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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)
Total	7,715	7,959	7,604	4.6	4.8	4.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,656	7,141	6,758	4.7	5.0	4.7
Mining and logging	22	27	18	3.4	4.2	2.7
Construction	408	266	273	4.7	3.1	3.2
Manufacturing	572	381	416	4.3	2.9	3.2
Durable goods	399	248	290	4.8	3.0	3.5
Nondurable goods	173	133	126	3.5	2.7	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	985	1,062	978	3.3	3.6	3.3
Wholesale trade	172	222	177	2.7	3.5	2.8
Retail trade	489	567	470	3.1	3.5	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	324	273	331	4.3	3.6	4.4
Information	118	184	150	3.9	5.9	4.9
Financial activities	414	460	447	4.3	4.8	4.6
Finance and insurance	319	306	364	4.6	4.4	5.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	95	154	83	3.7	5.9	3.2
Professional and business services	1,185	1,462	1,236	5.0	6.1	5.2
Private education and health services	1,776	1,904	1,702	6.3	6.5	5.9
Private educational services	192	180	162	4.6	4.1	3.9
Health care and social assistance	1,584	1,724	1,540	6.6	6.9	6.2
Leisure and hospitality	907	1,116	1,234	5.0	6.2	6.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	148	241	160	5.2	8.4	5.4
Accommodation and food services	759	876	1,074	5.0	5.8	6.9
Other services	270	279	305	4.3	4.4	4.8
Government	1,059	818	845	4.3	3.3	3.4
Federal	170	133	91	5.4	4.3	3.0
State and local	889	685	755	4.1	3.2	3.5
State and local education	275	228	272	2.4	2.0	2.4
State and local, excluding education	613	457	483	6.0	4.5	4.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,439	1,455	1,479	4.9	4.9	4.9
South	3,017	3,109	3,088	4.8	4.9	4.9
Midwest	1,707	1,751	1,696	4.9	4.9	4.8
West	1,552	1,643	1,340	4.0	4.2	3.5
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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