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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)
May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)		 May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)

Total

 5,414 9,965 9,478 3.9 6.5 6.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,788 8,995 8,530 4.1 6.8 6.5

Mining and logging

 10 24 23 1.6 3.8 3.6

Construction

 311 376 331 4.2 4.8 4.2

Manufacturing

 323 870 854 2.7 6.6 6.5

Durable goods

 184 492 479 2.5 6.1 5.9

Nondurable goods

 139 378 375 3.0 7.6 7.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 991 1,707 1,645 3.8 6.0 5.7

Wholesale trade

 135 301 286 2.4 5.1 4.8

Retail trade

 615 970 964 4.3 6.1 6.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 242 436 394 4.1 6.6 6.0

Information

 74 118 130 2.8 4.2 4.6

Financial activities

 274 478 343 3.1 5.2 3.8

Finance and insurance

 204 334 244 3.1 4.9 3.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 70 143 99 3.2 6.0 4.2

Professional and business services

 885 1,680 1,506 4.4 7.5 6.8

Education and health services

 924 1,702 1,660 4.0 6.7 6.6

Educational services

 80 138 171 2.4 3.7 4.6

Health care and social assistance

 844 1,564 1,489 4.3 7.3 6.9

Leisure and hospitality

 792 1,646 1,557 7.1 10.5 9.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 131 296 198 9.4 13.8 8.9

Accommodation and food services

 661 1,351 1,359 6.8 10.0 9.8

Other services

 203 394 481 4.1 6.6 7.9

Government

 626 969 949 2.8 4.2 4.1

Federal

 73 152 127 2.5 5.0 4.2

State and local

 554 817 822 2.9 4.1 4.1

State and local education

 200 299 370 2.0 2.8 3.5

State and local, excluding education

 353 517 451 3.9 5.5 4.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 951 1,745 1,730 3.8 6.2 6.1

South

 2,074 3,826 3,624 4.1 6.7 6.4

Midwest

 1,171 2,201 2,061 3.9 6.6 6.1

West

 1,217 2,192 2,063 3.8 6.1 5.7

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: July 07, 2021