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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)
Sept.
2020		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021(p)		 Sept.
2020		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021(p)

Total

 6,649 10,913 10,507 4.5 6.9 6.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,950 10,052 9,701 4.7 7.4 7.2

Mining and logging

 20 42 39 3.3 6.1 5.7

Construction

 221 384 316 2.9 4.8 4.0

Manufacturing

 494 889 899 3.9 6.6 6.7

Durable goods

 271 499 533 3.5 6.1 6.5

Nondurable goods

 223 390 365 4.6 7.6 7.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,255 2,181 2,166 4.5 7.4 7.3

Wholesale trade

 166 261 320 2.9 4.4 5.3

Retail trade

 791 1,346 1,231 5.0 8.1 7.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 297 574 614 4.7 8.4 8.7

Information

 121 193 243 4.4 6.5 8.0

Financial activities

 298 468 410 3.3 5.0 4.4

Finance and insurance

 233 285 298 3.5 4.2 4.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 64 183 112 2.8 7.3 4.6

Professional and business services

 1,272 1,906 1,837 5.9 8.3 8.0

Education and health services

 1,161 1,753 1,832 4.8 7.0 7.2

Educational services

 101 188 129 2.9 5.4 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 1,060 1,565 1,702 5.1 7.2 7.8

Leisure and hospitality

 830 1,736 1,578 5.8 9.9 9.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 67 218 184 3.7 8.4 7.7

Accommodation and food services

 763 1,518 1,394 6.1 10.1 9.6

Other services

 277 500 382 4.9 8.0 6.3

Government

 699 861 806 3.1 3.9 3.5

Federal

 95 139 134 2.9 4.6 4.4

State and local

 604 723 672 3.1 3.8 3.4

State and local education

 204 287 134 2.0 3.1 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 400 436 538 4.3 4.6 5.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,111 1,905 1,855 4.1 6.7 6.5

South

 2,669 4,244 4,020 4.9 7.3 6.9

Midwest

 1,411 2,271 2,271 4.4 6.7 6.6

West

 1,458 2,493 2,361 4.2 6.7 6.4

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: November 12, 2021