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)
July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)		 July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)

Total

 6,254 6,075 6,502 4.2 4.0 4.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,654 5,470 5,937 4.4 4.2 4.5

Mining and logging

 13 22 30 1.9 2.9 4.0

Construction

 238 212 232 3.3 2.9 3.1

Manufacturing

 394 419 390 3.1 3.2 3.0

Durable goods

 231 232 211 2.9 2.9 2.6

Nondurable goods

 162 187 179 3.3 3.8 3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,127 992 1,170 4.0 3.5 4.1

Wholesale trade

 168 229 202 2.8 3.7 3.3

Retail trade

 707 580 715 4.3 3.5 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 252 183 253 4.4 3.1 4.3

Information

 84 102 113 2.9 3.6 4.0

Financial activities

 330 351 360 3.8 4.0 4.0

Finance and insurance

 242 283 276 3.8 4.3 4.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 68 84 3.8 2.9 3.6

Professional and business services

 1,295 1,191 1,157 6.0 5.4 5.3

Education and health services

 1,163 1,146 1,230 5.0 4.8 5.1

Educational services

 107 92 118 3.2 2.6 3.4

Health care and social assistance

 1,057 1,054 1,112 5.3 5.1 5.4

Leisure and hospitality

 806 819 927 4.7 4.7 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 102 87 86 3.8 3.3 3.2

Accommodation and food services

 704 732 841 4.9 5.0 5.6

Other services

 203 218 329 3.4 3.6 5.3

Government

 600 605 565 2.8 2.6 2.6

Federal

 91 101 80 3.1 3.4 2.8

State and local

 508 504 485 2.7 2.5 2.6

State and local education

 210 187 214 2.3 1.8 2.3

State and local, excluding education

 298 317 271 3.1 3.3 2.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,061 1,017 1,188 3.8 3.6 4.2

South

 2,289 2,239 2,373 4.2 4.0 4.3

Midwest

 1,402 1,445 1,469 4.2 4.2 4.3

West

 1,501 1,374 1,472 4.4 3.9 4.2

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: September 12, 2017