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 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	7,104	8,160	7,508	4.3	4.9	4.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,274	7,352	6,660	4.4	5.2	4.7
Mining and logging	17	31	28	2.7	4.9	4.4
Construction	243	272	330	2.8	3.2	3.8
Manufacturing	408	493	558	3.1	3.8	4.2
Durable goods	281	328	382	3.5	4.0	4.6
Nondurable goods	126	165	176	2.6	3.4	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	901	1,217	1,220	3.1	4.1	4.1
Wholesale trade	168	201	255	2.7	3.2	4.0
Retail trade	426	672	672	2.7	4.2	4.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	307	344	293	4.1	4.6	4.0
Information	99	92	65	3.3	3.2	2.3
Financial activities	456	445	336	4.7	4.7	3.6
Finance and insurance	372	368	243	5.2	5.2	3.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	84	78	94	3.3	3.1	3.7
Professional and business services	1,100	1,569	1,376	4.7	6.5	5.8
Private education and health services	1,672	1,866	1,475	5.8	6.3	5.0
Private educational services	154	130	121	3.6	3.0	2.9
Health care and social assistance	1,519	1,736	1,354	6.1	6.8	5.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,094	986	979	6.0	5.5	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	125	184	170	4.3	6.6	5.8
Accommodation and food services	969	802	809	6.3	5.3	5.3
Other services	284	379	291	4.5	5.9	4.6
Government	830	808	848	3.4	3.3	3.5
Federal	104	103	83	3.4	3.7	3.0
State and local	727	705	766	3.4	3.3	3.5
State and local education	272	243	270	2.4	2.1	2.4
State and local, excluding education	454	462	496	4.4	4.5	4.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,376	1,454	1,307	4.6	4.9	4.4
South	2,917	3,085	2,936	4.6	4.9	4.7
Midwest	1,557	1,622	1,645	4.4	4.6	4.7
West	1,255	1,999	1,620	3.3	5.1	4.2
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: June 30, 2026