	1,450	1,493	43	5.8	5.8	5.4	4.8	4.9	0.1
Wholesale trade	269	259	252	269	237	-32	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Retail trade	920	954	816	737	737	0	5.6	5.8	5.0	4.5	4.5	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	571	561	571	444	519	75	7.3	7.1	7.3	5.7	6.7	1.0
Information	253	181	190	159	260	101	7.5	5.5	5.8	4.9	7.8	2.9
Financial activities	642	565	430	457	497	40	6.6	5.8	4.5	4.8	5.1	0.3
Finance and insurance	486	451	306	328	343	15	6.8	6.3	4.4	4.6	4.9	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	156	113	124	129	153	24	6.2	4.5	4.9	5.1	5.9	0.8
Professional and business services	2,086	1,718	1,695	1,534	1,336	-198	8.4	7.0	6.9	6.2	5.5	-0.7
Education and health services	2,237	2,179	1,905	1,910	1,800	-110	8.4	8.0	7.0	7.0	6.6	-0.4
Educational services	210	168	204	173	193	20	5.2	4.1	4.9	4.2	4.7	0.5
Health care and social assistance	2,027	2,010	1,701	1,737	1,607	-130	9.0	8.7	7.4	7.5	7.0	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,552	1,463	1,303	1,166	1,228	62	8.9	8.1	7.3	6.6	6.9	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	197	241	154	162	163	1	7.9	9.0	5.9	6.2	6.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	1,355	1,222	1,149	1,004	1,065	61	9.1	8.0	7.5	6.6	7.0	0.4
Other services	463	361	317	376	312	-64	7.5	5.8	5.1	6.0	5.0	-1.0
Government	1,114	1,029	1,120	1,117	962	-155	4.8	4.4	4.7	4.7	4.1	-0.6
Federal	174	149	181	155	128	-27	5.7	4.9	5.9	5.0	4.2	-0.8
State and local	940	881	938	962	834	-128	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.0	-0.6
State and local education	340	313	338	288	226	-62	3.2	2.9	3.1	2.7	2.1	-0.6
State and local, excluding education	600	568	600	674	607	-67	6.2	5.8	6.1	6.8	6.1	-0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,803	1,629	1,436	1,493	1,522	29	6.2	5.5	4.9	5.1	5.2	0.1
South	4,292	4,088	4,035	3,785	3,429	-356	7.0	6.6	6.5	6.1	5.6	-0.5
Midwest	2,439	2,239	2,106	1,918	1,849	-69	6.9	6.3	5.9	5.4	5.2	-0.2
West	2,847	2,364	2,039	1,970	2,027	57	7.3	6.0	5.2	5.1	5.2	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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Last Modified Date: August 29, 2023