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)
Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)

Total

 5,951 5,723 6,371 4.0 3.8 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,435 5,198 5,796 4.3 4.1 4.5

Mining and logging

 11 25 22 1.6 3.5 3.1

Construction

 184 161 203 2.7 2.4 2.9

Manufacturing

 364 404 359 2.9 3.2 2.8

Durable goods

 194 230 200 2.5 2.9 2.5

Nondurable goods

 169 174 159 3.6 3.6 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,050 942 945 3.8 3.4 3.4

Wholesale trade

 235 183 196 3.9 3.0 3.2

Retail trade

 601 587 571 3.7 3.6 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 214 172 178 3.8 3.0 3.1

Information

 92 83 111 3.2 3.0 3.9

Financial activities

 368 309 414 4.3 3.6 4.7

Finance and insurance

 273 241 323 4.3 3.7 4.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 96 68 91 4.3 3.1 4.0

Professional and business services

 1,056 1,160 1,230 5.0 5.4 5.6

Education and health services

 1,136 1,051 1,164 4.8 4.3 4.8

Educational services

 107 87 99 2.8 2.2 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 1,029 964 1,065 5.2 4.8 5.2

Leisure and hospitality

 903 757 997 5.5 4.7 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 119 81 101 5.2 3.8 4.4

Accommodation and food services

 784 677 896 5.6 4.8 6.2

Other services

 270 306 352 4.6 5.1 5.8

Government

 516 525 575 2.2 2.3 2.5

Federal

 82 91 85 2.9 3.1 3.0

State and local

 435 435 489 2.1 2.1 2.4

State and local education

 139 147 172 1.3 1.3 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 296 288 317 3.2 3.1 3.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 921 990 1,206 3.3 3.6 4.3

South

 2,271 2,183 2,296 4.2 4.0 4.1

Midwest

 1,321 1,338 1,546 4.0 4.0 4.5

West

 1,439 1,212 1,324 4.2 3.5 3.8

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.
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Last Modified Date: June 06, 2017