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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	6,970	6,574	6,038	4.2	3.9	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,099	5,886	5,309	4.3	4.1	3.7
Mining and logging	21	17	21	3.2	2.8	3.3
Construction	159	257	270	1.9	3.0	3.2
Manufacturing	398	388	415	3.0	3.0	3.2
Durable goods	274	269	291	3.3	3.3	3.6
Nondurable goods	124	119	124	2.5	2.4	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	988	1,113	922	3.2	3.6	3.0
Wholesale trade	164	157	171	2.6	2.5	2.7
Retail trade	444	666	454	2.7	4.0	2.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	380	289	297	4.7	3.7	3.8
Information	105	75	88	3.4	2.5	2.9
Financial activities	390	336	256	4.0	3.5	2.7
Finance and insurance	266	251	134	3.8	3.6	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	84	122	4.7	3.3	4.6
Professional and business services	1,276	1,260	943	5.3	5.3	4.0
Private education and health services	1,518	1,394	1,300	5.3	4.8	4.5
Private educational services	135	113	116	3.2	2.7	2.8
Health care and social assistance	1,383	1,281	1,184	5.7	5.1	4.7
Leisure and hospitality	998	802	803	5.6	4.5	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	136	116	93	5.1	4.3	3.5
Accommodation and food services	862	686	710	5.7	4.6	4.7
Other services	248	245	293	4.0	3.9	4.6
Government	871	688	729	3.5	2.8	3.0
Federal	134	103	94	4.2	3.6	3.3
State and local	737	584	635	3.4	2.7	2.9
State and local education	260	205	219	2.3	1.8	1.9
State and local, excluding education	477	379	416	4.7	3.7	4.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,246	1,186	985	4.2	4.0	3.3
South	2,770	2,636	2,569	4.4	4.2	4.1
Midwest	1,493	1,390	1,320	4.2	3.9	3.7
West	1,460	1,362	1,164	3.8	3.5	3.0
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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