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.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)

Total

 6,511 6,518 7,195 4.3 4.2 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,975 5,920 6,618 4.6 4.5 5.0

Mining and logging

 28 22 27 4.1 3.0 3.6

Construction

 233 235 232 3.3 3.3 3.2

Manufacturing

 373 421 451 2.9 3.2 3.5

Durable goods

 217 253 286 2.7 3.1 3.5

Nondurable goods

 156 168 165 3.2 3.5 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,038 1,209 1,262 3.7 4.2 4.4

Wholesale trade

 225 199 210 3.7 3.2 3.4

Retail trade

 606 711 747 3.7 4.3 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 208 299 304 3.6 4.9 5.0

Information

 113 152 178 3.9 5.2 6.0

Financial activities

 461 351 337 5.2 4.0 3.8

Finance and insurance

 345 264 240 5.3 4.0 3.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 116 87 97 5.1 3.8 4.2

Professional and business services

 1,112 1,118 1,375 5.2 5.2 6.2

Education and health services

 1,247 1,221 1,372 5.1 4.9 5.5

Educational services

 93 103 111 2.4 2.6 2.8

Health care and social assistance

 1,155 1,118 1,261 5.6 5.4 6.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,014 922 1,149 6.0 5.5 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 103 92 134 4.3 4.1 5.5

Accommodation and food services

 912 830 1,015 6.3 5.7 6.8

Other services

 355 268 235 5.8 4.4 3.9

Government

 535 598 577 2.3 2.6 2.5

Federal

 86 96 87 3.0 3.4 3.0

State and local

 449 501 490 2.2 2.5 2.4

State and local education

 153 165 170 1.4 1.5 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 296 337 320 3.2 3.6 3.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,164 1,094 1,212 4.2 3.9 4.3

South

 2,430 2,313 2,550 4.4 4.1 4.5

Midwest

 1,480 1,630 1,719 4.4 4.8 5.0

West

 1,436 1,480 1,713 4.1 4.2 4.8

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 05, 2018