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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)
Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)		 Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)

Total

 7,474 7,443 7,034 4.8 4.7 4.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 6,728 6,659 6,294 5.0 4.9 4.6

Mining and logging

 31 41 33 3.9 5.2 4.2

Construction

 315 360 379 4.0 4.4 4.7

Manufacturing

 501 513 484 3.8 3.8 3.6

Durable goods

 301 317 337 3.6 3.8 4.0

Nondurable goods

 200 196 147 4.0 3.9 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,416 1,295 1,322 4.9 4.5 4.5

Wholesale trade

 216 191 168 3.5 3.1 2.7

Retail trade

 959 810 839 5.7 4.9 5.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 241 294 315 3.9 4.6 5.0

Information

 143 177 130 4.8 5.8 4.3

Financial activities

 432 385 365 4.8 4.2 4.0

Finance and insurance

 344 255 255 5.1 3.8 3.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 130 111 3.7 5.2 4.5

Professional and business services

 1,369 1,270 1,235 6.1 5.6 5.4

Education and health services

 1,269 1,333 1,239 5.1 5.3 4.9

Educational services

 128 135 120 3.6 3.7 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 1,141 1,197 1,119 5.4 5.5 5.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,034 1,016 904 5.7 5.5 4.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 103 95 105 3.7 3.3 3.7

Accommodation and food services

 931 922 798 6.1 5.9 5.2

Other services

 218 269 203 3.6 4.3 3.3

Government

 746 784 740 3.4 3.6 3.3

Federal

 121 127 137 4.1 4.3 4.6

State and local

 626 657 603 3.2 3.4 3.1

State and local education

 243 284 221 2.6 3.1 2.3

State and local, excluding education

 382 373 382 3.9 3.8 3.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,237 1,206 1,272 4.3 4.2 4.4

South

 2,687 2,761 2,618 4.7 4.8 4.5

Midwest

 1,799 1,712 1,518 5.2 4.9 4.4

West

 1,752 1,765 1,626 4.8 4.8 4.4

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: October 09, 2019