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	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)
Total	6,952	7,855	7,067	4.2	4.7	4.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,211	7,028	6,318	4.4	4.9	4.4
Mining and logging	22	27	26	3.4	4.2	4.1
Construction	199	298	234	2.3	3.4	2.7
Manufacturing	425	606	530	3.2	4.6	4.0
Durable goods	248	441	379	3.1	5.3	4.6
Nondurable goods	177	165	151	3.5	3.3	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,209	1,357	1,390	4.1	4.5	4.6
Wholesale trade	190	251	188	3.0	4.0	3.0
Retail trade	679	780	849	4.2	4.8	5.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	340	326	353	4.5	4.4	4.7
Information	141	87	128	4.7	3.0	4.4
Financial activities	313	431	384	3.3	4.5	4.0
Finance and insurance	223	322	337	3.2	4.6	4.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	90	109	47	3.5	4.2	1.9
Professional and business services	1,122	1,392	1,148	4.8	5.8	4.8
Private education and health services	1,425	1,734	1,393	5.0	5.9	4.8
Private educational services	141	132	124	3.6	3.4	3.2
Health care and social assistance	1,284	1,603	1,269	5.2	6.3	5.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,052	788	838	5.7	4.3	4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	106	101	105	3.4	3.3	3.5
Accommodation and food services	946	687	733	6.1	4.5	4.8
Other services	303	309	247	4.8	4.8	3.9
Government	740	827	749	3.2	3.6	3.2
Federal	73	97	125	2.4	3.5	4.5
State and local	667	730	624	3.3	3.6	3.1
State and local education	257	283	244	2.5	2.9	2.4
State and local, excluding education	411	446	380	4.0	4.2	3.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,171	1,266	1,086	4.0	4.3	3.7
South	2,810	2,864	2,864	4.5	4.6	4.6
Midwest	1,539	1,594	1,548	4.4	4.6	4.4
West	1,431	2,132	1,568	3.7	5.4	4.0
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 29, 2026