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	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
Total	9,623	8,889	8,748	8,813	8,488	-325	5.8	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.1	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	8,576	7,884	7,903	7,894	7,530	-364	6.1	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	-0.2
Mining and logging	33	32	29	33	32	-1	5.0	4.7	4.4	4.9	4.7	-0.2
Construction	291	434	425	456	274	-182	3.5	5.1	5.0	5.3	3.2	-2.1
Manufacturing	693	586	596	587	570	-17	5.1	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Durable goods	434	408	348	379	353	-26	5.1	4.8	4.1	4.5	4.2	-0.3
Nondurable goods	260	179	248	208	217	9	5.1	3.6	4.9	4.1	4.3	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,409	1,318	1,047	1,072	1,064	-8	4.7	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Wholesale trade	306	230	207	166	204	38	4.8	3.6	3.3	2.6	3.2	0.6
Retail trade	719	710	546	604	540	-64	4.4	4.4	3.4	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	385	378	293	301	320	19	5.1	5.0	4.0	4.1	4.3	0.2
Information	150	177	202	126	169	43	4.7	5.5	6.3	4.0	5.3	1.3
Financial activities	502	482	540	677	533	-144	5.2	5.0	5.5	6.8	5.5	-1.3
Finance and insurance	362	317	365	515	357	-158	5.1	4.5	5.1	7.1	5.0	-2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	139	165	175	162	176	14	5.4	6.2	6.5	6.1	6.6	0.5
Professional and business services	1,736	1,579	1,570	1,526	1,485	-41	7.1	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.1	-0.1
Private education and health services	1,938	1,956	2,049	1,952	1,944	-8	7.2	7.0	7.3	7.0	6.9	-0.1
Private educational services	190	173	146	141	163	22	4.8	4.3	3.6	3.5	4.0	0.5
Health care and social assistance	1,748	1,783	1,904	1,811	1,781	-30	7.6	7.5	7.9	7.6	7.4	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,456	1,003	1,123	1,143	1,153	10	8.1	5.6	6.3	6.4	6.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	224	157	168	168	144	-24	8.3	5.7	6.0	6.0	5.2	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	1,232	847	955	975	1,009	34	8.1	5.6	6.3	6.4	6.6	0.2
Other services	368	316	321	322	306	-16	6.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	4.9	-0.3
Government	1,047	1,005	846	919	958	39	4.4	4.2	3.5	3.8	4.0	0.2
Federal	129	166	149	150	143	-7	4.2	5.3	4.8	4.8	4.6	-0.2
State and local	918	838	697	769	815	46	4.5	4.0	3.3	3.7	3.9	0.2
State and local education	319	280	261	255	323	68	3.0	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.9	0.6
State and local, excluding education	600	558	436	515	492	-23	6.1	5.6	4.4	5.1	4.9	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,562	1,512	1,528	1,514	1,536	22	5.4	5.1	5.2	5.1	5.2	0.1
South	3,976	3,504	3,492	3,448	3,407	-41	6.4	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.4	-0.1
Midwest	1,983	1,963	1,921	1,920	1,808	-112	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.1	-0.3
West	2,101	1,909	1,807	1,931	1,737	-194	5.5	4.9	4.7	5.0	4.5	-0.5
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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