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. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
Total	7,986	7,326	7,010	4.9	4.4	4.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,995	6,453	6,182	5.0	4.6	4.4
Mining and logging	34	20	13	5.2	3.1	2.1
Construction	348	288	253	4.2	3.5	3.0
Manufacturing	520	441	456	3.9	3.4	3.5
Durable goods	332	313	317	4.0	3.8	3.9
Nondurable goods	188	127	139	3.8	2.6	2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	932	978	864	3.2	3.3	2.9
Wholesale trade	186	164	175	3.0	2.6	2.8
Retail trade	434	490	420	2.7	3.1	2.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	323	269	4.2	4.2	3.5
Information	147	136	127	4.8	4.4	4.2
Financial activities	434	409	392	4.6	4.3	4.1
Finance and insurance	282	251	281	4.1	3.6	4.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	152	158	111	5.9	6.0	4.3
Professional and business services	1,248	1,308	1,281	5.3	5.5	5.4
Private education and health services	1,808	1,532	1,437	6.4	5.3	5.0
Private educational services	171	169	133	4.0	3.9	3.1
Health care and social assistance	1,637	1,363	1,304	6.9	5.6	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,235	1,037	1,032	7.0	6.0	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	228	185	191	8.5	7.0	7.0
Accommodation and food services	1,008	852	841	6.7	5.8	5.6
Other services	287	306	328	4.6	4.9	5.2
Government	991	873	828	4.0	3.5	3.3
Federal	169	131	100	5.4	4.2	3.2
State and local	822	742	728	3.8	3.4	3.4
State and local education	300	261	277	2.6	2.3	2.4
State and local, excluding education	522	481	451	5.2	4.8	4.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,486	1,410	1,223	5.1	4.8	4.2
South	3,096	2,757	2,670	5.0	4.4	4.3
Midwest	1,781	1,582	1,665	5.1	4.5	4.7
West	1,622	1,576	1,452	4.2	4.1	3.8
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: April 29, 2025