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)
June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)		 June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)

Total

 6,070 6,696 6,653 4.0 4.3 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,498 6,091 6,020 4.2 4.6 4.5

Mining and logging

 28 34 31 3.9 4.5 4.1

Construction

 202 253 263 2.7 3.4 3.4

Manufacturing

 411 474 482 3.2 3.6 3.6

Durable goods

 229 296 307 2.9 3.6 3.7

Nondurable goods

 182 178 175 3.7 3.6 3.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,024 1,321 1,264 3.6 4.6 4.4

Wholesale trade

 230 183 216 3.7 3.0 3.5

Retail trade

 596 806 800 3.6 4.8 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 198 332 248 3.4 5.4 4.1

Information

 99 132 119 3.4 4.5 4.1

Financial activities

 365 332 390 4.1 3.7 4.3

Finance and insurance

 292 244 287 4.4 3.7 4.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 73 88 103 3.2 3.8 4.3

Professional and business services

 1,152 1,199 1,147 5.3 5.4 5.1

Education and health services

 1,152 1,192 1,245 4.8 4.8 5.0

Educational services

 100 112 132 2.8 2.9 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 1,052 1,080 1,113 5.1 5.2 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

 837 937 903 4.8 5.4 5.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 86 108 92 3.2 4.3 3.3

Accommodation and food services

 751 828 812 5.0 5.5 5.3

Other services

 228 218 174 3.7 3.6 2.8

Government

 572 605 633 2.5 2.6 2.8

Federal

 94 97 90 3.2 3.4 3.1

State and local

 478 508 543 2.4 2.5 2.7

State and local education

 167 171 209 1.6 1.6 2.0

State and local, excluding education

 311 337 334 3.2 3.6 3.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,018 1,112 1,127 3.6 3.9 3.9

South

 2,225 2,416 2,469 4.0 4.2 4.3

Midwest

 1,435 1,711 1,591 4.2 4.9 4.6

West

 1,392 1,457 1,466 3.9 4.1 4.1

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: August 07, 2018