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	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
Total	8,031	7,227	7,658	7,449	7,146	-303	4.8	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.3	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,162	6,457	6,871	6,665	6,451	-214	5.0	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	21	20	23	20	16	-4	3.2	3.1	3.7	3.1	2.6	-0.5
Construction	277	188	231	202	292	90	3.2	2.2	2.7	2.4	3.4	1.0
Manufacturing	443	409	385	414	403	-11	3.4	3.1	2.9	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Durable goods	286	259	256	274	274	0	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	157	150	129	140	129	-11	3.1	3.0	2.6	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,007	1,149	1,124	1,310	1,260	-50	3.4	3.8	3.7	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	157	191	153	226	163	-63	2.5	3.0	2.4	3.5	2.6	-0.9
Retail trade	549	603	620	651	772	121	3.4	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.7	0.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	300	355	352	433	325	-108	4.0	4.6	4.6	5.6	4.3	-1.3
Information	122	172	203	124	94	-30	4.0	5.5	6.5	4.1	3.1	-1.0
Financial activities	550	390	449	342	340	-2	5.6	4.0	4.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	398	282	293	224	245	21	5.6	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.5	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	152	108	156	118	95	-23	5.8	4.2	5.9	4.5	3.7	-0.8
Professional and business services	1,733	1,235	1,502	1,300	1,334	34	7.1	5.2	6.3	5.5	5.6	0.1
Private education and health services	1,690	1,523	1,512	1,531	1,467	-64	5.9	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.0	-0.3
Private educational services	170	145	138	130	131	1	4.1	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
Health care and social assistance	1,520	1,378	1,375	1,401	1,335	-66	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.3	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,021	1,092	1,181	1,155	995	-160	5.7	6.0	6.5	6.3	5.5	-0.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	126	106	162	170	157	-13	4.5	3.8	5.6	5.9	5.5	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	896	986	1,019	985	837	-148	5.9	6.4	6.6	6.4	5.5	-0.9
Other services	297	280	260	267	250	-17	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Government	869	770	787	784	695	-89	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Federal	121	77	114	86	94	8	3.9	2.6	3.8	3.0	3.3	0.3
State and local	749	693	673	698	601	-97	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.3	2.8	-0.5
State and local education	251	247	262	265	224	-41	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	-0.4
State and local, excluding education	498	446	411	433	377	-56	4.9	4.4	4.0	4.2	3.7	-0.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,297	1,205	1,289	1,272	1,238	-34	4.4	4.1	4.4	4.3	4.2	-0.1
South	3,338	2,868	3,159	3,049	2,949	-100	5.3	4.6	5.0	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Midwest	1,664	1,648	1,656	1,633	1,542	-91	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.4	-0.2
West	1,732	1,506	1,554	1,495	1,417	-78	4.5	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.7	-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: January 07, 2026