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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
2021		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022(p)		 May
2021		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022(p)

Total

 9,641 12,324 11,245 6.2 7.5 6.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 8,675 11,267 10,173 6.6 8.1 7.3

Mining and logging

 25 42 33 4.3 6.4 5.2

Construction

 336 481 466 4.3 6.0 5.7

Manufacturing

 885 1,004 797 6.7 7.3 5.9

Durable goods

 491 616 477 6.1 7.2 5.7

Nondurable goods

 394 388 320 7.8 7.5 6.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,649 1,868 1,986 5.7 6.2 6.5

Wholesale trade

 294 334 369 4.9 5.4 5.9

Retail trade

 931 979 1,101 5.8 5.9 6.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 424 554 516 6.2 7.5 6.9

Information

 135 279 229 4.6 8.6 7.2

Financial activities

 357 559 466 3.9 5.9 5.0

Finance and insurance

 249 391 309 3.7 5.6 4.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 108 168 157 4.6 6.7 6.3

Professional and business services

 1,719 2,431 2,030 7.6 9.9 8.4

Education and health services

 1,633 2,359 2,062 6.5 8.8 7.8

Educational services

 161 212 180 4.3 5.2 4.5

Health care and social assistance

 1,472 2,146 1,882 6.8 9.5 8.4

Leisure and hospitality

 1,465 1,744 1,660 9.5 10.2 9.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 198 199 191 9.1 8.3 7.6

Accommodation and food services

 1,268 1,545 1,469 9.5 10.5 9.9

Other services

 470 500 442 8.0 8.1 7.2

Government

 966 1,057 1,072 4.2 4.5 4.6

Federal

 135 132 133 4.5 4.4 4.4

State and local

 831 925 939 4.1 4.5 4.6

State and local education

 376 356 411 3.5 3.2 3.7

State and local, excluding education

 455 569 528 4.8 6.0 5.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,703 1,912 1,913 6.2 6.7 6.6

South

 3,714 4,838 4,311 6.4 7.9 7.1

Midwest

 2,134 2,842 2,480 6.3 8.0 7.0

West

 2,090 2,732 2,542 5.8 7.2 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.
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Last Modified Date: July 06, 2022