Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	July 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	July 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)
Total	8,188	7,075	7,780	4.9	4.2	4.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,206	6,221	6,961	5.0	4.3	4.8
Mining and logging	27	26	15	4.1	4.1	2.3
Construction	232	241	310	2.7	2.8	3.5
Manufacturing	528	393	462	3.9	3.0	3.5
Durable goods	354	236	272	4.2	2.9	3.3
Nondurable goods	174	156	190	3.4	3.1	3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,125	1,113	1,257	3.8	3.7	4.2
Wholesale trade	177	148	212	2.8	2.3	3.3
Retail trade	648	637	646	4.0	3.9	4.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	300	328	399	4.0	4.3	5.2
Information	127	165	232	4.1	5.3	7.3
Financial activities	472	344	448	4.9	3.6	4.6
Finance and insurance	359	265	341	5.1	3.8	4.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	112	79	107	4.3	3.0	4.0
Professional and business services	1,453	1,245	1,383	6.0	5.2	5.8
Private education and health services	1,833	1,480	1,488	6.5	5.2	5.2
Private educational services	211	134	159	5.4	3.4	4.1
Health care and social assistance	1,623	1,346	1,329	6.7	5.5	5.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,056	986	1,081	5.7	5.3	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	140	146	100	4.5	4.6	3.2
Accommodation and food services	916	840	981	5.9	5.4	6.2
Other services	352	228	285	5.5	3.6	4.5
Government	982	854	819	4.2	3.5	3.5
Federal	143	114	138	4.5	3.7	4.5
State and local	839	740	681	4.2	3.5	3.4
State and local education	300	294	265	3.1	2.7	2.8
State and local, excluding education	539	446	416	5.2	4.3	4.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,401	1,326	1,353	4.8	4.5	4.6
South	3,331	2,835	2,979	5.3	4.5	4.7
Midwest	1,759	1,568	1,715	5.0	4.4	4.9
West	1,697	1,346	1,734	4.4	3.5	4.4
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is 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 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
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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Last Modified Date: September 03, 2025