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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)
Total	6,982	7,500	7,140	4.2	4.5	4.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,082	6,636	6,268	4.3	4.7	4.4
Mining and logging	25	28	18	3.9	4.4	2.8
Construction	229	319	317	2.6	3.7	3.6
Manufacturing	389	532	477	3.0	4.1	3.6
Durable goods	237	344	340	2.9	4.2	4.1
Nondurable goods	152	188	137	3.1	3.8	2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,073	1,250	1,369	3.6	4.2	4.5
Wholesale trade	148	245	159	2.4	3.9	2.5
Retail trade	618	719	810	3.8	4.5	5.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	306	286	400	4.1	3.8	5.3
Information	106	60	79	3.5	2.1	2.8
Financial activities	342	326	402	3.6	3.5	4.2
Finance and insurance	263	240	296	3.7	3.5	4.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	79	86	107	3.1	3.4	4.2
Professional and business services	1,217	1,270	1,179	5.1	5.3	4.9
Private education and health services	1,535	1,585	1,417	5.4	5.4	4.9
Private educational services	140	120	134	3.5	2.9	3.3
Health care and social assistance	1,395	1,464	1,283	5.7	5.8	5.1
Leisure and hospitality	937	969	744	5.1	5.3	4.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	145	167	130	4.6	5.7	4.2
Accommodation and food services	792	802	614	5.2	5.2	4.0
Other services	230	296	265	3.7	4.7	4.2
Government	900	865	872	3.7	3.5	3.6
Federal	116	101	142	3.8	3.6	5.0
State and local	784	764	730	3.7	3.5	3.4
State and local education	327	276	302	3.0	2.4	2.8
State and local, excluding education	457	487	428	4.4	4.7	4.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,307	1,306	1,176	4.4	4.4	4.0
South	2,837	2,889	2,789	4.5	4.6	4.4
Midwest	1,521	1,597	1,424	4.3	4.5	4.1
West	1,318	1,708	1,752	3.4	4.4	4.5
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: August 04, 2026