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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
Total	7,169	7,182	7,335	7,190	7,523	333	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.5	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,405	6,420	6,562	6,408	6,644	236	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
Mining and logging	22	23	24	26	26	0	3.5	3.6	3.8	4.0	4.1	0.1
Construction	206	298	299	262	298	36	2.4	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.4	0.4
Manufacturing	389	501	576	530	584	54	3.0	3.8	4.4	4.0	4.4	0.4
Durable goods	248	353	423	375	403	28	3.1	4.3	5.1	4.5	4.9	0.4
Nondurable goods	141	149	153	156	180	24	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.7	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,054	1,286	1,244	1,238	1,283	45	3.5	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	161	174	224	204	225	21	2.6	2.8	3.6	3.3	3.6	0.3
Retail trade	588	728	707	699	698	-1	3.7	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	305	383	314	335	360	25	4.1	5.1	4.2	4.4	4.8	0.4
Information	119	89	78	91	116	25	4.0	3.1	2.8	3.2	4.1	0.9
Financial activities	390	390	399	383	364	-19	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.0	3.9	-0.1
Finance and insurance	257	283	304	331	289	-42	3.7	4.1	4.4	4.7	4.2	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	133	107	95	52	75	23	5.1	4.2	3.7	2.1	3.0	0.9
Professional and business services	1,267	1,203	1,305	1,204	1,310	106	5.4	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.5	0.4
Private education and health services	1,548	1,501	1,585	1,634	1,614	-20	5.3	5.1	5.4	5.5	5.4	-0.1
Private educational services	131	117	111	120	135	15	3.1	2.8	2.7	2.9	3.2	0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,417	1,384	1,474	1,514	1,479	-35	5.7	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.8	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,152	825	768	797	779	-18	6.4	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	164	134	115	121	120	-1	5.7	4.8	4.2	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	989	691	653	676	659	-17	6.5	4.6	4.4	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Other services	258	303	283	244	270	26	4.1	4.8	4.5	3.9	4.3	0.4
Government	764	762	773	782	880	98	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.6	0.4
Federal	108	110	97	114	104	-10	3.6	3.9	3.5	4.1	3.7	-0.4
State and local	656	652	676	668	776	108	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.6	0.5
State and local education	251	267	239	253	257	4	2.3	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	404	386	437	415	519	104	4.0	3.8	4.2	4.0	5.0	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,252	1,244	1,227	1,232	1,281	49	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	0.1
South	2,922	2,744	2,741	2,796	2,747	-49	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Midwest	1,544	1,481	1,533	1,535	1,625	90	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.6	0.2
West	1,450	1,713	1,834	1,626	1,870	244	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	4.8	0.6
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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