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. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)
Total	8,931	7,861	7,372	7,839	8,098	259	5.4	4.7	4.4	4.7	4.8	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,932	6,912	6,501	6,949	7,205	256	5.6	4.9	4.6	4.9	5.0	0.1
Mining and logging	31	24	26	26	26	0	4.6	3.7	3.9	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Construction	454	328	258	259	276	17	5.3	3.8	3.0	3.0	3.2	0.2
Manufacturing	553	491	478	468	412	-56	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Durable goods	377	321	321	318	262	-56	4.4	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.1	-0.7
Nondurable goods	176	170	156	150	150	0	3.5	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,336	1,131	983	1,000	975	-25	4.4	3.7	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	296	192	181	140	155	15	4.6	3.0	2.8	2.2	2.4	0.2
Retail trade	596	592	516	537	533	-4	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	443	347	287	323	287	-36	5.9	4.6	3.8	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Information	154	119	121	210	121	-89	4.9	3.8	3.9	6.6	3.9	-2.7
Financial activities	427	374	429	455	569	114	4.4	3.9	4.4	4.7	5.8	1.1
Finance and insurance	288	264	310	305	410	105	4.1	3.8	4.4	4.3	5.7	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	138	109	119	149	159	10	5.3	4.2	4.5	5.6	5.9	0.3
Professional and business services	1,536	1,454	1,441	1,612	1,885	273	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.6	7.6	1.0
Private education and health services	1,939	1,636	1,473	1,598	1,679	81	7.0	5.8	5.3	5.7	5.9	0.2
Private educational services	161	152	162	146	184	38	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.6	4.5	0.9
Health care and social assistance	1,778	1,484	1,311	1,452	1,496	44	7.5	6.2	5.5	6.0	6.2	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,153	1,059	986	1,051	968	-83	6.4	5.9	5.5	5.8	5.4	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	170	142	120	102	121	19	6.2	5.1	4.3	3.7	4.3	0.6
Accommodation and food services	983	917	867	950	848	-102	6.5	6.0	5.7	6.2	5.6	-0.6
Other services	349	295	306	270	292	22	5.6	4.8	4.9	4.4	4.7	0.3
Government	999	949	871	890	893	3	4.2	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.7	0.0
Federal	161	142	141	143	127	-16	5.2	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.1	-0.5
State and local	838	807	730	747	765	18	4.0	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
State and local education	289	304	266	258	263	5	2.6	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	549	503	464	489	503	14	5.5	5.0	4.6	4.8	4.9	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,489	1,384	1,404	1,207	1,256	49	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.1	4.2	0.1
South	3,501	3,215	2,707	3,215	3,409	194	5.6	5.1	4.3	5.1	5.4	0.3
Midwest	2,048	1,708	1,681	1,735	1,719	-16	5.8	4.8	4.7	4.9	4.8	-0.1
West	1,893	1,555	1,580	1,682	1,714	32	4.9	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.4	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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