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)
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)		 June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)

Total

 5,467 5,701 6,138 3.6 3.7 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,891 5,168 5,527 3.8 4.0 4.2

Mining and logging

 11 15 23 1.6 2.2 3.1

Construction

 171 163 225 2.4 2.3 3.1

Manufacturing

 363 350 388 2.8 2.7 3.0

Durable goods

 206 201 214 2.6 2.5 2.7

Nondurable goods

 158 149 174 3.3 3.1 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 958 993 1,010 3.4 3.5 3.6

Wholesale trade

 172 185 221 2.8 3.0 3.6

Retail trade

 569 659 593 3.5 4.0 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 218 149 196 3.8 2.6 3.4

Information

 85 88 81 2.9 3.1 2.9

Financial activities

 302 332 373 3.5 3.8 4.2

Finance and insurance

 219 249 296 3.4 3.8 4.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 83 83 78 3.7 3.7 3.3

Professional and business services

 1,031 1,042 1,234 4.8 4.8 5.6

Education and health services

 1,040 1,067 1,162 4.4 4.4 4.8

Educational services

 96 99 87 2.8 2.6 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 944 967 1,075 4.7 4.7 5.2

Leisure and hospitality

 744 847 823 4.4 5.0 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 84 66 90 3.2 2.7 3.4

Accommodation and food services

 660 781 733 4.6 5.4 5.0

Other services

 187 270 208 3.1 4.5 3.4

Government

 576 533 611 2.5 2.3 2.7

Federal

 99 118 108 3.4 4.0 3.7

State and local

 477 415 503 2.4 2.1 2.5

State and local education

 169 146 190 1.7 1.3 1.9

State and local, excluding education

 308 269 313 3.2 2.9 3.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

 881 1,062 1,031 3.2 3.8 3.7

South

 2,086 2,023 2,207 3.8 3.6 3.9

Midwest

 1,207 1,327 1,471 3.6 3.9 4.3

West

 1,293 1,290 1,429 3.7 3.7 4.1

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: August 08, 2017