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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	7,651	7,779	7,235	4.6	4.7	4.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,625	6,933	6,459	4.7	4.8	4.5
Mining and logging	23	15	19	3.5	2.4	3.1
Construction	317	303	182	3.6	3.4	2.1
Manufacturing	474	465	413	3.6	3.5	3.1
Durable goods	298	274	256	3.6	3.3	3.1
Nondurable goods	176	191	157	3.5	3.8	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,157	1,261	1,244	3.9	4.2	4.1
Wholesale trade	168	204	186	2.6	3.2	2.9
Retail trade	643	677	705	4.0	4.2	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	346	379	354	4.6	5.0	4.7
Information	131	203	169	4.2	6.4	5.4
Financial activities	352	436	360	3.7	4.5	3.7
Finance and insurance	240	333	252	3.4	4.7	3.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	113	103	109	4.3	3.9	4.1
Professional and business services	1,350	1,349	1,235	5.6	5.6	5.2
Private education and health services	1,562	1,527	1,438	5.6	5.3	5.0
Private educational services	141	153	138	3.7	4.0	3.6
Health care and social assistance	1,421	1,374	1,300	5.9	5.5	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	952	1,083	1,101	5.2	5.7	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	123	114	93	4.1	3.6	3.0
Accommodation and food services	829	969	1,008	5.4	6.2	6.4
Other services	307	292	298	4.9	4.6	4.7
Government	1,026	846	775	4.3	3.6	3.3
Federal	156	139	81	4.9	4.5	2.7
State and local	869	707	695	4.3	3.5	3.4
State and local education	299	286	255	3.0	3.0	2.5
State and local, excluding education	571	421	440	5.5	4.0	4.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,360	1,377	1,197	4.6	4.6	4.1
South	3,139	3,019	2,909	5.0	4.8	4.6
Midwest	1,662	1,692	1,648	4.7	4.8	4.7
West	1,489	1,692	1,480	3.9	4.3	3.8
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 30, 2025