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 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	7,586	6,948	7,738	4.6	4.2	4.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,742	6,131	6,869	4.7	4.3	4.8
Mining and logging	15	21	25	2.4	3.2	3.8
Construction	286	306	325	3.3	3.5	3.7
Manufacturing	449	492	608	3.4	3.7	4.6
Durable goods	263	341	448	3.2	4.1	5.4
Nondurable goods	186	150	160	3.7	3.0	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,223	1,292	1,406	4.1	4.3	4.7
Wholesale trade	196	170	252	3.1	2.7	4.0
Retail trade	663	733	825	4.1	4.5	5.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	364	390	330	4.9	5.2	4.4
Information	185	77	123	6.0	2.7	4.2
Financial activities	428	372	431	4.4	3.9	4.5
Finance and insurance	326	276	300	4.6	4.0	4.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	102	96	131	3.9	3.8	5.0
Professional and business services	1,291	1,087	1,153	5.4	4.6	4.8
Private education and health services	1,537	1,436	1,669	5.4	4.9	5.7
Private educational services	161	119	138	4.1	3.0	3.5
Health care and social assistance	1,376	1,317	1,530	5.6	5.2	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,030	753	817	5.5	4.1	4.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	121	125	95	3.8	4.0	3.1
Accommodation and food services	909	627	723	5.9	4.1	4.7
Other services	297	297	313	4.7	4.6	4.9
Government	844	817	870	3.6	3.4	3.8
Federal	138	114	110	4.5	4.1	3.9
State and local	706	703	759	3.5	3.3	3.8
State and local education	279	301	298	2.9	2.8	3.1
State and local, excluding education	427	401	461	4.1	3.8	4.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,349	1,249	1,242	4.6	4.2	4.2
South	2,958	2,693	2,764	4.7	4.3	4.4
Midwest	1,596	1,426	1,640	4.6	4.1	4.7
West	1,683	1,580	2,092	4.3	4.1	5.3
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 01, 2026