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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.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 7,308 7,760 6,465 4.6 4.8 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 6,656 7,001 5,751 4.9 5.1 4.2

Mining and logging

 35 23 21 4.4 2.9 2.7

Construction

 279 326 214 3.6 4.1 2.7

Manufacturing

 501 447 388 3.8 3.4 2.9

Durable goods

 315 307 270 3.8 3.7 3.2

Nondurable goods

 185 140 117 3.7 2.8 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,620 1,723 1,192 5.4 5.8 4.0

Wholesale trade

 195 257 166 3.2 4.1 2.7

Retail trade

 1,103 1,123 724 6.3 6.6 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 322 343 303 4.9 5.3 4.6

Information

 124 138 148 4.2 4.7 4.9

Financial activities

 394 445 353 4.4 4.8 3.9

Finance and insurance

 305 347 250 4.6 5.2 3.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 98 102 3.7 4.0 4.2

Professional and business services

 1,233 1,352 1,108 5.4 5.8 4.8

Education and health services

 1,254 1,310 1,267 4.9 5.0 4.9

Educational services

 96 145 150 2.4 3.5 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 1,158 1,165 1,117 5.4 5.3 5.1

Leisure and hospitality

 966 960 902 5.6 5.4 5.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 85 130 104 3.6 5.1 4.3

Accommodation and food services

 881 830 799 5.9 5.5 5.3

Other services

 251 277 158 4.1 4.5 2.6

Government

 652 759 715 2.8 3.2 3.0

Federal

 110 120 100 3.8 4.1 3.4

State and local

 542 638 614 2.6 3.1 2.9

State and local education

 217 228 230 1.9 2.0 2.0

State and local, excluding education

 325 410 384 3.4 4.3 4.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,226 1,335 1,155 4.2 4.5 3.9

South

 2,785 2,963 2,436 4.8 5.0 4.2

Midwest

 1,752 1,777 1,410 5.0 5.0 4.0

West

 1,545 1,685 1,465 4.2 4.5 4.0

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 17, 2020