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	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)
Total	7,901	7,480	7,200	7,395	7,769	374	4.8	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.6	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,852	6,588	6,342	6,562	6,936	374	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.9	0.3
Mining and logging	24	20	13	26	19	-7	3.7	3.1	2.1	4.1	3.0	-1.1
Construction	375	286	251	242	245	3	4.4	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.9	0.1
Manufacturing	576	445	397	392	414	22	4.3	3.4	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Durable goods	405	313	261	257	289	32	4.8	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.5	0.4
Nondurable goods	171	131	136	135	125	-10	3.4	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	985	1,036	1,036	1,036	998	-38	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Wholesale trade	167	163	213	203	176	-27	2.7	2.6	3.3	3.2	2.8	-0.4
Retail trade	487	528	538	561	490	-71	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	331	345	284	272	332	60	4.4	4.5	3.7	3.6	4.3	0.7
Information	128	131	154	165	159	-6	4.2	4.2	5.0	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Financial activities	448	431	428	418	476	58	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.9	0.6
Finance and insurance	339	271	305	283	374	91	4.8	3.9	4.3	4.0	5.2	1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	160	123	135	102	-33	4.2	6.0	4.7	5.1	3.9	-1.2
Professional and business services	1,302	1,336	1,249	1,386	1,358	-28	5.4	5.6	5.2	5.8	5.7	-0.1
Private education and health services	1,859	1,570	1,512	1,716	1,763	47	6.6	5.5	5.3	5.9	6.1	0.2
Private educational services	185	165	144	168	157	-11	4.5	4.0	3.5	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,674	1,405	1,368	1,547	1,607	60	6.9	5.7	5.6	6.2	6.5	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	871	1,030	960	914	1,193	279	4.9	5.7	5.4	5.1	6.5	1.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	139	130	135	188	151	-37	5.0	4.6	4.8	6.5	5.3	-1.2
Accommodation and food services	732	900	825	727	1,041	314	4.9	5.9	5.5	4.8	6.8	2.0
Other services	284	304	341	267	310	43	4.5	4.8	5.4	4.2	4.9	0.7
Government	1,049	892	858	833	834	1	4.3	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
Federal	169	134	121	128	89	-39	5.3	4.3	3.9	4.1	2.9	-1.2
State and local	879	759	737	705	745	40	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.5	0.2
State and local education	265	279	291	242	261	19	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	614	480	446	462	484	22	6.0	4.7	4.4	4.5	4.7	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,445	1,401	1,278	1,417	1,462	45	4.9	4.7	4.3	4.8	4.9	0.1
South	3,116	2,839	2,719	2,870	3,180	310	5.0	4.5	4.3	4.6	5.0	0.4
Midwest	1,704	1,642	1,688	1,585	1,682	97	4.9	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.7	0.2
West	1,636	1,599	1,514	1,523	1,446	-77	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.7	-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.

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