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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
Total	7,570	7,947	6,728	4.5	4.7	4.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,711	7,192	6,049	4.7	5.0	4.2
Mining and logging	22	21	16	3.3	3.2	2.5
Construction	234	209	259	2.7	2.4	3.0
Manufacturing	432	426	394	3.3	3.2	3.0
Durable goods	282	280	274	3.4	3.4	3.4
Nondurable goods	150	146	120	3.0	2.9	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	911	1,417	1,181	3.0	4.6	3.9
Wholesale trade	146	224	147	2.3	3.5	2.3
Retail trade	465	737	716	2.9	4.5	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	300	456	318	3.9	5.8	4.1
Information	109	120	79	3.6	4.0	2.6
Financial activities	534	368	318	5.5	3.8	3.3
Finance and insurance	400	220	235	5.6	3.2	3.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	135	147	84	5.1	5.6	3.2
Professional and business services	1,660	1,466	1,298	6.8	6.0	5.4
Private education and health services	1,605	1,649	1,377	5.6	5.6	4.7
Private educational services	161	137	122	3.7	3.2	2.9
Health care and social assistance	1,444	1,511	1,254	5.9	6.0	5.0
Leisure and hospitality	927	1,261	897	5.3	6.9	5.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	73	183	108	2.8	6.4	4.0
Accommodation and food services	854	1,078	789	5.7	7.0	5.2
Other services	277	256	230	4.4	4.1	3.7
Government	859	755	679	3.5	3.1	2.8
Federal	122	80	93	3.9	2.8	3.3
State and local	737	675	586	3.4	3.1	2.7
State and local education	241	255	213	2.1	2.2	1.9
State and local, excluding education	496	420	372	4.9	4.1	3.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,202	1,314	1,135	4.1	4.4	3.8
South	3,140	3,211	2,785	5.0	5.0	4.4
Midwest	1,587	1,705	1,468	4.5	4.8	4.1
West	1,641	1,717	1,340	4.2	4.4	3.4
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: January 07, 2026