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)
Industry and region	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)
Total	11,596	10,700	10,752	7.2	6.5	6.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	10,684	9,674	9,863	7.8	6.9	7.0
Mining and logging	30	29	35	4.9	4.3	5.2
Construction	402	409	377	5.0	4.9	4.6
Manufacturing	933	835	759	7.0	6.1	5.5
Durable goods	535	492	499	6.5	5.8	5.9
Nondurable goods	397	343	259	7.8	6.6	5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	2,196	1,728	1,840	7.2	5.7	6.0
Wholesale trade	354	239	298	5.8	3.9	4.8
Retail trade	1,234	943	1,049	7.3	5.7	6.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	609	546	493	8.2	7.2	6.5
Information	185	230	235	6.0	7.0	7.1
Financial activities	477	463	570	5.1	4.9	6.0
Finance and insurance	366	277	387	5.3	4.0	5.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	111	186	183	4.6	7.2	7.2
Professional and business services	2,158	1,995	1,867	9.0	8.2	7.6
Education and health services	2,209	2,206	2,276	8.4	8.2	8.4
Educational services	206	180	182	5.1	4.5	4.3
Health care and social assistance	2,003	2,026	2,094	9.0	8.9	9.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,611	1,539	1,574	9.8	8.8	9.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	176	185	204	7.7	7.2	8.1
Accommodation and food services	1,436	1,354	1,370	10.2	9.1	9.2
Other services	482	240	331	8.0	4.0	5.4
Government	912	1,026	890	3.9	4.4	3.8
Federal	118	171	110	3.9	5.6	3.7
State and local	794	855	780	3.9	4.2	3.8
State and local education	303	275	310	2.8	2.6	2.8
State and local, excluding education	491	581	470	5.2	6.0	4.9

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,860	1,629	1,717	6.6	5.7	5.9
South	4,404	4,273	4,149	7.3	7.0	6.7
Midwest	2,675	2,381	2,282	7.6	6.7	6.4
West	2,657	2,416	2,604	7.1	6.3	6.7
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. (p) Preliminary

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