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	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)
Total	7,667	6,677	8,176	4.6	4.1	4.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,840	5,956	7,381	4.8	4.3	5.2
Mining and logging	26	21	26	4.1	3.3	4.1
Construction	220	247	270	2.6	3.0	3.2
Manufacturing	373	459	477	2.9	3.5	3.7
Durable goods	244	302	320	3.0	3.7	3.9
Nondurable goods	129	157	157	2.6	3.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,038	1,075	1,198	3.5	3.6	4.0
Wholesale trade	211	159	197	3.4	2.6	3.1
Retail trade	565	638	662	3.6	4.0	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	262	277	339	3.5	3.8	4.6
Information	152	81	98	5.0	2.8	3.4
Financial activities	473	491	396	4.9	5.1	4.2
Finance and insurance	320	430	322	4.5	6.1	4.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	154	61	74	5.9	2.5	3.0
Professional and business services	1,387	982	1,767	5.8	4.2	7.3
Private education and health services	1,869	1,427	1,792	6.4	4.9	6.0
Private educational services	168	103	124	3.8	2.4	2.9
Health care and social assistance	1,701	1,324	1,668	6.9	5.3	6.6
Leisure and hospitality	1,035	883	962	5.8	5.1	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	226	164	192	8.0	6.1	6.8
Accommodation and food services	809	719	770	5.4	4.9	5.1
Other services	268	293	396	4.3	4.7	6.2
Government	827	721	795	3.3	3.0	3.3
Federal	131	78	101	4.2	2.8	3.6
State and local	696	643	694	3.2	3.0	3.2
State and local education	224	225	241	1.9	2.0	2.1
State and local, excluding education	472	417	453	4.7	4.1	4.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,427	1,167	1,412	4.8	4.0	4.7
South	2,993	2,604	3,112	4.8	4.2	4.9
Midwest	1,663	1,508	1,611	4.8	4.3	4.6
West	1,583	1,398	2,041	4.1	3.7	5.2
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 02, 2026