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)
Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)		 Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)

Total

 5,224 6,843 6,890 3.4 4.3 4.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,709 6,192 6,271 3.6 4.6 4.7

Mining and logging

 20 32 30 2.7 4.1 3.8

Construction

 149 294 382 2.1 3.8 5.0

Manufacturing

 374 495 428 2.9 3.7 3.2

Durable goods

 239 322 292 3.0 3.9 3.5

Nondurable goods

 135 173 136 2.8 3.5 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 994 1,383 1,250 3.4 4.6 4.2

Wholesale trade

 188 207 191 3.1 3.3 3.1

Retail trade

 614 880 768 3.6 5.1 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 192 297 290 3.1 4.6 4.5

Information

 103 130 129 3.6 4.5 4.4

Financial activities

 323 393 363 3.7 4.4 4.0

Finance and insurance

 244 296 297 3.7 4.5 4.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 79 97 66 3.4 4.1 2.8

Professional and business services

 767 1,166 1,232 3.6 5.2 5.5

Education and health services

 1,064 1,141 1,259 4.3 4.5 5.0

Educational services

 84 93 98 2.1 2.3 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 980 1,048 1,161 4.7 4.9 5.4

Leisure and hospitality

 719 932 978 4.3 5.5 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 66 78 103 3.0 3.4 4.4

Accommodation and food services

 653 853 876 4.6 5.8 5.9

Other services

 196 226 220 3.3 3.7 3.6

Government

 515 650 619 2.2 2.8 2.6

Federal

 81 116 84 2.8 4.0 2.9

State and local

 434 534 535 2.1 2.6 2.6

State and local education

 154 209 208 1.4 1.9 1.9

State and local, excluding education

 280 325 328 3.0 3.4 3.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 902 1,116 1,148 3.2 3.9 4.0

South

 1,837 2,586 2,634 3.3 4.5 4.6

Midwest

 1,255 1,679 1,603 3.7 4.8 4.6

West

 1,228 1,462 1,506 3.5 4.0 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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