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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)
Sept.
2022		 Aug.
2023		 Sept.
2023(p)		 Sept.
2022		 Aug.
2023		 Sept.
2023(p)

Total

 10,901 9,523 9,639 6.6 5.7 5.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 9,862 8,430 8,680 7.0 5.9 6.1

Mining and logging

 29 29 35 4.5 4.3 5.1

Construction

 428 384 438 5.1 4.5 5.1

Manufacturing

 835 623 647 6.1 4.6 4.7

Durable goods

 501 389 397 5.9 4.5 4.6

Nondurable goods

 334 234 250 6.4 4.6 4.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,738 1,321 1,463 5.7 4.4 4.8

Wholesale trade

 244 221 247 3.9 3.5 3.9

Retail trade

 915 701 733 5.6 4.3 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 579 399 484 7.4 5.3 6.3

Information

 220 195 155 6.6 5.9 4.8

Financial activities

 479 560 684 5.0 5.7 7.0

Finance and insurance

 281 407 512 4.0 5.7 7.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 198 153 172 7.6 5.8 6.6

Professional and business services

 2,198 1,777 1,676 8.8 7.1 6.8

Education and health services

 2,164 1,934 1,899 8.1 7.1 6.9

Educational services

 181 158 165 4.5 4.1 4.0

Health care and social assistance

 1,983 1,776 1,734 8.7 7.6 7.4

Leisure and hospitality

 1,529 1,194 1,396 8.6 6.5 7.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 186 157 194 7.2 5.4 7.1

Accommodation and food services

 1,344 1,037 1,203 8.9 6.7 7.8

Other services

 244 412 286 4.1 6.5 4.6

Government

 1,039 1,093 959 4.4 4.7 4.0

Federal

 170 183 118 5.6 5.8 3.8

State and local

 869 910 841 4.3 4.6 4.0

State and local education

 280 344 320 2.6 3.5 2.9

State and local, excluding education

 589 565 521 6.1 5.6 5.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,713 1,537 1,559 5.9 5.2 5.3

South

 4,349 3,773 3,946 7.1 6.1 6.3

Midwest

 2,363 2,064 2,101 6.7 5.8 5.9

West

 2,476 2,149 2,033 6.4 5.5 5.2

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: November 01, 2023