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)
Feb.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)		 Feb.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)

Total

 6,304 7,487 6,708 4.1 4.8 4.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,730 6,818 6,063 4.4 5.1 4.6

Mining and logging

 27 38 28 3.7 4.9 3.6

Construction

 198 313 286 2.8 4.2 3.9

Manufacturing

 436 458 477 3.4 3.5 3.6

Durable goods

 268 295 308 3.3 3.6 3.7

Nondurable goods

 169 163 169 3.5 3.3 3.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,195 1,287 1,125 4.2 4.4 3.9

Wholesale trade

 193 280 201 3.2 4.6 3.3

Retail trade

 735 698 681 4.5 4.2 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 268 309 243 4.4 4.8 3.9

Information

 123 136 125 4.2 4.7 4.3

Financial activities

 384 459 285 4.3 5.1 3.2

Finance and insurance

 321 317 216 4.9 4.8 3.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 63 142 70 2.8 5.9 3.0

Professional and business services

 1,074 1,465 1,350 5.0 6.6 6.0

Education and health services

 1,151 1,471 1,227 4.6 5.8 4.8

Educational services

 91 117 94 2.3 3.1 2.4

Health care and social assistance

 1,060 1,353 1,133 5.1 6.3 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

 917 1,025 952 5.6 6.1 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 129 103 113 5.7 4.5 4.8

Accommodation and food services

 788 922 840 5.5 6.3 5.7

Other services

 225 165 207 3.8 2.8 3.4

Government

 574 669 645 2.5 2.9 2.8

Federal

 73 121 111 2.6 4.2 3.8

State and local

 500 548 535 2.5 2.7 2.6

State and local education

 170 198 187 1.5 1.9 1.7

State and local, excluding education

 330 350 348 3.5 3.7 3.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,067 1,247 1,095 3.8 4.4 3.8

South

 2,274 2,802 2,510 4.1 4.9 4.4

Midwest

 1,503 1,759 1,585 4.5 5.1 4.6

West

 1,461 1,679 1,517 4.1 4.7 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: April 09, 2019