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	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)
Total	7,136	7,147	7,531	4.3	4.3	4.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,404	6,340	6,687	4.5	4.4	4.7
Mining and logging	22	26	27	3.4	4.1	4.2
Construction	194	245	289	2.3	2.8	3.3
Manufacturing	388	537	594	3.0	4.1	4.5
Durable goods	244	372	407	3.0	4.5	4.9
Nondurable goods	144	165	186	2.9	3.3	3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,070	1,315	1,289	3.6	4.4	4.3
Wholesale trade	147	207	211	2.4	3.3	3.4
Retail trade	620	762	713	3.9	4.7	4.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	303	346	364	4.0	4.6	4.8
Information	119	94	122	4.0	3.3	4.3
Financial activities	391	361	365	4.1	3.8	3.9
Finance and insurance	260	311	290	3.7	4.5	4.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	131	49	76	5.1	2.0	3.0
Professional and business services	1,300	1,153	1,358	5.5	4.8	5.7
Private education and health services	1,509	1,562	1,579	5.2	5.3	5.3
Private educational services	125	115	134	3.0	3.0	3.2
Health care and social assistance	1,384	1,446	1,446	5.6	5.7	5.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,154	801	805	6.3	4.4	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	116	100	4.9	3.8	3.6
Accommodation and food services	1,014	685	705	6.6	4.5	4.7
Other services	257	247	259	4.1	3.9	4.1
Government	732	807	844	3.0	3.5	3.5
Federal	107	126	103	3.5	4.5	3.7
State and local	626	681	741	2.9	3.3	3.5
State and local education	239	275	247	2.1	2.7	2.2
State and local, excluding education	386	406	494	3.8	3.9	4.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,243	1,195	1,293	4.2	4.1	4.4
South	2,973	2,829	2,784	4.7	4.5	4.4
Midwest	1,528	1,538	1,638	4.4	4.4	4.7
West	1,393	1,586	1,816	3.6	4.1	4.7
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 03, 2026