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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)
July
2023		 June
2024		 July
2024(p)		 July
2023		 June
2024		 July
2024(p)

Total

 9,615 7,621 8,341 5.8 4.6 5.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 8,541 6,556 7,340 6.0 4.6 5.1

Mining and logging

 32 20 22 4.7 3.0 3.3

Construction

 365 303 229 4.2 3.5 2.6

Manufacturing

 563 471 521 4.1 3.5 3.8

Durable goods

 380 309 348 4.5 3.6 4.1

Nondurable goods

 182 162 173 3.6 3.2 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,656 1,203 1,185 5.4 4.0 3.9

Wholesale trade

 272 238 180 4.2 3.7 2.8

Retail trade

 895 585 692 5.4 3.6 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 489 381 312 6.5 5.1 4.2

Information

 168 101 117 5.2 3.2 3.7

Financial activities

 509 420 506 5.2 4.3 5.1

Finance and insurance

 346 306 353 4.9 4.3 4.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 163 113 153 6.1 4.3 5.7

Professional and business services

 1,394 1,208 1,596 5.7 5.0 6.5

Private education and health services

 2,161 1,667 1,730 7.9 6.0 6.2

Private educational services

 199 173 195 5.3 4.5 5.2

Health care and social assistance

 1,963 1,493 1,534 8.3 6.2 6.4

Leisure and hospitality

 1,354 900 1,059 7.2 4.9 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 158 94 140 5.2 3.1 4.5

Accommodation and food services

 1,196 806 920 7.6 5.2 5.9

Other services

 339 263 376 5.4 4.2 5.9

Government

 1,074 1,065 1,001 4.7 4.4 4.3

Federal

 161 105 140 5.2 3.4 4.4

State and local

 912 960 861 4.7 4.5 4.3

State and local education

 319 315 312 3.4 3.0 3.3

State and local, excluding education

 594 646 549 5.8 6.2 5.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,607 1,419 1,419 5.5 4.8 4.8

South

 3,846 2,991 3,434 6.2 4.8 5.5

Midwest

 2,012 1,627 1,735 5.7 4.6 4.9

West

 2,150 1,584 1,752 5.5 4.1 4.5

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 04, 2024