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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	7,242	6,846	6,550	7,240	6,882	-358	4.4	4.1	4.0	4.4	4.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,367	6,188	5,828	6,488	6,181	-307	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Mining and logging	19	18	21	29	17	-12	3.0	2.9	3.4	4.6	2.7	-1.9
Construction	255	292	245	230	202	-28	3.0	3.4	2.9	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Manufacturing	400	389	426	510	439	-71	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Durable goods	272	270	287	330	298	-32	3.4	3.3	3.5	4.1	3.7	-0.4
Nondurable goods	128	119	139	180	141	-39	2.6	2.4	2.8	3.6	2.9	-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,008	1,115	976	1,157	1,149	-8	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.9	3.9	0.0
Wholesale trade	166	163	175	169	143	-26	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.3	-0.4
Retail trade	519	685	505	677	701	24	3.3	4.2	3.2	4.2	4.3	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	268	296	311	306	-5	4.2	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.1	-0.1
Information	125	88	112	100	91	-9	4.2	3.0	3.8	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Financial activities	438	353	237	429	401	-28	4.5	3.7	2.5	4.5	4.2	-0.3
Finance and insurance	268	255	129	340	337	-3	3.8	3.7	1.9	4.8	4.8	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	170	98	108	89	64	-25	6.5	3.8	4.2	3.5	2.6	-0.9
Professional and business services	1,222	1,309	1,167	1,196	1,260	64	5.2	5.5	5.0	5.1	5.3	0.2
Private education and health services	1,625	1,490	1,416	1,453	1,375	-78	5.7	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.7	-0.3
Private educational services	168	117	157	123	96	-27	4.0	2.8	3.7	2.9	2.3	-0.6
Health care and social assistance	1,457	1,373	1,260	1,330	1,279	-51	6.0	5.5	5.1	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	994	873	956	1,119	906	-213	5.6	4.9	5.3	6.2	5.1	-1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	151	137	128	126	-2	5.0	5.3	4.9	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	853	722	818	991	780	-211	5.7	4.8	5.4	6.5	5.2	-1.3
Other services	281	260	271	263	340	77	4.5	4.1	4.3	4.2	5.3	1.1
Government	875	658	722	752	701	-51	3.6	2.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Federal	118	91	94	92	89	-3	3.8	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
State and local	756	566	628	660	612	-48	3.5	2.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
State and local education	287	200	232	263	250	-13	2.6	1.8	2.1	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	469	366	396	397	362	-35	4.6	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.6	-0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,337	1,198	1,117	1,251	1,141	-110	4.5	4.1	3.8	4.2	3.9	-0.3
South	2,824	2,827	2,691	2,962	2,802	-160	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Midwest	1,551	1,458	1,415	1,572	1,503	-69	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.5	4.3	-0.2
West	1,530	1,363	1,327	1,455	1,436	-19	4.0	3.6	3.5	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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