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	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)
Total	7,098	7,240	6,922	6,887	7,618	731	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.6	0.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,281	6,488	6,197	6,157	6,841	684	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	0.4
Mining and logging	23	29	17	20	22	2	3.6	4.6	2.7	3.3	3.5	0.2
Construction	207	230	201	234	259	25	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.7	3.0	0.3
Manufacturing	376	510	443	450	474	24	2.9	3.9	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
Durable goods	249	330	291	296	321	25	3.1	4.1	3.6	3.7	3.9	0.2
Nondurable goods	126	180	152	153	153	0	2.6	3.6	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,012	1,157	1,136	1,160	1,165	5	3.4	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.9	0.0
Wholesale trade	184	169	153	155	170	15	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.7	0.2
Retail trade	562	677	685	704	661	-43	3.5	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	267	311	298	301	335	34	3.5	4.2	4.0	4.0	4.4	0.4
Information	134	100	80	83	87	4	4.5	3.4	2.8	2.9	3.1	0.2
Financial activities	424	429	391	501	367	-134	4.4	4.5	4.1	5.2	3.9	-1.3
Finance and insurance	290	340	330	435	300	-135	4.1	4.8	4.7	6.1	4.3	-1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	134	89	61	66	67	1	5.2	3.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	0.1
Professional and business services	1,339	1,196	1,303	1,047	1,715	668	5.6	5.1	5.5	4.5	7.1	2.6
Private education and health services	1,683	1,453	1,360	1,486	1,582	96	5.8	5.0	4.7	5.1	5.4	0.3
Private educational services	159	123	90	108	115	7	3.8	2.9	2.2	2.6	2.8	0.2
Health care and social assistance	1,525	1,330	1,270	1,378	1,467	89	6.2	5.3	5.1	5.5	5.8	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	827	1,119	952	882	815	-67	4.7	6.2	5.3	4.9	4.6	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	161	128	133	129	135	6	5.7	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.8	0.2
Accommodation and food services	666	991	818	753	679	-74	4.5	6.5	5.4	5.0	4.5	-0.5
Other services	254	263	315	294	356	62	4.1	4.2	5.0	4.7	5.6	0.9
Government	817	752	725	730	777	47	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.2	0.2
Federal	122	92	92	78	95	17	4.0	3.3	3.3	2.8	3.4	0.6
State and local	694	660	633	652	682	30	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.2	0.1
State and local education	238	263	237	234	249	15	2.1	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
State and local, excluding education	456	397	396	418	433	15	4.5	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.2	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,353	1,251	1,132	1,190	1,323	133	4.6	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.5	0.5
South	2,768	2,962	2,799	2,720	2,891	171	4.4	4.7	4.5	4.3	4.6	0.3
Midwest	1,501	1,572	1,539	1,502	1,491	-11	4.3	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
West	1,475	1,455	1,452	1,475	1,914	439	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	4.9	1.1
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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