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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)
Nov.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024(p)		 Nov.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024(p)

Total

 8,395 8,261 7,660 5.0 4.9 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 7,422 7,419 6,786 5.2 5.2 4.7

Mining and logging

 30 29 26 4.5 4.3 4.0

Construction

 405 273 236 4.7 3.1 2.7

Manufacturing

 549 471 410 4.1 3.5 3.1

Durable goods

 379 323 264 4.4 3.8 3.2

Nondurable goods

 171 149 146 3.4 3.0 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,247 1,057 889 4.1 3.5 2.9

Wholesale trade

 288 142 145 4.5 2.2 2.3

Retail trade

 511 589 456 3.1 3.6 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 448 326 289 5.8 4.3 3.7

Information

 141 211 114 4.5 6.6 3.7

Financial activities

 393 497 537 4.1 5.1 5.5

Finance and insurance

 278 327 397 4.0 4.6 5.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 115 170 140 4.4 6.3 5.3

Professional and business services

 1,427 1,786 1,811 5.8 7.2 7.3

Private education and health services

 1,851 1,715 1,602 6.6 6.0 5.6

Private educational services

 152 152 177 3.6 3.6 4.2

Health care and social assistance

 1,700 1,563 1,426 7.2 6.4 5.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,051 1,120 878 6.0 6.2 5.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 128 92 88 5.0 3.4 3.3

Accommodation and food services

 923 1,028 790 6.2 6.7 5.3

Other services

 326 260 282 5.3 4.2 4.5

Government

 973 842 874 4.0 3.4 3.5

Federal

 162 133 128 5.2 4.2 4.1

State and local

 811 709 747 3.8 3.3 3.4

State and local education

 271 245 246 2.4 2.1 2.1

State and local, excluding education

 540 464 500 5.5 4.6 4.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,407 1,252 1,165 4.8 4.2 3.9

South

 3,278 3,287 3,206 5.2 5.2 5.1

Midwest

 1,920 1,818 1,648 5.4 5.1 4.6

West

 1,790 1,904 1,640 4.6 4.8 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: January 07, 2025