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
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)

Total

 5,591 6,312 5,665 3.7 4.1 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,050 5,761 5,123 4.0 4.5 4.0

Mining and logging

 10 24 12 1.5 3.4 1.7

Construction

 187 200 154 2.7 2.9 2.2

Manufacturing

 344 365 343 2.7 2.9 2.7

Durable goods

 187 207 199 2.4 2.6 2.5

Nondurable goods

 157 158 144 3.3 3.3 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 940 955 969 3.4 3.4 3.4

Wholesale trade

 154 210 192 2.6 3.4 3.1

Retail trade

 585 555 632 3.6 3.4 3.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 202 190 145 3.5 3.3 2.5

Information

 90 109 93 3.2 3.8 3.3

Financial activities

 284 439 314 3.3 5.0 3.6

Finance and insurance

 228 334 232 3.6 5.1 3.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 56 105 82 2.5 4.6 3.6

Professional and business services

 1,214 1,186 1,043 5.7 5.5 4.8

Education and health services

 1,032 1,179 1,040 4.4 4.8 4.3

Educational services

 94 91 108 2.6 2.3 2.8

Health care and social assistance

 938 1,088 931 4.7 5.3 4.6

Leisure and hospitality

 781 978 870 4.7 5.8 5.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 88 93 73 3.7 4.0 3.0

Accommodation and food services

 692 885 797 4.9 6.1 5.5

Other services

 168 327 285 2.9 5.4 4.7

Government

 541 551 542 2.3 2.4 2.3

Federal

 101 93 99 3.5 3.2 3.4

State and local

 441 458 443 2.2 2.2 2.2

State and local education

 148 160 156 1.4 1.5 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 292 298 287 3.1 3.2 3.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 931 1,154 1,044 3.4 4.1 3.7

South

 2,033 2,353 2,035 3.7 4.2 3.7

Midwest

 1,341 1,479 1,325 4.0 4.4 3.9

West

 1,286 1,326 1,261 3.7 3.8 3.6

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 11, 2017