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 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	7,089	7,585	7,537	7,182	7,271	89	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.4	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,307	6,792	6,723	6,420	6,461	41	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
Mining and logging	12	27	29	23	22	-1	1.9	4.2	4.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Construction	305	266	291	298	326	28	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.8	0.3
Manufacturing	428	496	517	501	580	79	3.3	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.4	0.6
Durable goods	255	334	327	353	429	76	3.2	4.1	4.0	4.3	5.2	0.9
Nondurable goods	172	162	191	149	151	2	3.5	3.3	3.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,099	1,197	1,259	1,286	1,271	-15	3.7	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	181	178	239	174	224	50	2.9	2.9	3.8	2.8	3.6	0.8
Retail trade	576	679	725	728	731	3	3.6	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.5	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	342	341	295	383	316	-67	4.5	4.5	3.9	5.1	4.2	-0.9
Information	157	82	72	89	96	7	5.2	2.9	2.5	3.1	3.3	0.2
Financial activities	396	405	361	390	401	11	4.1	4.2	3.8	4.1	4.2	0.1
Finance and insurance	303	333	260	283	285	2	4.3	4.8	3.7	4.1	4.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	93	72	101	107	116	9	3.6	2.8	4.0	4.2	4.6	0.4
Professional and business services	1,240	1,473	1,375	1,203	1,138	-65	5.2	6.2	5.8	5.1	4.8	-0.3
Private education and health services	1,429	1,658	1,608	1,501	1,553	52	5.0	5.6	5.4	5.1	5.3	0.2
Private educational services	135	119	115	117	116	-1	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	1,295	1,539	1,494	1,384	1,438	54	5.3	6.1	5.9	5.5	5.7	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	970	846	916	825	783	-42	5.4	4.7	5.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	132	164	134	110	-24	4.6	4.7	5.7	4.8	4.0	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	840	714	752	691	673	-18	5.6	4.8	5.0	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Other services	270	343	293	303	291	-12	4.3	5.4	4.6	4.8	4.6	-0.2
Government	781	793	813	762	810	48	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.4	0.2
Federal	135	97	100	110	108	-2	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.9	0.0
State and local	647	697	713	652	702	50	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.3	0.2
State and local education	222	252	256	267	251	-16	2.0	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	424	445	457	386	451	65	4.2	4.3	4.4	3.8	4.4	0.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,312	1,354	1,256	1,244	1,216	-28	4.4	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.1	-0.1
South	2,724	2,883	2,906	2,744	2,642	-102	4.4	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.2	-0.2
Midwest	1,528	1,515	1,571	1,481	1,565	84	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.2	4.5	0.3
West	1,524	1,833	1,804	1,713	1,848	135	4.0	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.7	0.3
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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