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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)
Total	8,170	6,986	7,964	4.9	4.2	4.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	7,326	6,136	7,131	5.2	4.4	5.0
Mining and logging	22	14	24	3.4	2.2	3.7
Construction	349	258	272	4.1	3.1	3.2
Manufacturing	483	402	369	3.6	3.1	2.8
Durable goods	320	263	235	3.9	3.2	2.9
Nondurable goods	163	139	134	3.3	2.8	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,003	918	1,111	3.4	3.1	3.7
Wholesale trade	188	222	221	3.0	3.5	3.5
Retail trade	487	430	584	3.1	2.7	3.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	328	266	307	4.4	3.5	4.0
Information	102	160	206	3.4	5.2	6.6
Financial activities	490	402	466	5.1	4.2	4.8
Finance and insurance	341	291	320	4.9	4.2	4.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	149	111	147	5.8	4.3	5.6
Professional and business services	1,352	1,195	1,500	5.6	5.1	6.2
Private education and health services	1,941	1,438	1,800	6.8	5.0	6.2
Private educational services	236	137	163	5.4	3.2	3.8
Health care and social assistance	1,705	1,302	1,637	7.1	5.3	6.6
Leisure and hospitality	1,260	1,008	1,086	7.0	5.7	6.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	185	188	232	6.8	6.9	8.1
Accommodation and food services	1,075	821	854	7.1	5.5	5.7
Other services	324	340	297	5.2	5.4	4.7
Government	845	850	833	3.5	3.4	3.4
Federal	143	123	139	4.6	3.9	4.4
State and local	702	728	695	3.3	3.4	3.2
State and local education	236	274	225	2.1	2.4	2.0
State and local, excluding education	465	454	470	4.7	4.5	4.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,365	1,270	1,448	4.7	4.3	4.9
South	3,416	2,619	3,120	5.4	4.2	4.9
Midwest	1,759	1,674	1,778	5.0	4.8	5.0
West	1,631	1,423	1,618	4.2	3.7	4.2
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: June 03, 2025