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.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)		 Aug.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)

Total

 5,581 6,434 6,200 3.7 4.2 4.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,039 5,873 5,658 3.9 4.5 4.3

Mining and logging

 12 24 24 1.7 3.2 3.1

Construction

 184 237 247 2.6 3.2 3.3

Manufacturing

 339 414 397 2.7 3.2 3.1

Durable goods

 185 207 238 2.3 2.6 2.9

Nondurable goods

 154 207 159 3.2 4.2 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,048 1,157 1,163 3.7 4.1 4.1

Wholesale trade

 169 230 203 2.8 3.7 3.3

Retail trade

 665 701 714 4.0 4.2 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 215 226 247 3.7 3.9 4.2

Information

 87 93 107 3.0 3.3 3.8

Financial activities

 323 372 351 3.7 4.2 4.0

Finance and insurance

 240 289 259 3.7 4.4 4.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 82 83 92 3.6 3.6 3.9

Professional and business services

 1,025 1,121 1,062 4.8 5.1 4.8

Education and health services

 1,033 1,226 1,182 4.4 5.1 4.9

Educational services

 89 144 93 2.7 4.2 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 944 1,082 1,089 4.7 5.3 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

 794 899 891 4.6 5.1 5.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 83 82 82 3.2 3.0 3.1

Accommodation and food services

 711 818 810 4.9 5.5 5.4

Other services

 195 330 235 3.3 5.4 3.9

Government

 541 561 542 2.5 2.6 2.5

Federal

 85 83 72 2.9 2.9 2.5

State and local

 457 478 470 2.4 2.6 2.5

State and local education

 176 202 172 1.9 2.2 1.9

State and local, excluding education

 281 277 298 2.9 2.9 3.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,010 1,162 1,121 3.7 4.1 4.0

South

 1,931 2,378 2,102 3.5 4.3 3.8

Midwest

 1,265 1,425 1,594 3.8 4.2 4.7

West

 1,374 1,470 1,384 4.0 4.2 4.0

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: October 11, 2017