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Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 6,445 7,053 6,301 4.0 4.7 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,729 6,359 5,636 4.2 5.0 4.4

Mining and logging

 20 21 18 2.6 3.2 2.8

Construction

 215 246 236 2.7 3.2 3.1

Manufacturing

 401 531 498 3.0 4.2 3.9

Durable goods

 270 296 248 3.2 3.7 3.1

Nondurable goods

 131 236 250 2.6 4.8 5.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,209 1,290 1,083 4.1 4.6 3.8

Wholesale trade

 165 175 151 2.7 3.0 2.6

Retail trade

 713 855 661 4.2 5.3 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 331 260 271 5.0 4.2 4.2

Information

 136 122 77 4.5 4.4 2.9

Financial activities

 333 320 267 3.6 3.5 3.0

Finance and insurance

 244 244 207 3.6 3.6 3.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 76 61 3.6 3.3 2.7

Professional and business services

 1,120 1,354 1,206 4.9 6.1 5.5

Education and health services

 1,231 1,420 1,273 4.8 5.7 5.1

Educational services

 146 122 101 3.5 3.3 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 1,086 1,298 1,172 5.0 6.1 5.5

Leisure and hospitality

 894 791 739 5.2 5.6 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 97 96 70 4.0 5.3 4.0

Accommodation and food services

 798 695 670 5.3 5.6 5.5

Other services

 168 265 237 2.8 4.6 4.1

Government

 716 695 665 3.0 3.1 2.9

Federal

 117 94 97 3.9 3.1 3.2

State and local

 599 600 568 2.9 3.1 2.9

State and local education

 213 220 207 1.9 2.2 2.0

State and local, excluding education

 386 380 361 4.0 4.1 3.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,127 1,239 1,110 3.9 4.5 4.0

South

 2,443 2,712 2,427 4.2 4.9 4.4

Midwest

 1,431 1,513 1,401 4.1 4.6 4.3

West

 1,444 1,589 1,364 3.9 4.6 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Job openings are 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 total 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

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Last Modified Date: January 12, 2021