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Economic News Release
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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)
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)

Total

8,889 7,372 7,839 8,156 7,600 -556 5.3 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.5 -0.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

7,884 6,501 6,949 7,268 6,720 -548 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.1 4.7 -0.4

Mining and logging

32 26 26 23 20 -3 4.7 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 -0.3

Construction

434 258 259 272 217 -55 5.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.5 -0.7

Manufacturing

586 478 468 439 428 -11 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 -0.1

Durable goods

408 321 318 289 295 6 4.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 0.0

Nondurable goods

179 156 150 150 133 -17 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,318 983 1,000 987 1,045 58 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 0.2

Wholesale trade

230 181 140 157 157 0 3.6 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 0.0

Retail trade

710 516 537 534 553 19 4.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

378 287 323 296 334 38 5.0 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.4 0.5

Information

177 121 210 117 104 -13 5.5 3.9 6.6 3.8 3.3 -0.5

Financial activities

482 429 455 585 419 -166 5.0 4.4 4.7 5.9 4.3 -1.6

Finance and insurance

317 310 305 427 291 -136 4.5 4.4 4.3 5.9 4.1 -1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

165 119 149 158 128 -30 6.2 4.5 5.6 5.9 4.8 -1.1

Professional and business services

1,579 1,441 1,612 1,791 1,566 -225 6.5 5.9 6.6 7.2 6.4 -0.8

Private education and health services

1,956 1,473 1,598 1,745 1,551 -194 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 5.5 -0.6

Private educational services

173 162 146 180 167 -13 4.3 4.0 3.6 4.4 4.1 -0.3

Health care and social assistance

1,783 1,311 1,452 1,564 1,384 -180 7.5 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.7 -0.7

Leisure and hospitality

1,003 986 1,051 1,025 1,092 67 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.7 6.0 0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

157 120 102 115 180 65 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.1 6.3 2.2

Accommodation and food services

847 867 950 910 912 2 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.0 6.0 0.0

Other services

316 306 270 284 278 -6 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.5 -0.1

Government

1,005 871 890 889 880 -9 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 0.0

Federal

166 141 143 128 140 12 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.4 0.3

State and local

838 730 747 761 740 -21 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 -0.1

State and local education

280 266 258 261 267 6 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.0

State and local, excluding education

558 464 489 500 473 -27 5.6 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 -0.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,512 1,404 1,207 1,360 1,344 -16 5.1 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.5 -0.1

South

3,504 2,707 3,215 3,362 3,076 -286 5.6 4.3 5.1 5.3 4.9 -0.4

Midwest

1,963 1,681 1,735 1,686 1,681 -5 5.5 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.7 0.0

West

1,909 1,580 1,682 1,748 1,498 -250 4.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 3.9 -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.

Last Modified Date: February 04, 2025