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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	6,807	6,679	6,685	4.1	4.1	4.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,977	5,984	5,964	4.3	4.3	4.3
Mining and logging	14	13	20	2.2	2.2	3.3
Construction	292	212	240	3.5	2.6	2.9
Manufacturing	401	439	474	3.1	3.4	3.6
Durable goods	268	294	308	3.3	3.6	3.8
Nondurable goods	132	145	166	2.7	3.0	3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	861	1,092	1,079	2.9	3.7	3.7
Wholesale trade	193	148	141	3.1	2.4	2.3
Retail trade	419	655	661	2.7	4.1	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	249	289	277	3.3	3.9	3.8
Information	117	80	79	3.9	2.8	2.8
Financial activities	408	355	487	4.3	3.8	5.1
Finance and insurance	289	302	428	4.1	4.3	6.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	119	53	59	4.7	2.1	2.4
Professional and business services	1,164	1,275	929	5.0	5.4	4.0
Private education and health services	1,407	1,297	1,426	4.9	4.5	4.9
Private educational services	138	87	105	3.2	2.0	2.5
Health care and social assistance	1,269	1,210	1,321	5.2	4.9	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	968	902	956	5.6	5.2	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	178	163	167	6.7	6.2	6.2
Accommodation and food services	790	739	789	5.4	5.1	5.3
Other services	346	319	274	5.5	5.1	4.4
Government	829	695	720	3.4	2.9	3.0
Federal	126	87	75	4.0	3.2	2.7
State and local	703	608	645	3.3	2.8	3.0
State and local education	269	222	226	2.3	1.9	2.0
State and local, excluding education	434	386	419	4.3	3.8	4.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,237	1,100	1,202	4.2	3.8	4.1
South	2,582	2,668	2,606	4.2	4.3	4.2
Midwest	1,601	1,465	1,528	4.6	4.2	4.4
West	1,386	1,446	1,348	3.6	3.8	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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Last Modified Date: May 05, 2026