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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)
Oct.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025(p)		 Oct.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025(p)

Total

 8,097 7,677 8,179 4.8 4.6 4.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 7,234 6,911 7,438 5.1 4.8 5.2

Mining and logging

 25 23 21 3.8 3.6 3.3

Construction

 267 226 227 3.1 2.6 2.6

Manufacturing

 463 385 420 3.5 2.9 3.2

Durable goods

 314 255 287 3.8 3.1 3.5

Nondurable goods

 150 130 134 3.0 2.6 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,043 1,195 1,520 3.5 4.0 5.0

Wholesale trade

 151 145 209 2.4 2.3 3.3

Retail trade

 577 694 886 3.6 4.3 5.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 315 356 426 4.1 4.7 5.5

Information

 191 210 173 6.1 6.7 5.6

Financial activities

 493 449 390 5.1 4.6 4.1

Finance and insurance

 293 297 215 4.2 4.2 3.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 199 151 175 7.4 5.7 6.5

Professional and business services

 1,535 1,557 1,584 6.3 6.5 6.6

Private education and health services

 1,740 1,434 1,664 6.1 5.0 5.7

Private educational services

 160 128 141 3.7 3.1 3.4

Health care and social assistance

 1,581 1,306 1,523 6.5 5.3 6.1

Leisure and hospitality

 1,201 1,173 1,203 6.7 6.4 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 85 147 184 3.2 5.1 6.2

Accommodation and food services

 1,116 1,026 1,019 7.3 6.6 6.6

Other services

 275 259 234 4.4 4.1 3.7

Government

 863 765 741 3.5 3.1 3.0

Federal

 135 112 83 4.3 3.7 2.8

State and local

 728 653 658 3.4 3.1 3.1

State and local education

 247 248 238 2.2 2.2 2.1

State and local, excluding education

 481 404 420 4.7 4.0 4.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,246 1,270 1,289 4.2 4.3 4.3

South

 3,254 3,207 3,434 5.1 5.1 5.4

Midwest

 1,738 1,675 1,671 4.9 4.7 4.7

West

 1,858 1,524 1,786 4.7 3.9 4.6

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: December 09, 2025