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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
Total	7,431	7,170	6,846	6,550	6,946	396	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.2	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,552	6,384	6,188	5,828	6,198	370	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.4	0.3
Mining and logging	17	19	18	21	29	8	2.7	3.1	2.9	3.4	4.5	1.1
Construction	232	196	292	245	231	-14	2.7	2.3	3.4	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Manufacturing	447	426	389	426	495	69	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.8	0.5
Durable goods	311	286	270	287	340	53	3.8	3.5	3.3	3.5	4.2	0.7
Nondurable goods	136	140	119	139	155	16	2.8	2.8	2.4	2.8	3.1	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,065	1,257	1,115	976	1,131	155	3.6	4.2	3.7	3.3	3.8	0.5
Wholesale trade	197	204	163	175	178	3	3.1	3.3	2.6	2.8	2.9	0.1
Retail trade	540	641	685	505	635	130	3.4	4.0	4.2	3.2	4.0	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	327	412	268	296	318	22	4.3	5.4	3.6	4.0	4.3	0.3
Information	101	117	88	112	113	1	3.4	3.9	3.0	3.8	3.8	0.0
Financial activities	506	307	353	237	406	169	5.2	3.2	3.7	2.5	4.2	1.7
Finance and insurance	335	204	255	129	313	184	4.7	2.9	3.7	1.9	4.5	2.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	171	103	98	108	93	-15	6.5	4.0	3.8	4.2	3.7	-0.5
Professional and business services	1,253	1,268	1,309	1,167	977	-190	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.0	4.2	-0.8
Private education and health services	1,628	1,476	1,490	1,416	1,539	123	5.7	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.2	0.3
Private educational services	153	127	117	157	129	-28	3.7	3.0	2.8	3.7	3.1	-0.6
Health care and social assistance	1,475	1,349	1,373	1,260	1,410	150	6.0	5.4	5.5	5.1	5.6	0.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,009	1,081	873	956	1,041	85	5.7	6.0	4.9	5.3	5.8	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	158	163	151	137	125	-12	5.6	5.7	5.3	4.9	4.5	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	851	918	722	818	916	98	5.7	6.1	4.8	5.4	6.0	0.6
Other services	295	239	260	271	236	-35	4.7	3.8	4.1	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Government	879	786	658	722	748	26	3.6	3.3	2.7	3.0	3.1	0.1
Federal	131	88	91	94	95	1	4.2	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	0.1
State and local	748	697	566	628	653	25	3.5	3.3	2.7	3.0	3.1	0.1
State and local education	269	252	200	232	248	16	2.4	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.2	0.1
State and local, excluding education	479	446	366	396	405	9	4.7	4.4	3.6	3.9	4.0	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,330	1,240	1,198	1,117	1,208	91	4.5	4.2	4.1	3.8	4.1	0.3
South	2,913	2,876	2,827	2,691	2,728	37	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.4	0.1
Midwest	1,601	1,565	1,458	1,415	1,564	149	4.6	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.5	0.4
West	1,587	1,490	1,363	1,327	1,446	119	4.1	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.8	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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